1962 Ohio State Buckeyes football

Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 13
Record	6–3 (4–2 Big Ten)
Head coach	Woody Hayes (12th season)
MVP	Bill Armstrong
Captains	Gary Moeller Bob Vogel
Home stadium	Ohio Stadium
Seasons ← 1961 1963 →

1962 Big Ten Conference football standings
v t e	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 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the 1962 Big Ten Conference football season. The Buckeyes compiled a 6–3 record.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 29	North Carolina*	No. 2	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	W 41–7	84,009
October 6	at UCLA*	No. 1	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 7–9	48,513
October 13	at Illinois	No. 10	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL (Illibuck Trophy)	W 51–15	56,017
October 20	No. 8 Northwestern	No. 6	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	L 14–18	84,376
October 27	Wisconsin		Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	W 14–7	82,540
November 3	at Iowa		Iowa Stadium Iowa City, IA	L 14–28	58,400
November 10	Indiana		Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	W 10–7	75,378
November 17	Oregon*		Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	W 26–7	72,828	^[1]
November 24	Michigan		Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH (rivalry)	W 28–0	82,349	^[2]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Game summaries

North Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
North Carolina	0	7	0	0	7
• Ohio St	7	7	14	13	41

Date: September 29
Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio
Game attendance: 84,009
Game weather: Clear, wind NW 12 mph, 62 °F (17 °C)

Scoring summary

Q1	5:09	OHST	Francis 1 yard run (Van Raaphorst kick)	OHST 7–0

Q2	14:20	OHST	Mummey 8 yard run (Van Raaphorst kick)	OHST 14–0

Q2	4:20	UNC	Edge 1 yard run (Edge kick)	OHST 14–7

Q3	3:42	OHST	Katterhenrich 1 yard run (Van Raaphorst kick)	OHST 21–7

Q3	0:24	OHST	Warfield 42 yard pass from Mummey (Van Raaphorst kick)	OHST 28–7

Q4	11:51	OHST	Warfield 4 yard run (Van Raaphorst kick)	OHST 35–7

Q4	5:15	OHST	Scott 7 yard run (kick failed)	OHST 41–7

John Mummey 15 Rush Att, 110 Yds, 1TD; 1/1 passing, 42 yards, 1 TD

UCLA

	1	2	3	4	Total
Ohio State	0	7	0	0	7
• UCLA	6	0	0	3	9

Date: October 6
Location: L.A. Coliseum, Los Angeles
Game attendance: 48,513
Game weather: Clear, 70 °F (21 °C)

Scoring summary

Q1	13:45	UCLA	Alexander 45 yard run (kick failed)	UCLA 0–6

Q2	13:37	OSU	Sparma 6 yard pass to Snell (Van Raaphorst kick)	OSU 7–6

Q4	1:34	UCLA	Zeno 24 yard field goal	UCLA 7–9

Illinois

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Ohio State	7	17	14	13	51
Illinois	0	7	0	8	15

Date: October 13
Location: Memorial Stadium, Champaign, Illinois
Game attendance: 56,017
Game weather: Humid, 77 °F (25 °C)

Scoring summary

Q1	4:03	OSU	Butts 2 yard run (Van Raaphorst kick)	OSU 7–0

Q2	14:10	ILL	Taliaferro 10 yard pass to Callaghan (Plankenhorn kick)	TIED 7–7

Q2	12:25	OSU	Mummey 10 yard run (Van Raaphorst kick)	OSU 14–7

Q2	7:31	OSU	Van Raaphorst 39 yard field goal	OSU 17–7

Q2	2:59	OSU	Francis 49 yard run (Van Raaphorst kick)	OSU 24–7

Q3	2:59	OSU	Mummey 3 yard run (Van Raaphorst kick)	OSU 31–7

Q3	0:05	OSU	Klein 66 yard run (Van Raaphorst kick)	OSU 38–7

Q4	9:19	OSU	Barnett 33 yard run (Van Raaphorst kick)	OSU 45–7

Q4	4:30	OSU	Francis 23 yard run (kick failed)	OSU 51–7

Q4	0:10	ILL	Taliaferro 90 yard pass to Yavorski (Taliferro run)	OSU 51–15

Northwestern

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Northwestern	0	12	0	6	18
Ohio State	14	0	0	0	14

Date: October 20
Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio
Game attendance: 84,376
Game weather: Cloudy, wind S 10-15 mph, 69 °F (21 °C)

Scoring summary

Q1	14:48	OSU	Klein 90 kickoff return (Van Raaphorst kick)	OSU 7–0

Q1	1:48	OSU	Francis 9 yard run (Van Raaphorst kick)	OSU 14–0

Q2	6:03	NW	Myers 8 yard pass to Flatley (kick failed)	OSU 14–6

Q2	0:51	NW	Swingle 1 yard run (pass failed)	OSU 14–12

Q4	5:38	NW	Murphy 1 yard run (kick failed)	NW 14–18

Wisconsin

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wisconsin	0	7	0	0	7
• Ohio State	7	0	0	7	14

Date: October 27
Location: Ohio Stadium
Game attendance: 82,540
Game weather: Cloudy, wind SSW 15 mph, 44 °F (7 °C)

Scoring summary

Q1	1:11	OSU	Sparma 21 yard pass to Warfield (Van Raaphorst kick)	OSU 7–0

Q2	5:31	WIS	Vander Kelen 47 yard pass to Scott (Kroner kick)	TIED 7–7

Q4	7:16	OSU	Mummey 1 yard run (Van Raaphorst kick)	OSU 14–7

Iowa

	1	2	3	4	Total
Ohio State	0	7	7	0	14
• Iowa	14	7	0	7	28

Date: November 3
Location: Iowa Stadium, Ames, Iowa
Game attendance: 58,400
Game weather: Cloudy, 44 °F (7 °C)

Scoring summary

Q1	5:00	IOWA	Grier 2 yard run (Roberts kick)	IOWA 0–7

Q1	2:40	IOWA	Szykowny 1 yard run (Roberts kick)	IOWA 0–14

Q2	14:28	OSU	Butts 1 yard run (Van Raaphorst kick)	IOWA 7–14

Q2	8:28	IOWA	Szykowny 1 yard run (Roberts kick)	IOWA 7–21

Q3	7:27	OSU	Katterhenrich 3 yard run (Van Raaphorst kick)	IOWA 14–21

Q4	1:32	IOWA	Sherman 1 yard run (Roberts kick)	IOWA 14–28

Indiana

	1	2	3	4	Total
Indiana	0	0	7	0	7
• Ohio State	0	7	0	3	10

Date: November 10
Location: Ohio Stadium
Game attendance: 75,378
Game weather: Rainy, wind 25 mph, 44 °F (7 °C)

Scoring summary

Q2	1:57	OSU	Warfield 75 yard run (Van Raaphorst kick)	OSU 7–0

Q3	5:28	IND	Moore 1 yard run (George kick)	TIED 7–7

Q4	0:08	OSU	Van Raaphorst26 yard field goal	OSU 10–7

Oregon

	1	2	3	4	Total
Oregon	0	7	0	0	7
• Ohio State	7	7	6	6	26

Date: November 17
Location: Ohio Stadium
Game attendance: 72,828
Game weather: Rainy, wind NW 10 mph, 39 °F (4 °C)

Scoring summary

Q1	6:48	OSU	Francis 8 yard run (Mamula kick)	OSU 7–0

Q2	6:34	OSU	Mrukowski 4 yard run (Mamula kick)	OSU 14–0

Q2	3:58	ORE	Berry 15 yard pass to Willner (Corey kick)	OSU 14–7

Q3	4:24	OSU	Mrukowski 4 yard rush (kick blocked)	OSU 20–7

Q4	10:30	OSU	Mamula 25 yard field goal	OSU 23–7

Q4	1:00	OSU	Mamula 40 yard field goal	OSU 26–7

Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
Michigan	0	0	0	0	0
• Ohio State	7	0	7	14	28

Date: November 24
Location: Ohio Stadium
Game attendance: 82,349
Game weather: Clear, wind ENE 8 mph, 40 °F (4 °C)

Scoring summary

Q1	4:42	OSU	Francis 1 yard run (Mamula kick)	OSU 7–0

Q3	4:46	OSU	Francis 3 yard run (Mamula kick)	OSU 14–0

Q4	13:17	OSU	Butts 1 yard run (Mamula kick)	OSU 21–0

Q4	7:34	OSU	Katterhenrich 6 yard run (Mamula kick)	OSU 28–0

Coaching staff

Woody Hayes – Head coach – 12th year

1963 pro draftees

Player	Draft	Round	Pick	Position	NFL club
Bob Vogel	NFL	1	5	Tackle	Baltimore Colts
Bob Vogel	AFL	3	23	Tackle	Boston Patriots
Daryl Sanders	NFL	1	12	Tackle	Detroit Lions
Daryl Sanders	AFL	4	32	Tackle	Kansas City Chiefs
Gary Moeller	NFL	5	66	Guard	San Francisco 49ers
Dave Francis	NFL	7	91	Fullback	Washington Redskins
Rod Foster	AFL	8	62	Guard	Boston Patriots
Rod Foster	NFL	10	134	Guard	Washington Redskins
Dave Katterhenrich	NFL	13	177	Back	Cleveland Browns
Bob Middleton	AFL	23	180	End	Buffalo Bills

References

^ Strite, Dick (November 18, 1962). "rutal Buckeyes burst Webfoot bowl bubble". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
^ Joe Falls (November 25, 1962). "'Dull' Bucks Buckle U-M, 28-0". Detroit Free Press. pp. 1F, 3F – via Newspapers.com.

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