1962 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

American college football season

1962 Iowa Hawkeyes football

Conference| Big Ten Conference
Record| 4–5 (3–3 Big Ten)
Head coach|

* Jerry Burns (2nd season)

MVP| Larry Ferguson
Captain| Larry Ferguson
Home stadium| Iowa Stadium

Seasons

<- 1961

1963 ->

1962 Big Ten Conference football standings

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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 Iowa Hawkeyes football team was an American football team that represented the University of Iowa in the 1962 Big Ten Conference football season. In its second season under head coach Jerry Burns, the Hawkeyes compiled a 4–5 record (3–3 against Big Ten opponents), tied for fifth place in the Big Ten, and were outscored by opponents by a total of 166 to 127.[1] The team played its home games at Iowa Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa.

Halfback Larry Ferguson was the team captain and was also selected as the team's most valuable player. The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Matt Szykowny with 737 passing yards, Larry Ferguson with 547 rushing yards, Paul Krause with 214 receiving yards, and Cloyd Webb with 12 points scored.[2] Three Hawkeyes were recognized by the Associated Press (AP) and/or the United Press International (UPI) on the 1962 All-Big Ten Conference football team: Larry Ferguson (AP-2, UPI-1); guard Earl McQuiston (UPI-2); and guard Wally Hilgenberg (AP-3).[3][4][5]

## Schedule[edit]

Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 29| Oregon State*|

* Iowa Stadium
* Iowa City, IA

| W 28–8| 54,400|
October 6| No. 6 USC*|

* Iowa Stadium
* Iowa City, IA

| L 0–7| 55,300|
October 13| at Indiana|

* Seventeenth Street Stadium
* Bloomington, IN

| W 14–10| |
October 20| at No. 10 Wisconsin|

* Camp Randall Stadium
* Madison, WI (rivalry)

| L 14–42| 60,297|
October 27| Purdue|

* Iowa Stadium
* Iowa City, IA

| L 3–26| 60,100|
November 3| Ohio State|

* Iowa Stadium
* Iowa City, IA

| W 28–14| 58,400|
November 10| at No. 10 Minnesota|

* Memorial Stadium
* Minneapolis, MN (rivalry)

| L 0–10| 65,087|
November 17| Michigan|

* Iowa Stadium
* Iowa City, IA

| W 28–14| 52,880| [6]
November 24| at Notre Dame*|

* Notre Dame Stadium
* Notre Dame, IN

| L 12–35| 42,653|

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

## Roster[edit]

1962 Iowa Hawkeyes football team roster

Players  | Coaches
Offense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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HB | `19` | Larry Ferguson | Sr
FB | ` ` | Joe Williams | Sr
QB | `22` | Matt Szykowny | Sr
WR | ` ` | Cloyd Webb | Jr
OL | `67` | Wally Hilgenberg | Jr
Defense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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DB | `16` | Paul Krause | Jr
LB | `61` | Mike Reilly | Jr
Special teams | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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Head coach

* Jerry Burns

Coordinators/assistant coaches

* Tom Moore - Graduate assistant

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Legend

* (C) Team captain
* (S) Suspended
* (I) Ineligible

* Injured
* Redshirt

## Game summaries[edit]

### Oregon State[edit]

See also: 1962 Oregon State Beavers football team

Lonnie Rogers boomed a school-record 83-yard punt, establishing a record that still stands.[7]

### USC[edit]

See also: 1962 USC Trojans football team

### at Indiana[edit]

See also: 1962 Indiana Hoosiers football team

### at Wisconsin[edit]

See also: 1962 Wisconsin Badgers football team

### Purdue[edit]

See also: 1962 Purdue Boilermakers football team

### Ohio State[edit]

Ohio State at Iowa  |  | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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Buckeyes | 0 | 7| 7| 0 | 14
• Hawkeyes | 14 | 7| 0| 7 | 28

* Date: November 3, 1962
* Location: Iowa Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa
* Game attendance: 58,400
* Game weather: Cloudy, 44 °F (7 °C)

| Scoring summary

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

See also: 1962 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

### at Minnesota[edit]

See also: 1962 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

### Michigan[edit]

See also: 1962 Michigan Wolverines football team

### at Notre Dame[edit]

See also: 1962 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

## 1963 NFL Draft[edit]

Main article: 1963 NFL Draft

Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club

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Earl McQuiston | Guard | 10 | 140 | Green Bay Packers
Bill Perkins | Running back | 12 | 160 | Dallas Cowboys
Joe Williams | Back | 14 | 194 | New York Giants
Matt Szykowny | Back | 15 | 207 | Pittsburgh Steelers

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## References[edit]

1. ^ "1962 Iowa Hawkeyes Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
2. ^ "1962 Iowa Hawkeyes Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
3. ^ "Gophers Ring the Bell". The Blade, Toledo, Ohio (AP story). November 27, 1962. p. 24.
4. ^ Joe Mooshil (November 27, 1962). "Spartans Saimes and Behrman Get All-Big Ten Team Berths; Bell-Richter, Unanimous". The Owosso Argus-Press (AP story).
5. ^ "Pick Big Ten All-Star Squad". Galesburg Register-Mail. November 27, 1962. p. 12.
6. ^ Leighton Housh (November 18, 1962). "Hawkeyes Beat Michigan, 28-14". The Des Moines Register. pp. 1S, 8S - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Hawkeyes Need To Improve for USC" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. October 2, 1962. p. 4. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
8. ^ "1963 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on December 23, 2007.

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