The 1962 Howard Bulldogs football team was an

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team that represented Howard College (now known as the Samford University) as an

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during the

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. In their fourth year under head coach

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, the team compiled an 7–2 record. In January 1963, Bowden resigned as head coach at Howard to accept an assistant coaching position at

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