1962 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team explained

Year:	1962
Team:	Nebraska Cornhuskers
Sport:	football
Conference:	Big Eight Conference
Short Conf:	Big 8
Record:	9–2
Conf Record:	5–2
Head Coach:	Bob Devaney
Hc Year:	1st
Stadium:	Memorial Stadium
Champion:	Gotham Bowl champion
Bowl:	Gotham Bowl
Bowl Result:	W 36–34 vs. Miami (FL)

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 400 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.

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 Thornton, Bill 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

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Game summaries

South Dakota

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Michigan

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Iowa State

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NC State

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Kansas State

This was the last Nebraska home football game to not be sold out.^{[7] [16] [17]}

Colorado

See also: Colorado–Nebraska football rivalry. ^{[7] [16] [18]}

Missouri

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. ^{[7] [16] [19] [20]}

Kansas

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Oklahoma State

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Oklahoma

See also: Nebraska–Oklahoma football rivalry. ^{[7] [22] [24]}

Miami (FL)

See main article: 1962 Gotham Bowl. ^{[7] [25] [26] [27]}

After the season

Awards

• All Big 8: Robert Brown, Dennis Claridge, Tyrone Robertson

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Future professional players

• Robert Brown, 1964 2nd overall pick by the Philadelphia Eagles
• Dennis Claridge, 1963 3rd-round pick of the Green Bay Packers
• Rudy Johnson, 1964 5th-round pick of the San Francisco 49ers
• Bob Jones, 1964 18th-round pick of the Washington Redskins
• Monte Kiffin, 1964 15th-round pick of the Minnesota Vikings
• John Kirby, 1964 5th-round pick of the Minnesota Vikings
• Larry Kramer, 1964 15th-round pick of the Baltimore Colts
• Willie Ross, 1964 9th-round pick of the St. Louis Cardinals
• Dave Theisen, 1963 11th-round pick of the Los Angeles Rams
• Bill (Thunder) Thornton, 1963 5th-round pick of the St. Louis Cardinals
• Lloyd Voss, 1964 1st-round pick of the Green Bay Packers

Notes and References

1. News: Things normal in Big Eight as Sooners surge to first . Lawrence Daily Journal-World . (Kansas) . Associated Press . Van Valkenberg . Jim . November 26, 1962 . 14.
2. News: Missouri topples Nebraska . Pittsburgh Press . UPI . November 4, 1962 . 3, section 4.
3. News: Nebraska wins Gotham Bowl, 36–34 . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon) . Associated Press . December 16, 1962 . 1B.
4. News: Nebraska edges Miami, 36–34 . Pittsburgh Press . UPI . December 16, 1962 . 1, section 4.
5. Web site: Nebraska head coaches. 2010-08-15. HuskerMax. https://web.archive.org/web/20100719123605/http://www.huskermax.com/coaches.html. 19 July 2010 . live.
6. Web site: Assistant coaches. 2010-08-15. HuskerMax. https://web.archive.org/web/20100721014938/http://www.huskermax.com/coaches/assistants.html. 21 July 2010 . live.
7. Web site: 1960s Nebraska football schedules. 2010-08-15. HuskerMax.
8. Web site: 1963 Cornhusker – University of Nebraska Yearbook (Page 261). 2010-08-15. University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries.
9. Web site: Nebraska vs. South Dakota 1962. 2010-08-15. HuskerMax.
10. Web site: Nebraska vs. Michigan 1962. 2010-08-15. HuskerMax.
11. Web site: Nebraska Surprises Wolverines. 2010-08-15. St Petersburg Times (Sept 30, 1962), Page 2-C.
12. Web site: 1963 Cornhusker – University of Nebraska Yearbook (Page 262). 2010-08-15. University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries.
13. Web site: Nebraska vs. Iowa State 1962. 2010-08-15. HuskerMax.
14. Web site: This Week in Husker History: Devaney Earns First Career Big Eight Victory with 1962 Win Over Cyclones. 2010-08-15. Huskers.com.
15. Web site: Nebraska vs. North Carolina State 1962. 2010-08-15. HuskerMax.
16. Web site: 1963 Cornhusker – University of Nebraska Yearbook (Page 263). 2010-08-15. University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries.
17. Web site: Nebraska vs. Kansas State 1962. 2010-08-15. HuskerMax.
18. Web site: Nebraska vs. Colorado 1962. 2010-08-15. HuskerMax.
19. Web site: Nebraska vs. Missouri 1962. 2010-08-15. HuskerMax.
20. News: One-half Of Six Is Three. https://web.archive.org/web/20120302220128/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1074296/index.htm. dead. March 2, 2012. 2010-08-15. Sports Illustrated . 1962-11-12.
21. Web site: Nebraska vs. Kansas 1962. 2010-08-15. HuskerMax.
22. Web site: 1963 Cornhusker – University of Nebraska Yearbook (Page 265). 2010-08-15. University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries.
23. Web site: Nebraska vs. Oklahoma State 1962. 2010-08-15. HuskerMax.
24. Web site: Nebraska vs. Oklahoma 1962. 2010-08-15. HuskerMax.
25. Web site: Nebraska vs. Miami 1962. 2010-08-15. HuskerMax. https://web.archive.org/web/20100816090550/http://www.huskermax.com/games/1962/11miami.html. 16 August 2010 . live.
26. Web site: Huskers Shade Miami. 2010-08-15. St Petersburg Times (Dec 16, 1962), Page 16-B.
27. Web site: Devaney's ‘Desert' Comes in NU's 1st Bowl Win Ever. https://archive.today/20110616034609/http://www.omaha.com/article/20090715/BIGREDBOWLS/707159850. dead. 2011-06-16. 2010-08-15. Omaha World-Herald.
28. Web site: 1963 Nebraska Football Honors. 2010-08-15. HuskerMax.