1963 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

1963 Ohio State Buckeyes football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record5–3–1 (4–1–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPMatt Snell
Captains
  • Ormonde Ricketts
  • Matt Snell
Home stadiumOhio Stadium
1963 Big Ten Conference football standings
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
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 Ohio State Buckeyes football team was an American football team that represented the Ohio State University as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1963 Big Ten season. In their 13th year under head coach Woody Hayes, the Buckeyes compiled a 5–3–1 record (4–1–1 in conference games), tied for second place in the Big Ten, and outscored opponents by a total of 110 to 102.[1]

The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Don Unverferth (586 passing yards, 41.0% completion percentage), fullback Matt Snell (491 rushing yards, 3.7 yards per carry), and halfback Paul Warfield (22 receptions for 266 yards).[2] Warfield received first-team honors from the UPI on the 1963 All-Big Ten Conference football team.[3]

The team played its home games at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 281:30 p.m.Texas A&M*
W 17–081,241[4]
October 51:30 p.m.at Indiana
W 21–042,296
October 121:30 p.m.IllinoisNo. 8
T 20–2084,712
October 193:30 p.m.at USC*No. 4
L 3–3261,883
October 262:30 p.m.at No. 2 Wisconsin
W 13–1065,319
November 21:30 p.m.IowaNo. 9
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
W 7–383,163
November 92:00 p.m.Penn State*No. 10
L 7–1083,519[5]
November 161:30 p.m.Northwestern
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
L 8–1783,988
November 301:30 p.m.at Michigan
W 14–1036,424[6]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

Texas A&M

Team 1 234Total
Texas A&M 0 000 0
• Ohio St 7 073 17
Scoring summary
Q13:11OHSTSnell 1-yard run (Van Raaphorst kick)OHST 7–0
Q32:29OHSTSnell 1-yard run (Van Raaphorst kick)OHST 14–0
Q412:44OHSTVan Raaphorst 37-yard field goalOHST 17–0

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Indiana

Team 1 234Total
• Ohio St 9 0012 21
Indiana 0 000 0
Scoring summary
Q13:32OHSTVan Raaphorst 48-yard field goalOHST 3–0
Q10:56OHSTLashutka 24-yard pass from Unverferth (kick failed)OHST 9–0
Q411:07OHSTVan Raaphorst 19-yard field goalOHST 12–0
Q49:12OHSTSafety, Malinchak tackled in end zoneOHST 14–0
Q44:12OHSTWarfield 4-yard pass from Unverferth (Van Raaphorst kick)OHST 21–0

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Illinois

Team 1 234Total
Illinois 7 0013 20
Ohio St 0 3143 20
Scoring summary
Q14:50ILLPrice 1-yard run (Plankenhorn kick)ILL 7–0
Q23:29OHSTVan Raaphorst 27-yard field goalILL 7–3
Q36:52OHSTSnell 1-yard run (Van Raaphorst kick)OHST 10–7
Q33:54OHSTSander 1-yard run (Van Raaphorst kick)OHST 17–7
Q411:28ILLRussell 2-yard pass from Taliaferro (run failed)OHST 17–13
Q47:22ILLWarren 5-yard run (Plankenhorn kick)ILL 20–17
Q41:53OHSTVan Raaphorst 49-yard field goalTie 20–20

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USC

Team 1 234Total
Ohio State 3 000 3
• USC 2 10137 32
Scoring summary
Q16:25OSUVan Raaphorst 44 yard field goalOSU 0–3
Q13:29USCWarfield tackled in end zoneOSU 2–3
Q27:59USCBrown 49 yard run (Brownell kick)USC 9–3
Q20:41USCBrownell 13 yard field goalUSC 12–3
Q38:01USCBeathard 1 yard run (Brownell kick)USC 19–3
Q35:30USCBeathard 33 yard pass to Thomas (kick failed)USC 25–3
Q44:07USCLupo 40 yard interception return (Brownell kick)USC 32–3

Wisconsin

Team 1 234Total
• Ohio St 3 307 13
Wisconsin 3 070 10
Scoring summary
Q110:07OHSTVan Raaphorst 26-yard field goalOHST 3–0
Q12:37WISFroenk 25-yard field goalTie 3–3
Q2:06OHSTVan Raaphorst 45-yard field goalOHST 6–3
Q34:22WISSilvestri 12-yard run (Froenk kick)WIS 10–6
Q42:13OHSTSnell 2-yard run (Van Raaphorst kick)OHST 13–10

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Iowa

Team 1 234Total
Iowa 0 030 3
• Ohio St 0 070 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
Scoring summary
Q310:08IOWARoberts 34-yard field goalIOWA 3–0
Q3:47OHSTSnell 3-yard run (Van Raaphorst kick)OHST 7–3

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Penn State

Team 1 234Total
• Penn State 0 0100 10
Ohio State 0 700 7
  • Date: November 9
  • Location: Ohio Stadium
  • Game attendance: 83,519
  • Game weather: Clear, wind SW 3 mph, 59 °F (15 °C)
Scoring summary
Q23:23OSUWarfield 5 yard run (Van Raaphorst kick)OSU 7–0
Q39:25PSULiske 13 yard pass to Bowes (Coates kick)TIED 7–7
Q33:09PSUCoates 23 yard field goalPSU 7–14

Northwestern

Team 1 234Total
• Northwestern 0 1007 17
Ohio State 0 008 8
  • Date: November 16
  • Location: Ohio Stadium
  • Game attendance: 83,988
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 49 °F (9 °C)
Scoring summary
Q28:59NWStamison 23 yard field goalNW 0–3
Q22:08NWMurphy 16 yard run (Stamison kick)NW 0–10
Q48:32NWMurphy 8 yard run (Stamison kick)NW 0–17
Q40:20OSUUnverferth 31 yard pass to Warfield (Unverferth to Barnett pass)NW 8-17

Michigan

Team 1 234Total
• Ohio St 0 707 14
Michigan 3 700 10
Scoring summary
Q111:23MICHTimberlake 28-yard field goalMICH 3–0
Q28:00MICHRindfuss 2-yard run (Timberlake kick)MICH 10–0
Q2:41OHSTWarfield 35-yard pass from Unverferth (Van Raaphorst kick)MICH 10–7
Q47:20OHSTUnverferth 5-yard run (Van Raaphorst kick)OHST 14–10

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Coaching staff

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Draft picks

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

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

References

  1. ^ "1963 Ohio State Buckeyes Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 29, 2025.
  2. ^ "1963 Ohio State Buckeyes Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 29, 2025.
  3. ^ Ed Sainsbury (November 29, 1963). "Butkus, Eller Near Unanimous Choices for Big Ten All Stars". The Daily Register (Harrisburg, Illinois). p. 9.
  4. ^ "Woody's halfbacks pound Aggies, 17–0". The Lima Citizen. September 29, 1963. Retrieved March 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Underdog Penn State nips Ohio State, 10-7". Reading Eagle. Pennsylvania. UPI. November 10, 1963. p. 34.
  6. ^ Jack Berry (December 1, 1963). "Buckeye Rally Trips M, 14-10". Detroit Free Press. pp. 1D, 3D – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ [1] Archived 2014-12-06 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2014-Nov-30.
  8. ^ Ohio State Official Athletic Site - Football - Archives Archived 2015-02-03 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2015-Feb-03.
  9. ^ Ohio State Official Athletic Site - Football - Archives Archived 2015-02-03 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2015-Feb-03.
  10. ^ Ohio State Official Athletic Site - Football - Archives Archived 2015-02-03 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2015-Feb-03.
  11. ^ Ohio State Official Athletic Site - Football - Archives Archived 2015-02-03 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2015-Feb-03.
  12. ^ [2] Archived 2014-12-06 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2014-Nov-30.
  13. ^ Ohio State Football Record Book. OhioStateBuckeyes.com. Retrieved 2011-10-27.
  14. ^ a b Boyles, Bob; Guido, Paul (2005). Fifty Years of College Football : A Modern History of America's Most Colorful Sport. Wilmington, Del.: Sideline Communications, Inc. p. 130. ISBN 097556840X.
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