The 1962 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska in the Big Eight Conference during the 1962 NCAA University Division football season. Led by first-year head coach Bob Devaney, the Huskers were 8–2 (5–2 in Big 8, third) in the regular season, and played their home games on campus at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska.
Undefeated through October, their loss to Missouri on November 3 marked the start of Nebraska's current NCAA record of 400 consecutive sellouts. At the chilly Gotham Bowl in New York City in mid-December, they defeated Miami 36–34 to finish at 9–2.
Hired in February, Devaney was previously the head coach for five seasons at the University of Wyoming in Laramie. He coached Nebraska for eleven seasons, won consecutive national titles (1970, 1971), and was the athletic director from 1967 to 1992.
Schedule
Roster 48 Baffico, James LG (Jr.) 61 Brown, Robert RG (Jr.) 46 Brown, Ulysses RG (Sr.) 89 Bryant, Curtis E (Jr.) 80 Callahan, Richard E (Jr.) 62 Carlson, Dwain LG (Sr.) 14 Claridge, Dennis QB (Jr.) 82 Comstock, William E (Sr.) 65 Dervin, John LG (So.) 81 Doepke, Charles E (So.) 87 Donovan, Larry E (Sr.) 53 Drum, Duncan C (So.) Eger, Mike E 15 Faiman, John QB (Sr.) 76 Fischer, Allen (Richard) RT (Sr.) 50 Fugitt, Mike C (So.) 69 Garner, Chuck LG (Jr.) 64 Gray, Gary LG (So.) 79 Griesse, Ronald RT (Jr.) 57 Haas, Dave RT (So.) 85 Huge, James E (Sr.) 58 Johnson, LaVane RG (Jr.) 31 Johnson, Rudy HB (Jr.) 74 Jones, Robert LT (Sr.) 77 Kiffin, Monte LT (Jr.) 68 Kirby, John LG (Jr.) 40 Koehler, Mike FB (Sr.) 86 Koinzan, John E (So.) 75 Kramer, Larry LT (Jr.) 18 Lucas, Gary E (So.) 42 Martin, Noel FB (Sr.) 32 McCloughan, Kent HB (So.) 63 McDermott, Donald RG (So.) 41 McNulty, Joe FB (So.) 54 Michka, Ron C (Jr.) 73 Osentowski, Clarence LT (So.) 33 Paschell, Willie HB (So.) 37 Peterson, Robert RT (Jr.) 20 Powers, Warren HB (Sr.) 70 Robertson, Tyrone LT (Sr.) 10 Rogers, Bill RG (So.) 66 Rood, Jed RG (Sr.) 21 Ross, Willie HB (Jr.) 35 Sebastian, John HB (So.) 52 Sittler, Lyle C (So.) 22 Smidt, Maynard HB (Jr.) 43 Smith, Bruce FB (So.) 51 Stevenson, Donald C (Sr.) 72 Strohmyer, John RT (So.) 34 Stuewe, Dennis HB (Sr.) 23 Theisen, David HB (Jr.) 30 Thornton, Bill FB (Sr.) 83 Tomlinson, Larry E (Jr.) 67 Toogood, Gary RG (Sr.) 36 Tregonning, Donn RG (Jr.) 17 Tucker, Douglas QB (So.) Van Newkirk, Milan PK 71 Voss, Lloyd RT (Jr.) 24 Vujevich, John HB (So.) 44 Young, Gene FB (Jr.)
Depth chart + Defensive starters HB 14 Dennis Claridge
HB 32 Kent McCloughan
LB LB 62 Dwain Carlson 64 Bob Brown 68 John Kirby 67 Gary Toogood
CB 23 David Theisen
DE DT NT DT DE 84 Mike Eger 71 Lloyd Voss 54 Ron Michka 70 Tyrone Robertson 83 Larry Tomlinson 88 James Huge 76 Richard Fischer 56 James Baffico 75 Larry Kramer 87 Larry Donovan
CB 20 Warren Powers
+Offensive starters + LE Larry Donovan Larry Tomlinson Mike Eger
LG C RG LT RT Dwain Carlson Ron Michka Bob Brown Tyrone Robertson Lloyd Voss John Kirby James Baffico Gary Toogood Larry Kramer Richard Fischer
RE James Huge Richard Callahan William Comstock
QB Dennis Claridge John Faiman
LB RB FB Willie Ross Rudy Johnson Dennis Stuewe Bill Thornton Warren Powers Kent McCloughan Gene Young
Coaching staff Name Title First yearin this position Years atNebraska Alma materBob DevaneyHead Coach19621962–1972AlmaJohn Melton 19621962–1988WyomingCletus Fischer 19601960–1985NebraskaMike CorganRunning Backs19621962–1982Notre DameGeorge Kelly 19601960–1968Jim Ross 19621962–1976Carl SelmerOffensive Line19621962–1972
Game summaries
South Dakota
Michigan
Iowa State
NC State
Kansas State This was the last Nebraska home football game to not be sold out.
Colorado
Missouri
This is the first game of Nebraska's NCAA record of consecutive sellouts, which currently stands at 386 sellouts continuing to the 2022 season.
Kansas
Oklahoma State
Oklahoma
Miami (FL)
After the season
Awards All Big 8: Robert Brown, Dennis Claridge, Tyrone Robertson
Future professional players Robert Brown, 1964 2nd overall pick by the Philadelphia Eagles Dennis Claridge, 1963 3rd-round pick of the Green Bay Packers Rudy Johnson, 1964 5th-round pick of the San Francisco 49ers Bob Jones, 1964 18th-round pick of the Washington Redskins Monte Kiffin, 1964 15th-round pick of the Minnesota Vikings John Kirby, 1964 5th-round pick of the Minnesota Vikings Larry Kramer, 1964 15th-round pick of the Baltimore Colts Willie Ross, 1964 9th-round pick of the St. Louis Cardinals Dave Theisen, 1963 11th-round pick of the Los Angeles Rams Bill (Thunder) Thornton, 1963 5th-round pick of the St. Louis Cardinals Lloyd Voss, 1964 1st-round pick of the Green Bay Packers
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