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1962 Army Cadets football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–4
Head coach
CaptainJohn Ellerson
Home stadium Michie Stadium
Seasons
←  1961
1963 →
1962 NCAA University Division independents football records
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 Army Cadets football team represented the United States Military Academy in the 1962 NCAA University Division football season. In their first year under head coach Paul Dietzel, the Cadets compiled a 6–4 record and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 152 to 104. [1] In the annual Army–Navy Game, the Cadets lost to the Midshipmen by a 34 to 14 score. The Cadets also lost to Michigan, Oklahoma State, and Pittsburgh. [2]

No Army players were selected on the 1962 College Football All-America Team.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22 Wake ForestW 40–1417,250 [3]
September 29vs. SyracuseW 9–229,500
October 6at MichiganNo. 10L 7–1770,749 [4]
October 13 Penn State
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 9–631,000
October 20 VPI
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 20–1225,124 [5]
October 27at George WashingtonW 14–026,005 [6]
November 3at Boston UniversityW 26–0
November 10 Oklahoma State
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
L 7–12
November 17vs. PittsburghL 6–7
December 1vs. NavyL 14–34
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "Army Yearly Results (1960-1964)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
  2. ^ "1962 Army Black Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
  3. ^ "Army eleven rolls along with win over Wake Forest". Poughkeepsie Journal. September 23, 1962. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Joe Falls (October 7, 1962). "Spartans, U-M Rebound -- but Good! Army Easy for Wolverines, 17-7". Detroit Free Press. pp. 1F, 3F – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Army tabs VPI 20–12". Sunday News. October 21, 1962. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Army 14–0 victor". Lancaster Sunday News. October 28, 1962. Retrieved February 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.