1963 Ripon Redmen football team
| 1963 Ripon Redmen football | |
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MWC champion | |
| Conference | Midwest Conference |
| Record | 8–0 (8–0 MWC) |
| Head coach |
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| Captain | Dick Willich |
| Home stadium | Ingall Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ripon $ | 8 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Carleton | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cornell (IA) | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grinnell | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Beloit | 3 | – | 3 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coe | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| St. Olaf | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lawrence | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Knox | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Monmouth (IL) | 0 | – | 8 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1963 Ripon Redmen football team was an American football team that represented Ripon College as a member of the Midwest Conference (MWC) during the 1963 NCAA College Division football season. In their sixth year under head coach John Storzer, the Redmen compiled a perfect 8–0 record (8–0 in conference games), won the MWC championship, shut out four of eight opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 241 to 65.[1][2] It was Ripon's first perfect season since 1957.[3]
The team gave up an average of 66.8 passing yards, 188 total yards and 8.1 points per game which rank as the first, third, and fifth best in Ripon football history.[4]
Quarterback Jack Ankerson known as "Mister Touchdown", led the nation's small-college players with 145 points scored (18 touchdowns, 28 extra points, and three Field goals) and won third-team honors on the 1963 Little All-America college football team.[5][6]
Other statistical leaders included Ankerson with 1,128 passing yards and 1,490 yards of total offense; back and team captain Dick Willich with 541 rushing yards on 118 carries; and Dick Bennett with 21 receptions for 339 yards.[7]
Six Ripon players were selected by MWC coaches as first-team players on the all-conference team: quarterback Jack Ankerson; halfback Dick Willich; offensive end Doug Bradley; Mike Vinyard; junior center Phil Holm; junior middle guard Pete Cooper; and junior defensive halfback Jim Cahoon.[8]
The team played its home games at Ingall Field (sometimes referred to as Ingall's Field) in Ripon, Wisconsin.[9][10]
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source |
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| September 21 | at Grinnell | Grinnell, IA | W 34–0 | [11] |
| September 28 | Monmouth (IL) |
| W 35–0 | [12] |
| October 5 | Coe |
| W 35–8 | [13] |
| October 12 | Carleton |
| W 27–7 | [14] |
| October 19 | Lawrence |
| W 28–0 | [15] |
| October 26 | at St. Olaf | Northfield, MN | W 27–19 | [16] |
| November 2 | at Cornell (IA) | Mount Vernon, IA | W 35–31 | [17] |
| November 9 | Beloit |
| W 20–0 | [18] |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Ripon College Football Record Book" (PDF). Ripon College. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
- ^ "Conference Football Standings 1963" (PDF). Midwest Conference. Retrieved March 5, 2024.
- ^ Record Book, p. 2.
- ^ "Defensive Team Single Season Records". Ripon College. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
- ^ "Ankerson Point Champ". The Daily Telegram. November 19, 1963. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Little All-America: Ankerson Selected 3rd Team". Daily Northwestern. December 3, 1963. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved March 5, 2024.
- ^ "Jack Ankerson Unanimous Pick For All-Midwest". The La Crosse Tribune. November 15, 1963. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "WCWC advertisement (Monmouth game)". The Northwestern. September 27, 1963. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "WCWC advertisement (Lawrence game)". The Northwestern. October 18, 1963. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ripon '11' Wallops Grinnell, 34 to 0: Ankerson Scores 3 Touchdowns, Passes for Another in Rout". Sunday Post-Crescent. September 22, 1963. p. D2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ripon, Ankerson Trounce Monmouth Scots, 35-0". Daily Northwestern. September 30, 1963. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ankerson Leads Redmen to Easy Football Win: Neenah Quarterback Scores 23 Points Against Coe". The Post Crescent. October 6, 1963 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Redmen Bomb Carleton '11'". Daily Northwestern. October 14, 1963. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ripon Tops Vikes, Stays Undefeated: Ankerson Scores 22 in 28-20 Win; Second-Half Play Almost Even". The Post-Crescent. October 20, 1963. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mr. TD Runs, Passes Ripon Past St. Olaf". Minneapolis Tribune. October 27, 1963. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ripon Tops Cornell to Clinch Title". The Des Moines Register. November 3, 1963. p. 8S – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Redmen Undefeated, Blank Beloit in Finale". Daily Northwestern. November 11, 1963. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.