1962 NAIA football season

1962 NAIA football season
Regular season	August–December 1962
Postseason	December 1–8, 1962
National Championship	Hughes Stadium Sacramento, CA
Champion	Central State (OK)

The 1962 NAIA football season, as part of the 1962 college football season in the United States, was the seventh season of college football sponsored by the NAIA. The season was played from August to December 1962, culminating in the seventh annual NAIA Football National Championship, played this year at Hughes Stadium in Sacramento, California. During its three years in Sacramento, the game was called the Camellia Bowl (separate from the present day bowl game with the same name in Montgomery, Alabama).

Central State defeated Lenoir–Rhyne in the championship game, 28–13, to win their first NAIA national title.

Conference standings

1962 Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Arkansas State Teachers $ 7 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0 Arkansas Tech 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 1 Henderson State 3 – 2 – 1 0 – 3 – 5 Harding 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Arkansas A&M 2 – 4 – 1 3 – 6 – 1 Ouachita Baptist 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Southern Arkansas 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 Ozarks 0 – 7 – 0 1 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1962 Carolinas Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 3 Lenoir Rhyne $^ 6 – 0 – 0 11 – 1 – 0 Elon 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 Appalachian State 2 – 1 – 2 4 – 4 – 2 Newberry 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 5 – 0 Western Carolina 1 – 4 – 1 3 – 5 – 1 Catawba 1 – 4 – 1 3 – 6 – 1 Guilford 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA playoff participant Rankings from NAIA poll	1962 Central Intercollegiate Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Omaha $ 4 – 0 – 1 8 – 1 – 1 Fort Hays State 3 – 1 – 1 6 – 2 – 1 Pittsburg State 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Washburn 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Emporia State 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 1 St. Benedict's 0 – 5 – 0 0 – 7 – 1 $ – Conference champion
1962 Evergreen Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Whitworth $ 6 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Puget Sound 5 – 1 – 1 6 – 2 – 1 Central Washington 3 – 3 – 1 4 – 4 – 1 Western Washington 3 – 3 – 1 4 – 4 – 1 Pacific Lutheran 1 – 4 – 2 2 – 5 – 2 Eastern Washington 0 – 6 – 1 0 – 8 – 1 $ – Conference champion	1962 Frontier Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Arizona State–Flagstaff $ 2 – 0 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 New Mexico Highlands 1 – 1 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 New Mexico Western 0 – 2 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1962 Gateway Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Milton + 3 – 1 – 0 5 – 1 – 0 Lakeland + 3 – 1 – 0 5 – 3 – 0 Illinois–Chicago 2 – 1 – 0 4 – 2 – 2 Northwestern (WI) 1 – 2 – 0 ? – ? – ? Eureka 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 6 – 0 + – Conference co-champions
1962 Iowa Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 10 Parsons $ 9 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 0 Central (IA) 7 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 Luther 6 – 2 – 1 6 – 2 – 1 Upper Iowa 6 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 William Penn 5 – 3 – 1 5 – 3 – 1 Wartburg 5 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Buena Vista 3 – 6 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Dubuque 2 – 7 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 Iowa Wesleyan 1 – 8 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 Simpson 0 – 9 – 0 0 – 9 – 0 $ – Conference champion Rankings from NAIA poll	1962 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 5 College of Emporia $^ 9 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0 Baker 8 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0 Ottawa 7 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0 Southwestern (KS) 5 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Bethel (KS) 4 – 4 – 1 4 – 4 – 1 Bethany (KS) 4 – 5 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 McPherson 3 – 6 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Friends 1 – 7 – 1 1 – 7 – 1 Kansas Wesleyan 1 – 7 – 1 1 – 7 – 1 Sterling 1 – 7 – 1 1 – 7 – 1 $ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA playoff participant Rankings from NAIA poll	1962 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 7 Saint John's (MN) $ 7 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 0 Minnesota–Duluth 5 – 1 – 1 6 – 2 – 1 St. Thomas (MN) 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Concordia (MN) 3 – 3 – 1 5 – 3 – 1 Macalester 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0 Augsburg 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 5 – 0 Gustavus Adolphus 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 6 – 0 Hamline 0 – 7 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion Rankings from NAIA poll
1962 Missouri College Athletic Union football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T William Jewell $ 4 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 0 Missouri Valley 3 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Tarkio 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 4 – 0 Graceland 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Central Methodist 1 – 2 – 0 2 – 5 – 0 Culver–Stockton 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1962 Montana Collegiate Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Western Montana $ 5 – 0 – 0 6 – 1 – 0 Eastern Montana 4 – 1 – 0 5 – 2 – 0 Carroll (MT) 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 2 – 0 Rocky Mountain 2 – 3 – 0 2 – 5 – 0 Montana Mines 1 – 4 – 0 ? – ? – ? Northern Montana 0 – 5 – 0 0 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1962 Nebraska College Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Kearney State $ 4 – 0 – 1 6 – 1 – 1 Peru State 2 – 1 – 2 5 – 2 – 2 Wayne State (NE) 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0 Hastings 2 – 2 – 1 5 – 2 – 1 Doane 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 5 – 1 Chadron State 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion
1962 North Dakota Intercollegiate Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Minot State + 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 0 Wahpeton Science + 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 0 Mayville State 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0 Valley City State 4 – 2 – 0 4 – 4 – 0 Dickinson State 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 5 – 0 Jamestown 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 7 – 0 Ellendale 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1962 Oklahoma Collegiate Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 1 Central State (OK) $^ 7 – 0 – 0 11 – 0 – 0 East Central 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 3 – 0 SW Oklahoma State 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 Northeastern State 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Panhandle A&M 2 – 4 – 1 3 – 6 – 1 SE Oklahoma State 1 – 4 – 2 3 – 5 – 2 Langston 1 – 5 – 1 1 – 6 – 1 NW Oklahoma State 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA playoff participant Rankings from NAIA poll	1962 Oregon Collegiate Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Southern Oregon $ 4 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0 Portland State 3 – 1 – 0 4 – 4 – 0 Oregon College 2 – 2 – 0 4 – 4 – 0 Oregon Tech 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 6 – 0 Eastern Oregon 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion
1962 South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 6 Northern State $^ 6 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 0 Huron 5 – 1 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 General Beadle 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Southern State 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0 Black Hills 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0 South Dakota Tech 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 0 Dakota Wesleyan 0 – 6 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA playoff participant	1962 Tri-State Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Dana + 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Concordia (NE) + 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 Midland 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0 Westmar 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Yankton 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Sioux Falls 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 Northwestern (IA) 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 8 – 0 + – Conference co-champions

Postseason

	Semifinals December 1, 1962					Championship December 8, 1962 Camellia Bowl
	Northern State (SD)		7
	Lenoir–Rhyne*		20
						Lenoir–Ryne		13
						Central State (OK)		28
	College of Emporia		0
	Central State (OK)*		20