1962 Navy Midshipmen football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
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{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1962
| team = Navy Midshipmen
| sport = football
| image =
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| conference = Independent
| record = 5–5
| head_coach = Wayne Hardin
| hc_year = 4th
| captain = Steve Hoy
| stadium = Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
}}
{{1962 NCAA University Division independents football records}}
The 1962 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy (USNA) as an independent during the 1962 NCAA University Division football season. The team was led by fourth-year head coach Wayne Hardin.{{cite web|title=Football History|publisher=United States Naval Academy|access-date=July 12, 2015|url=http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/navy/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2014-15/misc_non_event/History-2014-Guide.pdf|page=192|archive-date=March 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304075720/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/navy/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2014-15/misc_non_event/History-2014-Guide.pdf|url-status=dead}}
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1962
| poll = AP
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 22
| time =
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Penn State
| site_stadium = Beaver Stadium
| site_cityst = University Park, PA
| score = 7–41
| attend = 42,653
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 29
| time =
| w/l = w
| homecoming = y
| opponent = William & Mary
| site_stadium = Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Annapolis, MD
| score = 20–16
| attend = 20,639
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/111949597/navy-nips-w-and-m-by-2016-score/|work=Sunday News|title=Navy nips W and M by 20–16 score|date=September 30, 1962|accessdate=October 24, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 6
| time =
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Minnesota
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Minneapolis, MN
| score = 0–21
| attend = 64,364
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 13
| time =
| w/l = w
| opponent = Cornell
| site_stadium = Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Annapolis, MD
| score = 41–0
| attend = 23,358
| source = {{cite news |title=Navy Routs Cornell, 41-0, as Staubach Leads Attack |first=Lincoln A. |last=Werden |date=October 14, 1962 |page=S1 |newspaper=The New York Times |location=New York, N.Y.}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 13
| time =
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Boston College
| site_stadium = Alumni Stadium
| site_cityst = Chestnut Hill, MA
| score = 26–6
| attend = 25,200
| source = {{cite news|title=Staubach Stars Again As Navy Trounces B.C., 26-6: Sophomore Hurls Two TD Aerials|newspaper=The Baltimore Sun|date=October 21, 1962|page=Sports 1–2|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17559124/staubach_stars_again_as_navy_trounces/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 27
| time =
| w/l = w
| neutral = y
| opponent = Pittsburgh
| site_stadium = Foreman Field
| site_cityst = Norfolk, VA
| gamename = Oyster Bowl
| score = 32–9
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 3
| time =
| w/l = l
| neutral = y
| rank =
| opponent = Notre Dame
| site_stadium = Philadelphia Municipal Stadium
| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 12–20
| attend = 35,000
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 10
| time =
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Syracuse
| site_stadium = Archbold Stadium
| site_cityst = Syracuse, NY
| score = 6–34
| attend = 40,500
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 17
| time =
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = USC
| site_stadium = Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
| site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA
| score = 6–13
| attend = 51,701
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = December 1
| time =
| w/l = w
| neutral = y
| opponent = Army
| site_stadium = Municipal Stadium
| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA
| gamename = Army–Navy Game
| score = 34–14
| attend =
}}
}}
Roster
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References
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{{Navy Midshipmen football navbox}}
Category:Navy Midshipmen football seasons
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