1963 Northeastern State Redmen football team

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1963
Gable Field
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1963 Oklahoma Collegiate Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Northeastern State $ 7 0 0 11 0 0
East Central
5 1 1 8 1 1
Panhandle A&M
4 2 1 7 2 1
Central State (OK)
3 3 1 4 4 1
NW Oklahoma State
2 3 2 4 4 2
Langston
2 5 0 3 7 0
SE Oklahoma State
1 5 1 1 7 2
SW Oklahoma State 1 6 0 3 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA poll

The 1963 Northastern State Redmen football team was an

Slippery Rock in the All Sports Bowl, and outscored opponents by a total of 277 to 74.[1][2] Northastern State was ranked No. 4 in the final National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) poll.[3]

Seven Northeastern players were selected as first-team players on the 1963 All-OCc football team: junior fullback Dan Jordan; junior center Jerry Panter; junior offensive tackle David Southard; junior offensive end Bob Wilmoth; sophomore defensive end Bill Scott; senior defensive tackle Bill Van Cleave; and senior corner linebacker Danny Cole.[4]

The team played its home games on

Gable Field
in Tahlequah.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14
Gable Field
  • Tahlequah, OK
  • W 12–7
    September 21
    Northwestern Oklahoma State
    • Gable Field
    • Tahlequah, OK
    W 20–14
    September 28at
    Southeastern Oklahoma State
    Durant, OKW 33–7
    October 5
    East Centraldagger
    • Gable Field
    • Tahlequah, OK
    W 22–145,000[5]
    October 12at Southwestern Oklahoma StateWeatherford, OKW 7–0
    October 19at
    Langston
    Guthrie, OKW 28–6[6]
    October 26
    Central State (OK)
    • Gable Field
    • Tahlequah, OK
    W 14–7
    November 2at
    Panhandle A&M
    Goodwell, OKW 7–0[7]
    November 16
    Central Missouri State*
    • Gable Field
    • Tahlequah, OK
    W 62–0[8]
    November 23at
    Southeast Missouri State*
    Cape Girardeau, MOW 13–7[9]
    December 7vs.
    Slippery Rock*
    W 59–128,500[10]
    • *Non-conference game
    • daggerHomecoming

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    References

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    2. ^ "1963 NSU Football team". Northeastern State University. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
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    11. ^ "1963 Football Schedule". Northeastern State University. Retrieved March 4, 2024.