1962 Purdue Boilermakers football team

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]

1962 Purdue Boilermakers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
1962 record4–4–1 (3–3 Big Ten)
Head coachJack Mollenkopf (7th season)
MVPRoy Walker
Home stadiumRoss–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

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

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22at No. 10 Washington*No. 7
T 7–7
October 6at Notre Dame*W 24–6
October 13Miami (OH)*No. 9
L 7–10
October 20Michigan
  • RossAde Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 37–048,907[3]
October 27at Iowa
  • Iowa Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
W 26–3
November 3Illinois
L 10–14
November 10at Michigan State
W 17–9
November 17at No. 8 Minnesota
L 6–7
November 24Indiana
L 7–12
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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.
  3. Joe Falls (October 21, 1962). "Wolverines Fizzle: Purdue Rakes Over 'M', 37-0". Detroit Free Press. pp. 1F, 3F via Newspapers.com.
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