1962 Michigan Wolverines football team

1962 Michigan Wolverines football

Conference	Big Ten Conference
1962 record	2–7 (1–6 Big Ten)
Head coach	Bump Elliott (4th year)
MVP	Dave Raimey
Captain	Bob Brown
Home stadium	Michigan Stadium

1962 Big Ten football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#2 Wisconsin $	6	–	1	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
#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 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 1962 college football season. The team's head coach was Bump Elliott. The Wolverines played their home games at Michigan Stadium.

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 29, 1962	Nebraska*	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	L 13–25	70,287
October 6, 1962	#10/9 Army*	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	W 17–7	70,749
October 13, 1962	at Michigan State	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI	L 0–28	77,501
October 20, 1962	at Purdue	Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN	L 0–37	48,907
October 27, 1962	Minnesota	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	L 0–17	65,484
November 3, 1962	Wisconsin	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	L 12–34	53,789
November 10, 1962	Illinois	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	W 14–10	49,756
November 17, 1962	at Iowa	Iowa Stadium • Iowa City, IA	L 14–28	52,880
November 24, 1962	at Ohio State	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	L 0–28	82,349
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Statistical leaders

Rushing

Player	Attempts	Net yards	Yards per attempt	Touchdowns
Dave Raimey	124	385	3.1	5
Wayne Sparkman	35	133	3.8	0
Bob Timberlake	74	108	1.5	0

Passing

Player	Attempts	Completions	Interceptions	Comp %	Yards	Yds/Comp	TD	Long
Bob Chandler	64	29	4	45.3	401	13.8	1	17
Bob Timberlake	34	16	3	47.1	179	11.2	0	13
Forest Evashevski, Jr.	35	11	3	31.4	83	7.5	0	17

Receiving

Player	Receptions	Yards	Yds/Recp	TD	Long
Harvey Chapman	11	225	20.4	0	32
Bob Timberlake	10	160	16.0	1	50
Ron Kocan	5	49	9.8	0	11

Kickoff returns

Player	Returns	Yards	Yds/Return	TD	Long
Dave Raimey	10	170	17.0	0	25
Jack Strobel	8	138	17.3	0	27
Harvey Chapman	5	112	22.4	0

Punt returns

Player	Returns	Yards	Yds/Return	TD	Long
Harvey Chapman	4	24	6.0	0	12
Dave Raimey	8	22	2.8
Tom Prichard	5	17	3.4	0

Players

Bob Brown - started 6 games at left end
Robert Chandler - started 3 games at quarterback
Harvey Chapman - started 3 games at right halfback, 1 game at left halfback
Jim Conley - started 3 games at left end
Bill Dodd - started 4 games at fullback
Dave Glinka - started 2 game at quarterback
Jim Green - started 3 games at center
John Houtman - started 1 game at left tackle
Tom Keating - started 1 game at left tackle
Ron Kocan - started 3 games at right end
Dave Kurtz - started 8 games at right guard
Bill Laskey - started 5 games at right end
John Marcum - started 1 game at right guard
John Minko - started 9 games at left guard
William Muir - started 4 games at center
Joe O'Donnell - started 9 games at right tackle
Lou Pavloff - started 1 game at center
Tom Prichard - started 3 games at left halfback
Dave Raimey - started 4 games at right halfback
Dick Rindfuss - started 2 games at right halfback
Wayne Sparkman - started 5 games at fullback
Jack Strobel - started 3 games at left halfback
Dick Szymanski - started 1 game at center
Bob Timberlake - started 6 games at quarterback, 2 games at left halfback
Jim Ward - started 1 game at right end

Awards and honors

Captain: Bob Brown
Most Valuable Player: Dave Raimey
Meyer Morton Award: John Minko
John Maulbetsch Award: Bob Timberlake

Coaching staff

Head coach: Bump Elliott
Assistant coaches: Don Dufek, Henry Fonde, Jack Fouts, Robert Hollway, Jack Nelson
Trainer: Jim Hunt
Manager: Anthony Klain

References

External links

1962 Football Team -- Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan Athletics History

Michigan Wolverines football

Venues	Washtenaw County Fairgrounds (1883–1892) Regents Field (1893–1905) Ferry Field (1906–1926) Michigan Stadium (1927–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Chicago (defunct) Michigan State (Paul Bunyan Trophy) Minnesota (Little Brown Jug) Notre Dame Ohio State (The Ten Year War) Illinois

Culture & lore	Early years Yost era Kipke years Crisler years Oosterbaan years Elliott years Short punt The Ten Year War 1922 Vanderbilt game 24–12 The Vote for the Rose Bowl Miracle at Michigan 2006 "Game of the Century" 2007 Appalachian State game Biff "The Victors" Marching band

People	Head coaches Trainers Players All-Americans NFL draftees Statistical leaders

Seasons	1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

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