1963 Lewis & Clark Pioneers football team

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1963 Lewis & Clark Pioneers football
NWC champion
Conference Northwest Conference
Record8–0 (5–0 NWC)
Head coach
Seasons
← 1962
1964 →
1963 Northwest Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 8 Lewis & Clark $ 5 –0 –08 –0 –0
No. 16 Linfield 4 –1 –08 –1 –0
Willamette 3 –2 –03 –5 –0
Pacific (OR) 2 –3 –03 –6 –0
College of Idaho 1 –4 –03 –6 –0
Whitman 0 –5 –01 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1963 Lewis & Clark Pioneers football team was an American football team that represented Lewis & Clark College of Portland, Oregon, as a member of the Northwest Conference (NWC) during the 1963 NAIA football season. In their 17th year under head coach Joe Huston, the Pioneers compiled a perfect 8–0 record (5–0 in conference games), won the NWC championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 294 to 94. [1] [2] [3]

Halfback Mickey Hergert was selected as a second-team player on the 1963 Little All-America college football team. [4] Nine Lewis & Clark players were selected as first team players on the All-NWC football team: Hergert; quarterback Bill Henselman; offensive tackle Rick Wheatley; offensive guard Gary Boggs; defensive tackle Roger Paul; middle guard Mike Kostrba; linebackers Bob Reichert and Mike Gilbert; and defensive halfback Mike Gilbert. [5]

The team played its home games at in Portland, Oregon.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21 Portland State * Portland, OR W 37–26 [6]
September 28at Chico State *
W 16–143,300 [7]
October 5at Willamette
W 41–13 [8]
October 12 Linfield Portland, ORW 21–7 [9]
October 19 Pacific Lutheran *Portland, ORW 63–27 [10]
October 26 College of Idaho Portland, ORW 41–0 [11]
November 2at Whitman Walla Walla, WA W 40–0 [12]
November 9 Pacific (OR) Portland, ORW 35–7 [13]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

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  2. ↑ "Northwest Conference Football History" (PDF). Northwest Conference. p. 5. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
  3. ↑ "1963 Football Team". Lewis & Clark College. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
  4. ↑ Harold Claassen (December 3, 1963). "Hergert on Second: Prodigious Passer Leads Little A-A". The Capital Journal. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "NWC Taps Bearcat Pair". The Capital Journal. December 6, 1963. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Pioneers Nip PSC, 37 to 26". Statesman. September 22, 1963. p. 39 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved May 20, 2022.
  8. ↑ "Willamette Loses, 41-13: L-C Raps Bearcats". Statesman. October 6, 1963. pp. 13, 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Lewis & Clark pulls upset to topple Linfield, 21-7". The Bulletin. October 14, 1963. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Lewis-Clark Smashes Pacific Lutheran 63-27". The Tacoma News Tribune. October 20, 1963. p. B9 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Pioneers Rip Coyotes 41-0". Statesman. October 27, 1963. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Lewis And Clark Dumps Whitman". The Bellingham Herald. November 3, 1963. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "L-C Whips Pacific U: Hergert Nets 3". Statesman. November 10, 1963. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
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