1962 Iowa Hawkeyes football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1962
| team = Iowa Hawkeyes
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Big Ten Conference
| short_conf = Big Ten
| record = 4–5
| conf_record = 3–3
| head_coach = Jerry Burns
| hc_year = 2nd
| mvp = Larry Ferguson
| captain = Larry Ferguson
| stadium = Iowa Stadium
}}
{{1962 Big Ten Conference football standings}}
The 1962 Iowa Hawkeyes football team was an American football team that represented the University of Iowa in the 1962 Big Ten Conference football season. In its second season under head coach Jerry Burns, the Hawkeyes compiled a 4–5 record (3–3 against Big Ten opponents), tied for fifth place in the Big Ten, and were outscored by opponents by a total of 166 to 127.{{cite web|title=1962 Iowa Hawkeyes Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|access-date=November 20, 2019|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/iowa/1962-schedule.html}} The team played its home games at Iowa Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa.
Halfback Larry Ferguson was the team captain and was also selected as the team's most valuable player. The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Matt Szykowny with 737 passing yards, Larry Ferguson with 547 rushing yards, Paul Krause with 214 receiving yards, and Cloyd Webb with 12 points scored.{{cite web|title=1962 Iowa Hawkeyes Stats|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|access-date=November 20, 2019|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/iowa/1962.html}} Three Hawkeyes were recognized by the Associated Press (AP) and/or the United Press International (UPI) on the 1962 All-Big Ten Conference football team: Larry Ferguson (AP-2, UPI-1); guard Earl McQuiston (UPI-2); and guard Wally Hilgenberg (AP-3).{{cite news|title=Gophers Ring the Bell|newspaper=The Blade, Toledo, Ohio (AP story)|page=24|date=November 27, 1962|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1350&dat=19621127&id=hv1OAAAAIBAJ&sjid=LAEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5933,3324883}}{{cite news|title=Spartans Saimes and Behrman Get All-Big Ten Team Berths; Bell-Richter, Unanimous|author=Joe Mooshil|newspaper=The Owosso Argus-Press (AP story)|date=November 27, 1962|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1978&dat=19621120&id=wDsiAAAAIBAJ&sjid=IqsFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2954,5201566}}{{cite news|title=Pick Big Ten All-Star Squad|newspaper=Galesburg Register-Mail|date=November 27, 1962|page=12|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/2315535/?terms=cvercko%2Bwarfield%2Bcoaches}}
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1962
| poll = AP
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 29
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Oregon State
| site_stadium = Iowa Stadium
| site_cityst = Iowa City, IA
| score = 28–8
| attend = 54,400
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 6
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = USC
| opprank = 6
| site_stadium = Iowa Stadium
| site_cityst = Iowa City, IA
| score = 0–7
| attend = 55,300
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 13
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Indiana
| site_stadium = Seventeenth Street Stadium
| site_cityst = Bloomington, IN
| score = 14–10
| attend = 29,771
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 20
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Wisconsin
| opprank = 10
| site_stadium = Camp Randall Stadium
| site_cityst = Madison, WI
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 14–42
| attend = 60,297
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 27
| w/l = l
| homecoming = y
| opponent = Purdue
| site_stadium = Iowa Stadium
| site_cityst = Iowa City, IA
| score = 3–26
| attend = 60,100
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 3
| w/l = w
| opponent = Ohio State
| site_stadium = Iowa Stadium
| site_cityst = Iowa City, IA
| score = 28–14
| attend = 58,400
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 10
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Minnesota
| opprank = 10
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Minneapolis, MN
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 0–10
| attend = 65,087
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 17
| w/l = w
| opponent = Michigan
| site_stadium = Iowa Stadium
| site_cityst = Iowa City, IA
| score = 28–14
| attend = 52,880
| source = {{cite news|title=Hawkeyes Beat Michigan, 28-14|newspaper=The Des Moines Register|author=Leighton Housh|date=November 18, 1962|pages=1S, 8S|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/38840901/hawkeyes_beat_michigan_2814/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 24
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Notre Dame
| site_stadium = Notre Dame Stadium
| site_cityst = Notre Dame, IN
| score = 12–35
| attend = 42,653
}}
}}
Game summaries
=Oregon State=
{{see also|1962 Oregon State Beavers football team}}
Lonnie Rogers boomed a school-record 83-yard punt, establishing a record that still stands.{{cite news |date=October 2, 1962 |title=Hawkeyes Need To Improve for USC |url=http://dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/1962/di1962-10-02.pdf |newspaper=The Daily Iowan |page=4 |access-date=August 14, 2018 }}
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=USC=
{{see also|1962 USC Trojans football team}}
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=at Indiana=
{{see also|1962 Indiana Hoosiers football team}}
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=at Wisconsin=
{{see also|1962 Wisconsin Badgers football team}}
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=Purdue=
{{see also|1962 Purdue Boilermakers football team}}
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=Ohio State=
{{AFB game box start
|Title=Ohio State at Iowa
|Visitor=Buckeyes
|V1=0 |V2=7 |V3=7 |V4=0
|Host=Hawkeyes
|H1=14 |H2=7 |H3=0 |H4=7
|Date=November 3, 1962
|Location=Iowa Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa
|StartTime=
|TimeZone=CST
|ElapsedTime=
|Attendance=58,400
|Weather= Cloudy, {{convert|44|F}}
|Referee=
|TVAnnouncers=
|TVStation=
}}
{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |FirstEntry=yes |Quarter=Q1 |Time=5:00 |Team=IOWA|Event= Grier 2-yard run (Roberts kick) |Score=IOWA 7–0 |LastEntry=}}
{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |FirstEntry= |Quarter=Q1 |Time=2:40 |Team=IOWA |Event= Szykowny 1-yard run (Roberts kick) |Score=IOWA 14–0 |LastEntry=}}
{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |FirstEntry= |Quarter=Q2 |Time=14:28 |Team=OSU |Event= Butts 1-yard run (Van Raaphorst kick) |Score=IOWA 14–7 |LastEntry=}}
{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |FirstEntry= |Quarter=Q2 |Time=8:28 |Team=IOWA |Event= Szykowny 1-yard run (Roberts kick) |Score=IOWA 21–7 |LastEntry=}}
{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |FirstEntry= |Quarter=Q3 |Time=7:27 |Team=OSU |Event= Katterhenrich 3-yard run (Van Raaphorst kick) |Score=IOWA 21–14 |LastEntry=}}
{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |FirstEntry= |Quarter=Q4 |Time=1:32|Team=IOWA |Event= Sherman 1-yard run (Roberts kick) |Score=IOWA 28–14|LastEntry=yes}}
{{AFB game box end}}
{{see also|1962 Ohio State Buckeyes football team}}
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=at Minnesota=
{{see also|1962 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team}}
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=Michigan=
{{see also|1962 Michigan Wolverines football team}}
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=at Notre Dame=
{{see also|1962 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team}}
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Roster
{{American football roster/Header|year=1962|team=Iowa Hawkeyes|teamcolors=y
|offensive_players=
{{American football roster/Player|num=19|class=Sr|first=Larry|last=Ferguson|pos=HB|link=y}}
{{American football roster/Player|num= |class=Sr|first=Joe|last=Williams|pos=FB|link=y|dab=Joe Williams (fullback)}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=22|class=Sr|first=Matt|last=Szykowny|pos=QB}}
{{American football roster/Player|num= |class=Jr|first=Cloyd|last=Webb|pos=WR|link=y}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=67|class=Jr|first=Wally|last=Hilgenberg|pos=OL|link=y}}
|defensive_players=
{{American football roster/Player|num=16|class=Jr|first=Paul|last=Krause|pos=DB|link=y}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=61|class=Jr|first=Mike|last=Reilly|pos=LB|link=y|dab=Mike Reilly (1960s linebacker)}}
|special_teams_players=
}}
{{American football roster/Footer|roster_url=|accessdate=
|head_coach=
|asst_coach=
- Tom Moore – Graduate assistant
}}
1963 NFL draft
{{main|1963 NFL draft}}
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| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
| align="center" bgcolor=""
| Earl McQuiston | Guard | 10 | 140 | Green Bay Packers |
| align="center" bgcolor="" | Running back | 12 | 160 | Dallas Cowboys |
| align="center" bgcolor="" | Back | 14 | 194 | New York Giants |
| align="center" bgcolor=""
| Matt Szykowny | Back | 15 | 207 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
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