1962 Miami Hurricanes football team

1962 Miami Hurricanes football
Gotham Bowl, L 34–36 vs. Nebraska
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	#18
1962 record	7–4
Head coach	Andy Gustafson
Home stadium	Miami Orange Bowl

The 1962 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami in the 1962 college football season. The team's offense scored 189 points while the defense allowed 217 points. The Hurricanes competed in the final Gotham Bowl, held at Yankee Stadium. There were just 6,166 people who came to Yankee Stadium for the 1962 game, in which the University of Nebraska defeated the University of Miami, 36–34. As of 2009, and was the only college bowl ever played at the stadium.

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 15	at Pittsburgh	Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA	W 23–14
September 29	TCU	Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL	W 21–20
October 5	Florida State	Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL	W 7–6
October 13	at LSU	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA	L 3–17
October 19	Maryland	Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL	W 28–24
October 27	at Air Force	Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO	W 21–3
November 2	Kentucky	Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL	W 25–17
November 10	at Alabama	Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	L 3–36	43,200
November 23	Northwestern	Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL	L 7–29
December 1	Florida	Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL	W 17–15
December 15	vs. Nebraska	Yankee Stadium • New York, NY (Gotham Bowl)	L 32–34	6,166
Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

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Team players drafted into the NFL

Player	Position	Round	NFL Club
Roland Benson	Tackle	5	Los Angeles Rams
Jim Mahoney	Linebacker	8	Minnesota Vikings
Nick Ryder	Running Back	10	Detroit Lions
Jim Simon	Guard	15	Detroit Lions
Ben Dentel	Center	15	Chicago Bears
Ben Rizzo	Defensive Back	20	Philadelphia Eagles

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References

Miami Hurricanes football

Venues	Orange Bowl (1937–2007) Sun Life Stadium (2008–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Florida (Florida Cup; Seminole War Canoe) Florida State (Florida Cup) Nebraska Virginia Tech

Culture & lore	Sebastian the Ibis Band of the Hour The U Quarterback U Hail Flutie Catholics vs. Convicts Miami 4–3 defense Wide Right I Wide Right II FIU–Miami brawl 2011 athletics scandal

People	Head coaches NFL players

Seasons	1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

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