1962 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

1962 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
1962 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 10
AP	No. 10
Record	6–2–1 (5–2 Big Ten)
Head coach	Murray Warmath (9th season);
MVP	Bobby Bell
Captain	Dick Enga
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
	Seasons ← 1961 1963 →

1962 Big Ten Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
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

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1962 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 1962 Big Ten Conference football season. In their ninth year under head coach Murray Warmath, the Golden Gophers compiled a 6–2–1 record and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 131 to 61.^[1] The team finished tenth in both the Associated Press and United Press International polls.

Tackle Bobby Bell received the team's Most Valuable Player award and the Outland Trophy. Bell, guard Julian Hook and end John Campbell were named All-Big Ten first team. Tackle Carl Eller and defensive end Bob Prawdzik were named All-Big Ten second team.^[2]

Total attendance at six home games was 377,744, an average of 62,957 per game. The largest crowd was against Purdue.^[3]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 29	No. 10 Missouri*		Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, MN	T 0–0	60,133
October 6	Navy*		Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, MN	W 21–0	64,364
October 13	Northwestern		Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, MN	L 22–34	61,652
October 20	Illinois		Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, MN	W 17–0	59,427
October 27	at Michigan		Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI (Little Brown Jug)	W 17–0	65,484	^[4]
November 3	at No. 7 Michigan State		Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI	W 28–7	64,783
November 10	Iowa	No. 10	Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, MN (rivalry)	W 10–0	65,087
November 17	Purdue	No. 8	Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, MN	W 7–6	67,081
November 24	at No. 3 Wisconsin	No. 5	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI (rivalry)	L 9–14	65,541
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1962 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DL	`76`	Carl Eller	Jr
DL	`78`	Bobby Bell	Sr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Head coach

Murray Warmath

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Game summaries

at No. 3 Wisconsin

No. 5 Minnesota at No. 3 Wisconsin

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 5 Golden Gophers	0	6	3	0	9
• No. 3 Badgers	0	7	0	7	14

Date: November 24, 1962
Location: Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin
Game attendance: 65,541

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References

^ "1962 Minnesota Golden Gophers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
^ Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide (PDF), pp. 179–182^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide (PDF), p. 160^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ Lyall Smith (October 28, 1962). "U-M Shut Out 3rd Time, 17-0". Detroit Free Press. pp. 1F, 3F – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Wisconsin Halts Minnesota, 14-9". The New York Times. November 25, 1962. Retrieved September 4, 2023.

[1] "1962 Minnesota Golden Gophers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 1, 2017.

[JK-2] Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide (PDF), pp. 179–182^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[pg160-3] Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide (PDF), p. 160^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[4] Lyall Smith (October 28, 1962). "U-M Shut Out 3rd Time, 17-0". Detroit Free Press. pp. 1F, 3F – via Newspapers.com.

[5] "Wisconsin Halts Minnesota, 14-9". The New York Times. November 25, 1962. Retrieved September 4, 2023.

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Venues	Athletic Park (1892–1898) University of Minnesota Armory (1892–1898) Northrop Field (1899–1923) Memorial Stadium (1924–1981) Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (1982–2008) Huntington Bank Stadium (2009–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Iowa Michigan: Little Brown Jug Nebraska Penn State: Governor's Victory Bell Wisconsin
Culture & lore	Goldy Gopher Marching band Spirit squad "Minnesota Rouser" "Minnesota March" "Go Gopher Victory" "Minnesota Fight" "Our Minnesota" "Hail! Minnesota" "Battle Hymn of the Republic" Minnesota shift T formation Smith of Minnesota
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Schedule

Roster

Game summaries

at No. 3 Wisconsin

References

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