A History of Nebraska 8-Man Football - 1963 All-State Teams/Final Rankings.

*158 Teams played 8-Man football in 1963 and here is how the Final Omaha World-Herald 8-Man Football rating looked according to Gregg McBride.

There were two 8-Man sections used for ratings purposes once again, a Class A set of rankings which included teams from Class C-2 playing the 8-Man game and a Class B section which included the remaining schools in Nebraska fielding an 8-Man team.

Mr. McBride then combined the two for an Overall 8-Man Top Ten which included the Cream of the Crop from both “A” and “B”.

Below is the OVERALL TOP TEN, the Class A and Class B TOP Tens.

*Final 8-Man OVERALL Top 10 (1963)*

1. Beaver Crossing (9-0)

2. Maywood (9-0)

3. Winnebago (9-0)

4. Madrid (9-0)

5. Odell (9-0)

6. Oakdale (9-0)

7. Palisade (9-0)

8. Walthill (8-1)

9. Paxton (9-1)

10. Sumner (8-1)

*Final 8-Man Class A Top 10 (1963)*

1. Winnebago (9-0)

2. Odell (9-0)

3. Walthill (8-1)

4. Adams (6-4)

5. Dawson-Verdon (6-2-1)

6. Valparaiso (4-3-1)

7. West Kearney (5-4)

8. Hayes Center (4-2-1)

9. Ceresco (4-4-1)

10. Wahoo Catholic (4-5)

*Final 8-Man Class B Top 10 (1963)*

1. Beaver Crossing (9-0)

2. Maywood (9-0)

3. Madrid (9-0)

4. Odell (9-0)

5. Palisade (9-0)

6. Paxton (9-1)

7. Sumner (8-1)

8. Cedar Bluffs (8-2)

9. York St. Joseph (7-2)

10. Bradshaw (7-2)

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Class 8-Man teams dominated the Final OVERALL Top Ten due to the fact there were barely enough Class “A” teams (Class C schools) competing in the 8-Man ranks in 1963.

*1963 Eight-Man Football Final OVERALL Top 10*

1. Beaver Crossing, (9-0)

33 Shelby………….....7 - 40 Friend……………....13

52 West Kearney…..12 - 52 Gresham…………...9

26 Western…………...0 - 53 McCool Junction…0

26 York St. Joseph…6 - 54 Dorchester………....0

26 Bradshaw…. ……..7

Coach-Tom Leehy

2. Maywood (8-0)

45 Venango………..7 - 79 Wallace…...0

47 Beaver Valley...6 - 47 Farnam…..7

62 Brady……...…....0 - 34 Elsie……....0

64 Norcatur, Kan…6 - 66 Maxwell….14

Coach-Cliff Jacobs

3. Winnebago (8-0)

15 Cedar Bluffs…7 - 26 Beemer…....7

33 Walthill……….13 - 40 Homer…..13

20 Walthill……….18 - 47 Decatur…..0

26 Newcastle..…..12 - 46 Bancroft…12

Coach-Keith Richy

4. Madrid (9-0)

27 Wallace………....7 - 26 Paxton…….13

52 Arthur…………...12 - 54 Lewellen…35

46 Hayes Center…13 - 45 Brule………..6

39 Venango………..20 - 25 Elsie……....19

51 Haigler…………..20

Coach-Robert Briggs

5. Odell (10-0)

50 Cortland…………..0 - 40 DeWitt…………….6

26 Barneston………...6 - 33 Beatrice St. Joe…7

53 Plymouth………....6 - 47 Holmesville………0

35 Dawson-Verdon…0 - 32 Adams……………..0

22 Diller……………......6 - 20 Adams…………....18

Coach-Ron Corwell

6. Oakdale (9-0)

34 Creston…….0 - 55 Meadow Grove…7

44 Orchard…….0 - 51 Chambers………..7

33 Wausa.…….13 - 65 Page……………....0

40 Bartlett…….12 - 65 Elgin..…………....0

28 Clearwater19

Coach-Ron Heerman

7. Palisade (9-0)

19 Hayes Center….7 - 26 Red Willow…0.

33 Bartley………....12 - 37 Stratton…...0

6 Haigler………….....0 - 31 Culbertson..6

61 Indianola………..0 - 26 Holbrook…...0

34 Farnam…………..7

Coach- Larry Snell

8. Walthill (8-1)

50 Decatur.……..18 - 59 Nebraska Deaf…7

47 Bancroft……..13 - 26 Snyder…………...12

18 Winnebago….20 - 40 Beemer.. ………..6

14 Cedar Bluffs..13 - 64 Homer…………....0

38 Rosalie………..20

Coach-Rex Engebretson

9. Paxton (8-1)

42 Lewellen… ….0 - 13 Madrid…….26

32 Venango..…...0 - 72 Brule………..26

26 Big Springs…13 - 32 Hershey…….0

26 Sutherland….12 - 37 Dorchester…7

26 Elsie…………...12

Coach-George E. Moore

10 Sumner (8-1)

55 West Keaney...20- 34 Axtell…………..0

55 Elm Creek……..14 - 59 Pleasanton…13

43 Hildreth………...0 - 53 Overton……..10

20 Loomis…………..6 - 39 Amherst……..46

21 Wilcox…………....6

Coach-Harold (Charlie)Thorell

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*1963 8-Man OVERALL All-State Football Team*

End---Delson Cox-Maywood, 6-5, 170, Senior, (17 years old)

End---Robert Henderson-Cedar Bluffs, 5-10, 175, Junior (16 yo)

Guard-Keith Chase-Paxton, 5-10, 180, Senior, (17 yo)

Guard-William Carter-Palisade, 6-0, 195, Senior, (17 yo)

Center-Brad Wood-Bartley, 6-2, 185, Senior, (17 yo)

Back---Larry Stutzman-Beaver Crossing, 6-1, 180, Senior, (17 yo)

Back---Lloyd Hamlton-Winnebago, 6-1, 150, Senior, (17 yo)

Back---Ken Cornwell-Walthill, 5-10, 160, Senior, (17 yo)

*1963 8-Man CLASS A All-State Football Team*

End---Gene Loofe-Walthill

End---Felix White-Winnebago

Guard-Ted Shuler-Sutherland

Guard-Dexter Potter-Hayes Center

Center-Ted Stanosheck-Odell

Back---Lloyd Hamlton-Winnebago

Back---Ken Carroll-Walthill

Back---Ron Novotny-Odelll

*1963 8-Man CLASS B All-State Football Team*

End---Delson Cox-Maywood

End---Robert Henderson-Cedar Bluffs

Guard-Keith Chase-Paxton

Guard-William Carter-Palisade

Center-Brad Wood-Bartley

Back---Larry Stutzman-Beaver Crossing

Back---Larry Vlasin-Madrid

Back---Ron Simmons-Sumner