1962 Nebraska
9–2 (5–2 Big Eight), coached by Bob Devaney. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat South Dakota 53–0Sep 22
By 53 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22 | vs South Dakota | W 53–0 | 88% |
| Sep 29 | at Michigan | W 25–13 | 27% |
| Oct 6 | vs Iowa State | W 36–22 | 54% |
| Oct 13 | vs NC State | W 19–14 | 67% |
| Oct 20 | vs Kansas State | W 26–6 | 83% |
| Oct 27 | at Colorado | W 31–6 | 52% |
| Nov 3 | vs Missouri | L 7–16 | 41% |
| Nov 10 | at Kansas | W 40–16 | 26% |
| Nov 17 | vs Oklahoma State | W 14–0 | 74% |
| Nov 24 | at 10Oklahoma | L 6–34 | 35% |
| Dec 15Bowls & playoff | vs MiamiGotham Bowl | W 36–34 | 50% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Miami 36–34 in the Gotham Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Big Eight.
In program history: The 77th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 129 on file).
Players on this team
Bob BrownGuard
Freeman WhiteEnd- Walt BarnesDefensive tackle
- Kent McCloughanBack
- Bob PickensOffensive tackle
- Larry KramerOffensive tackle
- Bill ThorntonBack
- John KirbyLinebacker
- Rudy JohnsonBack
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
- 9–2
- Conference
- 5–2 3rd in Big Eight
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 293–161
- Coach
- Bob Devaney
- Elo
- 1595 +159 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 12.3 No. 25 of 120 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
Drafted in 1963
The 1963 draft| Rd 3 | Dennis Claridge B | Green Bay Packers |
| Rd 5 | Bill Thornton B | St. Louis Cardinals |
All-Big Eight
2 first team, 4 second teamFirst team
Dennis ClaridgeBAP-2; UPI-1- Tyrone RobertsonOTAP-1; UPI-2
Second team
- Willie RossBAP-2; UPI-2
- Bill ThorntonBUPI-2
- Jim HugeEAP-2; UPI-2
- Dwain CarlsonOGAP-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma | 7–0 | 8–3 | 8 |
| Missouri | 5–1–1 | 8–1–2 | |
| Nebraska | 5–2 | 9–2 | |
| Kansas | 4–2–1 | 6–3–1 | |
| Iowa State | 3–4 | 5–5 | |
| Oklahoma State | 2–5 | 4–6 | |
| Colorado | 1–6 | 2–8 | |
| Kansas State | 0–7 | 0–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.