1962 Michigan
2–7 (1–6 Big Ten), coached by Bump Elliott. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest upsetBeat No. 10 Army 17–7Oct 6
Army was ranked No. 10, above it.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29 | vs Nebraska | L 13–25 | 73% |
| Oct 6 | vs 10Army | W 17–7 | 50% |
| Oct 13 | at Michigan State | L 0–28 | 33% |
| Oct 20 | at Purdue | L 0–37 | 31% |
| Oct 27 | vs Minnesota | L 0–17 | 41% |
| Nov 3 | vs Wisconsin | L 12–34 | 38% |
| Nov 10 | vs Illinois | W 14–10 | 68% |
| Nov 17 | at Iowa | L 14–28 | 31% |
| Nov 24 | at Ohio State | L 0–28 | 18% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Ohio State 28–0; unranked in the final AP poll; 10th in the Big Ten.
In program history: The 134th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 140 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
- 2–7
- Conference
- 1–6 10th in Big Ten
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 70–214
- Coach
- Bump Elliott
- Elo
- 1436 −122 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 0.4 No. 65 of 120 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Bob Brown
- Most valuable player
- Dave Raimey
1962 Big Ten standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wisconsin | 6–1 | 8–2 | 2 |
| Minnesota | 5–2 | 6–2–1 | 10 |
 Northwestern | 4–2 | 7–2 | |
| Ohio State | 4–2 | 6–3 | |
| Michigan State | 3–3 | 5–4 | |
| Purdue | 3–3 | 4–4–1 | |
| Iowa | 3–3 | 4–5 | |
| Illinois | 2–5 | 2–7 | |
 Indiana | 1–5 | 3–6 | |
 Michigan | 1–6 | 2–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.