1963 Little All-America college football team

1963 Little All-America college football team
Little All-America college football team
1963 NAIA football season, 1963 NCAA College Division football season
1962 ← → 1964

The 1963 Little All-America college football team is composed of college football players from small colleges and universities who were selected by the Associated Press (AP) as the best players at each position. For 1963, the AP selected three teams of 11 players each, with no separate defensive platoons.[1]

Quarterback George Bork of Northern Illinois was the only repeater from 1962. Bork set 14 national passing records during his time at Northern Illinois, including single-season records of 3,077 passing yards, 374 completions, 32 touchdowns, and 341.9 passing yards per game.[2] He was later inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.

End Robert Cherry of Wittenberg had 45 receptions for 886 yards and 13 touchdowns. Back Mike Brown of Delaware averaged 104.8 rushing yards per game and averaged 6.3 yards per carry.[2]

  1. ^ "Little All-America". The Des Moines Register. December 4, 1963. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ a b Harold Claasen (December 3, 1963). "Bork Big man on Little All-America". The Ithaca Journal. Associated Press. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.