1962 Northwestern Wildcats football team

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1962 Northwestern Wildcats football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 16
1962 record7–2 (4–2 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPGeorge Thomas
CaptainJay Robertson[1]
Home stadiumDyche Stadium
Seasons
← 1961
1963 →
1962 Big Ten Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Wisconsin $ 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
No. 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 Big Ten Conference 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.[2][3]

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.[4] Center Jack Cvercko was a consensus first-team All-American.[5]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentRankSiteResult
September 22South Carolina*
W 37–20
October 6Illinois
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, Illinois (rivalry)
W 45–0
October 13at Minnesota
W 34–22
October 20at No. 6 Ohio StateNo. 8
W 18–14
October 27Notre Dame*No. 3
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, Illinois (rivalry)
W 35–6
November 3at IndianaNo. 1
W 26–21
November 10at No. 8 WisconsinNo. 1
L 6–37
November 17Michigan StateNo. 9
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, Illinois
L 7–31
November 23at Miami (FL)*
W 29–7
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Players[]

  • Jack Cvercko – guard (consensus 1st-team All-American; 1st-team All-Big Ten selection by AP and UPI)
  • Paul Flatley – halfback/end (3rd-team All-America selection by The Sporting News; 2nd-team All-Big Ten selection by AP and UPI)
  • Tom Myers – quarterback (3rd-team All-America selection by AFCA)

References[]

  1. ^ "Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). 2007. p. 148. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-03-16. Retrieved 2019-03-14.
  2. ^ "Northwestern Yearly Results (1960-1964)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
  3. ^ "1962 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 18, 2015.
  4. ^ "1962 Northwestern Wildcats Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 18, 2015.
  5. ^ "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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