1962 Santa Ana Dons football team

American college football season

1962 Santa Ana Dons football

National junior college champion
Eastern Conference champion
Junior Rose Bowl champion

Junior Rose Bowl, W 20–0 vs. Columbia Basin

Conference| Eastern Conference
Record| 10–0 (9–0 Eastern)
Head coach|

* Homer Beatty (4th season)

Home stadium| Santa Ana Bowl

Seasons

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1963 ->

1962 Eastern Conference (California) football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
Santa Ana $  | 9  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 10  | - | 0  | - | 0
Orange Coast | 8  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 9  | - | 1  | - | 0
Fullerton | 6  | - | 2  | - | 1 |  |  | 6  | - | 2  | - | 1
Chaffey | 6  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 3  | - | 0
Mt. San Antonio | 5  | - | 3  | - | 1 |  |  | 5  | - | 3  | - | 1
San Bernardino | 3  | - | 6  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 6  | - | 0
Riverside | 3  | - | 6  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 6  | - | 0
Grossmont | 2  | - | 7  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 7  | - | 0
Southwestern (CA) | 1  | - | 8  | - | 0 |  |  | 1  | - | 8  | - | 0
Citrus | 1  | - | 8  | - | 0 |  |  | 1  | - | 8  | - | 0

* $ - Conference champion

The 1962 Santa Ana Dons football team was an American football team that represented Santa Ana College as a member of the Eastern Conference during the 1962 college football season. In their fourth and final year under head coach Homer Beatty, the Dons compiled a perfect 10–0 record, won the Eastern Conference championship, defeated Columbia Basin in the Junior Rose Bowl.[1] They shut out six opponents and gave up only 43 points in all ten games, an average of 4.3 points per game. They outscored opponents by a total of 382 to 43,[2] were ranked No. 1 in the final junior college grid-wire rankings,[3] and were recognized as the national junior college champion.[4][5]

Four Santa Ana players were selected by J.C. Grid-Wire for the junior college All-America team. Quarterback Dunn Marteen and linebacker Dick Litzinger were named to the first team. Tackle Al Medley was named to the third team, and guard Mike Brown was selected for the fourth team.[6] Marteen also won the team's most valuable player award, and Litzinger won the Tucker Memorial Trophy as the team's most inspirational player. Other team awards went to tackle/end Al Medley as the team's most valuable lineman and defensive halfback Fran Andruski as the most valuable defensive player.[5]

The team's assistant coaches were Russ Chesley (backs), Bill Dutton (line), and Myrel Moore (ends).[7]

The team played its home games at the Santa Ana Bowl in Santa Ana, California.

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 22| at Southwestern (CA)| Chula Vista, CA| W 26–0| | [8]
September 29| Citrus|

* Santa Ana Bowl
* Santa Ana, CA

| W 47–0| | [9][10]
October 6| San Bernardino|

* Santa Ana Bowl
* Santa Ana, CA

| W 48–12| | [11]
October 13| Grossmont|

* Santa Ana Bowl
* Santa Ana, CA

| W 48–0| | [12][13]
October 20| at Mt. San Antonio|

* Mt. Sac Stadium
* Walnut, CA

| W 41–0| | [14][15]
October 27| at Riverside| Riverside, CA| W 39–7| | [16][17]
November 3| Chaffey|

* Santa Ana Bowl
* Santa Ana, CA

| W 43–0| | [18][19]
November 10| Orange Coast|

* Santa Ana Bowl
* Santa Ana, CA

| W 34–12| | [20]
November 17| Fullerton| Fullerton, CA| W 36–12| | [21]
December 15| vs. Columbia Basin*|

* Rose Bowl
* Pasadena, CA (Junior Rose Bowl)

| W 20–0| 41,709| [22][23][24]

* *Non-conference game

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## References

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1. ^ "EC Standings". The San Bernardino Daily Sun. San Bernardino, California. November 21, 1962. p. A14. Retrieved March 31, 2024 - via Newspapers.com .
2. ^ "Santa Ana". The Register. December 15, 1962. p. 17 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "Coast Third In Final Ranking". The Register. December 21, 1962. p. B10 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Dons Sitting On Top Of World: Santa Ana Claims National JC Football Championship". The Register. December 17, 1962. p. A8 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ a b "Marteen Gets 'Most Valuable Player' Award: Dons Hailed As National JC Champions". The Register. December 18, 1962. p. A16 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Four Dons On JC All-America". The Register. December 12, 1962. p. B14 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Santa Ana Roster". The Register. December 15, 1962. p. B3 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "Dons Roll To Easy Win 26-0". The Register. September 23, 1962. p. B1.
9. ^ "Dons Battle Citrus In Bowl Debut". The Register. September 29, 1962 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ Hal Snyder (September 30, 1962). "Dons Steamroller Citrus, 47-0". The Register. p. B1 - via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ "Dons Roll Over Indians, 48-12". The Register. October 7, 1962. p. B1 - via Newspapers.com.
12. ^ "Powerful Dons Entertain Grossmont At S.A. Bowl". The Register. October 13, 1962. p. A2 - via Newspapers.com.
13. ^ Carl Sawyer (October 15, 1962). "Mounties Next For Don Powerhouse". The Register. p. A12 - via Newspapers.com.
14. ^ "Dons Get First Big EC Test Against Mounties". The Register. October 20, 1962. p. B1 - via Newspapers.com.
15. ^ "Dons Roll Over Mounties, 41-0". The Register. October 21, 1962. p. C1 - via Newspapers.com.
16. ^ "Powerful Dons Test Riverside". The Register. October 27, 1962. p. B1 - via Newspapers.com.
17. ^ "Dons Throttle Riverside, 39-7". The Register. October 28, 1962. p. B1 - via Newspapers.com.
18. ^ "Week's Thriller: Dons vs. Pirates; Santa Ana Stadium Expected to Be Sold Out for Top JC Battle". Los Angeles Times. November 4, 1962. p. 14 - via Newspapers.com.
19. ^ Carl Sawyer (November 4, 1962). "Dons Bomb Chaffey 43-0; Records Fall". The Register. p. B1 - via Newspapers.com.
20. ^ "Dons Outgun Coast, 34-12". The Register. November 11, 1962. p. B1 - via Newspapers.com.
21. ^ "Santa Ana Named To Jr. Rose Bowl". The Register. November 19, 1962. p. III-2 - via Newspapers.com.
22. ^ Will Kern (December 13, 1962). "Dons' Record on Line in Junior Rose Bowl". Los Angeles Times. p. VIII-1 - via Newspapers.com.
23. ^ Warren Eves (December 16, 1962). "Dons Smother Hawks, 20-0: Columbia Offense Stymied". Independent Star-News. p. A1 - via Newspapers.com.
24. ^ "41,709 See First JRB Shutout Sinc 1946: Don Defense Smothers Hawks". The Register. December 16, 1962. pp. A1, B1 - via Newspapers.com.
25. ^ "JC Football Log". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 20, 1962. p. 5, part III. Retrieved March 31, 2024 - via Newspapers.com .

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Junior college football national champions

NJCAA
(single division)|

* 1956: Coffeyville
* 1957: Texarkana
* 1958: Boise
* 1959: Northeastern Oklahoma A&M
* 1960: Tyler, Cameron
* 1964: Phoenix
* 1965: Ferrum
* 1966: Kilgore
* 1967: Northeastern Oklahoma A&M
* 1968: Ferrum
* 1969: Northeastern Oklahoma A&M
* 1970: Fort Scott
* 1971: Mississippi Gulf Coast
* 1972: Arizona Western
* 1973: Mesa
* 1974: Ferrum
* 1975: Mesa
* 1976: Ellsworth
* 1977: Ferrum
* 1978: Iowa Central
* 1979: Ranger
* 1980: Northeastern Oklahoma A&M
* 1981: Butler County
* 1982: Northwest Mississippi
* 1983: Coffeyville
* 1984: Mississippi Gulf Coast
* 1985: Snow
* 1986: Northeastern Oklahoma A&M
* 1987: Ellsworth
* 1988: Glendale (AZ)
* 1989: Navarro
* 1990: Coffeyville
* 1991: Northeastern Oklahoma A&M
* 1992: Northwest Mississippi
* 1993: Mississippi Delta
* 1994: Trinity Valley
* 1995: Blinn
* 1996: Blinn
* 1997: Trinity Valley
* 1998: Butler County
* 1999: Butler County
* 2000: Glendale (AZ)
* 2001: Georgia Military
* 2002: Joliet
* 2003: Butler County
* 2004: Pearl River
* 2005: Glendale (AZ)
* 2006: Blinn
* 2007: Butler (KS), Mississippi Gulf Coast
* 2008: Butler (KS)
* 2009: Blinn
* 2010: Navarro
* 2011: East Mississippi
* 2012: Iowa Western
* 2013: East Mississippi
* 2014: East Mississippi
* 2015: Northwest Mississippi
* 2016: Garden City
* 2017: East Mississippi
* 2018: East Mississippi
* 2019: Mississippi Gulf Coast
* 2020–21: Hutchinson

NJCAA Division I|

* 2021: New Mexico Military
* 2022: Iowa Western
* 2023: Iowa Western
* 2024: Hutchinson

NJCAA Division III|

* 2021: DuPage
* 2022: DuPage
* 2023: DuPage
* 2024: DuPage

California large division|

* 1967: Fullerton
* 1968: Fresno City
* 1969: Fresno City
* 1970: College of the Seqouias
* 1971: El Camino
* 1972: Fresno City
* 1973: El Camino

California small division|

* 1967: Hartnell
* 1968: College of the Redwoods
* 1969: Yuba
* 1970: College of the Redwoods
* 1971: Reedley
* 1972: Reedley
* 1973: Reedley

3C2A|

* 1997: Mt. San Antonio
* 1998: Palomar
* 1999: CC of San Francisco
* 2000: CC of San Francisco
* 2001: CC of San Francisco
* 2002: Reedley
* 2003: CC of San Francisco
* 2004: College of the Canyons
* 2005: Grossmont
* 2006: El Camino
* 2007: CC of San Francisco
* 2008: Butte
* 2009: Mt. San Antonio
* 2010: Mt. San Antonio
* 2011: CC of San Francisco
* 2012: Bakersfield (vacated)
* 2013: Butte
* 2014: Mt. San Antonio
* 2015: CC of San Francisco
* 2016: Fullerton
* 2017: Fullerton (vacated)
* 2018: Laney
* 2019: Riverside City
* 2020–21: No champion
* 2021: CC of San Francisco
* 2022: San Mateo
* 2023: Riverside City
* 2024: San Mateo

J. C. Gridwire|

* 1960: Long Beach
* 1961: Cameron
* 1962: Santa Ana, Long Beach
* 1963: Orange Coast
* 1964: Long Beach
* 1965: Fullerton
* 1966: Santa Monica
* 1967: Fullerton
* 1968: Jones County
* 1969: Northeastern Oklahoma A&M
* 1970: Fort Scott
* 1971: Mississippi Gulf Coast
* 1972: Arizona Western
* 1973: Gavilan
* 1974: Pasadena
* 1978: Kilgore
* 1987: El Camino
* 1995: Long Beach City

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