1963Nebraska Cornhuskers football
Big Eight champion Orange Bowl champion
Orange Bowl, W 13–7 vs.Auburn
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 5
AP	No. 6
Record	10–1 (7–0 Big Eight)
Head coach	Bob Devaney (2nd season)
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 1962 1964 →

The1963 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team was the representative of theUniversity of Nebraska and member of theBig Eight Conference in the1963 NCAA University Division football season. The team was coached byBob Devaney and played their home games atMemorial Stadium inLincoln, Nebraska.

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 21	2:00 pm	South Dakota State*		Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE		W 58–7	34,493
September 28	1:30 pm	atMinnesota*		Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, MN (rivalry)		W 14–7	60,711
October 5	2:00 pm	Iowa State		Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE (rivalry)		W 21–7	37,640
October 12	2:00 pm	Air Force*		Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE		L 13–17	38,067
October 19	1:30 pm	atKansas State		Memorial Stadium Manhattan, KS (rivalry)		W 28–6	14,920
October 26	2:00 pm	Colorado		Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE (rivalry)		W 41–6	37,630
November 2	1:30 pm	atMissouri		Memorial Stadium Columbia, MO (rivalry)		W 13–12	52,877
November 9	2:00 pm	Kansas		Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE (rivalry)		W 23–9	39,844
November 16	1:30 pm	atOklahoma State	No. 10	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK		W 20–16	20,078
November 23	2:00 pm	No. 6Oklahoma	No. 10	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE (rivalry)		W 29–20	38,362
January 1	1:00 pm	vs. No. 5Auburn*	No. 6	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL (Orange Bowl)	ABC	W 13–7	72,647	[1]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings fromAP Poll released prior to the game All times are inCentral time

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This game was almost canceled due to theassassination of President John F. Kennedy the day before. But both schools eventually agreed to hold the game anyway. It was one of only 5 games across the country played that day.

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• All American:Robert Brown
• National Lineman of the Year: Bob Brown
• All Big Eight: Bob Brown,Dennis Claridge,Lloyd Voss
• Big Eight Player of the Year: Dennis Claridge

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• Robert Brown, 1964 2nd-round pick of thePhiladelphia Eagles
• James Brown, 1966 13th-round pick of theSt. Louis Cardinals
• Dennis Claridge, 1963 3rd-round pick of theGreen Bay Packers
• Dick Czap, 1966 12th-round pick of theCleveland Browns
• Rudy Johnson, 1964 5th-round pick of theSan Francisco 49ers
• Robert Jones, 1964 18th-round pick of theWashington Redskins
• Monte Kiffin, 1964 15th-round pick of theMinnesota Vikings
• Tony Jeter, 1966 3rd-round pick of theGreen Bay Packers
• John Kirby, 1964 5th-round pick of theMinnesota Vikings
• Larry Kramer, 1964 15th-round pick of theIndianapolis Colts
• Preston Love, 1965 19th-round pick of theDetroit Lions
• Kent McCloughan, 1965 3rd-round pick of theWashington Redskins
• Willie Ross, 1964 9th-round pick of theSt. Louis Cardinals
• David Theisen, 1963 11th-round pick of theLos Angeles Rams
• Lloyd Voss, 1964 1st-round pick of theGreen Bay Packers
• Freeman White, 1966 9th-round pick of theNew York Giants

• 1963 Big Eight Conference football season
• Nebraska Cornhuskers football seasons
• Big Eight Conference football champion seasons
• Orange Bowl champion seasons
• 1963 in sports in Nebraska

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