1963 Ivy League football season

The 1963 Ivy League football season was the eighth season of college football play for the Ivy League and was part of the 1963 NCAA University Division football season. The season began on September 28, 1963, and ended on November 30, 1963. Ivy League teams were 13–1–1 against non-conference opponents and Dartmouth and Princeton won the conference co-championship.

Season overview Conf. RankTeamHead coachAP finalAP highOverall recordConf. record1 (tie)DartmouthBob BlackmanNRNR7–25–219.410.41 (tie)PrincetonDick ColmanNRNR7–25–227.49.23HarvardJohn YovicsinNRNR5–2–24–2–113.68.44 (tie)YaleJordan OlivarNRNR6–34–315.08.74 (tie)CornellTom HarpNRNR5–44–316.918.36ColumbiaAldo DonelliNRNR4–4–12–4–121.118.37BrownJohn McLaughryNRNR3–52–519.621.08PennJohn StiegmanNRNR3–61–610.821.0

Schedule Index to colors and formattingIvy League member wonIvy League member lostIvy League teams in bold

Week 1 Date Visiting team Home team Site Result September 28 Columbia Brown Brown Stadium • Providence, RI COL 41–14 September 28 Massachusetts Harvard Harvard Stadium • Boston, MA T 0–0 September 28 Bucknell Dartmouth Memorial Field • Hanover, NH W 20–18 September 28 Rutgers Princeton Palmer Stadium • Princeton, NJ W 24–0 September 28 Connecticut Yale Yale Bowl • New Haven, CT W 3–0 September 28 Colgate Cornell Schoellkopf Field • Ithaca, NY L 17–21 September 28 Lafayette Penn Franklin Field • Philadelphia, PA W 47–0

Week 2 Date Visiting team Home team Site Result October 5 Princeton Columbia Baker Field • New York City, NY PRIN 7–6 October 5 Rutgers Harvard Harvard Stadium • Boston, MA W 28–0 October 5 Dartmouth Penn Franklin Field • Philadelphia, PA DART 28–0 October 5 Brown Yale Yale Bowl • New Haven, CT BROWN 12–7 October 5 Lehigh Cornell Schoellkopf Field • Ithaca, NY W 24–0

Week 3 Date Visiting team Home team Site Result October 12 Columbia Yale Yale Bowl • New Haven, CT YALE 19–7 October 12 Cornell Harvard Harvard Stadium • Boston, MA HAR 21–14 October 12 Brown Dartmouth Memorial Field • Hanover, NH DART 14–7 October 12 Penn Princeton Palmer Stadium • Princeton, NJ PRIN 34–0

Week 4 Date Visiting team Home team Site Result October 19 Columbia Harvard Harvard Stadium • Boston, MA TIE 3–3 October 19 Holy Cross Dartmouth Memorial Field • Hanover, NH W 13–8 October 19 Colgate Princeton Palmer Stadium • Princeton, NJ W 42–0 October 19 Yale Cornell Schoellkopf Field • Ithaca, NY COR 13–10 October 19 Penn Brown Brown Stadium • Providence, RI BROWN 41–13

Week 5 Date Visiting team Home team Site Result October 26 Lehigh Columbia Baker Field • New York City, NY W 42–21 October 26 Dartmouth Harvard Harvard Stadium • Boston, MA HAR 17–13 October 26 Cornell Princeton Palmer Stadium • Princeton, NJ PRIN 51–14 October 26 Colgate Yale Yale Bowl • New Haven, CT W 31–0 October 26 Rutgers Penn Franklin Field • Philadelphia, PA W 7–6 October 26 Rhode Island Brown Brown Stadium • Providence, RI W 33–7

Week 6 Date Visiting team Home team Site Result November 2 Columbia Cornell Schoellkopf Field • Ithaca, NY COR 18–17 November 2 Harvard Penn Franklin Field • Philadelphia, PA PENN 7–2 November 2 Dartmouth Yale Yale Bowl • New Haven, CT YALE 10–6 November 2 Brown Princeton Palmer Stadium • Princeton, NJ PRIN 34–13

Week 7 Date Visiting team Home team Site Result November 9 Dartmouth Columbia Baker Field • New York City, NY DART 47–6 November 9 Princeton Harvard Harvard Stadium • Boston, MA HAR 21–7 November 9 Yale Penn Franklin Field • Philadelphia, PA YALE 28–7 November 9 Brown Cornell Schoellkopf Field • Ithaca, NY COR 28–25

Week 8 Date Visiting team Home team Site Result November 16 Penn Columbia Baker Field • New York City, NY COL 33–8 November 16 Harvard Brown Brown Stadium • Providence, RI HAR 24–12 November 16 Cornell Dartmouth Memorial Field • Hanover, NH DART 12–7 November 16 Yale Princeton Palmer Stadium • Princeton, NJ PRIN 27–7

Week 9 Date Visiting team Home team Site Result November 28 Cornell Penn Franklin Field • Philadelphia, PA COR 17–8 November 30 Columbia Rutgers Rutgers Stadium • Piscataway, NJ R 35–28 November 30 Harvard Yale Yale Bowl • New Haven, CT YALE 20–6 November 30 Dartmouth Princeton Palmer Stadium • Princeton, NJ DART 22–21

1964 NFL draft

Two Ivy League players were drafted in the 1964 NFL draft, held in December 1963: Gary Wood and Dick Niglio.

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