1963 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1963 Ohio State Buckeyes football Ohio State Buckeyes Logo 1898-1978.png Big Ten Conference Big Ten 5–3–1 4–1–1 Woody Hayes 13th Matt Snell Ormonde Ricketts Matt Snell Ohio Stadium 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 102.1963 Ohio State Buckeyes Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football July 29, 2025 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/ohio-state/1963-schedule.html 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).1963 Ohio State Buckeyes Stats Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football July 29, 2025 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/ohio-state/1963.html Warfield received first-team honors from the UPI on the 1963 All-Big Ten Conference football team.Butkus, Eller Near Unanimous Choices for Big Ten All Stars Ed Sainsbury The Daily Register (Harrisburg, Illinois) November 29, 1963 9 https://www.newspapers.com/image/59409425/?terms=lewis%2Bnowatzke%2Bcoaches The team played its home games at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. Schedule 1963 AP Eastern September 28 1:30 p.m. w y Texas A&M Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH 17–0 81,241 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-lima-citizen-woodys-halfbacks-pound/168647577/ The Lima Citizen Woody's halfbacks pound Aggies, 17–0 September 29, 1963 March 23, 2025 Newspapers.com October 5 1:30 p.m. w y Indiana Seventeenth Street Football Stadium Bloomington, IN 21–0 42,296 https://www.newspapers.com/article/omaha-world-herald-ohio-starters-trip-in/193632324/ Omaha World-Herald Ohio starters trip Indiana October 6, 1963 March 17, 2026 Newspapers.com October 12 1:30 p.m. t 8 Illinois Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH Illibuck 20–20 84,712 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-picayune-ohio-state-ties-illin/193668133/ The Times-Picayune Ohio State ties Illinois on 49-yard FG, 20–20 October 13, 1963 March 17, 2026 Newspapers.com October 19 3:30 p.m. l y y 4 USC Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA 3–32 61,883 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-san-bernardino-county-sun-dazzling-t/189676185/ The San Bernardino Sun-Telegram Dazzling Trojans blitz Bucks, 32–3 October 20, 1963 March 18, 2026 Newspapers.com October 26 2:30 p.m. w y Wisconsin 2 Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI 13–10 65,319 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-morning-star-buckeyes-top-wisconsin/193666059/ Rockford Morning Star Buckeyes top Wisconsin October 27, 1963 March 18, 2026 Newspapers.com November 2 1:30 p.m. w 9 Iowa Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH 7–3 83,163 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-nonpareil-buckeyes-preserve-ho/193634016/ Council Bluffs Nonpareil Buckeyes preserve hopes, 7–3 November 3, 1963 March 17, 2026 Newspapers.com November 9 2:00 p.m. l y 10 Penn State Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH rivalry 7–10 83,519 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=QRMrAAAAIBAJ&sjid=d5wFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4551%2C4557478 Reading Eagle UPI Underdog Penn State nips Ohio State, 10–7 November 10, 1963 34 March 17, 2026 Google News Archive November 16 1:30 p.m. l Northwestern Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH 8–17 83,988 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-recorder-northwestern-wrecks-o/193667317/ The Times Recorder Northwestern wrecks Ohio State's Big 10 title bid November 17, 1963 March 18, 2026 Newspapers.com November 30 1:30 p.m. w y Michigan Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI rivalry 14–10 36,424 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-saginaw-news-u-of-m-loses-season-fin/193668386/ The Saginaw News U of M loses season finale to rallying Buckeyes, 14–10 December 1, 1963 March 18, 2026 Newspapers.comBuckeye Rally Trips M, 14–10 Detroit Free Press Jack Berry December 1, 1963 1D, 3D https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17867556/buckeye_rally_trips_m_1410/ Newspapers.com Game summaries Texas A&M Texas A&M 0 0 0 0 Ohio St 7 0 7 3 September 28 Ohio Stadium, Columbus, OH 81,241 Cloudy; 82 F yes Q1 3:11 OHST Snell 1-yard run (Van Raaphorst kick) OHST 7–0 Q3 2:29 OHST Snell 1-yard run (Van Raaphorst kick) OHST 14–0 Q4 12:44 OHST Van Raaphorst 37-yard field goal OHST 17–0 yes https://web.archive.org/web/20141206123355/http://grfx.cstv.com/schools/osu/graphics/pdf/m-footbl/1963/63-1-TexasA%26M.pdf 2014-12-06 . Retrieved 2014-Nov-30. Indiana Ohio St 9 0 0 12 Indiana 0 0 0 0 October 5 Seventeenth Street Football Stadium, Bloomington, IN EST 42,296 Clear 76 F yes Q1 3:32 OHST Van Raaphorst 48-yard field goal OHST 3–0 Q1 0:56 OHST Lashutka 24-yard pass from Unverferth (kick failed) OHST 9–0 Q4 11:07 OHST Van Raaphorst 19-yard field goal OHST 12–0 Q4 9:12 OHST Safety, Malinchak tackled in end zone OHST 14–0 Q4 4:12 OHST Warfield 4-yard pass from Unverferth (Van Raaphorst kick) OHST 21–0 yes Ohio State Official Athletic Site - Football - Archives https://web.archive.org/web/20150203172203/http://grfx.cstv.com/schools/osu/graphics/pdf/m-footbl/1963/1963-2-Indiana.pdf 2015-02-03 . Retrieved 2015-Feb-03. Illinois Illinois 7 0 0 13 Ohio St 0 3 14 3 October 12 Ohio Stadium, Columbus, OH 84,712 Sunny; 68 F yes Q1 4:50 ILL Price 1-yard run (Plankenhorn kick) ILL 7–0 Q2 3:29 OHST Van Raaphorst 27-yard field goal ILL 7–3 Q3 6:52 OHST Snell 1-yard run (Van Raaphorst kick) OHST 10–7 Q3 3:54 OHST Sander 1-yard run (Van Raaphorst kick) OHST 17–7 Q4 11:28 ILL Russell 2-yard pass from Taliaferro (run failed) OHST 17–13 Q4 7:22 ILL Warren 5-yard run (Plankenhorn kick) ILL 20–17 Q4 1:53 OHST Van Raaphorst 49-yard field goal Tie 20–20 yes Ohio State Official Athletic Site - Football - Archives https://web.archive.org/web/20150203181904/http://grfx.cstv.com/schools/osu/graphics/pdf/m-footbl/1963/1963-3-Illinois.pdf 2015-02-03 . Retrieved 2015-Feb-03. USC Ohio State 3 0 0 0 USC 2 10 13 7 October 19 Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles PST 61,883 Cloudy, cool yes Q1 6:25 OSU Van Raaphorst 44 yard field goal OSU 0–3 Q1 3:29 USC Warfield tackled in end zone OSU 2–3 Q2 7:59 USC Brown 49 yard run (Brownell kick) USC 9–3 Q2 0:41 USC Brownell 13 yard field goal USC 12–3 Q3 8:01 USC Beathard 1 yard run (Brownell kick) USC 19–3 Q3 5:30 USC Beathard 33 yard pass to Thomas (kick failed) USC 25–3 Q4 4:07 USC Lupo 40 yard interception return (Brownell kick) USC 32–3 yes Wisconsin Ohio St 3 3 0 7 Wisconsin 3 0 7 0 October 26 Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, WI 65,319 Sunny; 77 F; wind 14 mph SW yes Q1 10:07 OHST Van Raaphorst 26-yard field goal OHST 3–0 Q1 2:37 WIS Froenk 25-yard field goal Tie 3–3 Q2 :06 OHST Van Raaphorst 45-yard field goal OHST 6–3 Q3 4:22 WIS Silvestri 12-yard run (Froenk kick) WIS 10–6 Q4 2:13 OHST Snell 2-yard run (Van Raaphorst kick) OHST 13–10 yes Ohio State Official Athletic Site - Football - Archives https://web.archive.org/web/20150203172540/http://grfx.cstv.com/schools/osu/graphics/pdf/m-footbl/1963/1963-5-Wisconsin.pdf 2015-02-03 . Retrieved 2015-Feb-03. Iowa Iowa 0 0 3 0 Ohio St 0 0 7 0 November 2 Ohio Stadium, Columbus, OH 83,163 Cloudy; 44 F; wind 25 mph–35 WNW yes Q3 10:08 IOWA Roberts 34-yard field goal IOWA 3–0 Q3 :47 OHST Snell 3-yard run (Van Raaphorst kick) OHST 7–3 yes Ohio State Official Athletic Site - Football - Archives https://web.archive.org/web/20150203181330/http://grfx.cstv.com/schools/osu/graphics/pdf/m-footbl/1963/1963-6-Iowa.pdf 2015-02-03 . Retrieved 2015-Feb-03. Penn State Penn State 0 0 10 0 Ohio State 0 7 0 0 November 9 Ohio Stadium EST 83,519 Clear, wind SW 3 mph, 59 F yes Q2 3:23 OSU Warfield 5 yard run (Van Raaphorst kick) OSU 7–0 Q3 9:25 PSU Liske 13 yard pass to Bowes (Coates kick) TIED 7–7 Q3 3:09 PSU Coates 23 yard field goal PSU 7–14 yes Northwestern Northwestern 0 10 0 7 Ohio State 0 0 0 8 November 16 Ohio Stadium EST 83,988 Cloudy, 49 F yes Q2 8:59 NW Stamison 23 yard field goal NW 0–3 Q2 2:08 NW Murphy 16 yard run (Stamison kick) NW 0–10 Q4 8:32 NW Murphy 8 yard run (Stamison kick) NW 0–17 Q4 0:20 OSU Unverferth 31 yard pass to Warfield (Unverferth to Barnett pass) NW 8-17 yes Michigan Ohio St 0 7 0 7 Michigan 3 7 0 0 November 30 Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, MI 36,424 Flurries yes Q1 11:23 MICH Timberlake 28-yard field goal MICH 3–0 Q2 8:00 MICH Rindfuss 2-yard run (Timberlake kick) MICH 10–0 Q2 :41 OHST Warfield 35-yard pass from Unverferth (Van Raaphorst kick) MICH 10–7 Q4 7:20 OHST Unverferth 5-yard run (Van Raaphorst kick) OHST 14–10 yes https://web.archive.org/web/20141206123354/http://grfx.cstv.com/schools/osu/graphics/pdf/m-footbl/1963/1963-9-Michigan.pdf 2014-12-06 . Retrieved 2014-Nov-30. Coaching staff Woody Hayes - Head Coach - 13th year Lyal Clark Glenn Ellison Frank Ellwood Hugh Hindman Lou McCullough Harry Strobel Max Urick Ohio State Football Record Book. OhioStateBuckeyes.com. Retrieved 2011-10-27. Draft picks 1964 1 11 Cleveland Browns Paul Warfield Wide receiver 1963 Ohio State University Ohio State Buckeyes Ohio St yes 4th round pick in 1964 AFL Draft by the Buffalo BillsBoyles Bob Guido Paul Fifty Years of College Football : A Modern History of America's Most Colorful Sport 2005 Sideline Communications, Inc. Wilmington, Del. 097556840X 130 yes yes 1964 4 49 New York Giants Matt Snell Fullback 1963 Ohio State University Ohio State Buckeyes Ohio St yes 1st round pick in 1964 AFL Draft by the New York Jets yes 1964 10 138 Cleveland Browns Dick Van Raaphorst Kicker 1963 Ohio State University Ohio State Buckeyes Ohio St yes 1964 14 191 Pittsburgh Steelers Tom Jenkins Tom Jenkins (American football) Guard 1963 Ohio State University Ohio State Buckeyes Ohio St yes Notes † Pro Bowl Selection ‡ Member of the NFL Hall of Fame References Ohio State Category:Ohio State Buckeyes football seasons Ohio State Buckeyes football