
1962 Missouri
8–1–2 (5–1–1 Big Eight), coached by Dan Devine. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Colorado 57–0Nov 10
By 57 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22 | at | W 21–10 | 72% |
| Sep 29 | at | T 0–0 | 42% |
| Oct 6 | vs | W 17–7 | 67% |
| Oct 13 | at | W 32–0 | 83% |
| Oct 20 | vs | W 23–6 | 76% |
| Oct 27 | vs | W 21–6 | 78% |
| Nov 3 | at | W 16–7 | 59% |
| Nov 10 | vs | W 57–0 | 88% |
| Nov 17 | at | L 0–13 | 53% |
| Nov 24 | vs | T 3–3 | 66% |
| Dec 22Bowls & playoff | vs | W 14–10 | 49% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Georgia Tech 14–10 in the Bluebonnet Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Big Eight.
In program history: The 8th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 129 on file).
AP poll, week by week
- Wk 2: 10
- Wk 8: 7
- Wk 9: 6
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
- 8–1–2
- Conference
- 5–1–1 2nd in Big Eight
- AP final
- Unranked peak No. 6
- Points
- 204–62
- Coach
- Dan Devine
- Elo
- 1689 +76 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 17.1 No. 16 of 120 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
Drafted in 1963
The 1963 draft| Rd 7 | Paul Underhill B | Chicago Bears |
All-Big Eight
4 first team, 2 second teamFirst team
Johnny RolandBAP-1; UPI-2
Conrad HitchlerEAP-1; UPI-1
Jerry WallachOTAP-2; UPI-1
Tom HertzOGAP-1; UPI-1
Second team
Robert BrownOGUPI-2
Jim VermillionCAP-2; UPI-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7–0 | 8–3 | 8 | |
| 5–1–1 | 8–1–2 | ||
| 5–2 | 9–2 | ||
| 4–2–1 | 6–3–1 | ||
| 3–4 | 5–5 | ||
| 2–5 | 4–6 | ||
| 1–6 | 2–8 | ||
| 0–7 | 0–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.