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1962 Adams State Indians football
RMC champion
Mineral Water Bowl champion
Conference Rocky Mountain Conference
Record9–1 (4–0 RMC)
Head coach
Seasons
← 1961
1963 →
1962 Rocky Mountain Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Adams State $ 4 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
Western State (CO) 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Colorado State–Greeley 2 – 2 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Colorado Mines 1 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Colorado College 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 7 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1962 Adams State Indians football team represented Adams State College—now known as Adams State University—as a member of the Rocky Mountain Conference (RMC) during the 1962 NAIA football season. Led by Darrell Mudra in his fourth and final season as head coach, the Indians compiled an overall record of 9–1 with a mark of 4–0 in conference play, winning the RMC title. [1] Adams State was invited to the Mineral Water Bowl, where the Indians defeated Northern Illinois. The team was ranked No. 16 in the final UPI small college rankings. [2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 158:00 p.m.at New Mexico Highlands*
W 27–03,950 [3] [4]
September 228:00 p.m.at Arizona State–Flagstaff*
L 0–163,500–4,300 [5] [6] [7] [8]
September 29 Eastern New Mexico* Alamosa, COW 24–19
October 6 Panhandle A&M*Alamosa, COW 32–14
October 14at Western State (CO) Gunnison, COW 22–7
October 20at New Mexico Western* Silver City, NMW 7–0
October 27 Colorado State–GreeleyAlamosa, COW 48–28
November 3 Colorado CollegeAlamosa, COW 28–16
November 10at Colorado Mines Golden, COW 3–0
November 24vs. No. 6 Northern Illinois*
W 23–20 [9]

References

  1. ^ "Football Standings". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Cincinnati, Ohio. November 19, 1962. p. 51. Retrieved November 20, 2019 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ "Small College Title Goes To Southern Mississippi". Medford Mail Tribune. Medford, Oregon. November 29, 1962. p. D-3. Retrieved January 24, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ "Varrato, Basham Will Lead Cowboys Saturday Night". Las Vegas Daily Optic. Las Vegas, New Mexico. September 14, 1962. p. 9. Retrieved February 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ Groth, Eddie (September 17, 1962). "Adams State Whips Cowboys 27-0 With Solid Performance". Las Vegas Daily Optic. Las Vegas, New Mexico. p. 2. Retrieved February 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Ills May Bench 4 Key L-Jacks". Arizona Daily Sun. Flagstaff, Arizona. September 22, 1962. p. 4. Retrieved February 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ Nixon, Bill (September 23, 1962). "Lumberjacks Beat Adams State, 16-0". Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. p. 2C. Retrieved February 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ Hoyt, William (September 24, 1962). "L-Jacks Blank Indians 16-0". Arizona Daily Sun. Flagstaff, Arizona. p. 6. Retrieved February 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
  9. ^ Beard, Curt (November 26, 1962). "Several Factors Spell 23-20 Defeat for Huskies in Mineral Bowl". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. p. 14. Retrieved December 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.


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