The 1963 Luther Norse football team was an American football team that represented Luther College as a member of the Iowa Conference during the 1963 NAIA football season. In their 12th year under head coach Edsel Schweizer, the Norse compiled a perfect 9–0 record (8–0 against conference opponents), won the IC championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 315 to 53.
| 1963 Luther Norse football | |
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Iowa Conference champion | |
| Conference | Iowa Conference |
| Record | 9–0 (8–0 Iowa) |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Luther $ | 8 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central (IA) | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Upper Iowa | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Simpson (IA) | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dubuque | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Buena Vista | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wartburg | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa Wesleyan | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William Penn | 0 | – | 8 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Fullback Jerry Wonders ranked second among the country's small-college players with 1,017 rushing yards.[1] Wonders was selected as a second-team back on the Associated Press' 1963 Little All-America college football team.[2]
Seven Luther players were selected to the 1963 All-Iowa Conference football team: bacs Jerry Wonders and Bob Naslund; ends Richard Ashland, Gary Lowmiller and Claude Jacobson; and tackles Charles Stern and Earl Jensen.[3]
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 14 | at Dubuque | Dubuque, IA | W 32–0 | [4] | |||
| September 21 | Wartburg | Decorah, IA | W 34–7 | 4,200 | [5] | ||
| September 28 | at Upper Iowa | Fayette, IA | W 27–0 | 4,000 | [6] | ||
| October 5 | William Penn | Decorah, IA | W 54–6 | [7] | |||
| October 12 | at Central (IA) | Pella, IA | W 14–7 | [8] | |||
| October 19 | Buena Vista | Decorah, IA | W 27–7 | [9] | |||
| October 26 | at Parsons* | Fairfield, IA | W 34–14 | [10] | |||
| November 2 | at Iowa Wesleyan | Mount Pleasant, IA | W 45–6 | [11] | |||
| November 9 | Simpson | Decorah, IA | W 48–6 | [1] | |||
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Personnel
editThe following players won varsity letters:[12]
- Tom Altmeler
- Mel Ashland
- Richard Ashland
- Kenneth Belanger
- Harold Bendicsen
- John Benn
- James Boyce
- David Chellevold
- John Cutting
- Howard Dettloff
- Dean Ellingson
- Joseph Fillman
- Harold Fish
- Jay Geerdes
- Dale Halverson
- Richard Hemp
- Gerald Holmmes
- Dennis Ibbotson
- George Indestad
- Claude Jacobson
- Earl Jensen
- Peter Johnson
- Steven Johnson
- Francis Koch
- John Lee
- Gary Lowmiller
- Robert Melcher
- Steven Messer
- Darryl Meyer
- David Miller
- Dennis Mitchell
- Robert Naslund
- David Nesset
- Lowell Olsen
- Paul Olsen
- Steven Olson
- Thomas Precious
- David Sandeno
- Stephen Schach
- Russ Schneider
- David Schreiber
- Robert Schroeder
- Ronald Schultz
- David Solberg
- Larry Staffon
- John Stark
- Charles Stern
- Robert Thompson
- Leallyn Turvold
- Craig Williams
- Jerry Wonders
References
edit- ^ a b "Luther Finishes 9-0 With 48-6 Romp Past Simpson". The Des Moines Register. November 10, 1963. p. 6S – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wonders On Second 'Little' Team". Des oines Tribune. December 3, 1963. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Luther Lands Seven On Loop Star Squad". Carroll Daily Times Herald. November 26, 1963. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Luther Beats Dubuque, 32-0". The Des Moines Register. September 15, 1963. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Burke Evans (September 22, 1963). "Norsemen Outclass Rival Knights 34-7". Waterloo Sunday Courier. p. 41 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Luther Smashes Peacocks". Waterloo Sunday Courier. September 29, 1963. p. 43 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Luther Routs Penn, 54-6". The Des Moines Register. October 6, 1963. p. 6S – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Luther Survives Central Test 14-7". Waterloo Sunday Courier. October 13, 1963. pp. 41, 42 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Luther (6-0) Shreds Buena Vista, 17-7". Waterloo Sunday Courier. October 20, 1963. p. 42 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Last Half Spree Aids Luther". Sunday Times-Democrat. October 27, 1963. p. 7B – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Luther Wins Title With 45-6 Win". Waterloo Sunday Courier. November 3, 1963. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Terry Zastrow Luther College 3-Sport Star". Waterloo Gazette. December 6, 1963. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.