1962 Purdue Boilermakers football team

1962 Purdue Boilermakers football
Conference Big Ten Conference
1962 record 4–4–1 (3–3 Big Ten)
Head coach Jack Mollenkopf (7th season)
MVP Roy Walker
Home stadium Ross–Ade 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 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University during the 1962 Big Ten Conference football season. In their seventh season under head coach Jack Mollenkopf, the Boilermakers compiled a 4–4–1 record, finished in fifth place in the Big Ten Conference with a 3–3 record against conference opponents, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 141 to 68.[1][2]

Notable players from the 1962 Purdue football team included quarterback Ron DiGravio, fullback Roy Walker, end Forest Farmer, and tackle Don Brumm. Brumm was selected as a first-team All-American in 1962 by both the Associated Press and the Football Writers Association of America.

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
September 22 at No. 10 Washington* No. 7 Husky StadiumSeattle, WA T 77    
October 6 at Notre Dame* Notre Dame StadiumSouth Bend, IN (Shillelagh Trophy) W 246    
October 13 Miami (OH)* No. 9 Ross–Ade StadiumWest Lafayette, IN L 710    
October 20 Michigan RossAde Stadium • West Lafayette, IN W 370    
October 27 at Iowa Iowa StadiumIowa City, IA W 263    
November 3 Illinois RossAde Stadium • West Lafayette, IN (Purdue Cannon) L 1014    
November 10 at Michigan State Spartan StadiumEast Lansing, MI W 179    
November 17 at No. 8 Minnesota Memorial StadiumMinneapolis, MN L 67    
November 24 Indiana RossAde Stadium • West Lafayette, IN (Old Oaken Bucket) L 712    
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll.


References

  1. "Purdue Yearly Results (1960-1964)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
  2. "1962 Purdue Boilermakers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
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