1962 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

1962 Nebraska Cornhuskers football
Gotham Bowl champion
Gotham Bowl, W 36–34 vs. Miami (FL)
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Record9–2 (5–2 Big 8)
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1961
1963 →
1962 Big Eight Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 8 Oklahoma $ 7 0 0 8 3 0
Missouri 5 1 1 8 1 2
Nebraska 5 2 0 9 2 0
Kansas 4 2 1 6 3 1
Iowa State 3 4 0 5 5 0
Oklahoma State 2 5 0 4 6 0
Colorado 1 6 0 2 8 0
Kansas State 0 7 0 0 10 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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.

  1. ^ Van Valkenberg, Jim (November 26, 1962). "Things normal in Big Eight as Sooners surge to first". Lawrence Daily Journal-World. (Kansas). Associated Press. p. 14.
  2. ^ "Missouri topples Nebraska". Pittsburgh Press. UPI. November 4, 1962. p. 3, section 4.
  3. ^ "Nebraska wins Gotham Bowl, 36–34". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. December 16, 1962. p. 1B.
  4. ^ "Nebraska edges Miami, 36–34". Pittsburgh Press. UPI. December 16, 1962. p. 1, section 4.