1962 Nebraska Cornhuskers football | |
File:University of Nebraska Logo 1962-1966.PNG | |
Gotham Bowl Champions | |
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Gotham Bowl, W 36-34 vs. Miami | |
Conference | Big Eight Conference |
1962 record | 9-2-0 (5-2-0 Big 8) |
Head coach | Bob Devaney (1st season) |
Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#8 Oklahoma | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Missouri | 5 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nebraska | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma State | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas State | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from AP Poll |
The 1962 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team was the representative of the University of Nebraska and member of the Big Eight Conference in the 1962 college football season. The team was coached by Bob Devaney and played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska.
Schedule[]
Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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September 22* | South Dakota | Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska | W 53-0 | 26,953 | ||||
September 29* | at Michigan | Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan | W 25-13 | 70,287 | ||||
October 6 | Iowa State | Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska | W 36-22 | 34,321 | ||||
October 13* | NC State | Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska | W 19-14 | 36,867 | ||||
October 20 | Kansas State | Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska | W 26-6 | 30,701 | ||||
October 27 | at Colorado | Folsom Field • Boulder, Colorado | W 31-6 | 34,183 | ||||
November 3† | Missouri | Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska | L 7-16 | 36,501 | ||||
November 10 | at Kansas | Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, Kansas | W 40-16 | 37,063 | ||||
November 17 | Oklahoma State | Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska | W 14-0 | 34,329 | ||||
November 24 | at #10 Oklahoma | Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, Oklahoma | L 6-34 | 58,768 | ||||
December 15* | vs. Miami | Yankee Stadium • New York, New York (Gotham Bowl) | W 36-34 | 6,166 | ||||
*Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. |
Roster[]
Official Roster | ||||||
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Coaching staff[]
Name | Title | First year in this position |
Years at Nebraska | Alma Mater |
Bob Devaney | Head Coach | 1962 | 1962-1972 | Alma |
John Melton | 1962 | 1962-1988 | Wyoming | |
Cletus Fischer | 1960 | 1960-1985 | Nebraska | |
Mike Corgan | Running Backs | 1962 | 1962-1982 | Notre Dame |
George Kelly | 1960 | 1960-1968 | ||
Jim Ross | 1962 | 1962-1976 | ||
Carl Selmer | Offensive Line | 1962 | 1962-1972 |
Game notes[]
South Dakota[]
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Michigan[]
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Iowa State[]
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NC State[]
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Kansas State[]
This was the last Nebraska home football game to not be sold out.
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Colorado[]
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Missouri[]
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Kansas[]
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Oklahoma State[]
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Oklahoma[]
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Miami[]
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After the season[]
Awards[]
- All Big 8: Robert Brown, Dennis Claridge, Tyrone Robertson
Future professional players[]
- Robert Brown, 1964 2nd-round pick of the Philadelphia Eagles
- Dennis Claridge, 1963 3rd-round pick of the Green Bay Packers
- Rudy Johnson, 1964 5th-round pick of the San Francisco 49ers
- Bob Jones, 1964 18th-round pick of the Washington Redskins
- Monte Kiffin, 1964 15th-round pick of the Minnesota Vikings
- John Kirby, 1964 5th-round pick of the Minnesota Vikings
- Larry Kramer, 1964 15th-round pick of the Baltimore Colts
- Willie Ross, 1964 9th-round pick of the St. Louis Cardinals
- Dave Theisen, 1963 11th-round pick of the Los Angeles Rams
- Bill (Thunder) Thornton, 1963 5th-round pick of the St. Louis Cardinals
- Lloyd Voss, 1964 1st-round pick of the Green Bay Packers
References[]
- ↑ "Nebraska head coaches". HuskerMax. Archived from the original on 19 July 2010. http://web.archive.org/web/20100719123605/http://www.huskermax.com/coaches.html. Retrieved 2010-08-15.
- ↑ "Assistant coaches". HuskerMax. Archived from the original on 21 July 2010. http://web.archive.org/web/20100721014938/http://www.huskermax.com/coaches/assistants.html. Retrieved 2010-08-15.
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 "1960s Nebraska football schedules". HuskerMax. http://huskermax.com/allgames/1960s.html. Retrieved 2010-08-15.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "1963 Cornhusker - University of Nebraska Yearbook (Page 261)". University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries. http://yearbooks.unl.edu/yearbook.php?year=1963&page=261. Retrieved 2010-08-15.
- ↑ "Nebraska vs. South Dakota 1962". HuskerMax. http://huskermax.com/games/1962/01southdakota.html. Retrieved 2010-08-15.
- ↑ "Nebraska vs. Michigan 1962". HuskerMax. http://huskermax.com/games/1962/02michigan.html. Retrieved 2010-08-15.
- ↑ "Nebraska Surprises Wolverines". St Petersburg Times (Sept 30, 1962), Page 2-C. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=qf0KAAAAIBAJ&sjid=H1IDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5357%2C4737959. Retrieved 2010-08-15.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "1963 Cornhusker - University of Nebraska Yearbook (Page 262)". University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries. http://yearbooks.unl.edu/yearbook.php?year=1963&page=262. Retrieved 2010-08-15.
- ↑ "Nebraska vs. Iowa State 1962". HuskerMax. http://huskermax.com/games/1962/03iowastate.html. Retrieved 2010-08-15.
- ↑ "This Week in Husker History: Devaney Earns First Career Big Eight Victory with 1962 Win Over Cyclones". Huskers.com. http://www.huskers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=100&ATCLID=1256999. Retrieved 2010-08-15.
- ↑ "Nebraska vs. North Carolina State 1962". HuskerMax. http://huskermax.com/games/1962/04northcarolinastate.html. Retrieved 2010-08-15.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 "1963 Cornhusker - University of Nebraska Yearbook (Page 263)". University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries. http://yearbooks.unl.edu/yearbook.php?year=1963&page=263. Retrieved 2010-08-15.
- ↑ "Nebraska vs. Kansas State 1962". HuskerMax. http://huskermax.com/games/1962/05kansasstate.html. Retrieved 2010-08-15.
- ↑ "Nebraska vs. Colorado 1962". HuskerMax. http://huskermax.com/games/1962/06colorado.html. Retrieved 2010-08-15.
- ↑ "Nebraska vs. Missouri 1962". HuskerMax. http://huskermax.com/games/1962/07missouri.html. Retrieved 2010-08-15.
- ↑ "One-half Of Six Is Three". Sports Illustrated. 1962-11-12. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1074296/index.htm. Retrieved 2010-08-15.
- ↑ "Nebraska vs. Kansas 1962". HuskerMax. http://huskermax.com/games/1962/08kansas.html. Retrieved 2010-08-15.
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 "1963 Cornhusker - University of Nebraska Yearbook (Page 265)". University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries. http://yearbooks.unl.edu/yearbook.php?year=1963&page=265. Retrieved 2010-08-15.
- ↑ "Nebraska vs. Oklahoma State 1962". HuskerMax. http://huskermax.com/games/1962/09oklahomastate.html. Retrieved 2010-08-15.
- ↑ "Nebraska vs. Oklahoma 1962". HuskerMax. http://huskermax.com/games/1962/10oklahoma.html. Retrieved 2010-08-15.
- ↑ "Nebraska vs. Miami 1962". HuskerMax. Archived from the original on 16 August 2010. http://web.archive.org/web/20100816090550/http://www.huskermax.com/games/1962/11miami.html. Retrieved 2010-08-15.
- ↑ "Huskers Shade Miami". St Petersburg Times (Dec 16, 1962), Page 16-B. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_UgLAAAAIBAJ&sjid=fVIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5676%2C2714050. Retrieved 2010-08-15.
- ↑ "Devaney's ‘Desert' Comes in NU's 1st Bowl Win Ever". Omaha World-Herald. http://www.omaha.com/article/20090715/BIGREDBOWLS/707159850. Retrieved 2010-08-15.
- ↑ "1963 Nebraska Football Honors". HuskerMax. http://huskermax.com/honors/honors_1962.html. Retrieved 2010-08-15.
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