1963 Ripon Redmen football team

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1963 Ripon Redmen football
MWC champion
Conference Midwest Conference
Record8–0 (8–0 MWC)
Head coach
CaptainDick Willich
Home stadiumIngall Field
Seasons
← 1962
1964 →
1963 Midwest Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Ripon $ 8 –0 –08 –0 –0
Carleton 5 –2 –15 –2 –1
Cornell (IA) 5 –3 –05 –3 –0
Grinnell 5 –3 –05 –3 –0
Beloit 3 –3 –23 –3 –2
Coe 4 –4 –04 –4 –0
St. Olaf 4 –4 –04 –4 –0
Lawrence 3 –4 –13 –4 –1
Knox 1 –7 –01 –7 –0
Monmouth (IL) 0 –8 –00 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

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

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 21at Grinnell Grinnell, IA W 34–0 [11]
September 28 Monmouth (IL)
  • Ingall Field
  • Ripon, WI
W 35–0 [12]
October 5 Coe
  • Ingall Field
  • Ripon, WI
W 35–8 [13]
October 12 Carleton
  • Ingall Field
  • Ripon, WI
W 27–7 [14]
October 19 Lawrence
W 28–0 [15]
October 26at St. Olaf Northfield, MN W 27–19 [16]
November 2at Cornell (IA) Mount Vernon, IA W 35–31 [17]
November 9 Beloit
  • Ingall Field
  • Ripon, WI
W 20–0 [18]

[7] [1]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Conference Football Standings 1963" (PDF). Midwest Conference . Retrieved March 5, 2024.
  3. ↑ Record Book, p. 2.
  4. ↑ "Defensive Team Single Season Records". Ripon College. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
  5. ↑ "Ankerson Point Champ". The Daily Telegram. November 19, 1963. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Little All-America: Ankerson Selected 3rd Team". Daily Northwestern. December 3, 1963. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. 1 2 "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved March 5, 2024.
  8. ↑ "Jack Ankerson Unanimous Pick For All-Midwest". The La Crosse Tribune. November 15, 1963. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
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  18. ↑ "Redmen Undefeated, Blank Beloit in Finale". Daily Northwestern. November 11, 1963. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
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