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1962 Miami (OH)

8–⁠2–⁠1 (3–⁠1–⁠1 Mid-American Conference), coached by John Pont.

Schedule and results

Miami (OH) in 1962, game by game: won at Xavier 23–14; won vs. Quantico Marines 16–0; won vs. Western Michigan 17–7; won vs. Kent State 23–14; won at No. 9 Purdue 10–7; lost at Ohio 6–12; tied vs. Bowling Green 24–24; won at Toledo 21–12; won vs. Dayton 42–20; won at Cincinnati 38–16; lost vs. Houston 21–49+22−28Won 23–14 at Xavier+9XavierWon 16–0 vs. Quantico Marines+16Quantico MarinesWon 17–7 vs. Western Michigan+10Western MichiganWon 23–14 vs. Kent State+9Kent StateWon 10–7 at No. 9 Purdue+3No. 9 PurdueLost 6–12 at Ohio-6OhioTied 24–24 vs. Bowling Green0Bowling GreenWon 21–12 at Toledo+9ToledoWon 42–20 vs. Dayton+22DaytonWon 38–16 at Cincinnati+22CincinnatiLost 21–49 vs. Houston-28Houston
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 15atXavierW 23–⁠1442%
Sep 22vsQuantico MarinesW 16–⁠088%
Sep 29vsWestern MichiganW 17–⁠782%
Oct 6vsKent StateW 23–⁠1474%
Oct 13at9PurdueW 10–⁠730%
Oct 20atOhioL 6–⁠1238%
Oct 27vsBowling GreenT 24–⁠2451%
Nov 3atToledoW 21–⁠1275%
Nov 10vsDaytonW 42–⁠2087%
Nov 17atCincinnatiW 38–⁠1666%
Dec 22Bowls & playoffvsHoustonTangerine BowlL 21–⁠4953%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Houston 49–⁠21 in the Tangerine Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 36th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 96 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
8–⁠2–⁠1
Conference
3–⁠1–⁠1 3rd in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
241–⁠175
Coach
John Pont
Elo
1536 +60 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
4.6 No. 49 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Gerry Myers and Tom Nomina
Most valuable player
Bob Jencks and Tom Nomina

Drafted in 1963

The 1963 draft
Rd 2Tom Nomina OTLos Angeles Rams
Rd 2Bob Jencks EChicago Bears
Rd 2Tom Nomina DTDenver Broncos (AFL)
Rd 5Bob Jencks TEBuffalo Bills (AFL)

1962 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Bowling Green5–⁠0–⁠17–⁠1–⁠1
Ohio5–⁠18–⁠3
Miami (OH)3–⁠1–⁠18–⁠2–⁠1
Western Michigan3–⁠35–⁠4
Kent State2–⁠43–⁠6
Toledo1–⁠53–⁠6
Marshall0–⁠54–⁠6

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