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1962 Wisconsin Badgers football team

American college football season

American college football season

FieldValue
year1962
teamWisconsin Badgers
sportfootball
conferenceBig Ten Conference
short_confBig Ten
CoachRank2
APRank2
record8–2
conf_record6–1
head_coachMilt Bruhn
hc_year7th
mvpRon Vander Kelen
captainPat Richter
captain2Steve Underwood
stadiumCamp Randall Stadium
championBig Ten champion
bowl[Rose Bowl](1963-rose-bowl)
bowl_resultL 37–42 vs. [USC](1962-usc-trojans-football-team)

The 1962 Wisconsin Badgers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Wisconsin as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1962 Big Ten season. In their seventh year under head coach Milt Bruhn, the Badgers compiled an 8–2 record (6–1 in conference games), won the Big Ten championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 285 to 88. The Badgers were ranked No. 2 in the final AP and UPI polls, both released in early December. This remains the highest season-ending ranking in program history. Wisconsin met No. 1 USC in the 1963 Rose Bowl, the first bowl game in college football history to pair the top two ranked teams in the nation. The Badgers played home games at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Wisconsin.

Wisconsin opened the season by crushing New Mexico State and then subdued Indiana 30–6. On October 13, they defeated Notre Dame 17–8, which gave them a number 10 ranking. The Badgers then defeated the Iowa 42–15, which moved them up to fifth. A 14–7 loss to Ohio State the following week dropped Wisconsin out of the polls (top ten only). On November 3, the Badgers defeated struggling Michigan on the road, 34–12. This set up following week's homecoming game versus No. 1 Northwestern at Camp Randall Stadium. Eighth-ranked Wisconsin soundly defeated Northwestern 37–6, and moved up to fourth in the next poll. A win at Illinois set up a No. 3 Wisconsin vs No. 5 Minnesota battle for Paul Bunyan's Axe. Wisconsin won 14–9, securing the Big Ten title and the berth in the Rose Bowl, as well as a season-ending No. 2 ranking. At the time, the two major polls (AP, UPI) released their final editions prior to the bowl games, so Wisconsin's runner-up rank went unchanged after the bowl loss. However, the game was still a de facto national championship game as the winner would receive the Grantland Rice Trophy.

Quarterback Ron Vander Kelen won the Chicago Tribune Silver Football as the most valuable player in the Big Ten, and end Pat Richter was a consensus first-team All-American.

Schedule

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Game summaries

at Ohio State

Columbus, Ohio

No. 5 Minnesota

Statistics and awards

The Badgers gained an average of 144.3 passing yards and 172.7 rushing yards per game. On defense, they gave up an average of 122.3 passing yards and 110.0 rushing yards per game.

After missing the 1961 season due to injury and being declared academically ineligible in 1962, quarterback Ron Vander Kelen won the Chicago Tribune Silver Football as the most valuable player in the Big Ten Conference and was also selected as Wisconsin's most valuable player. During the 1963 season, Vander Kelen completed 91 of 168 passes (54.2%) for 1,181 yards, 12 touchdowns, seven interceptions, and a passer rating of 128.5. He also finished ninth in the Heisman Trophy voting.

Senior end Pat Richter tallied 38 receptions for 531 yards and five touchdowns. He was a consensus first-team pick on the 1962 All-America team and finished sixth in the Heisman Trophy voting for 1962. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1996.

Halfback Ralph Kurek led the team with 367 rushing yards.

Richter and guard Steve Underwood were the team captains.

Seven Wisconsin players received first-, second- or third-team honors from the Associated Press (AP) or United Press International (UPI) on the 1963 All-Big Ten Conference football team: Richter at end (AP-1, UPI-1); Vander Kelen at quarterback (AP-1, UPI-1); Roger Pillath at tackle (AP-2, UPI-3); Steve Underwood at guard (AP-2, UPI-3); Jim Schenk (AP-2, UPI-3); Lou Holland at halfback (AP-3, UPI-3); and Don Carlson at end (AP-3).

Junior center Ken Bowman played ten seasons with the Green Bay Packers, winning three consecutive NFL titles under head coach Vince Lombardi.

Roster

  • E Pat Richter
  • QB Ron Vander Kelen

1963 NFL draft

References

References

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  2. "Wisconsin Football 2020 Fact Book". University of Wisconsin.
  3. "Year-by-year Final Coaches' Polls". [[American Football Coaches Association]].
  4. "Poll Archive". [[Associated Press]].
  5. Bochat, Rel. (January 1, 1963). "This is it! Badgers, USC in big one". Milwaukee Sentinel.
  6. Zimmermann, Paul. (January 1, 1963). "Badgers bent on bowl vengeance; Wisconsin winless in two classics". Spokesman-Review.
  7. (March 29, 1990). "Badgering Doesn’t Faze Richter: Wisconsin: One of the stars of 1963 Rose Bowl comeback returns as the school’s athletic director.". Los Angeles Times.
  8. Jenkins, Dan. (September 11, 1967). "This Year The Fight Will Be In The Open".
  9. (September 30, 1962). "Bruhn watches 61 Badgers in 69–13 rout of Aggies". The La Crosse Tribune.
  10. Joe Falls. (November 4, 1962). "U-M Scores, but -- Badgers Win, 34-12". Detroit Free Press.
  11. (November 25, 1962). "Wisconsin Halts Minnesota, 14-9". [[The New York Times]].
  12. (December 3, 1962). "Two Goofs Kill the Gophers".
  13. "1962 Wisconsin Badgers Stats". Sports Reference LLC.
  14. John Underwoord. (September 9, 2010). "Vander Kelen".
  15. Wisconsin Football 2020 Fact Book, p. 140.
  16. Wisconsin Football 2020 Fact Book, p. 145.
  17. (November 27, 1962). "Gophers Ring the Bell". The Blade, Toledo, Ohio (AP story).
  18. Joe Mooshil. (November 27, 1962). "Spartans Saimes and Behrman Get All-Big Ten Team Berths; Bell-Richter, Unanimous". The Owosso Argus-Press (AP story).
  19. (November 27, 1962). "Pick Big Ten All-Star Squad". Galesburg Register-Mail.
  20. "1963 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com".
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