1962_NCAA_College_Division_football_season

1962 NCAA College Division football season

American college 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.

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1962 NCAA College Division football season

Champion(s)

Florida A&M (AP, black)
Southern Miss (UPI)
Jackson State (black)

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College Division football seasons

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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

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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.

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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]

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
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"Welcome cfbdatawarehouse.com - BlueHost.com". Archived from the original on February 27, 2019. Retrieved February 26, 2019.
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"Welcome cfbdatawarehouse.com - BlueHost.com". Archived from the original on February 27, 2019. Retrieved December 16, 2021.
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UPI (November 29, 1962). "Small College Football Poll". Chicago Daily Tribune. Retrieved February 27, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
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AP (November 30, 1962). "Florida A&M Named No. One Small College". The Morning Herald. Hagerstown, Maryland. Retrieved February 27, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
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"Welcome cfbdatawarehouse.com - BlueHost.com". Archived from the original on February 27, 2019. Retrieved February 26, 2019.

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