1962 Iowa State
5–5 (3–4 Big Eight), coached by Clay Stapleton. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Colorado 57–19Oct 20
By 38 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15 | vs Drake | W 14–7 | 75% |
| Sep 22 | at Oregon State | L 35–39 | 44% |
| Oct 6 | at Nebraska | L 22–36 | 46% |
| Oct 13 | vs Kansas | L 8–29 | 35% |
| Oct 20 | vs Colorado | W 57–19 | 53% |
| Oct 27 | at Missouri | L 6–21 | 22% |
| Nov 3 | at Oklahoma State | W 34–7 | 43% |
| Nov 10 | vs Oklahoma | L 0–41 | 48% |
| Nov 17 | at Kansas State | W 28–14 | 72% |
| Nov 24 | vs Ohio | W 31–22 | 40% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Ohio 31–22; unranked in the final AP poll; 5th in the Big Eight.
In program history: The 32nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).
Players on this team
Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1962.
- Record
- 5–5
- Conference
- 3–4 5th in Big Eight
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 235–235
- Coach
- Clay Stapleton
- Elo
- 1532 +19 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 7.0 No. 43 of 120 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Jim Clapper
Drafted in 1963
The 1963 draft| Rd 4 | Chuck Walton OG | Detroit Lions |
| Rd 7 | Dave Hoppmann B | New York Giants |
All-Big Eight
1 first team, 1 second teamFirst team
Dave HoppmannBAP-1; UPI-1
Second team
- Tom VaughnBAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1962 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1962 Big Eight standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma | 7–0 | 8–3 | 8 |
| Missouri | 5–1–1 | 8–1–2 | |
| Nebraska | 5–2 | 9–2 | |
| Kansas | 4–2–1 | 6–3–1 | |
| Iowa State | 3–4 | 5–5 | |
| Oklahoma State | 2–5 | 4–6 | |
| Colorado | 1–6 | 2–8 | |
| Kansas State | 0–7 | 0–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.