1962 NAIA football season

American college football season August 2023 1962 August–December 1962 November 24–December 8, 1962 Hughes StadiumSacramento, CA Central State (OK) The 1962 NAIA football season was the seventh season of college football sponsored by the NAIA. The season was played from August to December 1962, culminating in the seventh annual NAIA Football National Championship, played this year at Hughes Stadium in Sacramento, California. During its three years in Sacramento, the game was called the Camellia Bowl (separate from the later Camellia Bowl contested in Montgomery, Alabama). Central State defeated 1962 Lenoir Rhyne Bears Lenoir Rhyne in the championship game, 28–13, to win their first NAIA national title.NAIA Championship History http://www.naia.org/fls/27900/1NAIA/SportsInfo/Championships/FB_Championship.pdf?SPSID=640523 NAIA November 14, 2015 4–11 https://web.archive.org/web/20150715022933/http://www.naia.org/fls/27900/1NAIA/SportsInfo/Championships/FB_Championship.pdf?SPSID=640523 July 15, 2015 dead Conference standings Postseason SemifinalsDecember 1, 1962 ChampionshipDecember 8, 1962Camellia Bowl1962 NAIA Football Playoffs http://www.jonfmorse.com/wiki/index.php?title=1962_NAIA_Football_Playoffs JonFMorse.com November 14, 2015 1962 Northern State Wolves Northern State 7 1962 Lenoir Rhyne Bears Lenoir Rhyne* 20 1962 College of Emporia Fighting Presbies College of Emporia 0 Central State (OK)* 20 Lenoir Ryne 13 Central State (OK) 28 See also 1962 NCAA University Division football season 1962 NCAA College Division football season References Category:NAIA football national championship