1962 Purdue Boilermakers football team
| 1962 Purdue Boilermakers football | |
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| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| Record | 4–4–1 (3–3 Big Ten) |
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| MVP | Roy Walker |
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| Home stadium | Ross–Ade Stadium |
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| No. 2 Wisconsin $ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 Minnesota | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio State | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan State | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1962 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University during the 1962 Big Ten Conference football season. In their seventh season under head coach Jack Mollenkopf, the Boilermakers compiled a 4–4–1 record, finished in fifth place in the Big Ten Conference with a 3–3 record against conference opponents, and outscored opponents by a total of 141 to 68.[1]
Notable players from the 1962 Purdue football team included quarterback Ron DiGravio, fullback Roy Walker, end Forest Farmer, and tackle Don Brumm. Brumm was selected as a first-team All-American in 1962 by both the Associated Press and the Football Writers Association of America.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 22 | at No. 10 Washington* | No. 7 | T 7–7 | 55,800 | [2] | |
| October 6 | at Notre Dame* | W 24–6 | 61,296 | [3] | ||
| October 13 | Miami (OH)* | No. 9 | L 7–10 | 49,496 | [4] | |
| October 20 | Michigan |
| W 37–0 | 48,907 | [5] | |
| October 27 | at Iowa | W 26–3 | 60,100 | [6] | ||
| November 3 | Illinois |
| L 10–14 | 45,496 | [7] | |
| November 10 | at Michigan State | W 17–9 | 70,059 | [8] | ||
| November 17 | at No. 8 Minnesota | L 6–7 | 59,760 | [9] | ||
| November 24 | Indiana |
| L 7–12 | 50,243 | [10] | |
Roster
- Thomas Bloom, RB
- Tom Boris, RB
- Don Brooks, WR
- Don Brumm, OL
- Babe DiFilippo, OL
- Ron DiGravio, QB
- Gene Donaldson, RB
- Henry Dudgeon, OL
- Dave Ellison, WR
- Forest Farmer, WR
- Wally Florence, OL
- Tom Fugate, RB
- Jim Garcia, OL
- Jack Greiner, WR
- Gary Hogan, QB
- Nate Jackson, OL
- Charlie King, RB
- Bob Lake, OL
- Sam Longmire, WR
- Terry Marcoline, RB
- Franklin Marks, RB
- Ron Meyer, QB
- Dave Miller, RB
- Don Paltani, OL
- George Pappas, OL
- Ron Richnafsky, OL
- Tom Schultz, WR
- Roy Walker, RB
- Steve Weil, RB
- Tom Yakubowski, RB
References
- ^ "1962 Purdue Boilermakers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
- ^ "Purdue 'fortunate' to gain 7–7 tie". The Indianapolis Star. September 23, 1962. Retrieved March 22, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Purdue trims Irish, 24–6". The Pittsburgh Press. October 7, 1962. Retrieved March 22, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ohio Miamis bop Purdue". The Bay City Times. October 14, 1962. Retrieved March 22, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Joe Falls (October 21, 1962). "Wolverines Fizzle: Purdue Rakes Over 'M', 37–0". Detroit Free Press. pp. 1F, 3F – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Purdue overwhelms Hawkeyes in 2d half". Omaha World-Herald. October 28, 1962. Retrieved March 22, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Illini rock Purdue, end 15-game losing streak". The Dayton Daily News. November 4, 1962. Retrieved March 22, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Trailing twice, Purdue upsets Spartans, 17–9". The Des Moines Register. November 11, 1962. Retrieved March 22, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Late Gopher score edges Purdue, 7–6". The Kalamazoo Gazette. November 18, 1962. Retrieved March 22, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Indiana and Illinois record upsets". The Terre Haute Tribune. November 25, 1962. Retrieved March 22, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Schedule/Results (1962 Purdue)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved March 22, 2026.
- ^ "2022 Purdue Football Record Book" (PDF). Purdue University Athletics. p. 87. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
- ^ "1962 Purdue Boilermakers Roster". Retrieved January 17, 2025.