1963 Iowa State Cyclones football team

The 1963 Iowa State Cyclones football team represented Iowa State University in the Big Eight Conference during the 1963 NCAA University Division football season. In their sixth year under head coach Clay Stapleton, the Cyclones compiled a 4–5 record (3–4 against conference opponents), tied for fourth place in the conference, and were outscored by opponents by a combined total of 143 to 129.[1][2] They played their home games at Clyde Williams Field in Ames, Iowa.

1963 Iowa State Cyclones football
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
1963 record4–5 (3–4 Big 8)
Head coach
CaptainDave Hoover
Home stadiumClyde Williams Field
1963 Big Eight Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 6 Nebraska $ 7 –0 –0  10 –1 –0
No. 9 Oklahoma 6 –1 –0  8 –2 –0
Missouri 5 –2 –0  7 –3 –0
Kansas 3 –4 –0  5 –5 –0
Iowa State 3 –4 –0  4 –5 –0
Colorado 2 –5 –0  2 –8 –0
Kansas State 1 –5 –0  2 –7 –0
Oklahoma State 0 –6 –0  1 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The regular starting lineup on offense consisted of left end Randy Kidd, left tackle Norm Taylor, left guard Chuck Steimle, center John Berrington, right guard Tim Brown, right tackle John Van Sicklen, right end Larry Hannahs, quarterback Ken Bunte, halfbacks Ozzie Clay and Dick Limerick, and fullback Tom Vaughn.[2] Dave Hoover was the team captain.[2]

The team's statistical leaders included Tom Vaughn with 795 rushing yards, Ken Bunte with 347 passing yards, Dick Limerick with 339 receiving yards and 59 points scored (five touchdowns, five field goals, and 14 extra points).[3][4] Two Iowa State players were selected as first-team all-conference players: center John Berrington and fullback Tom Vaughn.[5]

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResult
September 21at California*
L 8–15
September 28VMI*
W 21–6
October 5at Nebraska
L 7–21
October 12at Kansas
W 17–14
October 19at Colorado
W 19–7
October 26Missouri
L 0–7
November 2Oklahoma State
  • Clyde Williams Field
  • Ames, IA
W 33–28
November 9at No. 6 Oklahoma
L 14–24
November 16Kansas State
  • Clyde Williams Field
  • Ames, IA (rivalry)
L 10–21
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References
  1. "1963 Iowa State Cyclones Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
  2. "2017 Iowa State Football Fact Book" (PDF). Iowa State University. 2017. p. 156.
  3. 2017 Fact Book, pp. 112-114.
  4. "1963 Iowa State Cyclones Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 22, 2017.
  5. 2017 Fact Book, p. 75.
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