Sports season
The
1962 Big Ten Conference football season
was the 67th season of
college football
played by the member schools of the
Big Ten Conference
and was a part of the
1962 NCAA University Division football season
.
The
1962 Wisconsin Badgers football team
, under head coach
Milt Bruhn
, compiled an 8?2 record, won the Big Ten championship, led the conference in scoring offense (32.2 points per game), and was ranked No. 2 in the final AP Poll. After losing only one game in the regular season, the Badgers lost to
USC
in the
1963 Rose Bowl
. Quarterback
Ron Vander Kelen
led the Big Ten with 1,582 passing yards and 1,839 total yards and won the
Chicago Tribune Silver Football
as the conference's most valuable player. End
Pat Richter
led the conference with 694 receiving yards and was a consensus first-team All-American.
The
1962 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team
, under head coach
Murray Warmath
, compiled a 6?2?1 record, led the conference in scoring defense (6.8 points allowed per game), finished in second place in the Big Ten, and was ranked No. 10 in the final AP Poll. Tackle
Bobby Bell
was a consensus first-team All-American, won the
Outland Trophy
as college football's best interior lineman, and finished third in the voting for the 1962
Heisman Trophy
.
The
1962 Northwestern Wildcats football team
, under head coach
Ara Parseghian
, compiled a 7?2 record and finished in third place in the conference. The Wildcats were ranked No. 1 in the AP Poll before losing consecutive games late in the season. They remained ranked No. 16 in the final
Coaches' Poll
. Quarterback
Tom Myers
totaled 1,537 passing yards, and center
Jack Cvercko
was a consensus first-team All-American.
The conference's other statistical leaders included Michigan State fullback
George Saimes
with 642 rushing yards and Wisconsin's
Lou Holland
with 72 points scored.
Season overview
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Results and team statistics
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Key
AP final = Team's rank in the final
AP Poll
of the 1962 season
[1]
AP high = Team's highest rank in the AP Poll throughout the 1962 season
[1]
PPG = Average of points scored per game
[1]
PAG = Average of points allowed per game
[1]
MVP = Most valuable player as voted by players on each team as part of the voting process to determine the winner of the
Chicago Tribune Silver Football
trophy; trophy winner in bold
[2]
Preseason
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There were no changes in the conference's head football coaches between the 1961 and 1962 seasons.
Regular season
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Bowl games
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On January 1, 1963, USC (ranked No. 1) defeated Wisconsin (ranked No. 2), 42?37, at the Rose Bowl in
Pasadena, California
. This was the first No. 1 versus No. 2 match-up to occur in a bowl game. Ron Vander Kelen, the Wisconsin quarterback and Pete Beathard, the USC quarterback, were both named the Rose Bowl Player of the Game. Down 42?14 in the fourth quarter, Vander Kelen put together a number of drives to score 23 unanswered points and put the Badgers in position to win the game.
Post-season developments
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There were no changes in the conference's head football coaches between the 1962 and 1963 seasons.
Statistical leaders
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The Big Ten's individual statistical leaders for the 1962 season include the following:
[1]
Passing yards
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Rushing yards
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Receiving yards
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Rank
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Name
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Team
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Yards
[1]
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1
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Pat Richter
|
Wisconsin
|
694
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2
|
Paul Flatley
|
Northwestern
|
626
|
3
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Thurman Walker
|
Illinois
|
240
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4
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Jim Warren
|
Illinois
|
230
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5
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Harvey Chapman
|
Michigan
|
223
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Total yards
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Scoring
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Rank
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Name
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Team
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Points
[1]
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1
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Lou Holland
|
Wisconsin
|
72
|
2
|
Sherman Lewis
|
Michigan State
|
54
|
2
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Steve Murphy
|
Northwestern
|
54
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2
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George Saimes
|
Michigan State
|
54
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5
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Ron Smith
|
Wisconsin
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42
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5
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David Francis
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Ohio State
|
42
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Awards and honors
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All-Big Ten honors
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The following players were picked by the
Associated Press
(AP) and/or the
United Press International
(UPI) as first-team players on the
1962 All-Big Ten Conference football team
.
Position
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Name
|
Team
|
Selectors
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Quarterback
|
Ron Vander Kelen
|
Wisconsin
|
AP, UPI
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Halfback
|
George Saimes
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Michigan State
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AP, UPI [fullback]
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Halfback
|
Paul Warfield
|
Ohio State
|
AP, UPI
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Back
|
Marvin Woodson
|
Indiana
|
AP
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Halfback
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Larry Ferguson
|
Iowa
|
UPI
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End
|
Pat Richter
|
Wisconsin
|
AP, UPI
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End
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John Campbell
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Minnesota
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AP, UPI
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Tackle
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Bobby Bell
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Minnesota
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AP, UPI
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Tackle
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Don Brumm
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Purdue
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AP, UPI
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Guard
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Jack Cvercko
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Northwestern
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AP, UPI
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Guard
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Julian Hook
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Minnesota
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AP, UPI
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Center
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Dave Behrman
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Michigan State
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AP
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Center
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Bill Armstrong
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Ohio State
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UPI
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All-American honors
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At the end of the 1962 season, Big Ten players secured four of the 11 consensus first-team picks for the
1962 College Football All-America Team
.
[3]
The Big Ten's consensus All-Americans were:
Position
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Name
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Team
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Selectors
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Tackle
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Bobby Bell
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Minnesota
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AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, TSN, UPI, Time, WCFF
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End
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Pat Richter
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Wisconsin
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AFCA, AP, FWAA, TSN, UPI, Time, WCFF
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Fullback
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George Saimes
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Michigan State
|
AFCA, AP, FWAA, TSN, UPI, WCFF
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Guard
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Andy Cvercko
|
Northwestern
|
TSN, UPI, Time, WCFF
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Other Big Ten players who were named first-team All-Americans by at least one selector were:
Position
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Name
|
Team
|
Selectors
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Tackle
|
Don Brumm
|
Purdue
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AP, FWAA
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Guard
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Ed Budde
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Michigan State
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Time
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Other awards
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Bobby Bell
of Minnesota won the
Outland Trophy
as the best interior lineman in college football. He also finished third in the voting of the
Heisman Trophy
.
[4]
1963 NFL Draft
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The following Big Ten players were among the first 100 picks in the
1963 NFL Draft
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[5]
References
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