1962 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

1962 Ohio State Buckeyes football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 13
1962 record	6–3 (4–2 Big Ten)
Head coach	Woody Hayes (12th season)
Defensive coordinator	William Gunlock
MVP	Bill Armstrong
Captain	Gary Moeller, Bob Vogel
Home stadium	Ohio Stadium (Capacity: 81,109)
Seasons ← 1961 1963 →

1962 Big Ten Conference football standings
v t	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 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the 1962 Big Ten Conference football season. The Buckeyes compiled a 6–3 record.

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 29	North Carolina*	No. 2	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	W 41–7	84,009
October 6	at UCLA*	No. 1	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 7–9	48,513
October 13	at Illinois	No. 10	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL (Illibuck Trophy)	W 51–15	56,017
October 20	No. 8 Northwestern	No. 6	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	L 14–18	84,376
October 27	Wisconsin		Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	W 14–7	82,540
November 3	at Iowa		Iowa Stadium Iowa City, IA	L 14–28	58,400
November 10	Indiana		Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	W 10–7	75,378
November 17	Oregon*		Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	W 26–7	72,828
November 24	Michigan		Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH (rivalry)	W 28–0	82,349	[1]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Game summaries[]

North Carolina[]

1 2 3 4 Total North Carolina 0 7 0 0 7 • Ohio St 7 7 14 13 41 Date: September 29 Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio Game attendance: 84,009 Game weather: Clear, wind NW 12 mph, 62°F

Scoring summary Q1 5:09 OHST Francis 1 yard run (Van Raaphorst kick) OHST 7–0 Q2 14:20 OHST Mummey 8 yard run (Van Raaphorst kick) OHST 14–0 Q2 4:20 UNC Edge 1 yard run (Edge kick) OHST 14–7 Q3 3:42 OHST Katterhenrich 1 yard run (Van Raaphorst kick) OHST 21–7 Q3 0:24 OHST Warfield 42 yard pass from Mummey (Van Raaphorst kick) OHST 28–7 Q4 11:51 OHST Warfield 4 yard run (Van Raaphorst kick) OHST 35–7 Q4 5:15 OHST Scott 7 yard run (kick failed) OHST 41–7

John Mummey 15 Rush Att, 110 Yds, 1TD; 1/1 passing, 42 yards, 1 TD

UCLA[]

1 2 3 4 Total Ohio State 0 7 0 0 7 • UCLA 6 0 0 3 9 Date: October 6 Location: L.A. Coliseum, Los Angeles Game attendance: 48,513 Game weather: Clear, 70°F

Scoring summary Q1 13:45 UCLA Alexander 45 yard run (kick failed) UCLA 0–6 Q2 13:37 OSU Sparma 6 yard pass to Snell (Van Raaphorst kick) OSU 7–6 Q4 1:34 UCLA Zeno 24 yard field goal UCLA 7–9

Illinois[]

1 2 3 4 Total • Ohio State 7 17 14 13 51 Illinois 0 7 0 8 15 Date: October 13 Location: Memorial Stadium, Champaign, Illinois Game attendance: 56,017 Game weather: Humid, 77°F

Scoring summary Q1 4:03 OSU Butts 2 yard run (Van Raaphorst kick) OSU 7–0 Q2 14:10 ILL Taliaferro 10 yard pass to Callaghan (Plankenhorn kick) TIED 7–7 Q2 12:25 OSU Mummey 10 yard run (Van Raaphorst kick) OSU 14–7 Q2 7:31 OSU Van Raaphorst 39 yard field goal OSU 17–7 Q2 2:59 OSU Francis 49 yard run (Van Raaphorst kick) OSU 24–7 Q3 2:59 OSU Mummey 3 yard run (Van Raaphorst kick) OSU 31–7 Q3 0:05 OSU Klein 66 yard run (Van Raaphorst kick) OSU 38–7 Q4 9:19 OSU Barnett 33 yard run (Van Raaphorst kick) OSU 45–7 Q4 4:30 OSU Francis 23 yard run (kick failed) OSU 51–7 Q4 0:10 ILL Taliaferro 90 yard pass to Yavorski (Taliferro run) OSU 51–15

Northwestern[]

1 2 3 4 Total • Northwestern 0 12 0 6 18 Ohio State 14 0 0 0 14 Date: October 20 Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio Game attendance: 84,376 Game weather: Cloudy, wind S 10-15 mph, 69°F

Scoring summary Q1 14:48 OSU Klein 90 kickoff return (Van Raaphorst kick) OSU 7–0 Q1 1:48 OSU Francis 9 yard run (Van Raaphorst kick) OSU 14–0 Q2 6:03 NW Myers 8 yard pass to Flatley (kick failed) OSU 14–6 Q2 0:51 NW Swingle 1 yard run (pass failed) OSU 14–12 Q4 5:38 NW Murphy 1 yard run (kick failed) NW 14–18

Wisconsin[]

1 2 3 4 Total Wisconsin 0 7 0 0 7 • Ohio State 7 0 0 7 14 Date: October 27 Location: Ohio Stadium Game attendance: 82,540 Game weather: Cloudy, wind SSW 15 mph, 44°F

Scoring summary Q1 1:11 OSU Sparma 21 yard pass to Warfield (Van Raaphorst kick) OSU 7–0 Q2 5:31 WIS Vander Kelen 47 yard pass to Scott (Kroner kick) TIED 7–7 Q4 7:16 OSU Mummey 1 yard run (Van Raaphorst kick) OSU 14–7

Iowa[]

1 2 3 4 Total Ohio State 0 7 7 0 14 • Iowa 14 7 0 7 28 Date: MONTHDAY Location: Iowa Stadium, Ames, Iowa Game attendance: 58,400 Game weather: Cloudy, 44°F

Scoring summary Q1 5:00 IOWA Grier 2 yard run (Roberts kick) IOWA 0–7 Q1 2:40 IOWA Szykowny 1 yard run (Roberts kick) IOWA 0–14 Q2 14:28 OSU Butts 1 yard run (Van Raaphorst kick) IOWA 7–14 Q2 8:28 IOWA Szykowny 1 yard run (Roberts kick) IOWA 7–21 Q3 7:27 OSU Katterhenrich 3 yard run (Van Raaphorst kick) IOWA 14–21 Q4 1:32 IOWA Sherman 1 yard run (Roberts kick) IOWA 14–28

Indiana[]

1 2 3 4 Total Indiana 0 0 7 0 7 • Ohio State 0 7 0 3 10 Date: November 10 Location: Ohio Stadium Game attendance: 75,378 Game weather: Rainy, wind 25 mph, 44°F

Scoring summary Q2 1:57 OSU Warfield 75 yard run (Van Raaphorst kick) OSU 7–0 Q3 5:28 IND Moore 1 yard run (George kick) TIED 7–7 Q4 0:08 OSU Van Raaphorst26 yard field goal OSU 10–7

Oregon[]

1 2 3 4 Total Oregon 0 7 0 0 7 • Ohio State 7 7 6 6 26 Date: November 17 Location: Ohio Stadium Game attendance: 72,828 Game weather: Rainy, wind NW 10 mph, 39°F

Scoring summary Q1 6:48 OSU Francis 8 yard run (Mamula kick) OSU 7–0 Q2 6:34 OSU Mrukowski 4 yard run (Mamula kick) OSU 14–0 Q2 3:58 ORE Berry 15 yard pass to Willner (Corey kick) OSU 14–7 Q3 4:24 OSU Mrukowski 4 yard rush (kick blocked) OSU 20–7 Q4 10:30 OSU Mamula 25 yard field goal OSU 23–7 Q4 1:00 OSU Mamula 40 yard field goal OSU 26–7

Michigan[]

1 2 3 4 Total Michigan 0 0 0 0 0 • Ohio State 7 0 7 14 28 Date: November 24 Location: Ohio Stadium Game attendance: 82,349 Game weather: Clear, wind ENE 8 mph, 40°F

Scoring summary Q1 4:42 OSU Francis 1 yard run (Mamula kick) OSU 7–0 Q3 4:46 OSU Francis 3 yard run (Mamula kick) OSU 14–0 Q4 13:17 OSU Butts 1 yard run (Mamula kick) OSU 21–0 Q4 7:34 OSU Katterhenrich 6 yard run (Mamula kick) OSU 28–0

Coaching staff[]

• Woody Hayes – Head Coach – 12th year

1963 pro draftees[]

Player	Draft	Round	Pick	Position	NFL club
Bob Vogel	NFL	1	5	Tackle	Baltimore Colts
Bob Vogel	AFL	3	23	Tackle	Boston Patriots
Daryl Sanders	NFL	1	12	Tackle	Detroit Lions
Daryl Sanders	AFL	4	32	Tackle	Kansas City Chiefs
Gary Moeller	NFL	5	66	Guard	San Francisco 49ers
Dave Francis	NFL	7	91	Fullback	Washington Redskins
	AFL	8	62	Guard	Boston Patriots
Rod Foster	NFL	10	134	Guard	Washington Redskins
	NFL	13	177	Back	Cleveland Browns
Bob Middleton	AFL	23	180	End	Buffalo Bills

References[]

Win/Loss statistics

• Ohio State Historical Scores

Draft data

• Ohio State Drafted Players