1962 Nebraska Cornhuskers football
Gotham Bowl champion
Gotham Bowl, W 36–34 vs. Miami (FL)
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Record9–2 (5–2 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 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska in the Big Eight Conference during the 1962 NCAA University Division football season. Led by first-year head coach Bob Devaney, the Huskers were 8–2 (5–2 in Big 8, third) in the regular season,[1] and played their home games on campus at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Undefeated through October,[2] their loss to Missouri on November 3 marked the start of Nebraska's current NCAA record of 389 consecutive sellouts. At the chilly Gotham Bowl in New York City in mid-December, they defeated Miami 36–34 to finish at 9–2.[3][4]

Hired in February, Devaney was previously the head coach for five seasons at the University of Wyoming in Laramie. He coached Nebraska for eleven seasons, won consecutive national titles (1970, 1971), and was the athletic director from 1967 to 1992.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 222:00 pmSouth Dakota*
W 53–026,953
September 2912:30 pmat Michigan*
W 25–1370,287[5]
October 62:00 pmIowa State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lincoln, NE
W 36–2234,321
October 132:00 pmNC State*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lincoln, NE
W 19–1436,867[6]
October 202:00 pmKansas State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lincoln, NE (rivalry)
W 26–630,701
October 272:30 pmat Colorado
W 31–634,183
November 32:00 pmMissouridagger
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lincoln, NE (rivalry)
L 7–1636,501[2]
November 101:30 pmat Kansas
W 40–1637,063
November 172:00 pmOklahoma State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lincoln, NE
W 14–034,329
November 241:30 pmat No. 10 Oklahoma
L 6–3458,768
December 1510:00 amvs. Miami (FL)*
ABCW 36–346,166[3][4]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Roster

  • 48 Baffico, James LG (Jr.)
  • 61 Brown, Robert RG (Jr.)
  • 46 Brown, Ulysses RG (Sr.)
  • 89 Bryant, Curtis E (Jr.)
  • 80 Callahan, Richard E (Jr.)
  • 62 Carlson, Dwain LG (Sr.)
  • 14 Claridge, Dennis QB (Jr.)
  • 82 Comstock, William E (Sr.)
  • 65 Dervin, John LG (So.)
  • 81 Doepke, Charles E (So.)
  • 87 Donovan, Larry E (Sr.)
  • 53 Drum, Duncan C (So.)
  •    Eger, Mike E
  • 15 Faiman, John QB (Sr.)
  • 76 Fischer, Allen (Richard) RT (Sr.)
  • 50 Fugitt, Mike C (So.)
  • 69 Garner, Chuck LG (Jr.)
  • 64 Gray, Gary LG (So.)
  • 79 Griesse, Ronald RT (Jr.)
  • 57 Haas, Dave RT (So.)
  • 85 Huge, James E (Sr.)
  • 58 Johnson, LaVane RG (Jr.)
  • 31 Johnson, Rudy HB (Jr.)
  • 74 Jones, Robert LT (Sr.)
  • 77 Kiffin, Monte LT (Jr.)
  • 68 Kirby, John LG (Jr.)
  • 40 Koehler, Mike FB (Sr.)
  • 86 Koinzan, John E (So.)
  • 75 Kramer, Larry LT (Jr.)
  • 18 Lucas, Gary E (So.)
  
  • 42 Martin, Noel FB (Sr.)
  • 32 McCloughan, Kent HB (So.)
  • 63 McDermott, Donald RG (So.)
  • 41 McNulty, Joe FB (So.)
  • 54 Michka, Ron C (Jr.)
  • 73 Osentowski, Clarence LT (So.)
  • 33 Paschell, Willie HB (So.)
  • 37 Peterson, Robert RT (Jr.)
  • 20 Powers, Warren HB (Sr.)
  • 70 Robertson, Tyrone LT (Sr.)
  • 10 Rogers, Bill RG (So.)
  • 66 Rood, Jed RG (Sr.)
  • 21 Ross, Willie HB (Jr.)
  • 35 Sebastian, John HB (So.)
  • 52 Sittler, Lyle C (So.)
  • 22 Smidt, Maynard HB (Jr.)
  • 43 Smith, Bruce FB (So.)
  • 51 Stevenson, Donald C (Sr.)
  • 72 Strohmyer, John RT (So.)
  • 34 Stuewe, Dennis HB (Sr.)
  • 23 Theisen, David HB (Jr.)
  • 30 Bill Thornton FB (Sr.)
  • 83 Tomlinson, Larry E (Jr.)
  • 67 Toogood, Gary RG (Sr.)
  • 36 Tregonning, Donn RG (Jr.)
  • 17 Tucker, Douglas QB (So.)
  •    Van Newkirk, Milan PK
  • 71 Voss, Lloyd RT (Jr.)
  • 24 Vujevich, John HB (So.)
  • 44 Young, Gene FB (Jr.)

Coaching staff

Name Title First year
in this position		 Years at Nebraska Alma mater
Bob Devaney Head Coach 1962 1962–1972 Alma
John Melton 1962 1962–1988 Wyoming
Cletus Fischer 1960 1960–1985 Nebraska
Mike Corgan Running Backs 1962 1962–1982 Notre Dame
George Kelly 1960 1960–1968
Jim Ross 1962 1962–1976
Carl Selmer Offensive Line 1962 1962–1972

[7][8]

Game summaries

South Dakota

1 234Total
South Dakota 0 000 0
• Nebraska 6 132014 53

[9][10][11]

Michigan

1 234Total
• Nebraska 0 7126 25
Michigan 0 607 13

[9][10][12][13]

Iowa State

1 234Total
Iowa State 0 778 22
• Nebraska 14 1408 36
  • Date: October 6
  • Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska
  • Game attendance: 34,321

[9][14][15][16]

NC State

1 234Total
NC State 6 080 14
• Nebraska 0 0712 19
  • Date: October 13
  • Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska
  • Game attendance: 36,867

[9][14][17]

Kansas State

This was the last Nebraska home football game to not be sold out.

1 234Total
Kansas State 6 000 6
• Nebraska 0 14120 26
  • Date: October 20
  • Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska
  • Game attendance: 30,701

[9][18][19]

Colorado

1 234Total
• Nebraska 0 0238 31
Colorado 0 600 6

See also: Colorado–Nebraska football rivalry

[9][18][20]

Missouri

1 234Total
• Missouri 7 036 16
Nebraska 0 700 7
  • Date: November 3
  • Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska
  • Game attendance: 36,501

This is the first game of Nebraska's NCAA record of consecutive sellouts, which currently stands at 386 sellouts continuing to the 2022 season.

See also: Missouri–Nebraska football rivalry

[9][18][21][22]

Kansas

1 234Total
• Nebraska 16 1680 40
Kansas 0 088 16

[9][18][23]

Oklahoma State

1 234Total
Oklahoma State 0 000 0
• Nebraska 14 000 14
  • Date: November 17
  • Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska
  • Game attendance: 34,329

[9][24][25]

Oklahoma

1 234Total
Nebraska 0 060 6
• #10 Oklahoma 7 7146 34

See also: Nebraska–Oklahoma football rivalry

[9][24][26]

Miami (FL)

1 234Total
• Nebraska 6 1488 36
Miami 6 1477 34
  • Date: December 15
  • Location: Yankee Stadium, New York City
  • Game attendance: 6,166

Main article: 1962 Gotham Bowl

[9][27][28][29]

After the season

Awards

[30]

Future professional players

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  3. ^ a b "Nebraska wins Gotham Bowl, 36–34". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. December 16, 1962. p. 1B.
  4. ^ a b "Nebraska edges Miami, 36–34". Pittsburgh Press. UPI. December 16, 1962. p. 1, section 4.
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