1962 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

1962 Nebraska Cornhuskers football
Gotham Bowl Champions
Gotham Bowl, W 36-34 vs. Miami
Conference	Big Eight Conference
1962 record	9-2-0 (5-2-0 Big 8)
Head coach	Bob Devaney (1st year)
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium

The 1962 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team was the representative of the University of Nebraska and member of the Big Eight Conference in the 1962 college football season. The team was coached by Bob Devaney and played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska. The November 3 game against Missouri marked the start of Nebraska's current NCAA record of 346 consecutive sellouts.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 22		South Dakota*		Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska		W 53-0	26,953
September 29		at Michigan*		Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan		W 25-13	70,287
October 6		Iowa State		Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska		W 36-22	34,321
October 13		NC State*		Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska		W 19-14	36,867
October 20		Kansas State		Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska		W 26-6	30,701
October 27		at Colorado		Folsom Field • Boulder, Colorado		W 31-6	34,183
November 3		Missouri		Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska		L 7-16	36,501
November 10		at Kansas		Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, Kansas		W 40-16	37,063
November 17		Oklahoma State		Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska		W 14-0	34,329
November 24		at #10 Oklahoma		Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, Oklahoma		L 6-34	58,768
December 15		vs. Miami*		Yankee Stadium • New York, New York (Gotham Bowl)		W 36-34	6,166
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

Roster

Coaching staff

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Game notes

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.

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Colorado

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Missouri

This is the first game of Nebraska's NCAA record of consecutive sellouts, which currently stands at 325 sellouts following the 2012 season.

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Kansas

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Oklahoma State

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Oklahoma

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Miami

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After the season

Awards

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

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Future professional players

• Robert Brown, 1964 2nd-round pick of 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

References