1962 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

The 1962 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the 1962 Big Ten Conference football season. The Buckeyes compiled a 6–3 record.

1962 Ohio State Buckeyes football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 13
Record6–3 (4–2 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPBill Armstrong
Captains
Home stadiumOhio 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

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29North Carolina*No. 2W 41–784,009
October 6at UCLA*No. 1L 7–948,513
October 13at IllinoisNo. 10W 51–1556,017
October 20No. 8 NorthwesternNo. 6
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
L 14–1884,376
October 27Wisconsin
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
W 14–782,540
November 3at IowaL 14–2858,400
November 10Indiana
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
W 10–775,378
November 17Oregon*
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
W 26–772,828[1]
November 24Michigan
W 28–082,349[2]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Game summaries

North Carolina

1234Total
North Carolina07007
• Ohio St77141341
  • Date: September 29
  • Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio
  • Game attendance: 84,009
  • Game weather: Clear, wind NW 12 mph, 62 °F (17 °C)

John Mummey 15 Rush Att, 110 Yds, 1TD; 1/1 passing, 42 yards, 1 TD

UCLA

1234Total
Ohio State07007
• UCLA60039
  • Date: October 6
  • Location: L.A. Coliseum, Los Angeles
  • Game attendance: 48,513
  • Game weather: Clear, 70 °F (21 °C)

Illinois

1234Total
• Ohio State717141351
Illinois070815

Northwestern

1234Total
• Northwestern0120618
Ohio State1400014
  • Date: October 20
  • Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio
  • Game attendance: 84,376
  • Game weather: Cloudy, wind S 10-15 mph, 69 °F (21 °C)

Wisconsin

1234Total
Wisconsin07007
• Ohio State700714
  • Date: October 27
  • Location: Ohio Stadium
  • Game attendance: 82,540
  • Game weather: Cloudy, wind SSW 15 mph, 44 °F (7 °C)

Iowa

1234Total
Ohio State077014
• Iowa1470728
  • Date: November 3
  • Location: Iowa Stadium, Ames, Iowa
  • Game attendance: 58,400
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 44 °F (7 °C)

Indiana

1234Total
Indiana00707
• Ohio State070310
  • Date: November 10
  • Location: Ohio Stadium
  • Game attendance: 75,378
  • Game weather: Rainy, wind 25 mph, 44 °F (7 °C)

Oregon

1234Total
Oregon07007
• Ohio State776626
  • Date: November 17
  • Location: Ohio Stadium
  • Game attendance: 72,828
  • Game weather: Rainy, wind NW 10 mph, 39 °F (4 °C)

Michigan

1234Total
Michigan00000
• Ohio State7071428
  • Date: November 24
  • Location: Ohio Stadium
  • Game attendance: 82,349
  • Game weather: Clear, wind ENE 8 mph, 40 °F (4 °C)

Coaching staff

1963 pro draftees

PlayerDraftRoundPickPositionNFL club
Bob VogelNFL15TackleBaltimore Colts
Bob VogelAFL323TackleBoston Patriots
Daryl SandersNFL112TackleDetroit Lions
Daryl SandersAFL432TackleKansas City Chiefs
Gary MoellerNFL566GuardSan Francisco 49ers
Dave FrancisNFL791FullbackWashington Redskins
Rod FosterAFL862GuardBoston Patriots
Rod FosterNFL10134GuardWashington Redskins
Dave KatterhenrichNFL13177BackCleveland Browns
Bob MiddletonAFL23180EndBuffalo Bills

References