1963 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

1963 Northern Illinois Huskies football

NCAA College Division National Champions (AP)
Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Champions
Mineral Water Bowl vs. Missouri State, W 21–14
Conference	Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
1963 record	10–0 (4–0 IIAC)
Head coach	Howard Fletcher (8th year)
Home stadium	Glidden Field (Capacity 5,500)

The 1963 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University during the 1963 college football season. The Huskies would go undefeated during the season and won their first bowl game, the Mineral Water Bowl. The AP Poll declared Northern Illinois to be the NCAA College Division National Champions. However, the United Press International named Delaware the NCAA College Division National Champions.

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Site	Result
September 14	Wisconsin–Whitewater*	Glidden Field • DeKalb, IL	W 55–7
September 21	at Winona State*	Maxwell Field • Winona, MN	W 61–0
September 28	at Truman State*	Stokes Stadium • Kirksville, MO	W 21–12
October 5	Nebraska–Omaha*	Glidden Field • DeKalb, IL	W 18–7
October 12	Hillsdale College*	Glidden Field • DeKalb, IL	W 19–13
October 19	Illinois State	Glidden Field • DeKalb, IL	W 43–0
October 26	at Eastern Illinois	Lincoln Field • Charleston, IL	W 43–0
November 2	Western Illinois	Glidden Field • DeKalb, IL	W 29–22
November 9	at Central Michigan	Mount Pleasant, MI	W 27–22
November 30	vs. Missouri State*	Roosevelt Field • Excelsior Springs, MO (Mineral Water Bowl)	W 21–14
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from Coaches Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Northern Illinois Huskies football

Venues	Glidden Field (1903–1965) Huskie Stadium (1965–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Ball State (Bronze Stalk Trophy)

Culture & lore	"Huskie Fight Song" Huskie Band

People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders

Seasons	1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

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