1962 Ohio State
6–3 (4–2 Big Ten), coached by Woody Hayes. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest upsetBeat No. 5 Wisconsin 14–7Oct 27
Wisconsin was ranked No. 5, above it.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29 | vs North Carolina | W 41–7 | 80% |
| Oct 6 | at UCLA | L 7–9 | 59% |
| Oct 13 | at Illinois | W 51–15 | 79% |
| Oct 20 | vs 8Northwestern | L 14–18 | 70% |
| Oct 27 | vs 5Wisconsin | W 14–7 | 61% |
| Nov 3 | at Iowa | L 14–28 | 62% |
| Nov 10 | vs Indiana | W 10–7 | 83% |
| Nov 17 | vs Oregon | W 26–7 | 58% |
| Nov 24 | vs Michigan | W 28–0 | 82% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Michigan 28–0; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Big Ten.
In program history: The 57th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 128 on file).
AP poll, week by week
- Wk 1: 1
- Wk 2: 2
- Wk 3: 1
- Wk 4: 10
- Wk 5: 6
Players on this team
Matt SnellRunning back
Gary MoellerGuard- Bob VogelOffensive tackle
- Tom BarringtonRunning back
- Doug Van HornGuard
- John HavlicekReceiver
- Dave FrancisBack
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
- 6–3
- Conference
- 4–2 tied for 3rd in Big Ten
- AP final
- Unranked peak No. 1
- Points
- 205–98
- Coach
- Woody Hayes
- Elo
- 1671 +9 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 21.7 No. 10 of 120 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captains
- Gary Moeller and Bob Vogel
- Most valuable player
- Bill Armstrong
Drafted in 1963
The 1963 draft| Rd 1 | Bob Vogel OT | Baltimore Colts |
| Rd 1 | Daryl Sanders OT | Detroit Lions |
| Rd 5 | Gary Moeller OG | San Francisco 49ers |
| Rd 7 | Dave Francis B | Washington Redskins |
| Rd 3 | Bob Vogel OT | Boston Patriots (AFL) |
| Rd 4 | Daryl Sanders OT | Kansas City Chiefs (AFL) |
All-Big Ten
2 first team, 3 second teamFirst team
Paul WarfieldRBAP-1; UPI-1
Bill ArmstrongCAP-2; UPI-1
Second team
- Matt SnellEUPI-2
- Bob VogelOTAP-3; UPI-2
- Gary MoellerOGUPI-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 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.