1962 Northwestern Wildcats football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1962 Northwestern Wildcats football Big Ten Conference Big Ten 16 7–2 4–2 Ara Parseghian 7th George Thomas Jay Robertsonhttp://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/nw/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/nu-mg-07-history.pdf#page=7 Year-by-Year Results 2007 148 PDF https://web.archive.org/web/20190316165052/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/nw/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/nu-mg-07-history.pdf#page=7 March 16, 2019 live March 14, 2019 Dyche Stadium The 1962 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1962 Big Ten Conference football season. In their seventh year under head coach Ara Parseghian, the Wildcats compiled a 7–2 record (4–2 against Big Ten Conference opponents) and finished in third place in the Big Ten Conference. The Wildcats were ranked No. 1 in the AP poll before losing consecutive games late in the season against No. 8 Wisconsin and Michigan State. The team's offensive leaders were quarterback Tom Myers with 1,537 passing yards, Willie Stinson with 418 rushing yards, and halfback/end Paul Flatley with 626 receiving yards.1962 Northwestern Wildcats Stats Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football December 18, 2015 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/northwestern/1962.html Center Jack Cvercko was a consensus first-team All-American.2014 NCAA Football Records: Consensus All-America Selections National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) 2014 February 10, 2015 7 http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2014/Awards.pdf December 22, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141222163944/http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2014/Awards.pdf dead Schedule 1962 AP September 22 w y South Carolina Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL 37–20 35,767 https://www.newspapers.com/article/star-tribune-soph-myers-leads-cats-to-3/139156384/ Star Tribune Soph Myers leads 'Cats to 37–20 win September 23, 1962 January 20, 2024 Newspapers.com October 6 w Illinois Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL rivalry 45–0 41,854 https://www.newspapers.com/article/press-telegram-wildcats-smash-hapless-il/193931750/ Independent-Press-Telegram Wildcats smash hapless Illini, 45–0 October 7, 1962 March 22, 2026 Newspapers.com October 13 w y Minnesota Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, MN 34–22 61,652 https://www.newspapers.com/article/grand-forks-herald-northwestern-aerials/193934486/ Grand Forks Herald Northwestern aerials tumble Gophers, 34–22 October 14, 1962 March 22, 2026 Newspapers.com October 20 w y 8 Ohio State 6 Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH 18–14 84,376 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-lima-news-northwestern-upsets-buckey/193934091/ The Lima News Northwestern upsets Buckeyes October 21, 1962 March 22, 2026 Newspapers.com October 27 w y 3 Notre Dame Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL rivalry 35–6 55,752 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sioux-city-journal-myers-to-flatley/193685469/ The Sioux City Journal Myers-to-Flatley combo connects in 35–6 breeze October 28, 1962 March 22, 2026 Newspapers.com November 3 w y 1 Indiana Seventeenth Street Stadium Bloomington, IN 26–21 26,468 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-courier-journal-no-1-nw-needs-ral/193931285/ The Courier-Journal No. 1 N.W. needs rally to nip I.U. November 4, 1962 March 22, 2026 Newspapers.com November 10 l y 1 Wisconsin 8 Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI 6–37 65,501 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-la-crosse-tribune-badgers-explode-s/193934669/ The La Crosse Tribune Badgers explode, shock top-ranked Wildcats 37–6 November 11, 1962 March 22, 2026 Newspapers.com November 17 l 9 Michigan State Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL 7–31 54,342 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-flint-journal-msu-romps-317/193933788/ The Flint Journal MSU romps, 31–7 November 18, 1962 March 22, 2026 Newspapers.com November 23 Friday w y y Miami (FL) Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL 29–7 60,341 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-atlanta-constitution-wildcat-myers/193756254/ The Atlanta Constitution Wildcat Myers' clutch tosses riddle Hurricane hopes, 29–7 November 24, 1962 March 22, 2026 Newspapers.com Schedule/Results (1962 Northwestern) https://stats.ncaa.org/teams/294956 National Collegiate Athletic Association NCAA Statistics March 22, 2026 1962 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football December 18, 2015 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/northwestern/1962-schedule.html Players Jack Cvercko – guard (consensus 1st-team All-American; 1st-team All-Big Ten selection by AP and UPI) Paul Flatley – halfback/end (3rd-team All-America selection by The Sporting News; 2nd-team All-Big Ten selection by AP and UPI) Tom Myers – quarterback (3rd-team All-America selection by AFCA) References Northwestern Category:Northwestern Wildcats football seasons Northwestern Wildcats football