1962 NCAA College Division football season

The 1962 NCAA College Division football season was the seventh season of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the NCAA College Division level.

1962 NCAA College Division football season
Champion(s)	Florida A&M (AP, black) Southern Miss (UPI) Jackson State (black)
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In the final AP small-college poll, the 1962 Florida A&M Rattlers football team was rated No. 1. The Rattlers subsequently lost to Jackson State in the Orange Blossom Classic. Only five College Division teams compiled perfect seasons throughout the 1962 season, including any postseason bowl games:

• 1962 John Carroll Blue Streaks football team - 7–0, Presidents' Athletic Conference champion
• 1962 Kalamazoo Hornets football team - 8–0, Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association champion
• 1962 Saint John's Johnnies football team - 9–0, Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference champion (rated No. 9 in the final AP poll)
• 1962 Susquehanna Crusaders football team - 9–0, Middle Atlantic Conference College Division - Northern champion
• 1962 Wittenberg Tigers football team - 9–0, Ohio Athletic Conference champion (ranked No.2 in the final AP poll)

Conference standings

1962 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T San Diego State $ 6 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0 Fresno State 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 Long Beach State 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Cal Poly 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Valley State 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 UC Santa Barbara 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 8 – 0 Los Angeles State 0 – 6 – 0 2 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1962 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Morgan State $ 8 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0 North Carolina A&T 6 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 Johnson C. Smith 6 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 Virginia Union 7 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 Maryland State 2 – 2 – 1 4 – 2 – 1 North Carolina College 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Fayetteville State 4 – 2 – 1 4 – 2 – 1 Elizabeth City State 2 – 3 – 3 2 – 3 – 3 Norfolk State 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 3 – 0 Virginia State 3 – 5 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 St. Augustine's 3 – 4 – 1 4 – 4 – 1 Delaware State 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Winston-Salem State 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Hampton 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Livingstone 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 8 – 0 Saint Paul's (VA) 2 – 6 – 0 2 – 6 – 0 Shaw 1 – 7 – 1 1 – 7 – 1 Howard 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1962 Central Intercollegiate Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Omaha $ 4 – 0 – 1 8 – 1 – 1 Fort Hays State 3 – 1 – 1 6 – 2 – 1 Pittsburg State 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Washburn 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Emporia State 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 1 St. Benedict's 0 – 5 – 0 0 – 7 – 1 $ – Conference champion
1962 College Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Washington and Lee $ 3 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0 Sewanee 2 – 1 – 0 4 – 3 – 1 Southwestern (TN) 1 – 2 – 0 4 – 4 – 0 Centre 0 – 3 – 0 1 – 6 – 1 Washington University 0 – 0 – 0 5 – 3 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1962 College Conference of Illinois football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Carthage $ 7 – 0 – 0 8 – 0 – 0 Carroll (WI) 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0 Augustana (IL) 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Millikin 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0 Illinois Wesleyan 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 North Central (IL) 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 North Park 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 6 – 0 Lake Forest 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1962 Far Western Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T San Francisco State $ 3 – 1 – 1 6 – 2 – 1 Humboldt State 3 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 Nevada 2 – 2 – 1 5 – 3 – 1 UC Davis 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Chico State 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 1 Sacramento State 2 – 3 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion
1962 Gulf States Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Northwestern State $ 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 1 McNeese State 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 1 Southeastern Louisiana 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Louisiana Tech 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0 Southwestern Louisiana 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 1 Northeast Louisiana State 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1962 Hoosier Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Taylor $ 5 – 0 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Anderson (IN) 3 – 1 – 1 5 – 2 – 1 Franklin (IN) 2 – 1 – 2 3 – 4 – 2 Manchester (IN) 2 – 3 – 0 2 – 6 – 0 Indiana Central 1 – 3 – 1 1 – 6 – 2 Hanover 0 – 5 – 0 0 – 9 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1962 Indiana Collegiate Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Butler $ 4 – 1 – 1 5 – 2 – 2 Valparaiso 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Indiana State 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0 DePauw 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Saint Joseph's (IN) 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 1 Ball State 2 – 3 – 1 4 – 3 – 1 Evansville 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 9 – 0 $ – Conference champion
1962 Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Central Michigan $ 4 – 0 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 No. 9 Northern Illinois 3 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0 Western Illinois 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0 Illinois State Normal 1 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Eastern Illinois 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion Rankings from NAIA poll	1962 Iowa Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 10 Parsons $ 9 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 0 Central (IA) 7 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 Luther 6 – 2 – 1 6 – 2 – 1 Upper Iowa 6 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 William Penn 5 – 3 – 1 5 – 3 – 1 Wartburg 5 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Buena Vista 3 – 6 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Dubuque 2 – 7 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 Iowa Wesleyan 1 – 8 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 Simpson 0 – 9 – 0 0 – 9 – 0 $ – Conference champion Rankings from NAIA poll	1962 Lone Star Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 4 Texas A&I $ 6 – 0 – 1 9 – 0 – 1 Southwest Texas State 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0 Sam Houston State 4 – 2 – 1 5 – 3 – 1 Lamar Tech 4 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 East Texas State 3 – 3 – 1 5 – 4 – 1 Sul Ross 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0 Stephen F. Austin 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 9 – 0 Howard Payne 0 – 6 – 1 1 – 8 – 1 $ – Conference champion Rankings from NAIA poll
1962 Mason–Dixon Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Western Maryland $ 4 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0 Hampden–Sydney 3 – 1 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 Bridgewater 2 – 2 – 0 3 – 3 – 0 Gallaudet 0 – 1 – 0 1 – 6 – 0 Johns Hopkins 0 – 2 – 0 2 – 6 – 0 Randolph–Macon 0 – 3 – 0 2 – 6 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1962 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Kalamazoo $ 5 – 0 – 0 8 – 0 – 0 Albion 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0 Olivet 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Adrian 3 – 2 – 0 3 – 4 – 0 Hope 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Alma 0 – 5 – 0 0 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1962 Mid-Ohio Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Bluffton + 2 – 1 – 0 5 – 3 – 0 Defiance + 2 – 1 – 0 5 – 3 – 0 Ashland + 2 – 1 – 0 4 – 4 – 1 Wilmington (OH) 0 – 3 – 0 2 – 6 – 0 + – Conference co-champions
1962 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T University Delaware x 5 – 0 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 Bucknell 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Lehigh 2 – 2 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Temple 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Lafayette 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0 Gettysburg 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 0 Muhlenberg 0 – 4 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 College–Northern Susquehanna x 5 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 0 Moravian 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0 Wagner 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 1 Wilkes 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 4 – 0 Upsala 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0 Albright 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 0 Lycoming 1 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 0 Hofstra * 1 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0 Juniata * 2 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 0 College–Southern Western Maryland x 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0 Drexel x 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 0 Swarthmore 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 2 – 0 Lebanon Valley 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0 Pennsylvania Military 5 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Dickinson 3 – 5 – 0 3 – 5 – 0 Johns Hopkins 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 0 Ursinus 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 5 – 0 Haverford 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 6 – 0 Franklin & Marshall 0 – 5 – 0 0 – 8 – 0 West Chester * 0 – 0 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 x – Division champion/co-champions * – Ineligible for championship due to insufficient conference games	1962 Midwest Athletic Association football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 16 Lincoln (MO) $ 2 – 0 – 1 5 – 3 – 1 Central State (OH) 2 – 1 – 0 3 – 3 – 1 Tennessee A&I 1 – 1 – 1 1 – 7 – 1 Kentucky State 0 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0 $ – Conference champion Rankings from Pittsburgh Courier^[1]	1962 Midwest Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Grinnell $ 7 – 0 – 1 7 – 0 – 1 Ripon 6 – 1 – 1 6 – 1 – 1 Lawrence 6 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0 Coe 5 – 2 – 1 5 – 2 – 1 St. Olaf 5 – 2 – 1 5 – 2 – 1 Carleton 4 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 0 Cornell (IA) 2 – 6 – 0 2 – 6 – 0 Monmouth (IL) 2 – 6 – 0 2 – 6 – 0 Beloit 1 – 7 – 0 1 – 7 – 0 Knox 0 – 8 – 0 0 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion
1962 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 7 Saint John's (MN) $ 7 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 0 Minnesota–Duluth 5 – 1 – 1 6 – 2 – 1 St. Thomas (MN) 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Concordia (MN) 3 – 3 – 1 5 – 3 – 1 Macalester 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0 Augsburg 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 5 – 0 Gustavus Adolphus 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 6 – 0 Hamline 0 – 7 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion Rankings from NAIA poll	1962 Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T SE Missouri State $ 5 – 0 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 NE Missouri State 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 SW Missouri State 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 1 Central Missouri State 2 – 3 – 0 2 – 6 – 1 Missouri–Rolla 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 NW Missouri State 0 – 5 – 0 0 – 9 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1962 North Central Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T State College of Iowa + 5 – 0 – 1 7 – 1 – 1 South Dakota State + 5 – 0 – 1 7 – 2 – 1 Augustana (SD) 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 North Dakota 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Morningside 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 South Dakota 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 9 – 0 North Dakota State 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 10 – 0 + – Conference co-champions
1962 Northern State College Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Winona State $ 5 – 0 – 0 6 – 1 – 1 Mankato State 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 4 – 0 St. Cloud State 2 – 2 – 1 5 – 3 – 1 Moorhead State 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Bemidji State 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Michigan Tech 0 – 4 – 1 0 – 6 – 1 $ – Conference champion	1962 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 2 Wittenberg $ 6 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 0 Akron 7 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 Denison 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 1 – 1 Muskingum 6 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 Baldwin–Wallace 3 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 0 Hiram 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0 Otterbein 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 3 – 0 Capital 4 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 0 Wooster 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 1 Mount Union 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Heidelberg 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 Oberlin 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 6 – 0 Marietta 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 Ohio Wesleyan 1 – 6 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Kenyon 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 6 – 0 $ – Conference champion Rankings from AP small college poll	1962 Ohio Valley Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T East Tennessee State + 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 Eastern Kentucky + 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Morehead State + 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0 Middle Tennessee + 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 Western Kentucky 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 3 – 0 Murray State 1 – 5 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Tennessee Tech 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 8 – 0 + – Conference co-champions
1962 Pennsylvania State College Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T East Division East Stroudsburg xy 6 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0 West Chester 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 Kutztown 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 3 – 0 Bloomsburg 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 1 Mansfield 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 5 – 0 Millersville 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 0 Cheyney 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 6 – 0 West Division Slippery Rock xy$ 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0 California (PA) 4 – 1 – 1 5 – 1 – 1 Indiana (PA) 4 – 1 – 1 5 – 2 – 1 Shippensburg 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0 Clarion 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0 Edinboro 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 5 – 0 Lock Haven 0 – 6 – 0 2 – 6 – 0 Championship: Slippery Rock 13, East Stroudsburg 6 $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant	1962 Presidents' Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T John Carroll $ 7 – 0 – 0 7 – 0 – 0 Bethany (WV) 6 – 1 – 0 6 – 1 – 0 Western Reserve 3 – 2 – 1 3 – 3 – 1 Washington & Jefferson 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 3 – 0 Allegheny 2 – 3 – 0 2 – 5 – 0 Thiel 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 5 – 0 Case Tech 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 6 – 0 Wayne State (MI) 0 – 4 – 1 0 – 6 – 1 $ – Conference champion	1962 Rocky Mountain Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Adams State $ 4 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 0 Western State (CO) 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Colorado State–Greeley 2 – 2 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Colorado Mines 1 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Colorado College 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 7 – 1 $ – Conference champion
1962 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Whittier $ 3 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0 Redlands 3 – 1 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Claremont-Mudd 2 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Occidental 2 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Pomona 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Caltech 0 – 3 – 0 1 – 6 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1962 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 2 Florida A&M + 6 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 0 Alabama A&M + 6 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0 Morehouse 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 0 Clark (GA) 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 1 – 0 Bethune–Cookman 6 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 Fisk 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0 South Carolina State 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 3 – 0 Benedict 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Tuskegee 4 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 0 Morris Brown 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Lane 2 – 6 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 Allen 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Fort Valley State 0 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 Alabama State 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 8 – 0 Knoxville 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 8 – 0 + – Conference co-champions Rankings from NAIA poll	1962 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Jackson State $ 6 – 1 – 0 10 – 1 – 0 Texas Southern 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 Grambling 3 – 2 – 2 6 – 2 – 2 Prairie View A&M 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Southern 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Arkansas AM&N 2 – 4 – 1 4 – 5 – 1 Alcorn A&M 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Wiley 1 – 5 – 1 3 – 5 – 1 $ – Conference champion
1962 Virginia Little Eight Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Emory and Henry * 1 – 0 – 0 8 – 0 – 1 Hampden–Sydney $ 2 – 1 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 Bridgewater 1 – 1 – 0 3 – 3 – 0 Randolph–Macon 0 – 2 – 0 2 – 6 – 0 $ – Conference champion * – Emory and Henry did not play enough conference games to be eligible for the championship.	1962 West Penn Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Westminster (PA) $ 5 – 0 – 0 6 – 2 – 0 Waynesburg 3 – 1 – 0 5 – 3 – 0 Grove City 2 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Geneva 1 – 3 – 0 1 – 5 – 1 Saint Vincent 1 – 3 – 0 1 – 6 – 0 Carnegie Tech 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1962 Wisconsin State College Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Whitewater State $ 6 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Superior State 4 – 1 – 1 7 – 1 – 1 Stevens Point State 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0 Eau Claire State 5 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0 La Crosse State 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 River Falls State 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 1 Milwaukee 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 0 Platteville State 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 0 Stout State 1 – 4 – 1 2 – 5 – 1 Oshkosh State 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion
1962 Yankee Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T New Hampshire $ 4 – 0 – 1 7 – 0 – 1 UMass 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Connecticut 2 – 2 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Rhode Island 1 – 3 – 1 2 – 5 – 2 Vermont 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 0 Maine 1 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1962 NCAA College Division independents football records v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Cal Poly Pomona   –   9 – 1 – 0 Southern Miss   –   9 – 1 – 0 Drake   –   8 – 2 – 0 Howard (AL)   –   7 – 2 – 0 Southern Connecticut State   –   7 – 2 – 0 St. Norbert   –   7 – 2 – 0 Hawaii   –   6 – 2 – 0 Montana State   –   7 – 3 – 0 Arkansas State   –   6 – 3 – 0 Northern Michigan   –   6 – 3 – 0 Northeastern   –   5 – 3 – 0 Wabash   –   5 – 3 – 1 Abilene Christian   –   6 – 4 – 0 East Carolina   –   5 – 4 – 0 Weber State   –   5 – 4 – 0 Chattanooga   –   5 – 5 – 0 Arlington State   –   4 – 6 – 0 Southern Illinois   –   4 – 6 – 0 Findlay   –   4 – 5 – 0 Tampa   –   3 – 4 – 2 UC Riverside   –   3 – 5 – 0 Eastern Michigan   –   2 – 5 – 0 Mississippi Vocational   –   2 – 5 – 0 Santa Clara   –   2 – 6 – 0 Carnegie Tech   –   1 – 7 – 0 Rose Poly   –   1 – 7 – 0 Union (NY)   –   1 – 7 – 0 Trinity (TX)   –   1 – 8 – 0

Rankings

Main article: 1962 small college football rankings

Small college poll

In 1962, both United Press International (UPI) and the Associated Press (AP) conducted "small college" polls, and selected different number one teams.^[2][3] UPI's panel of coaches selected Southern Miss, who had a record of 9–1 with their sole defeat coming in an 8–6 loss to Memphis State.^[4] The AP's panel of sportswriters selected Florida A&M, who had a 9–0 record including four shutouts.^[5] The Rattlers went on to play Jackson State in the Orange Blossom Classic, but lost 22–6.

United Press International (coaches) final poll Published on November 29^[6] Rank School Record No. 1 votes Total points 1 Southern Miss 9–1 19 286 2 Florida A&M 9–0 7 273 3 Central Oklahoma 9–0 3 233 4 Lenoir–Rhyne 10–0 204 5 Wittenberg 9–0 2 126 6 Northern Illinois 8–2 105 7 Fresno State 7–3 104 8 Texas A&I 9–0–1 102 9 Delaware 7–2 94 10 Montana State 7–3 54

Associated Press (writers) final poll Published on November 30^[7] Rank School Record No. 1 votes Total points 1 Florida A&M 9–0 2 67 2 Wittenberg 9–0 1 66 3 Central Oklahoma 9–0 2 54 4 Southern Miss 9–1 1 44 5 Lenoir–Rhyne 10–0 34 6 Texas A&I 9–0–1 1 33 7 Northern Illinois 9–1† 27 8 Fresno State 7–3 19 9 Saint John's (MN) 9–0 15 10 Southeastern Louisiana 6–3 13 †Northern Illinois actually 8–2 when the poll was taken.^[8]

See also

• 1962 NCAA University Division football season
• 1962 NAIA football season

References

1. "Top Twenty of 1962". Pittsburgh Courier (p. 19). December 8, 1962 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Small School Crown Won By S. Miss.", Amarillo Globe-Times, Nov. 29, 1962, p13
3. "Rattlers 1st, Javelinas 6th in Final Poll", Corpus Christi Times, Nov. 30, 1962, p36
4. . Archived from the original on February 27, 2019. Retrieved February 26, 2019.
5. . Archived from the original on February 27, 2019. Retrieved December 16, 2021.
6. UPI (November 29, 1962). "Small College Football Poll". Chicago Daily Tribune. Retrieved February 27, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
7. AP (November 30, 1962). "Florida A&M Named No. One Small College". The Morning Herald. Hagerstown, Maryland. Retrieved February 27, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
8. . Archived from the original on February 27, 2019. Retrieved February 26, 2019.