1962 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

1962 Big Eight Conference football standings
	$ – Conference champion; Rankings from AP Poll

1962 Nebraska Cornhuskers football
1962 Nebraska Cornhuskers football
Gotham Bowl champion
Gotham Bowl, W 36–34 vs. Miami (FL)
Conference	Big Eight Conference
1962 record	9–2 (5–2 Big 8)
Head coach	Bob Devaney (1st season);
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
	Seasons ← 1961 1963 →

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
September 22	2:00 pm	South Dakota*	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, Nebraska		W 53–0	26,953
September 29	12:30 pm	at Michigan*	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, Michigan		W 25–13	70,287	^[1]
October 6	2:00 pm	Iowa State	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, Nebraska		W 36–22	34,321
October 13	2:00 pm	NC State*	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, Nebraska		W 19–14	36,867
October 20	2:00 pm	Kansas State	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, Nebraska		W 26–6	30,701
October 27	2:30 pm	at Colorado	Folsom Field Boulder, Colorado		W 31–6	34,183
November 3	2:00 pm	Missouri	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, Nebraska		L 7–16	36,501
November 10	1:30 pm	at Kansas	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, Kansas		W 40–16	37,063
November 17	2:00 pm	Oklahoma State	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, Nebraska		W 14–0	34,329
November 24	1:30 pm	at No. 10 Oklahoma	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, Oklahoma		L 6–34	58,768
December 15	10:00 am	vs. Miami*	Yankee Stadium New York City (Gotham Bowl)	ABC	W 36–34	6,166
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Roster[]

Official Roster
48 Baffico, James LG (Jr.) 61 Brown, Robert RG (Jr.) 46 Brown, Ulysses RG (Sr.) 89 Bryant, Curtis E (Jr.) 80 Callahan, Richard E (Jr.) 62 Carlson, Dwain LG (Sr.) 14 Claridge, Dennis QB (Jr.) 82 Comstock, William E (Sr.) 65 Dervin, John LG (So.) 81 Doepke, Charles E (So.) 87 Donovan, Larry E (Sr.) 53 Drum, Duncan C (So.) Eger, Mike E 15 Faiman, John QB (Sr.) 76 Fischer, Allen (Richard) RT (Sr.) 50 Fugitt, Mike C (So.) 69 Garner, Chuck LG (Jr.) 64 Gray, Gary LG (So.) 79 Griesse, Ronald RT (Jr.) 57 Haas, Dave RT (So.) 85 Huge, James E (Sr.) 58 Johnson, LaVane RG (Jr.) 31 Johnson, Rudy HB (Jr.) 74 Jones, Robert LT (Sr.) 77 Kiffin, Monte LT (Jr.) 68 Kirby, John LG (Jr.) 40 Koehler, Mike FB (Sr.) 86 Koinzan, John E (So.) 75 Kramer, Larry LT (Jr.) 18 Lucas, Gary E (So.)		42 Martin, Noel FB (Sr.) 32 McCloughan, Kent HB (So.) 63 McDermott, Donald RG (So.) 41 McNulty, Joe FB (So.) 54 Michka, Ron C (Jr.) 73 Osentowski, Clarence LT (So.) 33 Paschell, Willie HB (So.) 37 Peterson, Robert RT (Jr.) 20 Powers, Warren HB (Sr.) 70 Robertson, Tyrone LT (Sr.) 10 Rogers, Bill RG (So.) 66 Rood, Jed RG (Sr.) 21 Ross, Willie HB (Jr.) 35 Sebastian, John HB (So.) 52 Sittler, Lyle C (So.) 22 Smidt, Maynard HB (Jr.) 43 Smith, Bruce FB (So.) 51 Stevenson, Donald C (Sr.) 72 Strohmyer, John RT (So.) 34 Stuewe, Dennis HB (Sr.) 23 Theisen, David HB (Jr.) 30 Thornton, Bill FB (Sr.) 83 Tomlinson, Larry E (Jr.) 67 Toogood, Gary RG (Sr.) 36 Tregonning, Donn RG (Jr.) 17 Tucker, Douglas QB (So.) Van Newkirk, Milan PK 71 Voss, Lloyd RT (Jr.) 24 Vujevich, John HB (So.) 44 Young, Gene FB (Jr.)

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

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Game summaries[]

South Dakota[]

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Michigan[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Nebraska	0	7	12	6	25
Michigan	0	6	0	7	13

Date: September 29
Location: Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Game attendance: 70,287

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Iowa State[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Iowa State	0	7	7	8	22
• Nebraska	14	14	0	8	36

Date: October 6
Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska
Game attendance: 34,321

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NC State[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
NC State	6	0	8	0	14
• Nebraska	0	0	7	12	19

Date: October 13
Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska
Game attendance: 36,867

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Kansas State[]

This was the last Nebraska home football game to not be sold out.

	1	2	3	4	Total
Kansas State	6	0	0	0	6
• Nebraska	0	14	12	0	26

Date: October 20
Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska
Game attendance: 30,701

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Colorado[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Nebraska	0	0	23	8	31
Colorado	0	6	0	0	6

Date: October 27
Location: Folsom Field, Boulder, Colorado
Game attendance: 34,183

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Missouri[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Missouri	7	0	3	6	16
Nebraska	0	7	0	0	7

Date: November 3
Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska
Game attendance: 36,501

This is the first game of Nebraska's NCAA record of consecutive sellouts, which currently stands at 325 sellouts following the 2012 season.

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Kansas[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Nebraska	16	16	8	0	40
Kansas	0	0	8	8	16

Date: November 10
Location: Memorial Stadium, Lawrence, Kansas
Game attendance: 37,063

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Oklahoma State[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Oklahoma State	0	0	0	0	0
• Nebraska	14	0	0	0	14

Date: November 17
Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska
Game attendance: 34,329

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Oklahoma[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Nebraska	0	0	6	0	6
• #10 Oklahoma	7	7	14	6	34

Date: November 24
Location: Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, Oklahoma
Game attendance: 58,268

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Miami[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Nebraska	6	14	8	8	36
Miami	6	14	7	7	34

Date: December 15
Location: Yankee Stadium, New York City
Game attendance: 6,166

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After the season[]

Awards[]

All Big 8: Robert Brown, Dennis Claridge, Tyrone Robertson

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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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[2] "Nebraska head coaches". HuskerMax. Archived from the original on 19 July 2010. Retrieved 2010-08-15.

[3] "Assistant coaches". HuskerMax. Archived from the original on 21 July 2010. Retrieved 2010-08-15.

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[7] "Nebraska vs. Michigan 1962". HuskerMax. Retrieved 2010-08-15.

[8] "Nebraska Surprises Wolverines". St Petersburg Times (Sept 30, 1962), Page 2-C. Retrieved 2010-08-15.

[yb262-9] "1963 Cornhusker – University of Nebraska Yearbook (Page 262)". University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries. Retrieved 2010-08-15.

[10] "Nebraska vs. Iowa State 1962". HuskerMax. Retrieved 2010-08-15.

[11] "This Week in Husker History: Devaney Earns First Career Big Eight Victory with 1962 Win Over Cyclones". Huskers.com. Retrieved 2010-08-15.

[12] "Nebraska vs. North Carolina State 1962". HuskerMax. Retrieved 2010-08-15.

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[15] "Nebraska vs. Colorado 1962". HuskerMax. Retrieved 2010-08-15.

[16] "Nebraska vs. Missouri 1962". HuskerMax. Retrieved 2010-08-15.

[17] "One-half Of Six Is Three". Sports Illustrated. 1962-11-12. Retrieved 2010-08-15.

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[20] "Nebraska vs. Oklahoma State 1962". HuskerMax. Retrieved 2010-08-15.

[21] "Nebraska vs. Oklahoma 1962". HuskerMax. Retrieved 2010-08-15.

[22] "Nebraska vs. Miami 1962". HuskerMax. Archived from the original on 16 August 2010. Retrieved 2010-08-15.

[23] "Huskers Shade Miami". St Petersburg Times (Dec 16, 1962), Page 16-B. Retrieved 2010-08-15.^{[dead link]}

[24] "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.

[25] "1963 Nebraska Football Honors". HuskerMax. Retrieved 2010-08-15.

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1962 Big Eight Conference football standings
v t	Conf					Overall
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

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll