American college football season
The 1962 Iowa Hawkeyes football team was an American football team that represented the University of Iowa in the 1962 Big Ten Conference football season. In its second season under head coach Jerry Burns, the Hawkeyes compiled a 4–5 record (3–3 against Big Ten opponents), tied for fifth place in the Big Ten, and were outscored by opponents by a total of 166 to 127.[1] The team played its home games at Iowa Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa.
Halfback Larry Ferguson was the team captain and was also selected as the team's most valuable player. The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Matt Szykowny with 737 passing yards, Larry Ferguson with 547 rushing yards, Paul Krause with 214 receiving yards, and Cloyd Webb with 12 points scored.[2] Three Hawkeyes were recognized by the Associated Press (AP) and/or the United Press International (UPI) on the 1962 All-Big Ten Conference football team: Larry Ferguson (AP-2, UPI-1); guard Earl McQuiston (UPI-2); and guard Wally Hilgenberg (AP-3).[3][4][5]
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 29 | Oregon State* | | W 28–8 | 54,400 | |
October 6 | No. 6 USC* | - Iowa Stadium
- Iowa City, IA
| L 0–7 | 55,300 | |
October 13 | at Indiana | | W 14–10 | 29,771 | |
October 20 | at No. 10 Wisconsin | | L 14–42 | 60,297 | |
October 27 | Purdue | - Iowa Stadium
- Iowa City, IA
| L 3–26 | 60,100 | |
November 3 | Ohio State | - Iowa Stadium
- Iowa City, IA
| W 28–14 | 58,400 | |
November 10 | at No. 10 Minnesota | | L 0–10 | 65,087 | |
November 17 | Michigan | - Iowa Stadium
- Iowa City, IA
| W 28–14 | 52,880 | [6] |
November 24 | at Notre Dame* | | L 12–35 | 42,653 | |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Roster
1962 Iowa Hawkeyes football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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Game summaries
Oregon State
Lonnie Rogers boomed a school-record 83-yard punt, establishing a record that still stands.[7]
USC
at Indiana
at Wisconsin
Purdue
Ohio State
Ohio State at Iowa
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Buckeyes |
0 |
7 | 7 | 0 |
14 |
• Hawkeyes |
14 |
7 | 0 | 7 |
28 |
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Scoring summary |
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| Q1 | 5:00 | IOWA | Grier 2-yard run (Roberts kick) | IOWA 7–0 |
| Q1 | 2:40 | IOWA | Szykowny 1-yard run (Roberts kick) | IOWA 14–0 |
| Q2 | 14:28 | OSU | Butts 1-yard run (Van Raaphorst kick) | IOWA 14–7 |
| Q2 | 8:28 | IOWA | Szykowny 1-yard run (Roberts kick) | IOWA 21–7 |
| Q3 | 7:27 | OSU | Katterhenrich 3-yard run (Van Raaphorst kick) | IOWA 21–14 |
| Q4 | 1:32 | IOWA | Sherman 1-yard run (Roberts kick) | IOWA 28–14 |
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at Minnesota
Michigan
at Notre Dame
1963 NFL Draft
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References
- ^ "1962 Iowa Hawkeyes Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
- ^ "1962 Iowa Hawkeyes Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
- ^ "Gophers Ring the Bell". The Blade, Toledo, Ohio (AP story). November 27, 1962. p. 24.
- ^ Joe Mooshil (November 27, 1962). "Spartans Saimes and Behrman Get All-Big Ten Team Berths; Bell-Richter, Unanimous". The Owosso Argus-Press (AP story).
- ^ "Pick Big Ten All-Star Squad". Galesburg Register-Mail. November 27, 1962. p. 12.
- ^ Leighton Housh (November 18, 1962). "Hawkeyes Beat Michigan, 28-14". The Des Moines Register. pp. 1S, 8S – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hawkeyes Need To Improve for USC" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. October 2, 1962. p. 4. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
- ^ "1963 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on December 23, 2007.
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