1962 Hofstra Flying Dutchmen football team

1962 Hofstra Flying Dutchmen football
Cement Bowl, L 12–46 vs. West Chester
ConferenceMiddle Atlantic Conference
DivisionNorthern College Division
Record8–2 (1–0 MAC)
Head coach
Captains
  • Dick Caproni
  • Ron Zoia
Home stadiumHofstra College Stadium
Seasons
← 1961
1963 →
1962 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
University Division
Delaware x 5 – 0 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Bucknell 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Lehigh 2 – 2 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Temple 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Lafayette 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Gettysburg 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
Muhlenberg 0 – 4 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Northern College Division
Susquehanna x 5 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 0
Moravian 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Wagner 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 1
Wilkes 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 4 – 0
Upsala 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Albright 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Lycoming 1 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Hofstra * 1 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Juniata * 2 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Southern College Division
Western Maryland x 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Drexel x 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Swarthmore 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 2 – 0
Lebanon Valley 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Pennsylvania Military 5 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Dickinson 3 – 5 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Johns Hopkins 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
Ursinus 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 5 – 0
Haverford 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 6 – 0
Franklin & Marshall 0 – 5 – 0 0 – 8 – 0
West Chester * 0 – 0 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • * – Ineligible for championship due to insufficient conference games

The 1962 Hofstra Flying Dutchmen football team represented Hofstra College during the 1962 NCAA College Division football season. Hofstra finished with an overall record of 8–2 in its 22nd season of varsity play.[1][2] After a successful regular season in which Hofstra went 8–1 (1–0 in conference play) and outscored its opponents 175 to 83, the Flying Dutchmen were invited to their first (and program's only) bowl game – the Cement Bowl, played in Allentown, Pennsylvania. They lost the bowl game to West Chester, 46–12.[2][3] Their head coach was Howdy Myers and their captains were Dick Caproni and Ron Zoia.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22Springfield*
W 13–102,500
September 29Southern Connecticut State*
  • Hofstra College Stadium
  • Hempstead, NY
W 35–212,337
October 13at Bridgeport*Bridgeport, CTW 21–65,000[4]
October 20Merchant Marine*
  • Hofstra College Stadium
  • Hempstead, NY
W 21–03,747
October 27Temple*
  • Hofstra College Stadium
  • Hempstead, NY
W 19–103,473–4,000[5]
November 3at LycomingWilliamsport, PAW 20–6
November 10at Rhode Island*
W 20–81,000–3,500[6][7]
November 17No. 2 Wittenburg*
  • Hofstra College Stadium
  • Hempstead, NY
L 12–164,510[8]
November 22at C.W. Post*
W 14–63,000[9]
December 8vs. West Chester*
L 12–466,000[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ^ "1962 Hofstra Pride football results". College Football Data Warehouse. William Goodyear. Archived from the original on March 11, 2016. Retrieved May 3, 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "2007 Hofstra Pride Football Media Guide: All-Time Results" (PDF). Hofstra.edu. Hofstra University. 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 4, 2019. Retrieved May 3, 2019.
  3. ^ Schuler, Jeff (December 9, 2007). "Early Sixties' Cement Bowl a hard sell – Lehigh Valley fans never embraced the college bowl game at ASD Stadium". The Morning Call. Retrieved May 3, 2019.[permanent dead link‍]
  4. ^ Nevins, Pete (October 14, 1961). "Hofstra Defeats UB, 21 to 6". Bridgeport Sunday Post. Bridgeport, Conn. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
  6. ^ "Hofstra Scores 7th Win in Row". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, N.Y. Associated Press. November 11, 1962. p. 6C – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
  8. ^ "Wittenberg Caps Year Of Victory". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 18, 1962. p. 8D – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Turkin, Hy (November 23, 1962). "NYU Nips Brooklyn C., 13-6; Players Battle". Brooklyn Eagle. Brooklyn, N.Y. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Dolson, Frank (December 9, 1962). "West Chester Romps, Buries Hofstra, 46-12, in First Cement Bowl". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 18, 2022.