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 season)
MVP Dave Raimey
Captain Bob Brown
Home stadium Michigan Stadium
1962 Big Ten football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 2 Wisconsin $ 6 –1 –0  8 –2 –0
No. 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 Big Ten Conference football season. In its fourth year under head coach Bump Elliott, Michigan compiled a 2–7 record (1–6 against conference opponents), finished in last place in the Big Ten, and were outscored by opponents by a combined total of 214 to 70.[1][2]

The highlight of the season was a 17–7 victory over No. 10 Army, as Michigan took advantage of five Army turnovers (four interceptions and a fumble) in the second game of the season.[3]

Bob Brown was the team captain, and Dave Raimey was selected for the team's most valuable player award.[2] The team's statistical leaders included Bob Chandler with 401 passing yards, Dave Raimey with 385 rushing yards, and Harvey Chapman with 223 receiving yards.[4]

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result Attendance
September 29 Nebraska* Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI L 13–25   70,287
October 6 No. 10/9 Army* Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI W 17–7   70,749
October 13 at Michigan State Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI (rivalry) L 0–28   77,501
October 20 at Purdue Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN L 0–37   48,907
October 27 Minnesotadagger Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI (Little Brown Jug) L 0–17   65,484
November 3 Wisconsin Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI L 12–34   53,789
November 10 Illinois Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI (series) W 14–10   49,756
November 17 at Iowa Iowa Stadium • Iowa City, IA L 14–28   52,880
November 24 at Ohio State Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH (rivalry) L 0–28   82,349
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming.

[2][1]

Statistical leaders

Michigan's individual statistical leaders for the 1962 season include those listed below.[4][5]

Rushing

PlayerAttemptsNet yardsYards per attemptTouchdowns
Mel Anthony1033943.85
Wayne Sparkman351333.80
Bob Timberlake741081.50

Rushing

PlayerAttemptsNet yardsYards per attemptTouchdowns
Dave Raimey1243853.15
Wayne Sparkman351333.80
Bob Timberlake741081.50

Passing

PlayerAttemptsCompletionsInterceptionsComp %YardsYds/CompTDLong
Bob Chandler6429445.340113.8117
Bob Timberlake3416347.117911.2013
Forest Evashevski, Jr.3511331.4837.5017

Receiving

PlayerReceptionsYardsYds/RecpTDLong
Harvey Chapman1122520.4032
Bob Timberlake1016016.0150
Ron Kocan5499.8011

Kickoff returns

PlayerReturnsYardsYds/ReturnTDLong
Dave Raimey1017017.0025
Jack Strobel813817.3027
Harvey Chapman511222.40

Punt returns

PlayerReturnsYardsYds/ReturnTDLong
Harvey Chapman4246.0012
Dave Raimey8222.8
Tom Prichard5173.40

Players

The starting lineup of the 1962 football team was made up of the following players. Players who started at least four games are shown with their names in bold.[2]

  • Bob Brown – started 6 games at left end
  • Robert Chandler – started 2 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 1 game at quarterback
  • Jim Green – started 3 games at center
  • John Houtman – started 1 game at left tackle
  • Tom Keating – started 8 games 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

Coaching staff

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "1962 Michigan Wolverines Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "1962 Football Team". University of Michigan, Bentley Historical Library. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
  3. ↑ Joe Falls (October 7, 1962). "Army Easy for Wolverines, 17-7". Detroit Free Press. p. F1 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. 1 2 "1962 Michigan Wolverines Statistics". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Michigan Football Statistic Archive Query Page". Mgoblue.com. University of Michigan. Retrieved November 5, 2017. (statistics retrieved by entering "1962" in the box for "Games & Totals by Season" and then, at the next screen, choosing "Display Season Totals")
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