1963 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

The 1963 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame as an independent during the 1963 NCAA University Division football season. Led by second-year head coach Hugh Devore, who had helmed the team in 1945, the Fighting Irish compiled a record of 2–7.

1963 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
Conference	Independent
Record	2–7
Head coach	Hugh Devore (2nd season)
Captain	Bob Lehmann
Home stadium	Notre Dame Stadium
Seasons ← 1962 1964 →

1963 NCAA University Division independents football records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 14 Memphis State			–					9	–	0	–	1
No. 3 Pittsburgh			–					9	–	1	–	0
No. 2 Navy			–					9	–	2	–	0
No. 12 Syracuse			–					8	–	2	–	0
Utah State			–					8	–	2	–	0
Oregon			–					8	–	3	–	0
No. 16 Penn State			–					7	–	3	–	0
Army			–					7	–	3	–	0
Air Force			–					7	–	4	–	0
Boston College			–					6	–	3	–	0
Buffalo			–					5	–	3	–	1
Southern Miss			–					5	–	3	–	1
Villanova			–					5	–	4	–	0
Oregon State			–					5	–	5	–	0
San Jose State			–					5	–	5	–	0
Xavier			–					5	–	4	–	1
West Texas State			–					4	–	4	–	1
Florida State			–					4	–	5	–	1
Colgate			–					3	–	4	–	1
New Mexico State			–					3	–	6	–	1
Colorado State			–					3	–	7	–	0
Miami (FL)			–					3	–	7	–	0
Texas Western			–					3	–	7	–	0
Detroit			–					2	–	6	–	1
Holy Cross			–					2	–	6	–	1
Notre Dame			–					2	–	7	–	0
Pacific (CA)			–					2	–	8	–	0
Houston			–					2	–	8	–	0
Boston University			–					1	–	6	–	1
Dayton			–					1	–	7	–	2
Rankings from Coaches Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 28	No. 6 Wisconsin		Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN	L 9–14	56,806
October 5	at Purdue		Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN (rivalry)	L 6–7	51,723
October 12	No. 7 USC		Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)	W 17–14	59,135
October 19	UCLA		Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN	W 27–12	42,948
October 26	at Stanford	No. 7	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (rivalry)	L 14–24	55,000
November 2	No. 4 Navy		Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)	L 14–35	59,362
November 9	No. 8 Pittsburgh		Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)	L 7–27	41,306	[1]
November 16	at No. 4 Michigan State		Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI (rivalry)	L 7–12	70,128
November 23	at Iowa		Iowa Stadium Iowa City, IA (cancelled due to the assassination of President Kennedy)
November 28	vs. Syracuse		Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY (Thanksgiving)	L 7–14	56,972
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Personnel

1963 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class HB John Atamian Jr G Jim Carroll Jr QB John Huarte Jr HB Jack Snow Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Hugh Devore Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Team players drafted into the NFL

Player	Position	Round	NFL club
Jim Kelly	TE	2	Pittsburgh Steelers
Paul Costa	TE	4	Green Bay Packers
Frank Budka	DB	4	Chicago Bears
Jim Snowden	Tackle	5	Washington Redskins
George Bednar	Guard	8	St. Louis Cardinals
Tom MacDonald	Back	13	Washington Redskins
Dave Humenik	Tackle	17	New York Giants

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