1962 Football Team
| Overall Record: 2-7 | Conference Record: 1-6 |
| Conference Finish: 10th place | |
| Coach: Chalmers "Bump" Elliott | |
| Captain: Bob Brown | |
| Most Valuable Player: Dave Raimey | |
| Meyer Morton Award: John Minko | |
| John Maulbetsch Award: Bob Timberlake | |
| Trainer: Jim Hunt | |
| Assistant coaches: Don Dufek, Henry Fonde, Jack Fouts, Robert Holloway, Jack Nelson | |
| Manager: Anthony Klain | |
| Opponent | Rank | Date | Site | Result | Attend. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska | -/- | 09/29 | H | L | 13-25 | 70,287 |
| Army | -/10 | 10/06 | H | W | 17-7 | 70,749 |
| Michigan State | -/- | 10/13 | A | L | 0-28 | 77,501 |
| Purdue | -/- | 10/20 | A | L | 0-37 | 48,907 |
| Minnesota (HC) | -/- | 10/27 | H | L | 0-17 | 65,484 |
| Wisconsin | -/- | 11/03 | H | L | 12-34 | 53,789 |
| Illinois | -/- | 11/10 | H | W | 14-10 | 49,756 |
| Iowa | -/- | 11/17 | A | L | 14-28 | 52,880 |
| Ohio State | -/- | 11/24 | A | L | 0-28 | 82,349 |
| Totals | 70-214 | 571,702 | ||||
| Position | Player | |
|---|---|---|
| left end |
Bob Brown (6) Jim Conley (3) | |
| left tackle |
Tom Keating (8) John Houtman | |
| left guard | John Minko (9) | |
| center |
William Muir (4) Jim Green (3) Dick Szymanski Lou Pavloff | |
| right guard |
Dave Kurtz (8) John Marcum | |
| right tackle | Joe O'Donnell (9) | |
| right end |
Bill Laskey (5) Ron Kocan (3) Jim Ward (1) | |
| quarterback |
Bob Timberlake (6) Robert Chandler (2) Dave Glinka | |
| fullback |
Wayne Sparkman (5) Bill Dodd (4) | |
| left halfback |
Jack Strobel (3) Tom Prichard (3) Bob Timberlake (2) Harvey Chapman | |
| right halfback |
Dave Raimey (4) Harvey Chapman (3) Dick Rindfuss (2) |
1962 Team Photo
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[Note: photo includes only varsity letter winners]
- Back Row
- student manager Anthony Klain, Tom Keating, Jim Conley, John Yanz, Paul Woodward, Bill Muir, trainer Jim Hunt
- 4th Row
- Dick Syzmanski, Arnold Simkus, Ben Farabee, Gerald Mader, Dick Hahn, Bill Laksey, Mel Anthony, Dave Kovacevich
- 3rd Row
- Dave Kurtz, John Marcum, Bob Timberlake, Don Blanchard, Dick Rindfuss, Jim Green, Bill Dodd, Forest Evashevski
- 2nd Row
- Bob Chandler, Dave Glinka, Ed Hood, John Minko, Jim Ward, Dick Schram, Tom Prichard, Harvey Chapman
- Front Row
- John Kowalik, Louis Pavloff, Dave Raimey, Fritz Crisler, captain Bob Brown, Coach Bump Elliott, Joe O'Donnell, Jack Strobel, Ron Kocan