1962 NAIA football season
Regular seasonAugust–December 1962
PostseasonNovember 24–December 8, 1962
National ChampionshipHughes Stadium
Sacramento, CA
ChampionCentral State (OK)

The 1962 NAIA football season was the seventh season of college football sponsored by the NAIA. The season was played from August to December 1962, culminating in the seventh annual NAIA Football National Championship, played this year at Hughes Stadium in Sacramento, California. During its three years in Sacramento, the game was called the Camellia Bowl (separate from the present day bowl game with the same name in Montgomery, Alabama).

Central State defeated Lenoir Rhyne in the championship game, 28–13, to win their first NAIA national title.[1]

Conference standings

1962 Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Arkansas State Teachers $ 7 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Arkansas Tech 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 1
Henderson State 3 – 2 – 1 0 – 3 – 5
Harding 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Arkansas A&M 2 – 4 – 1 3 – 6 – 1
Ouachita Baptist 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Southern Arkansas 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Ozarks 0 – 7 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1962 Carolinas Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Lenoir Rhyne $^ 6 – 0 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
Elon 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Appalachian State 2 – 1 – 2 4 – 4 – 2
Newberry 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Western Carolina 1 – 4 – 1 3 – 5 – 1
Catawba 1 – 4 – 1 3 – 6 – 1
Guilford 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA poll
1962 Central Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Omaha $ 4 – 0 – 1 8 – 1 – 1
Fort Hays State 3 – 1 – 1 6 – 2 – 1
Pittsburg State 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Washburn 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Emporia State 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 1
St. Benedict's 0 – 5 – 0 0 – 7 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
1962 College Conference of Illinois football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Carthage $ 7 – 0 – 0 8 – 0 – 0
Carroll (WI) 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Augustana (IL) 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Millikin 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Illinois Wesleyan 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
North Central (IL) 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
North Park 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
Lake Forest 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1962 Evergreen Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Whitworth $ 6 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Puget Sound 5 – 1 – 1 6 – 2 – 1
Central Washington 3 – 3 – 1 4 – 4 – 1
Western Washington 3 – 3 – 1 4 – 4 – 1
Pacific Lutheran 1 – 4 – 2 2 – 5 – 2
Eastern Washington 0 – 6 – 1 0 – 8 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
1962 Frontier Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Arizona State–Flagstaff $ 2 – 0 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
New Mexico Highlands 1 – 1 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
New Mexico Western 0 – 2 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1962 Gateway Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Milton + 3 – 1 – 0 5 – 1 – 0
Lakeland + 3 – 1 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Illinois–Chicago 2 – 1 – 0 4 – 2 – 2
Northwestern (WI) 1 – 2 – 0 ? – ? – ?
Eureka 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 6 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
1962 Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Central Michigan $ 4 – 0 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
No. 9 Northern Illinois 3 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Western Illinois 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Illinois State Normal 1 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Eastern Illinois 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA poll
1962 Iowa Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 10 Parsons $ 9 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 0
Central (IA) 7 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Luther 6 – 2 – 1 6 – 2 – 1
Upper Iowa 6 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
William Penn 5 – 3 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
Wartburg 5 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Buena Vista 3 – 6 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Dubuque 2 – 7 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Iowa Wesleyan 1 – 8 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
Simpson 0 – 9 – 0 0 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA poll
1962 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 College of Emporia $^ 9 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
Baker 8 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Ottawa 7 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Southwestern (KS) 5 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Bethel (KS) 4 – 4 – 1 4 – 4 – 1
Bethany (KS) 4 – 5 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
McPherson 3 – 6 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Friends 1 – 7 – 1 1 – 7 – 1
Kansas Wesleyan 1 – 7 – 1 1 – 7 – 1
Sterling 1 – 7 – 1 1 – 7 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA poll
1962 Mid-Ohio Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Bluffton + 2 – 1 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Defiance + 2 – 1 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Ashland + 2 – 1 – 0 4 – 4 – 1
Wilmington (OH) 0 – 3 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
1962 Midwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Grinnell $ 7 – 0 – 1 7 – 0 – 1
Ripon 6 – 1 – 1 6 – 1 – 1
Lawrence 6 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Coe 5 – 2 – 1 5 – 2 – 1
St. Olaf 5 – 2 – 1 5 – 2 – 1
Carleton 4 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Cornell (IA) 2 – 6 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
Monmouth (IL) 2 – 6 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
Beloit 1 – 7 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
Knox 0 – 8 – 0 0 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1962 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 Saint John's (MN) $ 7 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 0
Minnesota–Duluth 5 – 1 – 1 6 – 2 – 1
St. Thomas (MN) 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Concordia (MN) 3 – 3 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
Macalester 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Augsburg 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Gustavus Adolphus 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
Hamline 0 – 7 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA poll
1962 Missouri College Athletic Union football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
William Jewell $ 4 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
Missouri Valley 3 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Tarkio 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Graceland 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Central Methodist 1 – 2 – 0 2 – 5 – 0
Culver–Stockton 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1962 Montana Collegiate Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Western Montana $ 5 – 0 – 0 6 – 1 – 0
Eastern Montana 4 – 1 – 0 5 – 2 – 0
Carroll (MT) 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 2 – 0
Rocky Mountain 2 – 3 – 0 2 – 5 – 0
Montana Mines 1 – 4 – 0 ? – ? – ?
Northern Montana 0 – 5 – 0 0 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1962 Nebraska College Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Kearney State $ 4 – 0 – 1 6 – 1 – 1
Peru State 2 – 1 – 2 5 – 2 – 2
Wayne State (NE) 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Hastings 2 – 2 – 1 5 – 2 – 1
Doane 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 5 – 1
Chadron State 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1962 North Dakota Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Minot State + 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Wahpeton Science + 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Mayville State 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Valley City State 4 – 2 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Dickinson State 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 5 – 0
Jamestown 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
Ellendale 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1962 Northern State College Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Winona State $ 5 – 0 – 0 6 – 1 – 1
Mankato State 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
St. Cloud State 2 – 2 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
Moorhead State 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Bemidji State 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Michigan Tech 0 – 4 – 1 0 – 6 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
1962 Northwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 8 Linfield $ 5 – 0 – 0 8 – 0 – 1
Lewis & Clark 3 – 1 – 1 7 – 1 – 1
Willamette 3 – 1 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
College of Idaho 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Pacific (OR) 1 – 4 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
Whitman 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA poll
1962 Oklahoma Collegiate Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Central State (OK) $^ 7 – 0 – 0 11 – 0 – 0
East Central 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
SW Oklahoma State 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Northeastern State 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Panhandle A&M 2 – 4 – 1 3 – 6 – 1
SE Oklahoma State 1 – 4 – 2 3 – 5 – 2
Langston 1 – 5 – 1 1 – 6 – 1
NW Oklahoma State 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA poll
1962 Oregon Collegiate Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Southern Oregon $ 4 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Portland State 3 – 1 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Oregon College 2 – 2 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Oregon Tech 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
Eastern Oregon 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1962 Pennsylvania State College Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
East Division
East Stroudsburg xy 6 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
West Chester 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Kutztown 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Bloomsburg 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 1
Mansfield 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 5 – 0
Millersville 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
Cheyney 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 6 – 0
West Division
Slippery Rock xy$ 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
California (PA) 4 – 1 – 1 5 – 1 – 1
Indiana (PA) 4 – 1 – 1 5 – 2 – 1
Shippensburg 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Clarion 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Edinboro 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Lock Haven 0 – 6 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
Championship: Slippery Rock 13, East Stroudsburg 6
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
1962 Rocky Mountain Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Adams State $ 4 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
Western State (CO) 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Colorado State–Greeley 2 – 2 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Colorado Mines 1 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Colorado College 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 7 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
1962 South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Northern State $^ 6 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
Huron 5 – 1 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
General Beadle 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Southern State 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Black Hills 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
South Dakota Tech 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Dakota Wesleyan 0 – 6 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
1962 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Whittier $ 3 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Redlands 3 – 1 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Claremont-Mudd 2 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Occidental 2 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Pomona 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Caltech 0 – 3 – 0 1 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1962 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Florida A&M + 6 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
Alabama A&M + 6 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Morehouse 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Clark (GA) 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 1 – 0
Bethune–Cookman 6 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Fisk 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
South Carolina State 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Benedict 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Tuskegee 4 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Morris Brown 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Lane 2 – 6 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Allen 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Fort Valley State 0 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Alabama State 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 8 – 0
Knoxville 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 8 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from NAIA poll
1962 Tri-State Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Dana + 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Concordia (NE) + 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Midland 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Westmar 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Yankton 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Sioux Falls 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
Northwestern (IA) 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 8 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
1962 West Penn Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Westminster (PA) $ 5 – 0 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Waynesburg 3 – 1 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Grove City 2 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Geneva 1 – 3 – 0 1 – 5 – 1
Saint Vincent 1 – 3 – 0 1 – 6 – 0
Carnegie Tech 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1962 West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Eastern Division
West Liberty State x 6 – 1 – 0 7 – 1 – 0
Shepherd 1 – 1 – 2 7 – 1 – 1
Salem 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 4 – 0
West Virginia State 0 – 5 – 0 0 – 7 – 0
Western Division
Concord x$ 6 – 0 – 1 6 – 2 – 1
West Virginia Wesleyan 4 – 1 – 2 5 – 1 – 2
Glenville State 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 4 – 0
West Virginia Tech 1 – 3 – 2 1 – 5 – 2
Fairmont State 1 – 4 – 2 2 – 4 – 2
Non-qualifiers
Bluefield State 1 – 0 – 1 3 – 5 – 1
Potomac State 0 – 2 – 0 0 – 5 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • Fairmont State record claim a forfeited game from West Liberty State, but NCAA, conference, and West Liberty State records to do no reflect the forfeit.
    Conference standings based on power ratings
1962 Wisconsin State College Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Whitewater State $ 6 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Superior State 4 – 1 – 1 7 – 1 – 1
Stevens Point State 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Eau Claire State 5 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
La Crosse State 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
River Falls State 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 1
Milwaukee 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
Platteville State 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
Stout State 1 – 4 – 1 2 – 5 – 1
Oshkosh State 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1962 NAIA independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Earlham   –   8 – 0 – 0
La Verne   –   6 – 2 – 0
Eastern New Mexico   –   7 – 3 – 0
Georgetown (KY)   –   5 – 3 – 0
Hillsdale   –   5 – 3 – 1
McMurry   –   6 – 4 – 0
Austin   –   5 – 4 – 0
Wheaton (IL)   –   5 – 4 – 0
Findlay   –   4 – 5 – 1
Cal Lutheran   –   3 – 4 – 0
Oklahoma Panhandle State   –   3 – 6 – 1
St. Mary of the Plains   –   1 – 8 – 0

Postseason

Semifinals
December 1, 1962 		Championship
December 8, 1962
Camellia Bowl[2]
      
Northern State 7
Lenoir Rhyne* 20
Lenoir Ryne 13
Central State (OK) 28
College of Emporia 0
Central State (OK)* 20

See also

References

  1. ^ "NAIA Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. pp. 4–11. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 15, 2015. Retrieved November 14, 2015.
  2. ^ "1962 NAIA Football Playoffs". JonFMorse.com. Retrieved November 14, 2015.
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