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1962 Big Eight Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 8 Oklahoma $ 7 – 0 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Missouri 5 – 1 – 1 8 – 1 – 2
Nebraska 5 – 2 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Kansas 4 – 2 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
Iowa State 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Oklahoma State 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Colorado 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Kansas State 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1962 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team was the representative of the University of Nebraska and member of the Big Eight Conference in the 1962 college football season. The team was coached by Bob Devaney and played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska. The November 3 game against Missouri marked the start of Nebraska's current NCAA record of 346 consecutive sellouts.

Schedule

September 22South Dakota*

W 53-0 26,953 September 29at Michigan*

W 25-13 70,287 October 6Iowa State

  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lincoln, Nebraska

W 36-22 34,321 October 13NC State*

  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lincoln, Nebraska

W 19-14 36,867 October 20Kansas State

  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lincoln, Nebraska

W 26-6 30,701 October 27at Colorado

W 31-6 34,183 November 3Missouridagger

  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lincoln, Nebraska

L 7-16 36,501 November 10at Kansas

W 40-16 37,063 November 17Oklahoma State

  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lincoln, Nebraska

W 14-0 34,329 November 24at No. 10 Oklahoma

L 6-34 58,768 December 15vs. Miami*

W 36-34 6,166

Template:CFB Schedule End

Roster

Official Roster
  • 48 Baffico, James LG (Jr.)
  • 61 Brown, Robert RG (Jr.)
  • 46 Brown, Ulysses RG (Sr.)
  • 89 Bryant, Curtis E (Jr.)
  • 80 Callahan, Richard E (Jr.)
  • 62 Carlson, Dwain LG (Sr.)
  • 14 Claridge, Dennis QB (Jr.)
  • 82 Comstock, William E (Sr.)
  • 65 Dervin, John LG (So.)
  • 81 Doepke, Charles E (So.)
  • 87 Donovan, Larry E (Sr.)
  • 53 Drum, Duncan C (So.)
  •    Eger, Mike E
  • 15 Faiman, John QB (Sr.)
  • 76 Fischer, Allen (Richard) RT (Sr.)
  • 50 Fugitt, Mike C (So.)
  • 69 Garner, Chuck LG (Jr.)
  • 64 Gray, Gary LG (So.)
  • 79 Griesse, Ronald RT (Jr.)
  • 57 Haas, Dave RT (So.)
  • 85 Huge, James E (Sr.)
  • 58 Johnson, LaVane RG (Jr.)
  • 31 Johnson, Rudy HB (Jr.)
  • 74 Jones, Robert LT (Sr.)
  • 77 Kiffin, Monte LT (Jr.)
  • 68 Kirby, John LG (Jr.)
  • 40 Koehler, Mike FB (Sr.)
  • 86 Koinzan, John E (So.)
  • 75 Kramer, Larry LT (Jr.)
  • 18 Lucas, Gary E (So.)
  
  • 42 Martin, Noel FB (Sr.)
  • 32 McCloughan, Kent HB (So.)
  • 63 McDermott, Donald RG (So.)
  • 41 McNulty, Joe FB (So.)
  • 54 Michka, Ron C (Jr.)
  • 73 Osentowski, Clarence LT (So.)
  • 33 Paschell, Willie HB (So.)
  • 37 Peterson, Robert RT (Jr.)
  • 20 Powers, Warren HB (Sr.)
  • 70 Robertson, Tyrone LT (Sr.)
  • 10 Rogers, Bill RG (So.)
  • 66 Rood, Jed RG (Sr.)
  • 21 Ross, Willie HB (Jr.)
  • 35 Sebastian, John HB (So.)
  • 52 Sittler, Lyle C (So.)
  • 22 Smidt, Maynard HB (Jr.)
  • 43 Smith, Bruce FB (So.)
  • 51 Stevenson, Donald C (Sr.)
  • 72 Strohmyer, John RT (So.)
  • 34 Stuewe, Dennis HB (Sr.)
  • 23 Theisen, David HB (Jr.)
  • 30 Thornton, Bill FB (Sr.)
  • 83 Tomlinson, Larry E (Jr.)
  • 67 Toogood, Gary RG (Sr.)
  • 36 Tregonning, Donn RG (Jr.)
  • 17 Tucker, Douglas QB (So.)
  •    Van Newkirk, Milan PK
  • 71 Voss, Lloyd RT (Jr.)
  • 24 Vujevich, John HB (So.)
  • 44 Young, Gene FB (Jr.)

Coaching staff

Name Title First year
in this position		 Years at Nebraska Alma Mater
Bob Devaney Head Coach 1962 1962–1972 Alma
John Melton 1962 1962–1988 Wyoming
Cletus Fischer 1960 1960–1985 Nebraska
Mike Corgan Running Backs 1962 1962–1982 Notre Dame
George Kelly 1960 1960–1968
Jim Ross 1962 1962–1976
Carl Selmer Offensive Line 1962 1962–1972

[1][2]

Game notes

South Dakota

1 234Total
South Dakota 0 000 0
• Nebraska 6 132014 53

[3][4][5]

Michigan

1 234Total
• Nebraska 0 7126 25
Michigan 0 607 13

[3][4][6][7]

Iowa State

1 234Total
Iowa State 0 778 22
• Nebraska 14 1408 36
  • Date: October 6
  • Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska
  • Game attendance: 34,321

[3][8][9][10]

NC State

1 234Total
NC State 6 080 14
• Nebraska 0 0712 19
  • Date: October 13
  • Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska
  • Game attendance: 36,867

[3][8][11]

Kansas State

This was the last Nebraska home football game to not be sold out.

1 234Total
Kansas State 6 000 6
• Nebraska 0 14120 26
  • Date: October 20
  • Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska
  • Game attendance: 30,701

[3][12][13]

Colorado

1 234Total
• Nebraska 0 0238 31
Colorado 0 600 6
See also: Colorado–Nebraska football rivalry

[3][12][14]

Missouri

1 234Total
• Missouri 7 036 16
Nebraska 0 700 7
  • Date: November 3
  • Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska
  • Game attendance: 36,501

This is the first game of Nebraska's NCAA record of consecutive sellouts, which currently stands at 325 sellouts following the 2012 season.

See also: Missouri–Nebraska football rivalry

[3][12][15][16]

Kansas

1 234Total
• Nebraska 16 1680 40
Kansas 0 088 16

[3][12][17]

Oklahoma State

1 234Total
Oklahoma State 0 000 0
• Nebraska 14 000 14
  • Date: November 17
  • Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska
  • Game attendance: 34,329

[3][18][19]

Oklahoma

1 234Total
Nebraska 0 060 6
• #10 Oklahoma 7 7146 34
See also: Nebraska–Oklahoma football rivalry

[3][18][20]

Miami

1 234Total
• Nebraska 6 1488 36
Miami 6 1477 34
  • Date: December 15
  • Location: Yankee Stadium, New York City
  • Game attendance: 6,166
Main article: Gotham Bowl

[3][21][22][23]

After the season

Awards

[24]

Future professional players

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