1962 Missouri Tigers football team

1962 Missouri Tigers football
Conference Big Eight Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 12
1962 record 8–1–2 (5–1–1 Big 8)
Head coach Dan Devine (5th season)
Home stadium Memorial Stadium
1962 Big 8 football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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 Missouri Tigers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Missouri in the Big Eight Conference (Big 8) during the 1962 college football season. The team compiled an 8–1–2 record (5–1–1 against Big 8 opponents), finished in second place in the Big 8, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 204 to 62. Dan Devine was the head coach for the fifth of 13 seasons.[1][2] The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Columbia, Missouri.

The team's statistical leaders included Johnny Roland with 830 rushing yards, 850 yards of total offense, and 78 points, Jim Johnson with 198 passing yards, Bill Tobin with 75 receiving yards, and Bill Tobin with 38 point scored.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResult
September 22at California*
W 21–10 
September 29at Minnesota*No. 10
T 0–0 
October 6Arizona*
W 17–7 
October 13at Kansas State
W 32–0 
October 20Oklahoma State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Columbia, MO
W 23–6 
October 27Iowa State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Columbia, MO (rivalry)
W 21–6 
November 3at Nebraska
W 16–7 
November 10ColoradoNo. 7
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Columbia, MO
W 57–0 
November 17at OklahomaNo. 6
L 0–13 
November 24Kansas
T 3–3 
December 22vs. Georgia Tech*
W 14–10 
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ↑ "1962 Missouri Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
  2. ↑ "2016 Mizzou Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Missouri. p. 158. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
  3. ↑ "2014 Mizzou Football Records Book" (PDF). University of Missouri. pp. 26–27. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
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