
1962 Oregon State
9–2, coached by Tommy Prothro. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Pacific 40–6Oct 20
By 34 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22 | vs | W 39–35 | 56% |
| Sep 29 | at | L 8–28 | 35% |
| Oct 6 | at | W 27–0 | 50% |
| Oct 13 | vs | L 13–14 | 49% |
| Oct 20 | vsPacific | W 40–6 | 64% |
| Oct 27 | vs | W 51–22 | 60% |
| Nov 3 | at | W 18–12 | 47% |
| Nov 10 | at | W 32–0 | 80% |
| Nov 17 | vs | W 25–14 | 92% |
| Nov 24 | vs | W 20–17 | 59% |
| Dec 15Bowls & playoff | vs | W 6–0 | 57% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Villanova 6–0 in the Liberty Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll.
In program history: The 6th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 110 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.
Led the nationTerry Baker: passing yards (1,738 yds), total offense (2,276 yds); Vern Burke: receptions (69 catches), receiving yards (1,007 yds)
Heisman TrophyTerry Baker, QB; also the Maxwell
- Record
- 9–2
- Conference
- —
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 279–148
- Coach
- Tommy Prothro
- Elo
- 1644 +135 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 14.1 No. 22 of 120 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- George Gnoss
Drafted in 1963
The 1963 draft| Rd 1 | Terry Baker QB | Los Angeles Rams |
| Rd 5 | Vern Burke E | San Francisco 49ers |
All-Pacific Coast
1 first team, 1 second teamFirst team
Terry BakerBAP-1; UPI-1
Second team
Vern BurkeEAP-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).