The 1963 All-Big Ten Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Big Ten Conference teams for the 1963 Big Ten Conference football season. The selectors for the 1963 season were the Associated Press (AP), based on a vote by media members, and the United Press International (UPI), based on a vote of the conference coaches. Players selected as first-team players by both the AP and UPI are designated in bold.
Michigan State halfback Sherman Lewis was the only player to be unanimously selected by all ten of the conference coaches as a first-team honoree. Minnesota tackle Carl Eller and Illinois center Dick Butkus were selected as first-team players by nine of the ten conference coaches.
Quarterbacks Ron DiGravio, Purdue (AP-1; UPI-1) Tom Myers, Northwestern (AP-2; UPI-2) Mike Taliaferro, Illinois (UPI-3)
Halfbacks Sherman Lewis, Michigan State (AP-1; UPI-1) Lou Holland, Wisconsin (AP-1; UPI-2) Paul Krause, Iowa (AP-2; UPI-2) Paul Warfield, Ohio State (AP-2; UPI-1) Sammy Price, Illinois (UPI-3) Fred Reichardt, Wisconsin (UPI-3)
Fullbacks Tom Nowatzke, Indiana (AP-1; UPI-1) Jim Grabowski, Illinois (AP-2; UPI-3) Roger Lopes, Michigan State (UPI-2)
Ends Chuck Logan, Northwestern (AP-1; UPI-1) Dan Underwood, Michigan State (AP-1; UPI-2) Bob Hadrick, Purdue (AP-2; UPI-1) Cloyd Webb, Iowa (AP-2; UPI-3) Jimmy Jones, Wisconsin (UPI-2) Bill Pasko, Illinois (UPI-3)
Tackles Carl Eller, Minnesota (AP-1; UPI-1) Tom Keating, Michigan (AP-2; UPI-1) Roger Pillath, Wisconsin (AP-2; UPI-2) Archie Sutton, Illinois (AP-1; UPI-2) Dave Herman, Michigan State (UPI-3) Milt Sunde, Minnesota (UPI-3)
Guards Mike Reilly, Iowa (AP-1; UPI-1) Joe O'Donnell, Michigan (AP-1; UPI-2) Wally Hilgenberg, Iowa (AP-3; UPI-1) Earl Latimer, Michigan State (AP-2; UPI-2) Tom Jenkins, Ohio State (AP-2; UPI-3) Don Croftcheck, Indiana (UPI-3)
Centers Dick Butkus, Illinois (AP-1; UPI-1) Frank Marchlewski, Minnesota (AP-2; UPI-3) Ken Bowman, Wisconsin (UPI-2)
Key AP = Associated Press
UPI = United Press International, selected by the conference coaches
Bold = Consensus first-team selection of both the AP and UPI
See also 1963 College Football All-America Team
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