1962 Hofstra Flying Dutchmen football team

The 1962 Hofstra Flying Dutchmen football team represented Hofstra University during the 1962 NCAA College Division football season. It was the program's 22nd season and they finished with an overall record of 8–2.[1][2] After a successful regular season in which Hofstra went 8–1 (1–0 in conference play) and outscored their opponents 175 to 83, they were invited to their first (and program's only) bowl game – the Cement Bowl, played in Allentown, Pennsylvania, where the Flying Dutchmen lost to West Chester 46–12.[2][3] Their head coach was Howdy Myers and their captains were Dick Caproni and Ron Zoia.[2]

1962 Hofstra Flying Dutchmen football
Cement Bowl, L 12–46 vs. West Chester
ConferenceMiddle Atlantic Conference
DivisionCollege–Northern
1962 record8–2 (1–0 MAC)
Head coachHowdy Myers (13th season)
Captains
  • Dick Caproni
  • Ron Zoia
1962 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
University
Delaware x 5 0 0  7 2 0
Bucknell 5 1 0  6 3 0
Lehigh 2 2 0  3 6 0
Temple 2 3 0  3 6 0
Lafayette 2 4 0  3 5 0
Gettysburg 2 4 0  2 6 0
Muhlenberg 0 4 0  2 7 0
College–Northern
Susquehanna x 5 0 0  9 0 0
Moravian 4 2 0  5 3 0
Wagner 3 3 0  4 4 1
Wilkes 3 4 0  3 4 0
Albright 2 3 0  3 5 0
Upsala 2 3 0  ? ? ?
Lycoming 1 4 0  4 4 0
Hofstra* 1 0 0  8 2 0
Juniata* 2 1 0  6 2 0
College–Southern
Western Maryland x 5 1 0  8 1 0
Drexel x 5 1 0  6 2 0
Swarthmore 4 2 0  5 2 0
Lebanon Valley 4 2 0  5 3 0
Pennsylvania Military 5 4 0  5 5 0
Dickinson 3 5 0  3 5 0
Johns Hopkins 2 4 0  2 6 0
Ursinus 2 5 0  2 5 0
Haverford 1 5 0  1 6 0
Franklin & Marshall 0 5 0  0 8 0
West Chester* 0 0 0  7 2 0
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • * – Ineligible due to insufficient conference games
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 22Springfield (MA)*Hempstead, NYW 13–10
September 29Southern Connecticut State*Hempstead, NYW 35–21
October 13at Bridgeport*Bridgeport, CTW 21–6
October 20Merchant Marine*Hempstead, NYW 21–0
October 27Temple*Hempstead, NYW 19–10
November 3at LycomingWilliamsport, PAW 20–6
November 10at Rhode Island*W 20–8
November 17Wittenburg*Hempstead, NYL 12–16
November 22at C.W. Post*Brookville, NYW 14–6
December 8vs. West Chester*L 12–46
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "1962 Hofstra Pride football results". College Football Data Warehouse. William Goodyear. Retrieved May 3, 2019.
  2. "2007 Hofstra Pride Football Media Guide: All-Time Results" (PDF). Hofstra.edu. Hofstra University. 2007. Retrieved May 3, 2019.
  3. Schuler, Jeff (December 9, 2007). "Early Sixties' Cement Bowl a hard sell – Lehigh Valley fans never embraced the college bowl game at ASD Stadium". The Morning Call. Retrieved May 3, 2019.
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