1962 Northwestern Wildcats football team

1962 Northwestern Wildcats football
Conference Big Ten Conference
1962 record 7–2 (4–2 Big Ten)
Head coach Ara Parseghian (7th year)
Home stadium Dyche Stadium
1962 Big Ten football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#2 Wisconsin $ 6 1 0     8 2 0
#10 Minnesota 5 2 0     6 2 1
Northwestern 4 2 0     7 2 0
Ohio State 4 2 0     6 3 0
Michigan State 3 3 0     5 4 0
Purdue 3 3 0     4 4 1
Iowa 3 3 0     4 5 0
Illinois 2 5 0     2 7 0
Indiana 1 5 0     3 6 0
Michigan 1 6 0     2 7 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1962 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1962 college football season. In their seventh year under head coach Ara Parseghian, the Wildcats compiled a 7–2 record (4–2 against Big Ten Conference opponents) and finished in third place in the Big Ten Conference. The Wildcats were ranked #1 in the AP Poll before losing consecutive games late in the season against #2-ranked Wisconsin and Michigan State.[1][2]

The team's offensive leaders were quarterback Tom Myers with 1,537 passing yards, Willie Stinson with 418 rushing yards, and halfback/end Paul Flatley with 626 receiving yards.[3] Center Jack Cvercko was a consensus first-team All-American.[4]

Schedule

  1. September 22, 1962: South Carolina, Win, 37-20
  2. October 6, 1962: Illinois, Win, 45-0
  3. October 13, 1962: at Minnesota, Win, 34-22
  4. October 20, 1962: at #6 Ohio State, Win, 18-14
  5. October 27, 1962: Notre Dame, Win, 35-6
  6. November 3, 1962: at Indiana, Win, 26-21
  7. November 10, 1962: at #8 Wisconsin, Loss, 6-37
  8. November 17, 1962: Michigan State, Loss, 7-31
  9. November 23, 1962: at Miami (FL), Win, 29-7

Players

References

  1. "Northwestern Yearly Results (1960-1964)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
  2. "1962 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 18, 2015.
  3. "1962 Northwestern Wildcats Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 18, 2015.
  4. "2014 NCAA Football Records: Consensus All-America Selections" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2014. p. 7. Retrieved February 10, 2015.
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