1962 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

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1962 Iowa Hawkeyes football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record4–5 (3–3 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPLarry Ferguson
CaptainLarry Ferguson
Home stadiumIowa Stadium
Seasons
← 1961
1963 →
1962 Big Ten Conference football standings
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 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]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29Oregon State*
W 28–854,400
October 6No. 6 USC*
  • Iowa Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
L 0–755,300
October 13at Indiana
W 14–1029,771
October 20at No. 10 Wisconsin
L 14–4260,297
October 27Purduedagger
  • Iowa Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
L 3–2660,100
November 3Ohio State
  • Iowa Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
W 28–1458,400
November 10at No. 10 Minnesota
L 0–1065,087
November 17Michigan
  • Iowa Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
W 28–1452,880[6]
November 24at Notre Dame*
L 12–3542,653
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster[edit]

1962 Iowa Hawkeyes football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
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
DB 16 Paul Krause Jr
LB 61 Mike Reilly Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt 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 234Total
Buckeyes 0 770 14
• Hawkeyes 14 707 28
Scoring summary
Q15:00IOWAGrier 2-yard run (Roberts kick)IOWA 7–0
Q12:40IOWASzykowny 1-yard run (Roberts kick)IOWA 14–0
Q214:28OSUButts 1-yard run (Van Raaphorst kick)IOWA 14–7
Q28:28IOWASzykowny 1-yard run (Roberts kick)IOWA 21–7
Q37:27OSUKatterhenrich 3-yard run (Van Raaphorst kick)IOWA 21–14
Q41:32IOWASherman 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
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

[8]

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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