FEATURED GAME
Beat Minnesota
27
vs
13
Kept the Floyd of Rosedale — won by 14
Football History
Season Snapshot 1963 at a glance
1963 Iowa Football
3-3-2
Overall
2-3-1
Big Ten
Jerry Burns
Head coach
By the Numbers
Power rating
+9.8
Simple Rating System — #30 nationally
Memorable Games
Highest score
37
vs Indiana on Oct 12
Best defensive game
held them to 7
vs Washington (17-7)
Closest game
0-point loss
vs Washington State (14-14)
Biggest win
by 14
vs Minnesota (27-13)
Rankings & Streaks
Longest win streak
2
consecutive wins during the season
Home record
2-1
at Carver / Kinnick / home court
Road record
1-2
true road games (excludes neutral sites)
Season Defining Games ranked wins, overtime battles, and heartbreakers
Signature Wins
ROAD WIN
Beat Washington
17
vs
7
Quality road victory
Heartbreakers & Tough Tests
VS HEARTLAND TROPHY
Faced Wisconsin
7
vs
10
Trophy game came up just short
VS A TOP TEAM
Faced #9 Ohio State
3
vs
7
Tough matchup against #9
Compare This Team
See how the 1963 Hawkeyes stack up against another Iowa season.
1963 Schedule 8 games
| Date | Opponent | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28 | Home Washington State | 14–14 | T |
| Oct 5 | Away Washington | 17–7 | W |
| Oct 12 | Home Indiana | 37–26 | W |
| Oct 19 | Home (2) Wisconsin | 7–10 | L |
| Oct 26 | Away Purdue | 0–14 | L |
| Nov 2 | Away (9) Ohio State | 3–7 | L |
| Nov 9 | Home Minnesota | 27–13 | W |
| Nov 16 | Away Michigan | 21–21 | T |
Team & Player Stats
Per-Game Averages
Points per game
15.8
vs
14.0
Iowa scored versus Iowa allowed per game.
+1.8 points per game
Total yards
—
vs
—
How many yards Iowa moved the ball, versus how many they let the other team move.
Pass yards
145.6
vs
115.1
Yards from passing per game — Iowa versus opponents.
+30.5 difference per game
Rush yards
130.9
vs
166.1
Yards on the ground per game — Iowa versus opponents.
-35.2 difference per game
First downs
—
vs
—
A first down means a fresh set of four tries — earning more is good.
Turnovers
—
vs
—
Times Iowa lost the ball (lower is better) versus times the defense took it back (higher is better).
Top Performers
Team Stats per Game
Stat
Offense
Defense
Diff
Pass Cmp
9.4
9.8
-0.4
Pass Att
22.9
19.4
+3.5
Pass Cmp %
41.0
50.3
-9.3
Pass Yds
145.6
115.1
+30.5
Pass TD
1.5
0.8
+0.7
Rush Att
41.6
48.0
-6.4
Rush Yds
130.9
166.1
-35.2
Rush Y/A
3.1
3.5
-0.4
Rush TD
0.5
1.1
-0.6
Plays
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—
—
Total Yds
—
—
—
Yds/Play
—
—
—
1st Downs
—
—
—
Penalties
—
—
—
Penalty Yds
—
—
—
Fumbles
—
—
—
Interceptions
—
—
—
Turnovers
—
—
—
Player Stats
Passing
| Player | G | Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | Int | Y/A | AY/A | Y/C | Y/G | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary SnookQB | 8 | 34 | 90 | 37.8 | 667 | 5 | 5 | 7.4 | 6.0 | 19.6 | 83.4 | 107.3 |
| Fred RiddleQB | 8 | 40 | 91 | 44.0 | 501 | 7 | 4 | 5.5 | 5.1 | 12.5 | 62.6 | 106.8 |
| Bob ShermanRB | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Paul KrauseRB | 8 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | -3.0 | -3.0 | -3.0 | -0.4 | 74.8 |
Rushing & Receiving
| Player | G | Rushing | Receiving | Scrimmage | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Att | Yds | Y/A | TD | Y/G | Rec | Yds | Y/R | TD | Y/G | Plays | Yds | TD | ||
| Paul KrauseRB | 8 | 4 | 43 | 10.8 | 0 | 5.4 | 19 | 442 | 23.3 | 6 | 55.3 | 23 | 485 | 6 |
| Bobby GrierRB | 8 | 98 | 406 | 4.1 | 0 | 50.8 | 7 | 33 | 4.7 | 0 | 4.1 | 105 | 439 | 0 |
| Cloyd WebbWR | 8 | 3 | -6 | -2.0 | 0 | -0.8 | 24 | 424 | 17.7 | 4 | 53.0 | 27 | 418 | 4 |
| Lonnie RogersRB | 8 | 83 | 356 | 4.3 | 0 | 44.5 | 6 | 38 | 6.3 | 0 | 4.8 | 89 | 394 | 0 |
| Karlin RyanRB | 8 | 17 | 75 | 4.4 | 0 | 9.4 | 1 | 38 | 38.0 | 0 | 4.8 | 18 | 113 | 0 |
| Bob ShermanRB | 8 | 23 | 69 | 3.0 | 0 | 8.6 | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 2.4 | 25 | 88 | 0 |
| Gary SnookQB | 8 | 44 | 82 | 1.9 | 0 | 10.3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 44 | 82 | 0 |
| Gary SimpsonRB | 8 | 21 | 59 | 2.8 | 0 | 7.4 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 1.4 | 22 | 70 | 0 |
| Ivory McDowellWR | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 57 | 19.0 | 0 | 7.1 | 3 | 57 | 0 |
| Tony GiacobazziWR | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 49 | 8.2 | 2 | 6.1 | 6 | 49 | 2 |
| Dave LongWR | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 0 | 3.9 | 3 | 31 | 0 |
| Dick DoughertyRB | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 1.8 | 1 | 14 | 0 |
| Bill NiedbalaWR | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 1.1 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| Al RandolphWR | 8 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Craig NourseRB | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Terry FerryRB | 8 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Richard HendryxQB | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Fred RiddleQB | 8 | 33 | -64 | -1.9 | 0 | -8.0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 33 | -64 | 0 |
Scoring
| Player | G | Rush | Rec | PR | KR | Int | FR | Oth | TD | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | 2PM | Sfty | Pts | Pts/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul KrauseRB | 8 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 4.5 |
| Cloyd WebbWR | 8 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 3.0 |
| Tony GiacobazziWR | 8 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 1.5 |
1963 Roster 18 players
| Player | Class | Pos | Season summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Riddle | — | QB | 40 Cmp, 91 Att, 501 Yds, 7 TD |
| Gary Snook | — | QB | 34 Cmp, 90 Att, 667 Yds, 5 TD |
| Richard Hendryx | — | QB | |
| Bobby Grier | — | RB | 98 Att, 406 Yds, 4.1 Avg |
| Bob Sherman | — | RB | 23 Att, 69 Yds, 3.0 Avg |
| Craig Nourse | — | RB | 4 Att, 4 Yds, 1.0 Avg |
| Dick Dougherty | — | RB | 1 Rec, 14 Yds, 14.0 Avg |
| Gary Simpson | — | RB | 21 Att, 59 Yds, 2.8 Avg |
| Karlin Ryan | — | RB | 17 Att, 75 Yds, 4.4 Avg |
| Lonnie Rogers | — | RB | 83 Att, 356 Yds, 4.3 Avg |
| Paul Krause | — | RB | 19 Rec, 442 Yds, 23.3 Avg |
| Terry Ferry | — | RB | 1 Att, 3 Yds, 3.0 Avg |
| Al Randolph | — | WR | |
| Bill Niedbala | — | WR | 2 Rec, 9 Yds, 4.5 Avg |
| Cloyd Webb | — | WR | 24 Rec, 424 Yds, 17.7 Avg |
| Dave Long | — | WR | 3 Rec, 31 Yds, 10.3 Avg |
| Ivory McDowell | — | WR | 3 Rec, 57 Yds, 19.0 Avg |
| Tony Giacobazzi | — | WR | 6 Rec, 49 Yds, 8.2 Avg |
1963 AP Poll Movement
Iowa wasn't ranked in the AP poll this season.
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