1962 Northwestern Wildcats football team

The 1962 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1962 Big Ten Conference football season. In their seventh year under head coach Ara Parseghian, the Wildcats compiled a 7–2 record (4–2 against Big Ten Conference opponents) and finished in third place in the Big Ten Conference. The Wildcats were ranked #1 in the AP Poll before losing consecutive games late in the season against #2-ranked Wisconsin and Michigan State.[2][3]

1962 Northwestern Wildcats football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 16
Record7–2 (4–2 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPGeorge Thomas
CaptainJay Robertson[1]
Home stadiumDyche Stadium
Seasons
← 1961
1963 →
1962 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Wisconsin $610820
No. 10 Minnesota520621
Northwestern420720
Ohio State420630
Michigan State330540
Purdue330441
Iowa330450
Illinois250270
Indiana150360
Michigan160270
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The team's offensive leaders were quarterback Tom Myers with 1,537 passing yards, Willie Stinson with 418 rushing yards, and halfback/end Paul Flatley with 626 receiving yards.[4] Center Jack Cvercko was a consensus first-team All-American.[5]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22South Carolina*W 37–2035,767[6]
October 6Illinois
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL (rivalry)
W 45–041,854
October 13at MinnesotaW 34–2261,652
October 20at No. 6 Ohio StateNo. 8W 18–1484,376
October 27Notre Dame*No. 3
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL (rivalry)
W 35–655,752
November 3at IndianaNo. 1W 26–2126,468
November 10at No. 8 WisconsinNo. 1L 6–3765,501
November 17Michigan StateNo. 9
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
L 7–3154,342
November 23at Miami (FL)*W 29–7
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Players

  • Jack Cvercko – guard (consensus 1st-team All-American; 1st-team All-Big Ten selection by AP and UPI)
  • Paul Flatley – halfback/end (3rd-team All-America selection by The Sporting News; 2nd-team All-Big Ten selection by AP and UPI)
  • Tom Myers – quarterback (3rd-team All-America selection by AFCA)

References


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