1963 Northwestern Wildcats football team

1963 Northwestern Wildcats football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record5–4 (3–4 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPBill Swingle
Captains
  • Chuck Logan
  • Kent Pike
Home stadiumDyche Stadium
1963 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Illinois $ 5 1 18 1 1
No. 9 Michigan State 4 1 16 2 1
Ohio State 4 1 15 3 1
Purdue 4 3 05 4 0
Northwestern 3 4 05 4 0
Wisconsin 3 4 05 4 0
Michigan 2 3 23 4 2
Iowa 2 3 13 3 2
Minnesota 2 5 03 6 0
Indiana 1 5 03 6 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1963 Northwestern Wildcats team was an American football team that represented Northwestern University during the 1963 Big Ten Conference football season. In their eighth year under head coach Ara Parseghian, the Wildcats compiled a 5–4 record (3–4 against conference opponents) and finished in a tie for fifth place in the Big Ten Conference.

The team's offensive leaders were quarterback Tom Myers with 1,398 passing yards, Willie Stinson with 368 rushing yards, and Gary Crum with 417 receiving yards.