1962 Purdue Boilermakers football team

The 1962 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University during the 1962 Big Ten Conference football season. In their seventh season under head coach Jack Mollenkopf, the Boilermakers compiled a 4–4–1 record, finished in fifth place in the Big Ten Conference with a 3–3 record against conference opponents, and outscored opponents by a total of 141 to 68.^[1][2]

1962 Purdue Boilermakers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	4–4–1 (3–3 Big Ten)
Head coach	Jack Mollenkopf (7th season)
MVP	Roy Walker
Captain	Forest Farmer, Don Paltani
Home stadium	Ross–Ade Stadium
Seasons ← 1961 1963 →

1962 Big Ten Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 Wisconsin $	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
No. 10 Minnesota	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	2	–	1
Northwestern	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Ohio State	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Michigan State	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Purdue	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	4	–	1
Iowa	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Illinois	2	–	5	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Indiana	1	–	5	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Michigan	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Notable players from the 1962 Purdue football team included quarterback Ron DiGravio, fullback Roy Walker, end Forest Farmer, and tackle Don Brumm. Brumm was selected as a first-team All-American in 1962 by both the Associated Press and the Football Writers Association of America.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 22	at No. 10 Washington*	No. 7	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	T 7–7	56,076
October 6	at Notre Dame*		Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)	W 24–6	61,296
October 13	Miami (OH)*	No. 9	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	L 7–10	41,496
October 20	Michigan		Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	W 37–0	48,907	[3]
October 27	at Iowa		Iowa Stadium Iowa City, IA	W 26–3	60,100
November 3	Illinois		Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN (rivalry)	L 10–14	45,496
November 10	at Michigan State		Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI	W 17–9	70,059
November 17	at No. 8 Minnesota		Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, MN	L 6–7	67,081
November 24	Indiana		Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN (Old Oaken Bucket)	L 7–12	50,242–50,243	[4]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

1. "Purdue Yearly Results (1960-1964)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on December 5, 2015. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
2. "1962 Purdue Boilermakers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
3. Joe Falls (October 21, 1962). "Wolverines Fizzle: Purdue Rakes Over 'M', 37-0". Detroit Free Press. pp. 1F, 3F – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Indiana Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). Indiana University. p. 14. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
5. "2022 Purdue Football Record Book" (PDF). Purdue University Athletics. p. 87. Retrieved January 29, 2023.