1962 Purdue
4–4–1 (3–3 Big Ten), coached by Jack Mollenkopf. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Michigan 37–0Oct 20
By 37 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22 | at 10Washington | T 7–7 | 44% |
| Oct 6 | at Notre Dame | W 24–6 | 52% |
| Oct 13 | vs Miami (OH) | L 7–10 | 70% |
| Oct 20 | vs Michigan | W 37–0 | 69% |
| Oct 27 | at Iowa | W 26–3 | 52% |
| Nov 3 | vs Illinois | L 10–14 | 89% |
| Nov 10 | at Michigan State | W 17–9 | 41% |
| Nov 17 | at 8Minnesota | L 6–7 | 36% |
| Nov 24 | vs Indiana | L 7–12 | 84% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Indiana 12–7; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Big Ten.
In program history: The 26th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).
AP poll, week by week
- Wk 1: 7
- Wk 4: 9
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
- 4–4–1
- Conference
- 3–3 tied for 5th in Big Ten
- AP final
- Unranked peak No. 7
- Points
- 141–68
- Coach
- Jack Mollenkopf
- Elo
- 1607 +13 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 20.3 No. 13 of 120 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captains
- Forest Farmer and Don Paltani
- Most valuable player
- Roy Walker
Drafted in 1963
The 1963 draft| Rd 1 | Don Brumm DE | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Rd 6 | Tom Bloom B | Cleveland Browns |
| Rd 3 | Don Brumm DE | Kansas City Chiefs (AFL) |
All-Big Ten
1 first team, 1 second teamFirst team
Don BrummOTAP-1; UPI-1
Second team
- Roy WalkerFBAP-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 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.