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1963 small college football rankings

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1963 small college football rankings
Selectors: AP, UPI
No. 1: Northern Illinois (AP)
No. 1: Delaware (UPI)
Small college football rankings (AP, UPI)

The 1963 small college football rankings are rankings of college football teams representing smaller college and university teams during the 1963 college football season, including the 1963 NCAA College Division football season and the 1963 NAIA football season. Separate rankings were published by the Associated Press (AP) and the United Press International (UPI). The AP rankings were selected by a board of sports writers, and the UPI rankings were selected by a board of small-college coaches.

In the final AP poll, the 1963 Northern Illinois Huskies football team (10–0) was rated as the small-college champion. The Huskies were led by the record-setting passing of quarterback George Bork.[1]

In the final UPI poll, the 1963 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team (8–0) was rated as the small-college champion.[2] Delaware was ranked No. 2 in the AP poll.

Legend

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AP poll

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Week 1
Oct 17[3]
Week 2
Oct 24[4]
Week 3
Oct 31[5]
Week 4
Nov 7[6]
Week 5
Nov 14[7]
Week 6
Nov 21[8]
Week 7
Nov 28[9]
1.Northern IllinoisNorthern Illinois (6–0)Northern Illinois (7–0) (3)Northern Illinois (8–0) (3)Delaware (7–0) (3)Delaware (8–0) (5)Northern Illinois (9–0) (3)1.
2.Florida A&MFlorida A&M (3–0)Delaware (5–0) (3)Delaware (6–0) (4)Northern Illinois (9–0) (4)Northern Illinois (9–0) (2)Delaware (8–0) (3)2.
3.Texas A&IDelaware (4–0)Florida A&M (3–1)Florida A&M (4–1)Wittenberg (7–0–1)Wittenberg (8–0–1)Wittenberg (8–0–1)3.
4.DelawareWittenberg (4–0–1)Wittenberg (5–0–1)Wittenberg (6–0–1)UMass (6–0–1) тUMass (7–0–1)UMass (7–0–1)4.
5.San Diego StateTexas A&I (4–0)South Dakota State (6–1)South Dakota State (7–1)Saint John's (MN) (8–0) тFlorida A&M (6–1)Saint John's (MN) (8–0)5.
6.Saint John's (MN)Saint John's (MN)Saint John's (MN) (7–0)Saint John's (MN) (8–0)South Dakota State (6–1) тSaint John's (MN) (8–0)South Dakota State (7–1)6.
7.Kearney StateSouth Dakota State (5–1)Texas A&I (4–1)UMass (5–0–1)Florida A&M (5–1)South Dakota State (7–1)Florida A&M (7–1)7.
8.Clarion StateKearney StateUMass (5–0–1)San Diego State (5–1)San Diego State (6–1)McNeese State (7–0)Abilene Christian (7–1)8.
9.College of EmporiaMcNeese StateKearney State (7–0)McNeese State (5–0)McNeese State (6–0)San Diego State (7–1)Southwest Texas (10–0)9.
10.McNeese StateSan Diego State (3–0)San Diego State (4–1)Kearney State (8–0) тSlippery Rock (6–1)Abilene Christian (8–0)McNeese State (8–0)10.
11.   Slippery Rock (6–0) т   11.
Week 1
Oct 17[3]
Week 2
Oct 24[4]
Week 3
Oct 31[5]
Week 4
Nov 7[6]
Week 5
Nov 14[7]
Week 6
Nov 21[8]
Week 7
Nov 28[9]
Dropped:
  • 8 Clarion State
  • 9 College of Emporia
Dropped:
9 McNeese State
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7 Texas A&I
Dropped:
10 Kearney State
Dropped:
10 Slippery Rock
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9 San Diego State

UPI coaches poll

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Week 1
Oct 2[10]
Week 2
Oct 9[11]
Week 3
Oct 16[12]
Week 4
Oct 23[13]
Week 5
Oct 30[14]
Week 6
Nov 6[15]
Week 7
Nov 13[16]
Week 8
Nov 20[17]
Week 9
Nov 27[18]
Week 10
Dec 4[19]
1.Florida A&M (1–0) (7)Florida A&M (2–0) (5)Northern Illinois (5–0) (5)Northern Illinois (6–0) (12)Northern Illinois (7–0) (14)Delaware (6–0) (16)Delaware (7–0) (15)Delaware (8–0) (18)Delaware (8–0) (18)Delaware (8–0) (18)1.
2.Delaware (1–0) (2)Northern Illinois (4–0) (6)Florida A&M (2–0) (8)Delaware (4–0) (12)Delaware (5–0) (15)Northern Illinois (8–0) (12)Northern Illinois (9–0) (14)Northern Illinois (9–0) (9)Northern Illinois (9–0) (9)Northern Illinois (10–0) (8)2.
3.Northern Illinois (3–0) (3)Delaware (2–0) (9)Delaware (3–0) (9)Florida A&M (3–0) (4)Florida A&M (4–1) (3)Florida A&M (5–1) (2)UMass (7–0–1) (1)Florida A&M (7–1) (1)Florida A&M (8–1) (1)UMass (8–0–1) (1)3.
4.Lenoir–Rhyne (2–0) (2)Texas A&I (3–0) (5)Texas A&I (4–0) (4)Texas A&I (4–0) (2)Wittenberg (5–0–1) (1)Wittenberg (6–0–1)Florida A&M (6–1) (1)Wittenberg (8–0–1)Wittenberg (8–0–1)Saint John's (MN) (9–0) (1)4.
5.Central Oklahoma (1–1) (1)Montana State (2–2) (2)San Diego State (3–0) (3)San Diego State (3–0)Texas A&I (4–1)UMass (6–0–1)Wittenberg (7–0–1)UMass (8–0–1) (1)UMass (8–0–1) (1)Wittenberg (8–0–1)5.
6.Montana State (1–2) (1)San Diego State (2–0) (4)Montana State (3–0) (3)Wittenberg (4–0–1) (1)UMass (5–0–1) (1)San Diego State (5–1) (1)San Diego State (6–1) (1)San Diego State (7–1) (1)San Diego State (7–1) (1)Florida A&M (8–2) (1)6.
7.San Diego State (1–0) (2)Wittenberg (2–0–1) (1)Wittenberg (3–0) (1)Montana State (4–2) (2)San Diego State (4–1)Western Kentucky (6–0–1) (1) тSaint John's (MN) (8–0)Saint John's (MN) (8–0)Saint John's (MN) (8–0) (1)San Diego State (7–2) (1)7.
8.Texas A&I (2–0) (1) тLenoir–Rhyne (2–1)Central Oklahoma (2–2)UMass (4–0–1)Western Kentucky (5–0–1)Texas A&I (4–2) (1) тWestern Kentucky (7–0–1) (1)Southwest Missouri State (9–0) (1)Western Kentucky (8–0–1) (1)Western Kentucky (8–0–1) (2)8.
9.Wittenberg (1–0–1) тCentral Oklahoma (2–1)UMass (3–0–1)Western Kentucky (4–0–1)South Dakota State (6–1)Saint John's (MN) (8–0)Texas A&I (4–3)Western Kentucky (7–0–1) (1)Southwest Missouri State (9–0) (1)Northeast Oklahoma State (10–0)9.
10.East Carolina (2–0) (1)East Carolina (3–1)Western Kentucky (3–0–1)South Dakota State (5–1)Saint John's (MN) (7–0)South Dakota State (6–1)Southwest Missouri State (8–0)Texas A&I (5–3)Northeast Oklahoma State (10–0) (1)Southwest Missouri State (9–1)10.
11.Pittsburg StateTennessee TechEast CarolinaMcNeese State (1)Washington UniversityWashington University тMcNeese State (6–0) (1) тAbilene Christian (7–1) (1)Abilene Christian (7–1)Abilene Christian (1)11.
12.OmahaEast Central OklahomaMcNeese State (1) тWestern State (CO)Lewis and ClarkSouthwest Missouri State тSouth Dakota State (6–1) тNortheast Oklahoma StateSouth Dakota State (7–1)McNeese State12.
13.Tennessee Tech (1)South Dakota StateFresno State тLewis and ClarkWestern State (CO)East CarolinaLewis and Clark (1)East CarolinaEast CarolinaSouth Dakota State13.
14.South Dakota StateUMassSouth Dakota State тFresno StateFresno StateWestern State (CO)Abilene ChristianMcNeese State (7–0) (1) тMcNeese State (8–0) (1)Southwest Texas State (1)14.
15.UMass (2)San Francisco StateSaint John's (MN) тSaint John's (MN)Montana StateLewis and Clark (1)Montana StateSouthwest Texas State тSouthwest Texas StateLuther15.
16.Central Michigan (1)Saint John's (MN) тLenoir–RhyneEast Tennessee StateEast CarolinaNortheast Oklahoma State тEast CarolinaLutherLutherLewis and Clark (1)16.
17.Middle Tennessee (1) тWestern Kentucky тLewis and ClarkNortheast Oklahoma StateMcNeese State тMcNeese State (5–0) (1) тLutherLewis and Clark (1)Lewis and Clark (1)Central Washington17.
18.East Texas State (1) тCentral MichiganWheaton (IL) тEast CarolinaNortheast Oklahoma State тSouthwest Texas State тNortheast Oklahoma StateKearney State тKearney StateEast Carolina18.
19.Humboldt State (1)Linfield тLouisiana Tech тLos Angeles State (1)Idaho State тMontana StateSouthwest Texas StatePrairie View тPrairie View (1)Texas A&I19.
20.ButlerMcNeese State тWestern State (CO)College of EmporiaLouisiana Tech тLutherWashington UniversityMontana StateMontana StateMontana State20.
21. Fresno State т  Southwest Texas State т     21.
Week 1
Oct 2[10]
Week 2
Oct 9[11]
Week 3
Oct 16[12]
Week 4
Oct 23[13]
Week 5
Oct 30[14]
Week 6
Nov 6[15]
Week 7
Nov 13[16]
Week 8
Nov 20[17]
Week 9
Nov 27[18]
Week 10
Dec 4[19]
Dropped:
  • 11 Pittsburg State
  • 12 Omaha
  • 17 Middle Tennessee
  • 18 East Texas State
  • 19 Humboldt State
  • 20 Butler
Dropped:
  • 11 Tennessee Tech
  • 12 East Central Oklahoma
  • 15 San Francisco State
  • 18 Central Michigan
  • 19 Linfield
Dropped:
  • 8 Central Oklahoma
  • 16 Lenoir–Rhyne
  • 18 Wheaton (IL)
  • 19 Louisiana Tech
Dropped:
  • 16 East Tennessee State
  • 19 Los Angeles State
  • 20 College of Emporia
Dropped:
  • 14 Fresno State
  • 19 Idaho State
  • 20 Louisiana Tech
Dropped:
14 Western State (CO)
Dropped:
  • 12 South Dakota State
  • 20 Washington University
Dropped:
10 Texas A&I
Dropped:
  • 18 Kearney State
  • 19 Prairie View

Pittsburgh Courier rankings

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The Pittsburgh Courier, a leading African American newspaper, ranked the top 1963 teams from historically black colleges and universities in an era when college football was often racially segregated.

The rankings were published on December 7:[20]

References

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  1. ^ "Hens Lose AP Poll". The News Journal. November 29, 1963. p. 85 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Delaware tops small colleges". Redlands Daily Facts. December 4, 1962. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Small College Football Poll". The Muscatine Journal and News-Tribune. Muscatine, Iowa. October 18, 1963. p. 10. Retrieved May 17, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  4. ^ "N. Illinois Is No. 1 Small College Team". Marshfield News-Herald. Marshfield, Wisconsin. October 25, 1963. p. 15. Retrieved May 17, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  5. ^ "Delaware Second, UMass Voted 8th In Small College Football Rankings". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. November 1, 1963. p. 21. Retrieved January 24, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  6. ^ "Small College Football Poll". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. November 7, 1963. p. 18. Retrieved May 17, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  7. ^ "McNeese Remains Ninth In Small College Grid Poll". Lake Charles American-Press. Lake Charles, Louisiana. November 14, 1963. p. 27. Retrieved May 17, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  8. ^ "Hens hold slim lead in AP poll". The Morning News. Wilmington, Delaware. November 21, 1963. p. 49. Retrieved May 17, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  9. ^ "N. Illinois On Top in Final Vote". The News Journal. Wilmington, Delaware. November 29, 1963. p. 85. Retrieved May 17, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  10. ^ "Florida A&M Takes Small College Lead". Las Vegas Daily Optic. East Las Vegas, New Mexico. October 3, 1963. p. 5. Retrieved May 17, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  11. ^ "Northern Illinois Jumps to Second In Grid Poll". The Edwardsville Intelligencer. Edwardsville, Illinois. October 10, 1963. p. 12. Retrieved May 18, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  12. ^ "Illinois School Leads Small College Poll". The Lincoln Star. Lincoln, Nebraska. October 17, 1963. p. 29. Retrieved January 24, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  13. ^ "Delaware Move In on Northern Illinois in Poll". The Edwardsville Intelligencer. Edwardsville, Illinois. October 23, 1963. p. 10. Retrieved May 18, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  14. ^ "Small College Poll". The Indianapolis Star. Indianapolis, Indiana. October 30, 1963. p. 21. Retrieved January 24, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  15. ^ George C. Langford (November 6, 1963). "Delaware Takes Over 1st In Small College Ratings". Medford Mail Tribune. Medford, Oregon. p. 2-B. Retrieved January 24, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  16. ^ "Delaware Still First in Poll". Medford Mail Tribune. Medford, Oregon. November 14, 1963. p. D-3. Retrieved January 24, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  17. ^ "Blule Hens Build Grid Poll Margin". News-Journal. Mansfield, Ohio. November 20, 1963. p. 32. Retrieved May 17, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  18. ^ George Langford (November 29, 1963). "Delaware Virtually Assured Of UPI Title". Kingsport News. Kingsport, Tennessee. p. 3-C. Retrieved May 18, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  19. ^ "Delaware tops small colleges". Redlands Daily Facts. Redlands, California. December 4, 1963. p. 11. Retrieved February 15, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  20. ^ "Final Ratings". Pittsburgh Courier (p. 14). December 7, 1963 – via Newspapers.com.