1963 Lewis & Clark Pioneers football team
| 1963 Lewis & Clark Pioneers football | |
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NWC champion | |
| Conference | Northwest Conference |
| Record | 8–0 (5–0 NWC) |
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| No. 8 Lewis & Clark $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16 Linfield | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Willamette | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pacific (OR) | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College of Idaho | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Whitman | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1963 Lewis & Clark Pioneers football team was an American football team that represented Lewis & Clark College of Portland, Oregon, as a member of the Northwest Conference (NWC) during the 1963 NAIA football season. In their 17th year under head coach Joe Huston, the Pioneers compiled a perfect 8–0 record (5–0 in conference games), won the NWC championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 294 to 94.[1][2][3]
Halfback Mickey Hergert was selected as a second-team player on the 1963 Little All-America college football team.[4] Nine Lewis & Clark players were selected as first team players on the All-NWC football team: Hergert; quarterback Bill Henselman; offensive tackle Rick Wheatley; offensive guard Gary Boggs; defensive tackle Roger Paul; middle guard Mike Kostrba; linebackers Bob Reichert and Mike Gilbert; and defensive halfback Mike Gilbert.[5]
The team played its home games at in Portland, Oregon.
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 21 | Portland State* | Portland, OR | W 37–26 | [6] | |||
| September 28 | at Chico State* |
| W 16–14 | 3,300 | [7] | ||
| October 5 | at Willamette |
| W 41–13 | [8] | |||
| October 12 | Linfield | Portland, OR | W 21–7 | [9] | |||
| October 19 | Pacific Lutheran* | Portland, OR | W 63–27 | [10] | |||
| October 26 | College of Idaho | Portland, OR | W 41–0 | [11] | |||
| November 2 | at Whitman | Walla Walla, WA | W 40–0 | [12] | |||
| November 9 | Pacific (OR) | Portland, OR | W 35–7 | [13] | |||
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References
[edit]- ^ "Linfield Nabs Bearcats, 21-0 To Nab Second". Longview Daily News. Longview, Washington. Associated Press. November 18, 1963. p. 14. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Northwest Conference Football History" (PDF). Northwest Conference. p. 5. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
- ^ "1963 Football Team". Lewis & Clark College. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
- ^ Harold Claassen (December 3, 1963). "Hergert on Second: Prodigious Passer Leads Little A-A". The Capital Journal. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "NWC Taps Bearcat Pair". The Capital Journal. December 6, 1963. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Pioneers Nip PSC, 37 to 26". Statesman. September 22, 1963. p. 39 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 20, 2022.
- ^ "Willamette Loses, 41-13: L-C Raps Bearcats". Statesman. October 6, 1963. pp. 13, 15 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lewis & Clark pulls upset to topple Linfield, 21-7". The Bulletin. October 14, 1963. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lewis-Clark Smashes Pacific Lutheran 63-27". The Tacoma News Tribune. October 20, 1963. p. B9 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Pioneers Rip Coyotes 41-0". Statesman. October 27, 1963. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lewis And Clark Dumps Whitman". The Bellingham Herald. November 3, 1963. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "L-C Whips Pacific U: Hergert Nets 3". Statesman. November 10, 1963. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
