1962 Northwestern Wildcats football team

American college football season

1962 Northwestern Wildcats football

Conference| Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches| No. 16
Record| 7–2 (4–2 Big Ten)
Head coach|

* Ara Parseghian (7th season)

MVP| George Thomas
Captain| Jay Robertson[1]
Home stadium| Dyche 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 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[edit]

Date| Opponent| Rank| Site| Result

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September 22| South Carolina*| |

* Dyche Stadium
* Evanston, Illinois

| W 37–20
October 6| Illinois| |

* Dyche Stadium
* Evanston, Illinois (rivalry)

| W 45–0
October 13| at Minnesota| |

* Memorial Stadium
* Minneapolis

| W 34–22
October 20| at No. 6 Ohio State| No. 8|

* Ohio Stadium
* Columbus, Ohio

| W 18–14
October 27| Notre Dame*| No. 3|

* Dyche Stadium
* Evanston, Illinois (rivalry)

| W 35–6
November 3| at Indiana| No. 1|

* Seventeenth Street Stadium
* Bloomington, Indiana

| W 26–21
November 10| at No. 8 Wisconsin| No. 1|

* Camp Randall Stadium
* Madison, Wisconsin

| L 6–37
November 17| Michigan State| No. 9|

* Dyche Stadium
* Evanston, Illinois

| L 7–31
November 23| at Miami (FL)*| |

* Miami Orange Bowl
* Miami

| W 29–7

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

## Players[edit]

* 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[edit]

1. ^ "Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). 2007. p. 148\. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 16, 2019. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
2. ^ "Northwestern Yearly Results (1960-1964)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. 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\. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 22, 2014. Retrieved February 10, 2015.

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Northwestern Wildcats football

Venues|

* Northwestern Field (1905–1925)
* Ryan Field (1926–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Illinois
* Michigan: George Jewett Trophy
* Notre Dame

Culture and lore|

* Willie the Wildcat
* "Go U Northwestern"
* Marching band
* 2006 Michigan State game

People|

* Head coaches
* NFL draftees
* Statistical leaders

Seasons|

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