1963 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

1963 Ohio State Buckeyes football
1963 Ohio State Buckeyes football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	5–3–1 (4–1–1 Big Ten)
Head coach	Woody Hayes (13th season);
MVP	Matt Snell
Captains	Ormonde Ricketts; Matt Snell;
Home stadium	Ohio Stadium
	Seasons ← 1962 1964 →

The 1963 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the 1963 Big Ten Conference football season. The Buckeyes compiled a 5–3–1 record.

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

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 28	1:30 p.m.	Texas A&M*		Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	W 17–0	81,241
October 5	1:30 p.m.	at Indiana		Seventeenth Street Football Stadium Bloomington, IN	W 21–0	42,296
October 12	1:30 p.m.	Illinois	No. 8	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH (Illibuck Trophy)	T 20–20	84,712
October 19	3:30 p.m.	at USC*	No. 4	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 3–32	61,883
October 26	2:30 p.m.	at No. 2 Wisconsin		Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	W 13–10	65,319
November 2	1:30 p.m.	Iowa	No. 9	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	W 7–3	83,163
November 9	2:00 p.m.	Penn State*	No. 10	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH (rivalry)	L 7–10	83,519	^[1]
November 16	1:30 p.m.	Northwestern		Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	L 8–17	83,988
November 30	1:30 p.m.	at Michigan		Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI (rivalry)	W 14–10	36,424	^[2]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Coaching staff

Woody Hayes - Head Coach - 13th year
Lyal Clark
Glenn Ellison
Frank Ellwood
Hugh Hindman
Lou McCullough
Harry Strobel
Max Urick

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Game summaries

Texas A&M

	1	2	3	4	Total
Texas A&M	0	0	0	0	0
• Ohio St	7	0	7	3	17

Date: September 28
Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, OH
Game attendance: 81,241
Game weather: Cloudy; 82 °F (28 °C)

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Indiana

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Ohio St	9	0	0	12	21
Indiana	0	0	0	0	0

Date: October 5
Location: Seventeenth Street Football Stadium, Bloomington, IN
Game attendance: 42,296
Game weather: Clear 76 °F (24 °C)

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Illinois

	1	2	3	4	Total
Illinois	7	0	0	13	20
Ohio St	0	3	14	3	20

Date: October 12
Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, OH
Game attendance: 84,712
Game weather: Sunny; 68 °F (20 °C)

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USC

	1	2	3	4	Total
Ohio State	3	0	0	0	3
• USC	2	10	13	7	32

Date: October 19
Location: Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles
Game attendance: 61,883
Game weather: Cloudy, cool

Wisconsin

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Ohio St	3	3	0	7	13
Wisconsin	3	0	7	0	10

Date: October 26
Location: Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, WI
Game attendance: 65,319
Game weather: Sunny; 77 °F (25 °C); wind 14 mph SW

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Iowa

	1	2	3	4	Total
Iowa	0	0	3	0	3
• Ohio St	0	0	7	0	7

Date: November 2
Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, OH
Game attendance: 83,163
Game weather: Cloudy; 44 °F (7 °C); wind 25 mph–35 WNW

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Penn State

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Penn State	0	0	10	0	10
Ohio State	0	7	0	0	7

Date: November 9
Location: Ohio Stadium
Game attendance: 83,519
Game weather: Clear, wind SW 3 mph, 59 °F (15 °C)

Northwestern

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Northwestern	0	10	0	7	17
Ohio State	0	0	0	8	8

Date: November 16
Location: Ohio Stadium
Game attendance: 83,988
Game weather: Cloudy, 49 °F (9 °C)

Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Ohio St	0	7	0	7	14
Michigan	3	7	0	0	10

Date: November 30
Location: Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, MI
Game attendance: 36,424
Game weather: Flurries

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Draft picks


Rnd.	Pick No.	NFL team	Player	Pos.	College	Conf.	Notes
1	11	Cleveland Browns	Paul Warfield^‡^†	WR	Ohio St	Big Ten	4th round pick in 1964 AFL Draft by the Buffalo Bills^[10]
4	49	New York Giants	Matt Snell ^†	FB	Ohio St	Big Ten	1st round pick in 1964 AFL Draft by the New York Jets^[10]
10	138	Cleveland Browns	Dick Van Raaphorst	K	Ohio St	Big Ten
14	191	Pittsburgh Steelers	Tom Jenkins	OG	Ohio St	Big Ten

Notes

† Pro Bowl Selection
‡ Member of the NFL Hall of Fame

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