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1962 Minnesota

6–⁠2–⁠1 (5–⁠2 Big Ten), coached by Murray Warmath, finished No. 10 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Minnesota in 1962, game by game: tied vs. No. 10 Missouri 0–0; won vs. Navy 21–0; lost vs. Northwestern 22–34; won vs. Illinois 17–0; won at Michigan 17–0; won at No. 7 Michigan State 28–7; won vs. Iowa 10–0; won vs. Purdue 7–6; lost at No. 3 Wisconsin 9–14+21−12Tied 0–0 vs. No. 10 Missouri0No. 10 MissouriWon 21–0 vs. Navy+21NavyLost 22–34 vs. Northwestern-12NorthwesternWon 17–0 vs. Illinois+17IllinoisWon 17–0 at Michigan+17MichiganWon 28–7 at No. 7 Michigan State+21No. 7 Michigan StateWon 10–0 vs. Iowa+10IowaWon 7–6 vs. Purdue+1PurdueLost 9–14 at No. 3 Wisconsin-5No. 3 Wisconsin
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 29vs10MissouriT 0–⁠058%
Oct 6vsNavyW 21–⁠067%
Oct 13vsNorthwesternL 22–⁠3471%
Oct 20vsIllinoisW 17–⁠085%
Oct 27atMichiganW 17–⁠059%
Nov 3at7Michigan StateW 28–⁠738%
Nov 10vsIowaW 10–⁠073%
Nov 17vsPurdueW 7–⁠664%
Nov 24at3WisconsinL 9–⁠1445%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Wisconsin 14–⁠9; No. 10 in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Big Ten.

In program history: The 15th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 8: 10
  2. Wk 9: 8
  3. Wk 10: 5
  4. Wk 11: 10
  5. Final: 10

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.

Heisman voteBobby Bell, third

Outland TrophyBobby Bell, OT

Consensus All-AmericanBobby Bell, OT

Record
6–⁠2–⁠1
Conference
5–⁠2 2nd in Big Ten
AP final
No. 10 peak No. 5
Points
131–⁠61
Coach
Murray Warmath
Elo
1680 +51 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
22.9 No. 6 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Dick Enga
Most valuable player
Bobby Bell

Drafted in 1963

The 1963 draft
Rd 2Bobby Bell OTMinnesota Vikings
Rd 4Bill Munsey BCleveland Browns
Rd 5John Campbell LBKansas City Chiefs (AFL)
Rd 7Bobby Bell LBKansas City Chiefs (AFL)

All-Big Ten

3 first team, 2 second team

First team

Second team

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.