1962 Missouri Tigers football team

1962 Missouri Tigers football
Bluebonnet Bowl champion
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 12
Record8–1–2 (5–1–1 Big 8)
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1961
1963 →
1962 Big Eight Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
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
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1962 Missouri Tigers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Missouri in the Big Eight Conference (Big 8) during the 1962 NCAA University Division football season. The team compiled an 8–1–2 record (5–1–1 against Big 8 opponents), finished in second place in the Big 8, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 204 to 62. Dan Devine was the head coach for the fifth of 13 seasons.[1][2] The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Columbia, Missouri.

The Tigers defeated the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 14-10 in the Bluebonnet Bowl in Houston.

The team's statistical leaders included Johnny Roland with 830 rushing yards, 850 yards of total offense, and 78 points, Jim Johnson with 198 passing yards, Bill Tobin with 75 receiving yards, and Bill Tobin with 38 point scored.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22at California*
W 21–1036,500
September 29at Minnesota*No. 10
T 0–060,133
October 6Arizona*
W 17–742,000[4]
October 13at Kansas State
W 32–018,000
October 20Oklahoma State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Columbia, MO
W 23–6
October 27Iowa State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Columbia, MO (rivalry)
W 21–617,533
November 3at Nebraska
W 16–736,501
November 10ColoradoNo. 7
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Columbia, MO
W 57–042,500
November 17at OklahomaNo. 6
L 0–1362,181
November 24Kansas
T 3–346,000
December 22vs. Georgia Tech*
W 14–1055,000[5]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "1962 Missouri Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
  2. ^ "2016 Mizzou Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Missouri. p. 158. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
  3. ^ "2014 Mizzou Football Records Book" (PDF). University of Missouri. pp. 26–27. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 28, 2018. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
  4. ^ "Missouri grinds out 17–7 decision". Springfield Leader and Press. October 7, 1962. Retrieved September 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Missouri upsets Georgia Tech, 14–10". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. December 23, 1962. Retrieved October 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.