1962 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

1962 Iowa Hawkeyes football
1962 Iowa Hawkeyes football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	4–5 (3–3 Big Ten)
Head coach	Jerry Burns (2nd season);
MVP	Larry Ferguson
Captain	Larry Ferguson
Home stadium	Iowa Stadium
	Seasons ← 1961 1963 →

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.

1962 Big Ten Conference football standings
v t e	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

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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 29	Oregon State*	Iowa Stadium Iowa City, IA	W 28–8	54,400
October 6	No. 6 USC*	Iowa Stadium Iowa City, IA	L 0–7	55,300
October 13	at Indiana	Seventeenth Street Stadium Bloomington, IN	W 14–10	29,771
October 20	at No. 10 Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI (rivalry)	L 14–42	60,297
October 27	Purdue	Iowa Stadium Iowa City, IA	L 3–26	60,100
November 3	Ohio State	Iowa Stadium Iowa City, IA	W 28–14	58,400
November 10	at No. 10 Minnesota	Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, MN (rivalry)	L 0–10	65,087
November 17	Michigan	Iowa Stadium Iowa City, IA	W 28–14	52,880	^[6]
November 24	at Notre Dame*	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN	L 12–35	42,653
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

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

Jerry Burns

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Tom Moore – Graduate assistant

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Game summaries

Oregon State

Lonnie Rogers boomed a school-record 83-yard punt, establishing a record that still stands.^[7]

USC

at Indiana

at Wisconsin

Purdue

Ohio State

Ohio State at Iowa

	1	2	3	4	Total
Buckeyes	0	7	7	0	14
• Hawkeyes	14	7	0	7	28

Date: November 3, 1962
Location: Iowa Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa
Game attendance: 58,400
Game weather: Cloudy, 44 °F (7 °C)

at Minnesota

Michigan

at Notre Dame

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

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