1962 Oregon State Beavers football team information
American college football season
1962Oregon State Beavers football
Liberty Bowl champion
Liberty Bowl, W 6–0 vs. Villanova
Conference
Independent
Ranking
Coaches
No. 16
Record
9–2
Head coach
Tommy Prothro (8th season)
Captain
George Gnoss
Home stadium
Parker Stadium Multnomah Stadium
Seasons
← 1961
1963 →
1962 NCAA University Division independents football records
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Memphis State
–
8
–
1
–
0
Oregon State
–
9
–
2
–
0
No. 9 Penn State
–
9
–
2
–
0
West Texas State
–
9
–
2
–
0
Boston College
–
8
–
2
–
0
Utah State
–
8
–
2
–
0
Villanova
–
7
–
3
–
0
Buffalo
–
6
–
3
–
0
Oregon
–
6
–
3
–
1
Houston
–
7
–
4
–
0
Miami (FL)
–
7
–
4
–
0
Army
–
6
–
4
–
0
Holy Cross
–
6
–
4
–
0
Louisville
–
6
–
4
–
0
Xavier
–
6
–
4
–
0
Florida State
–
4
–
3
–
3
Air Force
–
5
–
5
–
0
Montana
–
5
–
5
–
0
Navy
–
5
–
5
–
0
Notre Dame
–
5
–
5
–
0
Pacific (CA)
–
5
–
5
–
0
Pittsburgh
–
5
–
5
–
0
Syracuse
–
5
–
5
–
0
Texas Western
–
4
–
5
–
0
New Mexico State
–
4
–
6
–
0
Colgate
–
3
–
5
–
1
Idaho
–
2
–
6
–
1
San Jose State
–
2
–
8
–
1
Boston University
–
2
–
7
–
0
Dayton
–
2
–
8
–
0
Detroit
–
1
–
8
–
0
Hardin–Simmons
–
1
–
9
–
0
Colorado State
–
0
–
10
–
0
Rankings from AP Poll
The 1962 Oregon State Beavers football team represented Oregon State University as an independent during the 1962 NCAA University Division football season. In their eighth season under head coach Tommy Prothro, the Beavers compiled a 9–2 record and outscored their opponents 279 to 148.[1] They played three home games on campus at Parker Stadium in Corvallis and three at Multnomah Stadium in Portland.
Quarterback Terry Baker won the Heisman Trophy, Maxwell Award, and was the Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year.[2] The team captain was guard George Gnoss and the Beavers won the Liberty Bowl over Villanova in Philadelphia.
The Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) disbanded in the spring of 1959; this was the fourth of five years that Oregon State and Oregon competed as independents.
^"1962 Oregon State Beavers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
^Wright, Alfred (January 7, 1963). "Sportsman of the Year: Terry Baker". Sports Illustrated. p. 16.
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