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1962 USC Trojans football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1962
team	USC Trojans
sport	football
conference	Athletic Association of Western Universities
short_conf	AAWU
CoachRank	1
APRank	1
record	11–0
conf_record	4–0
head_coach	John McKay
hc_year	3rd
captain	Marv Marinovich
captain2	Ben Wilson
stadium	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
champion	Consensus national champion
AAWU champion
Rose Bowl champion
bowl	[Rose Bowl](1963-rose-bowl)
bowl_result	W 42–37 vs. [Wisconsin](1962-wisconsin-badgers-football-team)

AAWU champion Rose Bowl champion The 1962 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California (USC) in the 1962 NCAA University Division football season. In their third year under head coach John McKay, the Trojans compiled an 11–0 record (4–0 against conference opponents), won the Athletic Association of Western Universities (AAWU or Big 6) championship, and defeated Wisconsin in the Rose Bowl on New Year's Day. USC outscored their opponents 261 to 92, and finished first in both major polls, released prior to the bowls.

Junior quarterback Pete Beathard completed 54 of 107 passes for 989 yards with ten touchdown passes and only one interception. (Bill Nelsen also completed 36 of 80 passes for 682 yards and eight touchdown passes with two interceptions.) Willie Brown was the team's leading rusher with 574 rushing yards (and 291 receiving yards). Hal Bedsole was USC's leading receiver with 33 catches for 827 yards and 11 touchdowns. Bedsole was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2012.

Two USC players were selected by the Associated Press (AP) for the All-Coast team; end Bedsole and linebacker Damon Bame. Bedsole was a consensus All-American in 1962, while Bame received first-team honors from the AP.

Schedule

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Game summaries

Duke

SMU

Statistics

Receiving: Hal Bedsole 4 receptions, 112 yards, 2 TD

California

Statistics

Receiving: Hal Bedsole 6 receptions, 201 yards, 2 TD

Players

The following players were members of the 1962 USC football team.

Damon Bame, linebacker
Pete Beathard, quarterback
Hal Bedsole, end
Willie Brown, halfback
John Brownwood, end
Ron Butcher
Mac Byrd
Jay Clark
Ken Del Conte, halfback
Craig Fertig, quarterback
Bill Fisk
Mike Gale
Stan Gonta
Ron Heller
Fred Hill
Gary Hill
Phil Hoover
Hudson Houck, center
Loran Hunt
Tom Johnson
Ernie Jones
Randy Jones
Gary Kirner, tackle
Pete Lubisich, guard
Tom Lupo
Marv Marinovich, guard
Rich McMahon
Bill Nelsen, quarterback
Gary Potter
Ernie Pye
John Ratliff, guard
Lynn Reade
Larry Sagouspe
Armando Sanchez
Denny Schmidt
Ron Smedley
Bob Svihus, tackle
Toby Thurlow
Gary Winslow
Ben Wilson, fullback

Coaching staff and administration

Head coach: John McKay
Assistant coaches: Mel Hein, Mike Giddings, Raymond George, Dave Levy, Charlie Hall, Marv Goux, and Joe Margucci
Athletic director: Jess Hill
Senior manager: Mike Leddel
Assistant team manager: Bob Kardashian

References

"Southern California Yearly Results (1960-1964)". David DeLassus.
"1962 Southern California Trojans Stats". Sports Reference LLC.
Jack Hewins. (December 4, 1962). "Explosive Backfield, Fast Line Form All-Coast '11'". Santa Cruz Sentinel.
(2014). "2014 NCAA Football Records: Consensus All-America Selections". National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).
(December 6, 1962). "AP's 1962 All-America Team". The Miami News.
(September 23, 1962). "Trojans topple favored Duke 14–7". The Sacramento Bee.
(September 30, 1962). "Trojans humble SMU, 33–3". Independent-Press-Telegram.
(October 7, 1962). "USC nips stumbling Iowa". San Francisco Chronicle.
(October 21, 1962). "USC passes rout Bears, 32–6". The Daily Breeze.
(October 28, 1962). "Southern Cal whips Illini". Omaha World-Herald.
(November 4, 1962). "Trojans sniff Bowl of Roses". The San Bernardino Sun-Telegraph.
(November 11, 1962). "USC sinks Stanford 39–14". The Arizona Republic.
(November 18, 1962). "USC sinks Navy, 13–6". The Press Democrat.
(November 25, 1962). "86,740 see Trojans nail UCLA, 14–3". Honolulu Star-Bulletin & Advertiser.
(December 2, 1962). "Trojans stop Irish". Chicago Tribune.
(January 2, 1963). "Battling Badgers are hailed for heroic Rose Bowl finish". The Indianapolis News.
. ["Schedule/Results (1962 USC)"](https://stats.ncaa.org/teams/295023). *[[National Collegiate Athletic Association]]*.
(September 23, 1962). "Southern Cal Upsets Duke". [[The Palm Beach Post]].
2012 USC football media supplement.
1963 "El Rodeo" (USC yearbook), pages 206-209.
1963 "El Rodeo", page 211.
1963 "El Rodeo", page 202.

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