1962 Northwestern Wildcats football team

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
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

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 No. 1 in the AP poll before losing consecutive games late in the season against No. 8 Wisconsin and Michigan State.

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.[2] Center Jack Cvercko was a consensus first-team All-American.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22South Carolina*
W 37–2035,767[4]
October 6Illinois
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL (rivalry)
W 45–041,854
October 13at Minnesota
W 34–2261,652
October 20at No. 6 Ohio StateNo. 8
W 18–1484,376
October 27Notre Dame*No. 3
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL (rivalry)
W 35–655,752
November 3at IndianaNo. 1
W 26–2126,468
November 10at No. 8 WisconsinNo. 1
L 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

[5]

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

  1. ^ "Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). 2007. p. 148. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 16, 2019. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
  2. ^ "1962 Northwestern Wildcats Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 18, 2015.
  3. ^ "2014 NCAA Football Records: Consensus All-America Selections" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2014. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 22, 2014. Retrieved February 10, 2015.
  4. ^ "Soph Myers leads 'Cats to 37–20 win". Star Tribune. September 23, 1962. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "1962 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 18, 2015.


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