1962 NCAA College Division Football Season
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The 1962 NCAA College Division football season was the seventh season of
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in the United States organized by the
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at the
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level.


Conference standings


Rankings


Small college poll

In 1962, both
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(UPI) and the
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(AP) conducted "small college" polls, and selected different number one teams. UPI's panel of coaches selected
Southern Miss The University of Southern Mississippi (Southern Miss or USM) is a public research university with its main campus located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. It is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award bachelor's, ma ...
, who had a record of 9–1 with their sole defeat coming in an 8–6 loss to
Memphis State } The University of Memphis (UofM) is a public research university in Memphis, Tennessee. Founded in 1912, the university has an enrollment of more than 22,000 students. The university maintains the Herff College of Engineering, the Center for Ea ...
. The AP's panel of sportswriters selected
Florida A&M Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU), commonly known as Florida A&M, is a public historically black land-grant university in Tallahassee, Florida. Founded in 1887, It is the third largest historically black university in the U ...
, who had a 9–0 record including four shutouts. The Rattlers went on to play
Jackson State Jackson State University (Jackson State or JSU) is a public historically black research university in Jackson, Mississippi. It is one of the largest HBCUs in the United States and the fourth largest university in Mississippi in terms of studen ...
in the
Orange Blossom Classic The Orange Blossom Classic is an annual college football game first held between 1933 and 1978 and again since 2021. In its first incarnation, it featured Florida A&M and another historically black school in an unofficial ''de facto'' championsh ...
, but lost 22–6. United Press International (coaches) final poll
Published on November 29 Associated Press (writers) final poll
Published on November 30 Northern Illinois actually 8–2 when the poll was taken.


See also

* 1962 NCAA University Division football season *
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 Hughe ...


References

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