# 1962 NCAA College Division football season

The 1962 NCAA College Division football season was the seventh season of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the College Division level.
In the final Associated Press (AP) small-college poll, Florida A&M was the top-rated team. The Rattlers subsequently lost to Jackson State in the Orange Blossom Classic. United Press International (UPI) named Southern Miss as the top-ranked team in their final small-college poll.

## Undefeated teams

Five College Division teams compiled perfect seasons in 1962, including any postseason bowl games:
* John Carroll Blue Streaks, 7–0, Presidents' Athletic Conference champion
* Kalamazoo Hornets, 8–0, Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association champion
* Saint John's Johnnies, 9–0, Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference champion (rated No. 9 in the final AP poll)
* Susquehanna Crusaders, 9–0, Middle Atlantic Conference champion of the conference's College Division–Northern
* Wittenberg Tigers, 9–0, Ohio Athletic Conference champion (ranked No.2 in the final AP poll)

## Conference standings

1962 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings :
| 1962 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T San Diego State $ 6 –0 –08 –2 –0 Fresno State 4 –1 –07 –3 –0 Long Beach State 3 –3 –05 –5 –0 Cal Poly 3 –3 –04 –5 –0 Valley State 2 –3 –03 –6 –0 UC Santa Barbara 2 –4 –02 –8 –0 Los Angeles State 0 –6 –02 –8 –0 $ – Conference champion | 1962 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Morgan State $ 8 –1 –08 –2 –0 North Carolina A&T 6 –1 –07 –3 –0 Johnson C. Smith 6 –1 –07 –2 –0 Virginia Union 7 –2 –07 –2 –0 Maryland State 2 –2 –14 –2 –1 North Carolina College 4 –3 –06 –3 –0 Fayetteville State 4 –2 –14 –2 –1 Elizabeth City State 2 –3 –32 –3 –3 Norfolk State 3 –3 –05 –3 –0 Virginia State 3 –5 –04 –5 –0 St. Augustine's 3 –4 –14 –4 –1 Delaware State 3 –4 –04 –5 –0 Winston-Salem State 2 –5 –03 –6 –0 Hampton 3 –4 –03 –6 –0 Livingstone 1 –3 –02 –8 –0 Saint Paul's (VA) 2 –6 –02 –6 –0 Shaw 1 –7 –11 –7 –1 Howard 0 –6 –01 –8 –0 $ – Conference champion | 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 Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Washington and Lee $ 3 –0 –08 –1 –0 Sewanee 2 –1 –04 –3 –1 Southwestern (TN) 1 –2 –04 –4 –0 Centre 0 –3 –01 –6 –1 Washington University 0 –0 –05 –3 –0 $ – 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 Far Western Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T San Francisco State $ 3 –1 –16 –2 –1 Humboldt State 3 –2 –07 –2 –0 Nevada 2 –2 –15 –3 –1 UC Davis 2 –3 –05 –4 –0 Chico State 2 –3 –04 –4 –1 Sacramento State 2 –3 –02 –7 –0 $ – Conference champion |
| 1962 Gulf States Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Northwestern State $ 4 –1 –07 –2 –1 McNeese State 3 –2 –06 –2 –1 Southeastern Louisiana 3 –2 –06 –3 –0 Louisiana Tech 2 –3 –04 –4 –0 Southwestern Louisiana 2 –3 –04 –5 –1 Northeast Louisiana State 1 –4 –02 –6 –0 $ – Conference champion | 1962 Hoosier Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Taylor $ 5 –0 –06 –3 –0 Anderson (IN) 3 –1 –15 –2 –1 Franklin (IN) 2 –1 –23 –4 –2 Manchester (IN) 2 –3 –02 –6 –0 Indiana Central 1 –3 –11 –6 –2 Hanover 0 –5 –00 –9 –0 $ – Conference champion | 1962 Indiana Collegiate Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Butler $ 4 –1 –15 –2 –2 Valparaiso 4 –2 –06 –3 –0 Indiana State 4 –2 –05 –3 –0 DePauw 3 –3 –05 –4 –0 Saint Joseph's (IN) 3 –3 –04 –4 –1 Ball State 2 –3 –14 –3 –1 Evansville 0 –6 –00 –9 –0 $ – Conference champion |
| 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 Lone Star Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 4 Texas A&I $ 6 –0 –19 –0 –1 Southwest Texas State 6 –1 –08 –2 –0 Sam Houston State 4 –2 –15 –3 –1 Lamar Tech 4 –3 –07 –3 –0 East Texas State 3 –3 –15 –4 –1 Sul Ross 2 –5 –04 –6 –0 Stephen F. Austin 1 –6 –01 –9 –0 Howard Payne 0 –6 –11 –8 –1 $ – Conference championRankings from NAIA poll |
| 1962 Mason–Dixon Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Western Maryland $ 4 –0 –08 –1 –0 Hampden–Sydney 3 –1 –06 –4 –0 Bridgewater 2 –2 –03 –3 –0 Gallaudet 0 –1 –01 –6 –0 Johns Hopkins 0 –2 –02 –6 –0 Randolph–Macon 0 –3 –02 –6 –0 $ – Conference champion | 1962 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Kalamazoo $ 5 –0 –08 –0 –0 Albion 3 –2 –06 –2 –0 Olivet 3 –2 –06 –3 –0 Adrian 3 –2 –03 –4 –0 Hope 1 –4 –03 –6 –0 Alma 0 –5 –00 –8 –0 $ – Conference champion | 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 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T University Division Delaware x 5 –0 –07 –2 –0 Bucknell 5 –1 –06 –3 –0 Lehigh 2 –2 –03 –6 –0 Temple 2 –3 –03 –6 –0 Lafayette 2 –4 –03 –5 –0 Gettysburg 2 –4 –02 –6 –0 Muhlenberg 0 –4 –02 –7 –0 Northern College Division Susquehanna x 5 –0 –09 –0 –0 Moravian 4 –2 –05 –3 –0 Wagner 3 –3 –04 –4 –1 Wilkes 3 –4 –03 –4 –0 Upsala 2 –3 –04 –4 –0 Albright 2 –3 –03 –5 –0 Lycoming 1 –4 –04 –4 –0 Hofstra * 1 –0 –08 –2 –0 Juniata * 2 –1 –06 –2 –0 Southern College Division Western Maryland x 5 –1 –08 –1 –0 Drexel x 5 –1 –06 –2 –0 Swarthmore 4 –2 –05 –2 –0 Lebanon Valley 4 –2 –05 –3 –0 Pennsylvania Military 5 –4 –05 –5 –0 Dickinson 3 –5 –03 –5 –0 Johns Hopkins 2 –4 –02 –6 –0 Ursinus 2 –5 –02 –5 –0 Haverford 1 –5 –01 –6 –0 Franklin & Marshall 0 –5 –00 –8 –0 West Chester * 0 –0 –07 –2 –0 x – Division champion/co-champions * – Ineligible for championship due to insufficient conference games | 1962 Midwest Athletic Association football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 16 Lincoln (MO) $ 2 –0 –15 –3 –1 Central State (OH) 2 –1 –03 –3 –1 Tennessee A&I 1 –1 –11 –7 –1 Kentucky State 0 –3 –04 –4 –0 $ – Conference championRankings from Pittsburgh Courier | 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 Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T SE Missouri State $ 5 –0 –07 –3 –0 NE Missouri State 4 –1 –07 –2 –0 SW Missouri State 3 –2 –05 –3 –1 Central Missouri State 2 –3 –02 –6 –1 Missouri–Rolla 1 –4 –02 –7 –0 NW Missouri State 0 –5 –00 –9 –0 $ – Conference champion | 1962 North Central Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T State College of Iowa + 5 –0 –17 –1 –1 South Dakota State + 5 –0 –17 –2 –1 Augustana (SD) 4 –2 –06 –3 –0 North Dakota 3 –3 –05 –4 –0 Morningside 2 –4 –02 –7 –0 South Dakota 1 –5 –01 –9 –0 North Dakota State 0 –6 –00 –10 –0 + – Conference co-champions |
| 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 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 2 Wittenberg $ 6 –0 –09 –0 –0 Akron 7 –1 –07 –2 –0 Denison 5 –1 –07 –1 –1 Muskingum 6 –2 –07 –2 –0 Baldwin–Wallace 3 –1 –06 –2 –0 Hiram 4 –2 –05 –3 –0 Otterbein 4 –3 –05 –3 –0 Capital 4 –4 –04 –4 –0 Wooster 3 –4 –04 –4 –1 Mount Union 2 –5 –03 –6 –0 Heidelberg 2 –5 –02 –7 –0 Oberlin 1 –5 –01 –6 –0 Marietta 1 –5 –01 –8 –0 Ohio Wesleyan 1 –6 –03 –6 –0 Kenyon 1 –6 –02 –6 –0 $ – Conference championRankings from AP small college poll | 1962 Ohio Valley Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T East Tennessee State + 4 –2 –07 –3 –0 Eastern Kentucky + 4 –2 –06 –3 –0 Morehead State + 4 –2 –05 –3 –0 Middle Tennessee + 4 –2 –06 –4 –0 Western Kentucky 3 –3 –05 –3 –0 Murray State 1 –5 –05 –5 –0 Tennessee Tech 1 –5 –02 –8 –0 + – Conference co-champions |
| 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 Presidents' Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T John Carroll $ 7 –0 –07 –0 –0 Bethany (WV) 6 –1 –06 –1 –0 Western Reserve 3 –2 –13 –3 –1 Washington & Jefferson 3 –3 –04 –3 –0 Allegheny 2 –3 –02 –5 –0 Thiel 2 –5 –02 –5 –0 Case Tech 1 –6 –01 –6 –0 Wayne State (MI) 0 –4 –10 –6 –1 $ – Conference champion | 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 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 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Jackson State $ 6 –1 –010 –1 –0 Texas Southern 5 –2 –07 –3 –0 Grambling 3 –2 –26 –2 –2 Prairie View A&M 4 –3 –06 –3 –0 Southern 3 –4 –05 –5 –0 Arkansas AM&N 2 –4 –14 –5 –1 Alcorn A&M 2 –5 –04 –5 –0 Wiley 1 –5 –13 –5 –1 $ – Conference champion |
| 1962 Virginia Little Eight Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Emory and Henry * 1 –0 –08 –0 –1 Hampden–Sydney $ 2 –1 –06 –4 –0 Bridgewater 1 –1 –03 –3 –0 Randolph–Macon 0 –2 –02 –6 –0 $ – Conference champion * – Emory and Henry did not play enough conference games to be eligible for the championship. | 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 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 Yankee Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T New Hampshire $ 4 –0 –17 –0 –1 UMass 4 –1 –06 –3 –0 Connecticut 2 –2 –03 –6 –0 Rhode Island 1 –3 –12 –5 –2 Vermont 1 –3 –03 –5 –0 Maine 1 –4 –04 –4 –0 $ – Conference champion | 1962 NCAA College Division independents football records vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Cal Poly Pomona   –  9 –1 –0 Southern Miss   –  9 –1 –0 Drake   –  8 –2 –0 Howard (AL)   –  7 –2 –0 Southern Connecticut State   –  7 –2 –0 St. Norbert   –  7 –2 –0 Hawaii   –  6 –2 –0 Montana State   –  7 –3 –0 Arkansas State   –  6 –3 –0 Northern Michigan   –  6 –3 –0 Northeastern   –  5 –3 –0 Wabash   –  5 –3 –1 Abilene Christian   –  6 –4 –0 East Carolina   –  5 –4 –0 Weber State   –  5 –4 –0 Chattanooga   –  5 –5 –0 Arlington State   –  4 –6 –0 Southern Illinois   –  4 –6 –0 Findlay   –  4 –5 –0 Tampa   –  3 –4 –2 UC Riverside   –  3 –5 –0 Eastern Michigan   –  2 –5 –0 Mississippi Vocational   –  2 –5 –0 Santa Clara   –  2 –6 –0 Carnegie Tech   –  1 –7 –0 Rose Poly   –  1 –7 –0 Union (NY)   –  1 –7 –0 Trinity (TX)   –  1 –8 –0 |

## Rankings
### Small college poll

In 1962, both United Press International (UPI) and the Associated Press (AP) conducted "small college" polls, and selected different number one teams. UPI's panel of coaches selected Southern Miss, who had a record of 9–1 with their sole defeat coming in an 8–6 loss to Memphis State. The AP's panel of sportswriters selected Florida A&M, who had a 9–0 record including four shutouts. The Rattlers went on to play Jackson State in the Orange Blossom Classic, but lost 22–6.
| Rank | School | Record | No. 1 votes | Total points |
| 1 | Southern Miss | 9–1 | 19 | 286 |
| 2 | Florida A&M | 9–0 | 7 | 273 |
| 3 | Central Oklahoma | 9–0 | 3 | 233 |
| 4 | Lenoir–Rhyne | 10–0 | | 204 |
| 5 | Wittenberg | 9–0 | 2 | 126 |
| 6 | Northern Illinois | 8–2 | | 105 |
| 7 | Fresno State | 7–3 | | 104 |
| 8 | Texas A&I | 9–0–1 | | 102 |
| 9 | Delaware | 7–2 | | 94 |
| 10 | Montana State | 7–3 | | 54 |
| Rank | School | Record | No. 1 votes | Total points |
| 1 | Florida A&M | 9–0 | 2 | 67 |
| 2 | Wittenberg | 9–0 | 1 | 66 |
| 3 | Central Oklahoma | 9–0 | 2 | 54 |
| 4 | Southern Miss | 9–1 | 1 | 44 |
| 5 | Lenoir–Rhyne | 10–0 | | 34 |
| 6 | Texas A&I | 9–0–1 | 1 | 33 |
| 7 | Northern Illinois | 9–1† | | 27 |
| 8 | Fresno State | 7–3 | | 19 |
| 9 | Saint John's (MN) | 9–0 | | 15 |
| 10 | Southeastern Louisiana | 6–3 | | 13 |