1962 Navy Midshipmen football team

American college football season

1962 Navy Midshipmen football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–5
Head coach
  • Wayne Hardin (4th season)
CaptainSteve Hoy
Home stadiumNavy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1961
1963 →
1962 NCAA University Division independents football records
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Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Memphis State     8 1 0
Oregon State     9 2 0
No. 9 Penn State     9 2 0
West Texas State     9 2 0
Boston College     8 2 0
Utah State     8 2 0
Villanova     7 3 0
Buffalo     6 3 0
Oregon     6 3 1
Houston     7 4 0
Miami (FL)     7 4 0
Army     6 4 0
Holy Cross     6 4 0
Louisville     6 4 0
Xavier     6 4 0
Florida State     4 3 3
Air Force     5 5 0
Montana     5 5 0
Navy     5 5 0
Notre Dame     5 5 0
Pacific (CA)     5 5 0
Pittsburgh     5 5 0
Syracuse     5 5 0
Texas Western     4 5 0
New Mexico State     4 6 0
Colgate     3 5 1
Idaho     2 6 1
San Jose State     2 8 1
Boston University     2 7 0
Dayton     2 8 0
Detroit     1 8 0
Hardin–Simmons     1 9 0
Colorado State     0 10 0
Rankings from AP Poll

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.[1][2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22at Penn StateL 7–4142,653
September 29William & MarydaggerW 20–1620,639[3]
October 6at Minnesota
L 0–2164,364
October 13Cornell
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
W 41–023,358[4]
October 13at Boston CollegeW 26–625,200[5]
October 27vs. PittsburghW 32–9
November 3vs. Notre Dame
L 12–2035,000
November 10at SyracuseL 6–3440,500
November 17at USCL 6–1351,701
December 1vs. Army
W 34–14
  • daggerHomecoming

Roster

1962 Navy Midshipmen football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB Roger Staubach So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  1. ^ "Football History" (PDF). United States Naval Academy. p. 192. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
  2. ^ "Navy Yearly Results (1960-1964)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on July 15, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
  3. ^ "Navy nips W and M by 20–16 score". Sunday News. September 30, 1962. Retrieved October 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Werden, Lincoln A. (October 14, 1962). "Navy Routs Cornell, 41-0, as Staubach Leads Attack". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  5. ^ "Staubach Stars Again As Navy Trounces B.C., 26-6: Sophomore Hurls Two TD Aerials". The Baltimore Sun. October 21, 1962. p. Sports 1–2 – via Newspapers.com.
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