The 1963 All-America college football team is composed of college football players who were selected as All-Americans by various organizations and writers that chose All-America college football teams in 1963. The seven selectors recognized by the NCAA as "official" for the 1963 season are (1) the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), (2) the Associated Press (AP), (3) the Central Press Association (CP), (4) the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), (5) the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA), (6) the Sporting News, and (7) the United Press International (UPI).

Consensus All-Americans For the year 1963, the NCAA recognizes seven published All-American teams as "official" designations for purposes of its consensus determinations. Four players were unanimously chosen as first-team All-Americans by all seven official selectors. They were: (1) Navy quarterback Roger Staubach, who was awarded the 1963 Heisman Trophy; (2) Illinois center/linebacker Dick Butkus, won the 1963 Chicago Tribune Silver Football as the Big Ten Conference's Most Valuable Player; (3) tackle Scott Appleton who won the Outland Trophy and led the 1963 Texas Longhorns football team to a national championship; and (4) Nebraska guard Bob "The Boomer" Brown, who was the second player chosen in the 1964 NFL draft. Staubach, Butkus and Brown were each subsequently inducted into both the College and Pro Football Hall of Fames. The consensus All-American team also included College and Pro Football Hall of Fame inductees Gale Sayers (running back, Kansas) and Carl Eller (tackle, Minnesota).

The following chart identifies the NCAA-recognized consensus All-Americans and displays which first-team designations they received.

Name Position School Number Official OtherScott AppletonTackleTexas7/7AFCA, AP, CP, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPIFN, Time, WCBob BrownGuardNebraska7/7AFCA, AP, CP, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPIFN, Time, WCDick ButkusCenterIllinois7/7AFCA, AP, CP, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPIFN, Time, WCRoger StaubachQuarterbackNavy7/7AFCA, AP, CP, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPIFN, Time, WCRick RedmanGuardWashington6/7AFCA, CP, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPIFN, WCCarl EllerTackleMinnesota5/7AFCA, AP, CP, FWAA, UPIFN, Time, WCGale SayersHalfbackKansas5/7AFCA, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPIFN, WCVern BurkeEndOregon State4/7AFCA, CP, FWAA, UPIFN, WCLarry ElkinsEndBaylor3/7CP, NEA, SNFN, WCSherman LewisHalfbackMichigan State3/7AP, CP, UPIFN, WCJim GrishamFullbackOklahoma3/7CP, NEA, SNFNPaul MarthaBack-SafetyPittsburgh3/7CP, NEA, SNFN

Offense Ends Vern Burke, Oregon State (AFCA-1, FWAA, NEA-2, UPI-1, CP, FN, WC) Larry Elkins, Baylor (NEA-1, SN, CP, UPI-2, FN, WC) Bob Lacey, North Carolina (AP-1, FWAA, NEA-2, FN) Billy Martin, Georgia Tech (Time, NEA-1, SN, UPI-2, FN) Jim Kelly, Notre Dame (AFCA-1, UPI-1) Dave Parks, Texas Tech (AP-1, SN) Charles Brooks, Memphis State (FN) Billy Truax, LSU (FN) Hal Bedsole, USC (Time) Mel Profit, UCLA (AFCA-2, AP-2, NEA-3, UPI-3) John Simmons, Tulsa (AFCA-2, UPI-3) Don Montgomery, North Carolina St. (AP-2) Allen Brown, Ole Miss (NEA-3)

Tackles Scott Appleton, Texas (AFCA-1, AP-1, FWAA, NEA-1, SN, UPI-1, CP, WC, FN, Time) Carl Eller, Minnesota (AFCA-1, AP-1, FWAA, NEA-3, UPI-1, CP, WC, FN, Time) Ernie Borghetti, Pittsburgh (AP-2, FWAA, NEA-3, FN) Harry Schuh, Memphis State (NEA-1) Ken Kortas, Louisville (FWAA) Whaley Hall, Ole Miss (AFCA-2, UPI-2) Ralph Neely, Oklahoma (AFCA-2, AP-2, UPI-2, FN) Archie Sutton, Illinois (NEA-2, UPI-3) Jim Freeman, Navy (NEA-2, FN) Al Hillebrand, Stanford (FN)

Guards Bob Brown, Nebraska (AFCA-1, AP-1, FWAA, NEA-1, SN, UPI-1, CP, WC, FN, Time) Rick Redman, Washington (AFCA-1, FWAA, NEA-1, SN, UPI-1, CP, FN, WC) Herschel Turner, Kentucky (SN, UPI-3 [tackle], Time) Damon Bame, USC (AP-1, NEA-3, UPI-2) Steve DeLong, Tennessee (AFCA-2, FWAA, UPI-3, FN) Mike Reilly, Iowa (AP-2, FWAA) Dick Nowak, Army (AFCA-2, UPI-2, FN) Bob Lehman, Notre Dame (AP-2) Ed Adamchik, Pittsburgh (NEA-2) Bill Budness, Boston Univ. (NEA-2) Don Croftcheck, Indiana (NEA-3) Earl Lattimer, Michigan State (UPI-3, FN) Robbie Hucklebridge, LSU (FN)

Centers Dick Butkus, Illinois (AFCA-1, AP-1, FWAA, NEA-1, SN, UPI-1, CP, WC, FN, Time) Kenny Dill, Mississippi (AP-2, FWAA, FN) Ronnie Caveness, Arkansas (FN) Malcolm Walker, Rice (NEA-2, UPI-3) Ray Kubala, Texas A&M (AFCA-2) Pat Watson, Mississippi State (UPI-2) Orville Hudson, East Texas St. (NEA-3)

Quarterbacks Roger Staubach, Navy (AFCA-1, AP-1, FWAA, NEA-1, SN, UPI-1, CP, WC, FN, Time) Billy Lothridge, Georgia Tech (AP-1, FWAA, UPI-2, FN [halfback]) Don Trull, Baylor (AFCA-2, AP-2, FWAA, NEA-2, UPI-2, FN) George Mira, Miami (AP-2) Gary Wood, Cornell (NEA-2) Bob Schweickert, Virginia Tech, (AP-3)

Backs Sherman Lewis, Michigan State (AP-1, CP, NEA-3, UPI-1, FN, WC) Paul Martha, Pittsburgh (AFCA-2, CP, NEA-1, SN, UPI-2, FN) Gale Sayers, Kansas (AFCA-1, AP-2, FWAA, NEA-1, SN, UPI-1, FN, WC) Jay Wilkinson, Duke (AFCA-1, AP-2, FWAA, NEA-3, UPI-1, FN) Jimmy Sidle, Auburn (AP-1, FWAA, NEA-3 [qb], UPI-3, FN [qb]) Mel Renfro, Oregon (AFCA-2, NEA-2, UPI-3, Time) Paul Warfield, Ohio State (Time) Tommy Ford, Texas (FWAA, FN) Tom Vaughn, Iowa State (AFCA-2, FWAA) Benny Nelson, Alabama (NEA-2) Cosmo Iacavazzi, Princeton (NEA-3, UPI-3)

Fullback Jim Grisham, Oklahoma (CP, NEA-1, SN, UPI-2, FN) Tommy Crutcher, TCU (AFCA-1, UPI-3) Tom Nowatzke, Indiana (FN) Tony Lorick, Arizona State (FN)

Key

Official selectors

Other selectors

See also 1963 All-Atlantic Coast Conference football team 1963 All-Big Eight Conference football team 1963 All-Big Ten Conference football team 1963 All-Pacific Coast football team 1963 All-SEC football team 1963 All-Southwest Conference football team

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