1963 Michigan State Spartans football team

1963 Michigan State Spartans football
Conference Big Ten Conference
1963 record 6–2–1 (4–1–1 Big Ten)
Head coach Duffy Daugherty
Captain Sherman Lewis, Dan Underwood
1963 Big Ten football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#3 Illinois $ 5 1 1     8 1 1
#10 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 college 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 #10 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]

References

  1. "Michigan State Yearly Results (1960-1964)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
  2. "2015 Michigan State Football Media Guide" (PDF). Michigan State University. p. 145. Retrieved July 4, 2016.
  3. "Reilly Selected for Big Ten First Team" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. November 30, 1983. p. 4.
  4. Ed Sainsbury (November 29, 1963). "Butkus, Eller Near Unanimous Choices for Big Ten All Stars". The Daily Register (Harrisburg, Illinois). p. 9.
  5. "2014 NCAA Football Records: Consensus All-America Selections" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2014. p. 7. Retrieved February 10, 2015.
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