1963 NCAA College Division football season

American college football season August 2023 NCAA College Division 1963 Northern Illinois (AP)Delaware (UPI)Prairie View A&M (black) The 1963 NCAA College Division football season was played by American football teams representing 299 colleges and universities recognized the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) as minor programs. The remaining 120 colleges and universities that were NCAA members and fielded football teams competed in the 1963 NCAA University Division football season.Next year's NCAA program includes two new events Redlands Daily Facts August 14, 1963 6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28951106/next_years_ncaa_program_includes_two/ Newspapers.com Conference standings Rankings 1963 small college football rankings Small college poll In 1963, both United Press International (UPI) and the Associated Press (AP) conducted "small college" polls, and selected different number one teams. UPI's panel of coaches selected Delaware, who had a record of 8–0 and had outscored their opponents 290–76 while winning all their games by at least 9 points.http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/d/delaware/1960-1964_yearly_results.php Delaware Game by Game Results 2019-02-26 2015-09-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20150905204019/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/d/delaware/1960-1964_yearly_results.php dead The AP's panel of sportswriters selected Northern Illinois, who finished the regular season at 9–0 including three shutouts.http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/n/northern_illinois/1960-1964_yearly_results.php Northern Illinois Yearly Results 2019-02-26 2019-02-27 https://web.archive.org/web/20190227061749/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/n/northern_illinois/1960-1964_yearly_results.php dead The Huskies went on to defeat 1963 Southwest Missouri State Bears Southwest Missouri State in the Mineral Water Bowl, 21–14. After the season ended, the NCAA announced plans to play "four postseason regional games" in 1964.https://www.newspapers.com/image/189017801/?terms=camellia NCAA Holds Upper Hand Steve Snider UPI subscription The Greenville News Greenville, South Carolina newspapers.com January 8, 1964 February 28, 2017 These were played from 1964 through 1972.Regional Championship Results http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_champs_records/2012/d2/2012DIIfbchamp.pdf NCAA 2012 February 28, 2017 3 However, not until 1973, when the NCAA College Division was reorganized as NCAA Division II and NCAA Division III, did these postseason games to determine a national champion. Associated Press (writers) final poll Published on November 29https://www.newspapers.com/image/229398955/?terms=wittenberg Jacks Sixth In Final AP College Poll AP subscription Argus Leader Sioux Falls, South Dakota newspapers.com November 29, 1963 February 28, 2017 RankSchool RecordNo. 1votesTotalpoints 1 Northern Illinois 9–0 3 63 2 Delaware 8–0 3 53 3 Wittenberg 8–0–1 38 4 UMass 7–0–1note1 note1 37 5 Saint John's (MN) 8–0 35 6 South Dakota State 9–1 33 7 Florida A&M 7–1 24 8 1963 Abilene Christian Wildcats Abilene Christian 7–1 18 9 Southwest Texas State 10–0 1 10 10 McNeese State 8–0 9 Denotes team played a game after UPI poll, hence record differs in AP poll note1 note1UMass was actually 8–0–1 when the poll was taken.http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/m/massachusetts/1960-1964_yearly_results.php Massachusetts Yearly Results 2019-02-26 2019-02-27 https://web.archive.org/web/20190227070515/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/m/massachusetts/1960-1964_yearly_results.php dead United Press International (coaches) final poll Published on December 4https://www.newspapers.com/image/72345643/?terms=wittenberg UPI Coaches Board Names Delaware Poll Champion UPI subscription The Pantagraph Bloomington, Illinois newspapers.com December 4, 1963 February 28, 2017 RankSchool RecordNo. 1votesTotalpoints 1 Delaware 8–0 18 309 2 Northern Illinois 10–0 8 286 3 UMass 8–0–1 1 160 4 Saint John's (MN) 9–0 1 158 5 Wittenberg 8–0–1 153 6 Florida A&M 8–2note2 note2 1 141 7 San Diego State 7–2 1 101 8 Western Kentucky 8–0–1 2 78 9 Northeastern State 10–0 57 10 1963 Southwest Missouri State Bears Southwest Missouri State 9–1 55 note2 note2Florida A&M actually 7–2 when the poll was taken.http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/f/florida_a%26m/1960-1964_yearly_results.php Florida A&M Yearly Results 2021-12-16 2019-02-27 https://web.archive.org/web/20190227123534/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/f/florida_a%26m/1960-1964_yearly_results.php dead See also 1963 NCAA University Division football season 1963 NAIA football season References