1962 State College of Iowa Panthers football team
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{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1962
| team = State College of Iowa Panthers
| sport = football
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| conference = North Central Conference
| short_conf = NCC
| record = 7–1–1
| conf_record = 5–0–1
| head_coach = Stan Sheriff
| hc_year = 3rd
| captain =
| stadium = O. R. Latham Stadium
| champion = NCC co-champion
}}
{{1962 North Central Conference football standings}}
The 1962 State College of Iowa Panthers football team represented State College of Iowa (later renamed University of Northern Iowa) in the North Central Conference during the 1962 NCAA College Division football season. In its third season under head coach Stan Sheriff, the team compiled a 7–1–1 record (5–0–1 against NCC opponents) and tied for the NCC championship.{{cite web|title=2019 Northern Iowas Football Media Guide|publisher=University of Northern Iowa|year=2019|page=107|url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/uni.sidearmsports.com/documents/2019/8/22/UNI_Media_Guide_2019.pdf}} The team played its home games at O. R. Latham Stadium in Cedar Falls, Iowa.
Two players won all-conference honors: fullback Dan Boals and tackle Ted Minnick.2019 Media Guide, p. 117.
Schedule
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|September 15||{{cfb link|year=1962|team=Bradley Braves|title=Bradley}}|O. R. Latham Stadium|Cedar Falls, IA|W 27-6|7,500|
|September 22|at|{{cfb link|year=1962|team=Mankato State Indians|title=Mankato State}}||Mankato, MN|W 20-8|3,000|
|September 29|at|South Dakota||Vermillion, SD|W 28-0||
|October 6||North Dakota State|O. R. Latham Stadium|Cedar Falls, IA|W 33-0|4,000|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86575246/boals-panthers-rout-north-dakota-state/|work=The Courier|title=Boals, Panthers rout North Dakota State 33–0|date=October 7, 1962|accessdate=October 5, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 13||Drake|O. R. Latham Stadium|Cedar Falls, IA|L 15-21|6,800|{{cite web |author= |title=Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1962 Drake) |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/189/stats/13326 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=December 10, 2022 }}
|October 20||{{cfb link|year=1962|team=Morningside Maroon Chiefs|title=Morningside}}|O. R. Latham Stadium|Cedar Falls, IA|W 21-18||
|October 27|at|North Dakota||Grand Forks, ND|W 13-8||
|November 3||{{cfb link|year=1962|team=South Dakota State Jackrabbits|title=South Dakota State}}|O. R. Latham Stadium|Cedar Falls, IA|T 13-13||
|November 10||{{cfb link|year=1962|team=Augustana (South Dakota) Vikings|title=Augustana (SD)}}|O. R. Latham Stadium|Cedar Falls, IA|W 21-15||
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