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1962 Iowa

4–⁠5 (3–⁠3 Big Ten), coached by Jerry Burns.

Schedule and results

Iowa in 1962, game by game: won vs. Oregon State 28–8; lost vs. No. 6 USC 0–7; won at Indiana 14–10; lost at No. 10 Wisconsin 14–42; lost vs. Purdue 3–26; won vs. Ohio State 28–14; lost at No. 10 Minnesota 0–10; won vs. Michigan 28–14; lost at Notre Dame 12–35+20−28Won 28–8 vs. Oregon State+20Oregon StateLost 0–7 vs. No. 6 USC-7No. 6 USCWon 14–10 at Indiana+4IndianaLost 14–42 at No. 10 Wisconsin-28No. 10 WisconsinLost 3–26 vs. Purdue-23PurdueWon 28–14 vs. Ohio State+14Ohio StateLost 0–10 at No. 10 Minnesota-10No. 10 MinnesotaWon 28–14 vs. Michigan+14MichiganLost 12–35 at Notre Dame-23Notre Dame
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 29vsOregon StateW 28–⁠865%
Oct 6vs6USCL 0–⁠765%
Oct 13atIndianaW 14–⁠1056%
Oct 20at10WisconsinL 14–⁠4239%
Oct 27vsPurdueL 3–⁠2648%
Nov 3vsOhio StateW 28–⁠1438%
Nov 10at10MinnesotaL 0–⁠1027%
Nov 17vsMichiganW 28–⁠1469%
Nov 24atNotre DameL 12–⁠3547%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Notre Dame 35–⁠12; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Big Ten.

In program history: The 66th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 133 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
4–⁠5
Conference
3–⁠3 tied for 5th in Big Ten
AP final
Unranked
Points
127–⁠166
Coach
Jerry Burns
Elo
1534 −40 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
13.0 No. 23 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Larry Ferguson
Most valuable player
Larry Ferguson

All-Big Ten

1 first team, 1 second team

First team

Second team

  • Earl McQuistonOGUPI-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 Ten standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Wisconsin6–⁠18–⁠22
Minnesota5–⁠26–⁠2–⁠110
Northwestern4–⁠27–⁠2
Ohio State4–⁠26–⁠3
Michigan State3–⁠35–⁠4
Purdue3–⁠34–⁠4–⁠1
Iowa3–⁠34–⁠5
Illinois2–⁠52–⁠7
Indiana1–⁠53–⁠6
Michigan1–⁠62–⁠7

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.