1962 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

The 1962 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the 1962 Big Ten Conference football season. The Buckeyes compiled a 6–3 record.

1962 Ohio State Buckeyes football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 13
Record6–3 (4–2 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPBill Armstrong
Captains
Home stadiumOhio Stadium
Seasons
← 1961
1963 →
1962 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   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

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29North Carolina*No. 2W 41–784,009
October 6at UCLA*No. 1L 7–948,513
October 13at IllinoisNo. 10W 51–1556,017
October 20No. 8 NorthwesternNo. 6
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
L 14–1884,376
October 27Wisconsin
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
W 14–782,540
November 3at IowaL 14–2858,400
November 10Indiana
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
W 10–775,378
November 17Oregon*
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
W 26–772,828[1]
November 24Michigan
W 28–082,349[2]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Game summaries

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North Carolina

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North Carolina 0 700 7
• Ohio St 7 71413 41
  • Date: September 29
  • Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio
  • Game attendance: 84,009
  • Game weather: Clear, wind NW 12 mph, 62 °F (17 °C)

John Mummey 15 Rush Att, 110 Yds, 1TD; 1/1 passing, 42 yards, 1 TD

UCLA

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Ohio State 0 700 7
• UCLA 6 003 9
  • Date: October 6
  • Location: L.A. Coliseum, Los Angeles
  • Game attendance: 48,513
  • Game weather: Clear, 70 °F (21 °C)

Illinois

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• Ohio State 7 171413 51
Illinois 0 708 15

Northwestern

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• Northwestern 0 1206 18
Ohio State 14 000 14
  • Date: October 20
  • Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio
  • Game attendance: 84,376
  • Game weather: Cloudy, wind S 10-15 mph, 69 °F (21 °C)

Wisconsin

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Wisconsin 0 700 7
• Ohio State 7 007 14
  • Date: October 27
  • Location: Ohio Stadium
  • Game attendance: 82,540
  • Game weather: Cloudy, wind SSW 15 mph, 44 °F (7 °C)

Iowa

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Ohio State 0 770 14
• Iowa 14 707 28
  • Date: November 3
  • Location: Iowa Stadium, Ames, Iowa
  • Game attendance: 58,400
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 44 °F (7 °C)

Indiana

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Indiana 0 070 7
• Ohio State 0 703 10
  • Date: November 10
  • Location: Ohio Stadium
  • Game attendance: 75,378
  • Game weather: Rainy, wind 25 mph, 44 °F (7 °C)

Oregon

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Oregon 0 700 7
• Ohio State 7 766 26
  • Date: November 17
  • Location: Ohio Stadium
  • Game attendance: 72,828
  • Game weather: Rainy, wind NW 10 mph, 39 °F (4 °C)

Michigan

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Michigan 0 000 0
• Ohio State 7 0714 28
  • Date: November 24
  • Location: Ohio Stadium
  • Game attendance: 82,349
  • Game weather: Clear, wind ENE 8 mph, 40 °F (4 °C)

Coaching staff

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1963 pro draftees

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Player Draft Round Pick Position NFL club
Bob Vogel NFL 1 5 Tackle Baltimore Colts
Bob Vogel AFL 3 23 Tackle Boston Patriots
Daryl Sanders NFL 1 12 Tackle Detroit Lions
Daryl Sanders AFL 4 32 Tackle Kansas City Chiefs
Gary Moeller NFL 5 66 Guard San Francisco 49ers
Dave Francis NFL 7 91 Fullback Washington Redskins
Rod Foster AFL 8 62 Guard Boston Patriots
Rod Foster NFL 10 134 Guard Washington Redskins
Dave Katterhenrich NFL 13 177 Back Cleveland Browns
Bob Middleton AFL 23 180 End Buffalo Bills

References

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  1. ^ Strite, Dick (November 18, 1962). "rutal Buckeyes burst Webfoot bowl bubble". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
  2. ^ Joe Falls (November 25, 1962). "'Dull' Bucks Buckle U-M, 28-0". Detroit Free Press. pp. 1F, 3F – via Newspapers.com.