The 1962 Michigan State Spartans football team represented

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in the 1962 Big Ten Conference football season. In their ninth season under head coach

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, the Spartans compiled a 5–4 overall record 3–3 against Big Ten opponents) and finished in fifth place in the

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. Two Spartans were selected as first-team players on the

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. Halfback

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received first-team honors from the

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(AP) and

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(UPI), and center

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received first-team honors from the AP. Saimes was also a consensus first-team selection for the

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. Guard Ed Budde was selected by ''

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'' magazine as a first-team All-American. The 1962 Spartans won all three of their annual rivalry games. In the annual

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game, the Spartans defeated the Hoosiers by a 26 to 8 score. In the Notre Dame rivalry game, the Spartans defeated the

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by a 31 to 7 score. And, in the annual

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game, the Spartans defeated the Wolverines by a 28 to 0 score. In non-conference play, the Spartans defeated

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(38–6) and lost to

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(16–13).

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* FB

, Sr. * RB Ron Rubick

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Michigan State Spartans football seasons

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