1963 Luther Norse football team explained
| Year: | 1963 |
| Team: | Luther Norse |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Iowa Conference |
| Short Conf: | Iowa |
| Record: | 9–0 |
| Conf Record: | 8–0 |
| Head Coach: | Edsel Schweizer |
| Hc Year: | 12th |
| Champion: | Iowa Conference champion |
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.
Fullback Jerry Wonders ranked second among the country's small-college players with 1,017 rushing yards. Wonders was selected as a second-team back on the Associated Press' 1963 Little All-America college football team.[1]
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.[2]
Personnel
The following players won varsity letters:[3]
- 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
Notes and References
- News: Wonders On Second 'Little' Team. Des oines Tribune. December 3, 1963. 21. Newspapers.com.
- News: Luther Lands Seven On Loop Star Squad. Carroll Daily Times Herald. November 26, 1963. 2. Newspapers.com.
- News: Terry Zastrow Luther College 3-Sport Star. Waterloo Gazette. December 6, 1963. 23. Newspapers.com.
