1962 Oregon State

9–⁠2, coached by Tommy Prothro.

Schedule and results

Oregon State in 1962, game by game: won vs. Iowa State 39–35; lost at Iowa 8–28; won at Stanford 27–0; lost vs. No. 7 Washington 13–14; won vs. Pacific 40–6; won vs. West Virginia 51–22; won at Washington State 18–12; won at Idaho 32–0; won vs. Colorado State 25–14; won vs. Oregon 20–17; won vs. Villanova 6–0+34−20Won 39–35 vs. Iowa State+4Iowa StateLost 8–28 at Iowa-20IowaWon 27–0 at Stanford+27StanfordLost 13–14 vs. No. 7 Washington-1No. 7 WashingtonWon 40–6 vs. Pacific+34PacificWon 51–22 vs. West Virginia+29West VirginiaWon 18–12 at Washington State+6Washington StateWon 32–0 at Idaho+32IdahoWon 25–14 vs. Colorado State+11Colorado StateWon 20–17 vs. Oregon+3OregonWon 6–0 vs. Villanova+6Villanova
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 22vsIowa StateW 39–⁠3556%
Sep 29atIowaL 8–⁠2835%
Oct 6atStanfordW 27–⁠050%
Oct 13vs7WashingtonL 13–⁠1449%
Oct 20vsPacificW 40–⁠664%
Oct 27vsWest VirginiaW 51–⁠2260%
Nov 3atWashington StateW 18–⁠1247%
Nov 10atIdahoW 32–⁠080%
Nov 17vsColorado StateW 25–⁠1492%
Nov 24vsOregonW 20–⁠1759%
Dec 15vsVillanovaLiberty BowlW 6–⁠057%

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

Consensus All-AmericanTerry Baker, QB

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 1Terry Baker QBLos Angeles Rams
Rd 5Vern Burke ESan Francisco 49ers

All-Pacific Coast

1 first team, 1 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).