1962 Washington Huskies football team

1962 Washington Huskies football
ConferenceAthletic Association of Western Universities
Ranking
CoachesNo. 14
Record7–1–2 (4–1 AAWU)
Head coach
Captains
  • Bob Monroe
  • Rod Scheyer
Home stadiumUniversity of Washington Stadium
1962 Athletic Association of Western Universities football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 USC $ 4 – 0 – 0 11 – 0 – 0
Washington 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 1 – 2
Washington State 1 – 1 – 0 5 – 4 – 1
Stanford 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
UCLA 1 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
California 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1962 Washington Huskies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington during the 1962 NCAA University Division football season. In its sixth season under head coach Jim Owens, the team compiled a 7–1–2 record, finished second in the Athletic Association of Western Universities, and outscored its opponents 208 to 82.

Bob Monroe and Rod Scheyer were the team captains.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22No. 7 Purdue*No. 10
T 7–755,800[1]
September 29Illinois*
  • University of Washington Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
W 28–754,000[2]
October 6Kansas State*No. 8
  • University of Washington Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
W 41–051,000[3]
October 13Oregon State*No. 7
  • University of Washington Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
W 14–1330,030[4]
October 20at StanfordNo. 9
W 14–024,000[5]
October 27Oregon*No. 8
T 21–2156,823[6]
November 3at No. 3 USCNo. 9
L 0–1446,456[7]
November 10California
  • University of Washington Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
W 27–054,800[8]
November 17UCLA
  • University of Washington Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
W 30–054,000[9]
November 24at Washington State
W 26–2135,700[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • Source: [11]

Coaching staff

All-Coast

Main article: 1962 All-Pacific Coast football team

Professional football draft selections

Four University of Washington Huskies were selected in the 1963 NFL draft, which lasted 20 rounds with 280 selections.[12] Two of those Huskies were also selected in the 1963 AFL draft, which lasted 29 rounds with 232 selections.[13]

= Husky Hall of Fame[14]
League Player Position Round Pick Franchise
NFL Ray Mansfield Center 2nd 18 Philadelphia Eagles
NFL Charley Mitchell Halfback 4th 52 Chicago Bears
NFL Rod Scheyer Tackle 10th 132 Dallas Cowboys
NFL Jim Stiger Back 19th 258 Dallas Cowboys
AFL Ray Mansfield Center 5th 37 Denver Broncos
AFL Charley Mitchell Halfback 18th 141 Denver Broncos

References

  1. ^ "Purdue 'fortunate' to gain 7–7 tie". The Indianapolis Star. September 23, 1962. Retrieved January 23, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "54,000 see Huskies win over young Illinois crew". The Idaho Statesman. September 30, 1962. Retrieved January 23, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Huskies rough up Wildcats, 41–0". The Hays Daily News. October 7, 1962. Retrieved January 23, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Huskies nip Beavers". The Eugene Register-Guard. October 14, 1962. Retrieved January 23, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Tribe thwarted by Husky aerial bombs". Oakland Tribune. October 21, 1962. Retrieved January 23, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Strite, Dick (October 28, 1962). "Rallying Ducks battle Huskies to tie". The Eugene Register-Guard. p. 1B.
  7. ^ "Trojans sniff Bowl of Roses". The San Bernardino Sun-Telegraph. November 4, 1962. Retrieved January 23, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Washington rips G-Bears". The News Tribune. November 11, 1962. Retrieved January 23, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Coffey 'perks' for Washington". The Pittsburgh Press. November 18, 1962. Retrieved January 23, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Cougarrs scorn tie, Washington wins". The Spokesman-Review. November 25, 1962. Retrieved January 23, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Schedule/Results (1962 Washington)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved January 23, 2025.
  12. ^ "1963 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 23, 2007. Retrieved October 17, 2019.
  13. ^ "1963 AFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 17, 2019.
  14. ^ "The Husky Hall of Fame". gohuskies.com. Retrieved October 17, 2019.
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