The 1963 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team was the representative of the

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and member of the

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in the 1963 NCAA University Division football season. The team was coached by

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and played their home games at Memorial Stadium in

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Schedule

Roster

Depth Chart

Coaching staff

Game summaries

South Dakota State

Minnesota

Iowa State

Air Force

Kansas State

Colorado

Missouri

Kansas

Oklahoma State

Oklahoma

This game was almost canceled due to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy the day before. But both schools eventually agreed to hold the game anyway. It was the only game across the country that was played that day.

Auburn

Rankings

Awards

* All American: Robert Brown * National Lineman of the Year: Bob Brown * All Big 8: Bob Brown,

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, Lloyd Voss * Big 8 Player of the Year: Dennis Claridge

Future professional players

* Robert Brown, 1964 2nd-round pick of the

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* James Brown, 1966 13th-round pick of the

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, 1963 3rd-round pick of the

Green Bay Packers The Green Bay Packers are a professional American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The Packers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC North, North division. It ...

* Dick Czap, 1966 12th-round pick of the

Cleveland Browns The Cleveland Browns are a professional American football team based in Cleveland. Named after original coach and co-founder Paul Brown, they compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the American Football Conference ( ...

* Rudy Johnson, 1964 5th-round pick of the

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* Robert Jones, 1964 18th-round pick of the

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* Monte Kiffin, 1964 15th-round pick of the

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* Tony Jeter, 1966 3rd-round pick of the

* John Kirby, 1964 5th-round pick of the

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, 1964 15th-round pick of the

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* Preston Love, 1965 19th-round pick of the

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, 1965 3rd-round pick of the

* Willie Ross, 1964 9th-round pick of the

* David Theisen, 1963 11th-round pick of the

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* Lloyd Voss, 1964 1st-round pick of the

* Freeman White, 1966 9th-round pick of the

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References

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Nebraska Cornhuskers football seasons Big Eight Conference football champion seasons Orange Bowl champion seasons

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