1963 small college football rankings

1963 small college football rankings
Selectors: AP, UPI
No. 1: Northern Illinois (AP)
No. 1: Delaware (UPI)
Small college football rankings (AP, UPI)

The 1963 small college football rankings are rankings of college football teams representing smaller college and university teams during the 1963 college football season, including the 1963 NCAA College Division football season and the 1963 NAIA football season. Separate rankings were published by the Associated Press (AP) and the United Press International (UPI). The AP rankings were selected by a board of sports writers, and the UPI rankings were selected by a board of small-college coaches.

In the final AP poll, the 1963 Northern Illinois Huskies football team (10–0) was rated as the small-college champion. The Huskies were led by the record-setting passing of quarterback George Bork.[1]

In the final UPI poll, the 1963 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team (8–0) was rated as the small-college champion.[2] Delaware was ranked No. 2 in the AP poll.

  1. ^ "Hens Lose AP Poll". The News Journal. November 29, 1963. p. 85 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Delaware tops small colleges". Redlands Daily Facts. December 4, 1962. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.