| 1962 NAIA football season | |
|---|---|
| Regular season | August–December 1962 |
| Postseason | November 24–December 8, 1962 |
| National Championship | Hughes Stadium Sacramento, CA |
| Champion | Central State (OK) |
The 1962 NAIA football season was the seventh season of college football sponsored by the NAIA. The season was played from August to December 1962, culminating in the seventh annual NAIA Football National Championship, played this year at Hughes Stadium in Sacramento, California. During its three years in Sacramento, the game was called the Camellia Bowl (separate from the present day bowl game with the same name in Montgomery, Alabama).
Central State defeated Lenoir Rhyne in the championship game, 28–13, to win their first NAIA national title.[1]