1962 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team
1962 Nebraska Cornhuskers football | |
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Gotham Bowl champion | |
Gotham Bowl, W 36–34 vs. Miami (FL) | |
Conference | Big Eight Conference |
1962 record | 9–2 (5–2 Big 8) |
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Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1962 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team was the representative of the University of Nebraska and member of the Big Eight Conference in the 1962 NCAA University Division football season. The team was coached by Bob Devaney and played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska. The November 3 game against Missouri marked the start of Nebraska's current NCAA record of 346 consecutive sellouts.
Schedule[]
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 22 | 2:00 pm | South Dakota* |
| W 53–0 | 26,953 | ||
September 29 | 12:30 pm | at Michigan* | W 25–13 | 70,287 | [1] | ||
October 6 | 2:00 pm | Iowa State |
| W 36–22 | 34,321 | ||
October 13 | 2:00 pm | NC State* |
| W 19–14 | 36,867 | ||
October 20 | 2:00 pm | Kansas State |
| W 26–6 | 30,701 | ||
October 27 | 2:30 pm | at Colorado |
| W 31–6 | 34,183 | ||
November 3 | 2:00 pm | Missouri![]() |
| L 7–16 | 36,501 | ||
November 10 | 1:30 pm | at Kansas |
| W 40–16 | 37,063 | ||
November 17 | 2:00 pm | Oklahoma State |
| W 14–0 | 34,329 | ||
November 24 | 1:30 pm | at No. 10 Oklahoma |
| L 6–34 | 58,768 | ||
December 15 | 10:00 am | vs. Miami* |
| ABC | W 36–34 | 6,166 | |
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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 summaries[]
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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This is the first game of Nebraska's NCAA record of consecutive sellouts, which currently stands at 325 sellouts following the 2012 season.
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[]
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- ^ "Nebraska vs. Oklahoma State 1962". HuskerMax. Retrieved 2010-08-15.
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- ^ "Nebraska vs. Miami 1962". HuskerMax. Archived from the original on 16 August 2010. Retrieved 2010-08-15.
- ^ "Huskers Shade Miami". St Petersburg Times (Dec 16, 1962), Page 16-B. Retrieved 2010-08-15.[dead link]
- ^ "Devaney's 'Desert' Comes in NU's 1st Bowl Win Ever". Omaha World-Herald. Archived from the original on 2011-06-16. Retrieved 2010-08-15.
- ^ "1963 Nebraska Football Honors". HuskerMax. Retrieved 2010-08-15.
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