1963 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

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1963
Southwest Missouri State
ConferenceInterstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Ranking
APNo. 1
Record10–0 (4–0 IIAC)
Head coach
MVPGeorge Bork
CaptainMichael Henigan, George Bork
Home stadiumGlidden Field
Seasons
1963 Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Northern Illinois $ 4 – 0 – 0 10 – 0 – 0
Western Illinois 3 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Central Michigan 2 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 1
Eastern Illinois 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Illinois State Normal
 0 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA poll

The 1963 Northern Illinois Huskies football team was an

Southwest Missouri State. The team was recognized by the Associated Press as the 1963 small college national champion.[1] However, the United Press International recognized Delaware as the small college champion. Northern Illinois played home games at the 5,500-seat Glidden Field, located on the east end of campus, in DeKalb, Illinois
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Senior quarterback George Bork broke several national passing records, including single-season records for passing yardage (3,077), passing touchdowns (32), passes attempted (374), and completions (244). He also set single-game records for passes attempted (67), completions (43), and passing touchdowns (7). He was voted the team's most valuable player for the second consecutive year.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14
Whitewater State*
W 55–76,000[3]
September 21at Winona State*
W 61–04,000[4]
September 28at
Northeast Missouri State*
W 21–126,800[5]
October 5
Omaha*
  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL
W 18–79,007[6]
October 12
Hillsdale*
  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL
W 19–139,103[7]
October 19
Illinois State Normal
No. 1
  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL
W 43–09,767[8]
October 26at Eastern IllinoisNo. 1
W 43–06,803[9]
November 2Western IllinoisNo. 1
  • Glidden Field
  • DeKalb, IL
W 29–2210,177[10]
November 9at Central MichiganNo. 1Mount Pleasant, MIW 27–2211,000–11,164[11][12]
November 30vs.
Southwest Missouri State*
No. 1
W 21–146,500[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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  14. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 12, 2022.


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