1963 Michigan State Spartans football team information
American college football season
1963Michigan State Spartans football
Conference
Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches
No. 10
AP
No. 10
Record
6–2–1 (4–1–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
Duffy Daugherty (10th season)
MVP
Sherman Lewis
Captain
Sherman Lewis, Dan Underwood
Home stadium
Spartan 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 Michigan State Spartans football team represented Michigan State University in the 1963 Big Ten Conference football season. In their 10th season under head coach Duffy Daugherty, the Spartans compiled a 6–2–1 overall record 4–1–1 against Big Ten opponents), finished in second place in the Big Ten Conference, and were ranked #9 in the final AP Poll.[1][2]
Two Spartans were selected as first-team players on the 1963 All-Big Ten Conference football team. Halfback Sherman Lewis received first-team honors from the Associated Press (AP) and United Press International (UPI), and end Dan Underwood received first-team honors from the AP.[3][4] Lewis was also a consensus first-team All-American.[5]
^"2016 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Michigan State University. pp. 146, 155. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 17, 2017. Retrieved June 18, 2017.
^"1963 Michigan State Spartans Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 18, 2017.
^"Reilly Selected for Big Ten First Team" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. November 30, 1983. p. 4.
^Ed Sainsbury (November 29, 1963). "Butkus, Eller Near Unanimous Choices for Big Ten All Stars". The Daily Register (Harrisburg, Illinois). p. 9.
^"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 February 10, 2015.
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