1962 Northwestern Wildcats football team

The 1962 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1962 Big Ten Conference football season. In their seventh year under head coach Ara Parseghian, the Wildcats compiled a 7–2 record (4–2 against Big Ten Conference opponents) and finished in third place in the Big Ten Conference. The Wildcats were ranked #1 in the AP Poll before losing consecutive games late in the season against #2-ranked Wisconsin and Michigan State.

1962 Northwestern Wildcats football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 16
Record7–2 (4–2 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPGeorge Thomas
CaptainJay Robertson
Home stadiumDyche Stadium
1962 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Wisconsin $ 6 1 08 2 0
No. 10 Minnesota 5 2 06 2 1
Northwestern 4 2 07 2 0
Ohio State 4 2 06 3 0
Michigan State 3 3 05 4 0
Purdue 3 3 04 4 1
Iowa 3 3 04 5 0
Illinois 2 5 02 7 0
Indiana 1 5 03 6 0
Michigan 1 6 02 7 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The team's offensive leaders were quarterback Tom Myers with 1,537 passing yards, Willie Stinson with 418 rushing yards, and halfback/end Paul Flatley with 626 receiving yards. Center Jack Cvercko was a consensus first-team All-American.

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