# 1962 NAIA football season

The 1962 NAIA football season was the seventh season of college football sponsored by the NAIA. The season was played from August to December 1962, culminating in the seventh annual NAIA Football National Championship, played this year at Hughes Stadium in Sacramento, California. During its three years in Sacramento, the game was called the Camellia Bowl (separate from the later Camellia Bowl contested in Montgomery, Alabama).
Central State defeated Lenoir Rhyne in the championship game, 28–13, to win their first NAIA national title.

## Conference standings

1962 Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference football standings :
| 1962 Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Arkansas State Teachers $ 7 –0 –08 –2 –0 Arkansas Tech 6 –1 –08 –1 –1 Henderson State 3 –2 –10 –3 –5 Harding 4 –3 –06 –3 –0 Arkansas A&M 2 –4 –13 –6 –1 Ouachita Baptist 2 –4 –04 –5 –0 Southern Arkansas 2 –5 –02 –7 –0 Ozarks 0 –7 –01 –7 –0 $ – Conference champion | 1962 Carolinas Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 3 Lenoir Rhyne $^ 6 –0 –011 –1 –0 Elon 4 –2 –07 –3 –0 Appalachian State 2 –1 –24 –4 –2 Newberry 3 –2 –06 –5 –0 Western Carolina 1 –4 –13 –5 –1 Catawba 1 –4 –13 –6 –1 Guilford 1 –5 –02 –7 –0 $ – Conference champion^ – NAIA playoff participantRankings from NAIA poll | 1962 Central Intercollegiate Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Omaha $ 4 –0 –18 –1 –1 Fort Hays State 3 –1 –16 –2 –1 Pittsburg State 3 –2 –06 –3 –0 Washburn 2 –3 –04 –5 –0 Emporia State 2 –3 –03 –5 –1 St. Benedict's 0 –5 –00 –7 –1 $ – Conference champion |
| 1962 College Conference of Illinois football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Carthage $ 7 –0 –08 –0 –0 Carroll (WI) 5 –2 –06 –2 –0 Augustana (IL) 4 –3 –05 –4 –0 Millikin 4 –3 –04 –4 –0 Illinois Wesleyan 4 –3 –04 –5 –0 North Central (IL) 3 –4 –04 –5 –0 North Park 1 –6 –02 –6 –0 Lake Forest 0 –7 –00 –7 –0 $ – Conference champion | 1962 Evergreen Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Whitworth $ 6 –1 –06 –3 –0 Puget Sound 5 –1 –16 –2 –1 Central Washington 3 –3 –14 –4 –1 Western Washington 3 –3 –14 –4 –1 Pacific Lutheran 1 –4 –22 –5 –2 Eastern Washington 0 –6 –10 –8 –1 $ – Conference champion | 1962 Frontier Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Arizona State–Flagstaff $ 2 –0 –06 –4 –0 New Mexico Highlands 1 –1 –04 –5 –0 New Mexico Western 0 –2 –02 –7 –0 $ – Conference champion |
| 1962 Gateway Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Milton + 3 –1 –05 –1 –0 Lakeland + 3 –1 –05 –3 –0 Illinois–Chicago 2 –1 –04 –2 –2 Northwestern (WI) 1 –2 –0 ? – ? – ? Eureka 0 –4 –01 –6 –0 + – Conference co-champions | 1962 Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Central Michigan $ 4 –0 –06 –4 –0 No. 9 Northern Illinois 3 –1 –08 –2 –0 Western Illinois 2 –2 –05 –3 –0 Illinois State Normal 1 –3 –05 –4 –0 Eastern Illinois 0 –4 –01 –7 –0 $ – Conference championRankings from NAIA poll | 1962 Iowa Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 10 Parsons $ 9 –0 –09 –0 –0 Central (IA) 7 –2 –07 –2 –0 Luther 6 –2 –16 –2 –1 Upper Iowa 6 –3 –06 –3 –0 William Penn 5 –3 –15 –3 –1 Wartburg 5 –4 –05 –4 –0 Buena Vista 3 –6 –03 –6 –0 Dubuque 2 –7 –02 –7 –0 Iowa Wesleyan 1 –8 –01 –8 –0 Simpson (IA) 0 –9 –00 –9 –0 $ – Conference championRankings from NAIA poll |
| 1962 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 5 College of Emporia $^ 9 –0 –010 –1 –0 Baker 8 –1 –08 –1 –0 Ottawa 7 –2 –08 –2 –0 Southwestern (KS) 5 –4 –05 –5 –0 Bethel (KS) 4 –4 –14 –4 –1 Bethany (KS) 4 –5 –04 –5 –0 McPherson 3 –6 –03 –6 –0 Friends 1 –7 –11 –7 –1 Kansas Wesleyan 1 –7 –11 –7 –1 Sterling 1 –7 –11 –7 –1 $ – Conference champion^ – NAIA playoff participantRankings from NAIA poll | 1962 Mid-Ohio Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Bluffton + 2 –1 –05 –3 –0 Defiance + 2 –1 –05 –3 –0 Ashland + 2 –1 –04 –4 –1 Wilmington (OH) 0 –3 –02 –6 –0 + – Conference co-champions | 1962 Midwest Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Grinnell $ 7 –0 –17 –0 –1 Ripon 6 –1 –16 –1 –1 Lawrence 6 –2 –06 –2 –0 Coe 5 –2 –15 –2 –1 St. Olaf 5 –2 –15 –2 –1 Carleton 4 –4 –04 –4 –0 Cornell (IA) 2 –6 –02 –6 –0 Monmouth (IL) 2 –6 –02 –6 –0 Beloit 1 –7 –01 –7 –0 Knox 0 –8 –00 –8 –0 $ – Conference champion |
| 1962 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 7 Saint John's (MN) $ 7 –0 –09 –0 –0 Minnesota–Duluth 5 –1 –16 –2 –1 St. Thomas (MN) 5 –2 –06 –3 –0 Concordia (MN) 3 –3 –15 –3 –1 Macalester 3 –4 –03 –5 –0 Augsburg 2 –5 –03 –5 –0 Gustavus Adolphus 2 –5 –02 –6 –0 Hamline 0 –7 –02 –7 –0 $ – Conference championRankings from NAIA poll | 1962 Missouri College Athletic Union football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T William Jewell $ 4 –0 –09 –1 –0 Missouri Valley 3 –1 –06 –3 –0 Tarkio 3 –2 –04 –4 –0 Graceland 2 –3 –04 –5 –0 Central Methodist 1 –2 –02 –5 –0 Culver–Stockton 0 –5 –01 –8 –0 $ – Conference champion | 1962 Montana Collegiate Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Western Montana $ 5 –0 –06 –1 –0 Eastern Montana 4 –1 –05 –2 –0 Carroll (MT) 3 –2 –04 –2 –0 Rocky Mountain 2 –3 –02 –5 –0 Montana Mines 1 –4 –0 ? – ? – ? Northern Montana 0 –5 –00 –7 –0 $ – Conference champion |
| 1962 Nebraska College Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Kearney State $ 4 –0 –16 –1 –1 Peru State 2 –1 –25 –2 –2 Wayne State (NE) 3 –2 –05 –3 –0 Hastings 2 –2 –15 –2 –1 Doane 1 –4 –02 –5 –1 Chadron State 1 –4 –02 –7 –0 $ – Conference champion | 1962 North Dakota Intercollegiate Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Minot State + 5 –1 –06 –2 –0 Wahpeton Science + 5 –1 –06 –2 –0 Mayville State 4 –2 –06 –2 –0 Valley City State 4 –2 –04 –4 –0 Dickinson State 2 –4 –02 –5 –0 Jamestown 1 –5 –01 –7 –0 Ellendale 0 –6 –01 –7 –0 $ – Conference champion | 1962 Northern State College Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Winona State $ 5 –0 –06 –1 –1 Mankato State 3 –2 –04 –4 –0 St. Cloud State 2 –2 –15 –3 –1 Moorhead State 2 –3 –05 –4 –0 Bemidji State 2 –3 –03 –6 –0 Michigan Tech 0 –4 –10 –6 –1 $ – Conference champion |
| 1962 Northwest Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 8 Linfield $ 5 –0 –08 –0 –1 Lewis & Clark 3 –1 –17 –1 –1 Willamette 3 –1 –16 –3 –1 College of Idaho 2 –3 –05 –4 –0 Pacific (OR) 1 –4 –01 –8 –0 Whitman 0 –5 –01 –7 –0 $ – Conference championRankings from NAIA poll | 1962 Oklahoma Collegiate Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 1 Central State (OK) $^ 7 –0 –011 –0 –0 East Central 6 –1 –09 –3 –0 SW Oklahoma State 5 –2 –06 –4 –0 Northeastern State 3 –4 –04 –5 –0 Panhandle A&M 2 –4 –13 –6 –1 SE Oklahoma State 1 –4 –23 –5 –2 Langston 1 –5 –11 –6 –1 NW Oklahoma State 1 –6 –02 –7 –0 $ – Conference champion^ – NAIA playoff participantRankings from NAIA poll | 1962 Oregon Collegiate Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Southern Oregon $ 4 –0 –08 –1 –0 Portland State 3 –1 –04 –4 –0 Oregon College 2 –2 –04 –4 –0 Oregon Tech 1 –3 –02 –6 –0 Eastern Oregon 0 –4 –01 –8 –0 $ – Conference champion |
| 1962 Pennsylvania State College Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T East Division East Stroudsburg xy 6 –0 –08 –1 –0 West Chester 5 –1 –07 –2 –0 Kutztown 3 –3 –05 –3 –0 Bloomsburg 3 –3 –04 –4 –1 Mansfield 2 –4 –02 –5 –0 Millersville 2 –4 –02 –6 –0 Cheyney 0 –6 –01 –6 –0 West Division Slippery Rock xy$ 5 –1 –09 –1 –0 California (PA) 4 –1 –15 –1 –1 Indiana (PA) 4 –1 –15 –2 –1 Shippensburg 3 –3 –04 –4 –0 Clarion 3 –3 –04 –4 –0 Edinboro 1 –5 –03 –5 –0 Lock Haven 0 –6 –02 –6 –0 Championship: Slippery Rock 13, East Stroudsburg 6 $ – Conference championx – Division champion/co-championsy – Championship game participant | 1962 Rocky Mountain Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Adams State $ 4 –0 –09 –1 –0 Western State (CO) 2 –2 –05 –4 –0 Colorado State–Greeley 2 –2 –03 –6 –0 Colorado Mines 1 –3 –04 –5 –0 Colorado College 0 –4 –01 –7 –1 $ – Conference champion | 1962 South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 6 Northern State $^ 6 –0 –09 –1 –0 Huron 5 –1 –05 –4 –0 General Beadle 3 –3 –05 –4 –0 Southern State (SD) 3 –3 –04 –4 –0 Black Hills 2 –4 –03 –5 –0 South Dakota Tech 2 –4 –04 –4 –0 Dakota Wesleyan 0 –6 –02 –7 –0 $ – Conference champion^ – NAIA playoff participant |
| 1962 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Whittier $ 3 –0 –08 –1 –0 Redlands 3 –1 –05 –5 –0 Claremont-Mudd 2 –2 –04 –5 –0 Occidental 2 –3 –06 –3 –0 Pomona 2 –3 –04 –5 –0 Caltech 0 –3 –01 –6 –0 $ – Conference champion | 1962 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 2 Florida A&M + 6 –0 –09 –1 –0 Alabama A&M + 6 –0 –08 –2 –0 Morehouse 5 –1 –06 –2 –0 Clark (GA) 5 –1 –06 –1 –0 Bethune–Cookman 6 –2 –07 –2 –0 Fisk 4 –2 –06 –2 –0 South Carolina State 4 –3 –05 –3 –0 Benedict 3 –3 –05 –5 –0 Tuskegee 4 –4 –04 –4 –0 Morris Brown 2 –4 –04 –5 –0 Lane 2 –6 –02 –7 –0 Allen 1 –4 –03 –6 –0 Fort Valley State 0 –5 –02 –7 –0 Alabama State 0 –6 –00 –8 –0 Knoxville 0 –6 –00 –8 –0 + – Conference co-championsRankings from NAIA poll | 1962 Tri-State Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Dana + 5 –1 –06 –3 –0 Concordia (NE) + 5 –1 –07 –2 –0 Midland 4 –2 –06 –2 –0 Westmar 4 –2 –05 –4 –0 Yankton 2 –4 –03 –6 –0 Sioux Falls 1 –5 –01 –8 –0 Northwestern (IA) 0 –6 –00 –8 –0 + – Conference co-champions |
| 1962 West Penn Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Westminster (PA) $ 5 –0 –06 –2 –0 Waynesburg 3 –1 –05 –3 –0 Grove City 2 –1 –06 –3 –0 Geneva 1 –3 –01 –5 –1 Saint Vincent 1 –3 –01 –6 –0 Carnegie Tech 0 –4 –01 –7 –0 $ – Conference champion | 1962 West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Eastern Division West Liberty State x 6 –1 –07 –1 –0 Shepherd 1 –1 –27 –1 –1 Salem 2 –4 –03 –4 –0 West Virginia State 0 –5 –00 –7 –0 Western Division Concord x$ 6 –0 –16 –2 –1 West Virginia Wesleyan 4 –1 –25 –1 –2 Glenville State 3 –4 –03 –4 –0 West Virginia Tech 1 –3 –21 –5 –2 Fairmont State 1 –4 –22 –4 –2 Non-qualifiers Bluefield State 1 –0 –13 –5 –1 Potomac State 0 –2 –00 –5 –0 $ – Conference championx – Division champion/co-championsFairmont State record claim a forfeited game from West Liberty State, but NCAA, conference, and West Liberty State records to do no reflect the forfeit. Conference standings based on power ratings | 1962 Wisconsin State College Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Whitewater State $ 6 –1 –06 –3 –0 Superior State 4 –1 –17 –1 –1 Stevens Point State 5 –2 –06 –2 –0 Eau Claire State 5 –2 –05 –3 –0 La Crosse State 4 –3 –04 –5 –0 River Falls State 3 –4 –03 –5 –1 Milwaukee 2 –4 –02 –6 –0 Platteville State 2 –4 –02 –6 –0 Stout State 1 –4 –12 –5 –1 Oshkosh State 0 –7 –00 –7 –0 $ – Conference champion |
| 1962 NAIA independents football records vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Earlham   –  8 –0 –0 La Verne   –  6 –2 –0 Eastern New Mexico   –  7 –3 –0 Georgetown (KY)   –  5 –3 –0 Hillsdale   –  5 –3 –1 McMurry   –  6 –4 –0 Austin   –  5 –4 –0 Wheaton (IL)   –  5 –4 –0 Findlay   –  4 –5 –1 Cal Lutheran   –  3 –4 –0 Oklahoma Panhandle State   –  3 –6 –1 St. Mary of the Plains   –  1 –8 –0 |

## Postseason

| Semifinals December 1, 1962 | Semifinals December 1, 1962 | Semifinals December 1, 1962 | Championship December 8, 1962 Camellia Bowl | Championship December 8, 1962 Camellia Bowl | Championship December 8, 1962 Camellia Bowl |
| Northern State | Northern State | 7 | | | |
| Lenoir Rhyne* | Lenoir Rhyne* | 20 | | | |
| Lenoir Rhyne* | Lenoir Rhyne* | 20 | Lenoir Ryne | Lenoir Ryne | 13 |
| | | | Central State (OK) | Central State (OK) | 28 |
| College of Emporia | College of Emporia | 0 | Central State (OK) | Central State (OK) | 28 |
| Central State (OK)* | Central State (OK)* | 20 | | | |