1963 Michigan State Spartans football team

The 1963 Michigan State Spartans football team represented Michigan State University in the 1963 Big Ten Conference football season. In their 10th season under head coach Duffy Daugherty, the Spartans compiled a 6–2–1 overall record 4–1–1 against Big Ten opponents), finished in second place in the Big Ten Conference, and were ranked #9 in the final AP Poll.

1963 Michigan State Spartans football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 10
APNo. 10
Record6–2–1 (4–1–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPSherman Lewis
CaptainSherman Lewis, Dan Underwood
Home stadiumSpartan Stadium
1963 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Illinois $ 5 1 18 1 1
No. 9 Michigan State 4 1 16 2 1
Ohio State 4 1 15 3 1
Purdue 4 3 05 4 0
Northwestern 3 4 05 4 0
Wisconsin 3 4 05 4 0
Michigan 2 3 23 4 2
Iowa 2 3 13 3 2
Minnesota 2 5 03 6 0
Indiana 1 5 03 6 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Two Spartans were selected as first-team players on the 1963 All-Big Ten Conference football team. Halfback Sherman Lewis received first-team honors from the Associated Press (AP) and United Press International (UPI), and end Dan Underwood received first-team honors from the AP. Lewis was also a consensus first-team All-American.

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