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1963 John Carroll Blue Streaks football
PAC champion
Conference Presidents' Athletic Conference
Record7–0 (6–0 PAC)
Head coach
Seasons
←  1962
1964 →
1963 Presidents' Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
John Carroll $ 6 0 0 7 0 0
Washington & Jefferson 4 2 0 5 2 0
Thiel 4 2 1 4 2 1
Wayne State (MI) 3 3 0 3 4 0
Allegheny 2 3 0 4 3 0
Bethany (WV) 2 5 0 2 5 0
Case Tech 2 5 0 2 5 0
Western Reserve 1 4 1 1 5 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1963 John Carroll Blue Streaks football team was an American football team that represented John Carroll University in the Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) during the 1963 NCAA College Division football season. The team compiled a 7–0 record, won the PAC championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 140 to 28. [1] It was the team's second consecutive undefeated season.

John Ray was the team's head coach for the fifth year. In January 1964, he resigned his position with John Carroll to join Ara Parseghian's staff at Notre Dame. [2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 5 Bethany (WV) Cleveland, OHW 21–6
October 12 Wayne State (MI)Cleveland, OHW 20–0 [3]
October 19at Ohio Northern* Ada, OHW 14–0 [4]
October 26 Western ReserveCleveland, OHW 9–32,500 [5]
November 2 Case TechCleveland, OHW 20–13 [6]
November 9at Thiel Greenville, PAW 42–03,500 [7] [8]
November 16 Washington & JeffersonCleveland, OHW 14–6
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "John Carroll (OH) Records by Year". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 7, 2015. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
  2. ^ "John Carroll Seeking Coach". The Times Recorder. January 11, 1964. p. B3 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Carroll Wins, 20-0: Wayne Improves, But Still Loses". Detroit Free Press. October 13, 1963. p. 3D – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "ON Tumbles". Mansfield News-Journal. October 20, 1963. p. 35 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Carroll's Victory String Now At 12". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 27, 1963 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "13th Victory". Mansfield News-Journal. November 3, 1963. p. 37 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Thiel Bows, 42-0, To John Carroll". The Pittsburgh Press. November 10, 1963. p. IV-7 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "John Carroll 42 Thiel 0". The Akron Beacon Journal. November 10, 1963 – via Newspapers.com.