1962 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team
American college football season
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The 1962 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska in the Big Eight Conference during the 1962 NCAA University Division football season. Led by first-year head coach Bob Devaney, the Huskers were 8–2 (5–2 in Big 8, third) in the regular season,[1] and played their home games on campus at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska.
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Record9–2 (5–2 Big 8)
Headcoach
- Bob Devaney (1st season)
HomestadiumMemorial Stadium
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Gotham Bowl, W 36–34 vs. Miami (FL) | |
| Conference | Big Eight Conference |
| Record | 9–2 (5–2 Big 8) |
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| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Undefeated through October,[2] their loss to Missouri on November 3 marked the start of Nebraska's current NCAA record of 400 consecutive sellouts. At the chilly Gotham Bowl in New York City in mid-December, they defeated Miami 36–34 to finish at 9–2.[3][4]
Hired in February, Devaney was previously the head coach for five seasons at the University of Wyoming in Laramie. He coached Nebraska for eleven seasons, won consecutive national titles (1970, 1971), and was the athletic director from 1967 to 1992.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 22 | 2:00 pm | South Dakota* | W 53–0 | 27,000 | [5] | ||
| September 29 | 12:30 pm | at Michigan* | W 25–13 | 70,287 | [6] | ||
| October 6 | 2:00 pm | Iowa State |
| W 36–22 | 34,000 | [7] | |
| October 13 | 2:00 pm | NC State* |
| W 19–14 | 36,867 | [8] | |
| October 20 | 2:00 pm | Kansas State |
| W 26–6 | 30,000 | [9] | |
| October 27 | 2:30 pm | at Colorado | W 31–6 | 35,500 | [10] | ||
| November 3 | 2:00 pm | Missouri |
| L 7–16 | 36,501 | [2] | |
| November 10 | 1:30 pm | at Kansas | W 40–16 | 38,000 | [11] | ||
| November 17 | 2:00 pm | Oklahoma State |
| W 14–0 | 34,000 | [12] | |
| November 24 | 1:30 pm | at No. 10 Oklahoma | L 6–34 | 60,000 | [13] | ||
| December 15 | 10:00 am | vs. Miami (FL)* | ABC | W 36–34 | 6,166 | [3][4][14] | |
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Roster
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Depth chart
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Coaching staff
| Name | Title | First year in this position |
Years at Nebraska |
Alma mater |
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| 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 |
Game summaries
South Dakota
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| South Dakota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| • Nebraska | 6 | 13 | 20 | 14 | 53 |
- Date: September 22
- Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska
- Game attendance: 26,953
Michigan
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| • Nebraska | 0 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 25 |
| Michigan | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
- Date: September 29
- Location: Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, Michigan
- Game attendance: 70,287
Iowa State
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Iowa State | 0 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 22 |
| • Nebraska | 14 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 36 |
- Date: October 6
- Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska
- Game attendance: 34,321
NC State
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| NC State | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 14 |
| • Nebraska | 0 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 19 |
- Date: October 13
- Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska
- Game attendance: 36,867
Kansas State
This was the last Nebraska home football game to not be sold out.
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Kansas State | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| • Nebraska | 0 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 26 |
- Date: October 20
- Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska
- Game attendance: 30,701
Colorado
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| • Nebraska | 0 | 0 | 23 | 8 | 31 |
| Colorado | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
- Date: October 27
- Location: Folsom Field, Boulder, Colorado
- Game attendance: 34,183
Missouri
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| • Missouri | 7 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 16 |
| Nebraska | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 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 386 sellouts continuing to the 2022 season.
Kansas
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| • Nebraska | 16 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 40 |
| Kansas | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 16 |
- Date: November 10
- Location: Memorial Stadium, Lawrence, Kansas
- Game attendance: 37,063
Oklahoma State
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Oklahoma State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| • Nebraska | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
- Date: November 17
- Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska
- Game attendance: 34,329
Oklahoma
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Nebraska | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| • #10 Oklahoma | 7 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 34 |
- Date: November 24
- Location: Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, Oklahoma
- Game attendance: 58,268
Miami (FL)
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| • Nebraska | 6 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 36 |
| Miami | 6 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 34 |
- Date: December 15
- Location: Yankee Stadium, New York City
- Game attendance: 6,166
After the season
Awards
- All Big 8: Robert Brown, Dennis Claridge, Tyrone Robertson
Future professional players
- Robert Brown, 1964 2nd overall pick by the Philadelphia Eagles
- Dennis Claridge, 1963 3rd-round pick of the Green Bay Packers
- Rudy Johnson, 1964 5th-round pick of the San Francisco 49ers
- Bob Jones, 1964 18th-round pick of the Washington Redskins
- Monte Kiffin, 1964 15th-round pick of the Minnesota Vikings
- John Kirby, 1964 5th-round pick of the Minnesota Vikings
- Larry Kramer, 1964 15th-round pick of the Baltimore Colts
- Willie Ross, 1964 9th-round pick of the St. Louis Cardinals
- Dave Theisen, 1963 11th-round pick of the Los Angeles Rams
- Bill (Thunder) Thornton, 1963 5th-round pick of the St. Louis Cardinals
- Lloyd Voss, 1964 1st-round pick of the Green Bay Packers