1963 Illinois Fighting Illini football team information
American college football season
1963Illinois Fighting Illini football
Big Ten champion Rose Bowl champion
Rose Bowl, W 17–7 vs. Washington
Conference
Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches
No. 4
AP
No. 3
Record
8–1–1 (5–1–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
Pete Elliott (4th season)
MVP
Dick Butkus
Captain
Mike Taliaferro, Dick Deller
Home stadium
Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1962
1964 →
1963 Big Ten Conference football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 3 Illinois $
5
–
1
–
1
8
–
1
–
1
No. 9 Michigan State
4
–
1
–
1
6
–
2
–
1
Ohio State
4
–
1
–
1
5
–
3
–
1
Purdue
4
–
3
–
0
5
–
4
–
0
Northwestern
3
–
4
–
0
5
–
4
–
0
Wisconsin
3
–
4
–
0
5
–
4
–
0
Michigan
2
–
3
–
2
3
–
4
–
2
Iowa
2
–
3
–
1
3
–
3
–
2
Minnesota
2
–
5
–
0
3
–
6
–
0
Indiana
1
–
5
–
0
3
–
6
–
0
$ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
The 1963 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois during the 1963 Big Ten Conference football season. In their fourth year under head coach Pete Elliott, the Illini compiled an 8–1–1 record, finished in first place in the Big Ten Conference, were ranked #3 in the final AP Poll, and defeated Washington in the 1964 Rose Bowl. The sole loss was a 14-8 defeat against Michigan.[1]
Illinois center/linebacker Dick Butkus was selected as the team's most valuable player, won the 1963 Chicago Tribune Silver Football trophy as the Big Ten's most valuable player, and was honored as a unanimous first-team player on the 1963 College Football All-America Team.[2][3] Tackle Archie Sutton was selected by the Newspaper Enterprise Association as a second-team All-American.[4]
Quarterback Mike Taliaferro led the team with 450 passing yards while Jim Grabowski led the team with 616 rushing yards. Gregg Schumacher led the team with 133 receiving yards.[5]
^"1963 Illinois Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
^"Fighting Illini Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Illinois. 2015. p. 155. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
^"2014 NCAA Football Records: Consensus All-America Selections" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2014. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 22, 2014. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
^"Staubach Leads Youthful NEA All-Americans". Evening Independent, St. Petersburg, FL. December 2, 1963. p. 14A.
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