1963 Lewis & Clark Pioneers football team

1963 Lewis & Clark Pioneers football
NWC champion
ConferenceNorthwest Conference
Record8–0 (5–0 NWC)
Head coach
Seasons
← 1962
1964 →
1963 Northwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
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
  • $ – Conference champion

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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21Portland State*Portland, ORW 37–26[6]
September 28at Chico State*
W 16–143,300[7]
October 5at Willamette
W 41–13[8]
October 12LinfieldPortland, ORW 21–7[9]
October 19Pacific Lutheran*Portland, ORW 63–27[10]
October 26College of IdahoPortland, ORW 41–0[11]
November 2at WhitmanWalla Walla, WAW 40–0[12]
November 9Pacific (OR)Portland, ORW 35–7[13]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "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 Open access icon.
  2. ^ "Northwest Conference Football History" (PDF). Northwest Conference. p. 5. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
  3. ^ "1963 Football Team". Lewis & Clark College. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
  4. ^ Harold Claassen (December 3, 1963). "Hergert on Second: Prodigious Passer Leads Little A-A". The Capital Journal. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "NWC Taps Bearcat Pair". The Capital Journal. December 6, 1963. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Pioneers Nip PSC, 37 to 26". Statesman. September 22, 1963. p. 39 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 20, 2022.
  8. ^ "Willamette Loses, 41-13: L-C Raps Bearcats". Statesman. October 6, 1963. pp. 13, 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Lewis & Clark pulls upset to topple Linfield, 21-7". The Bulletin. October 14, 1963. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Lewis-Clark Smashes Pacific Lutheran 63-27". The Tacoma News Tribune. October 20, 1963. p. B9 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Pioneers Rip Coyotes 41-0". Statesman. October 27, 1963. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Lewis And Clark Dumps Whitman". The Bellingham Herald. November 3, 1963. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "L-C Whips Pacific U: Hergert Nets 3". Statesman. November 10, 1963. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.