1962 Miami Hurricanes football team
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The 1962 University of Miami
Hurricanes
football team's offense scored 189 points while the defense allowed 217 points. The Hurricanes competed in the final Gotham Bowl
, held at Yankee Stadium. There were just 6,166 people that came to Yankee Stadium for the 1962 game, in which the University of Nebraska defeated the University of Miami
, 36–34. . the Miami-Nebraska game remains the only college bowl ever played at the stadium.
University of Miami
The University of Miami is a private, non-sectarian university founded in 1925 with its main campus in Coral Gables, Florida, a medical campus in Miami city proper at Civic Center, and an oceanographic research facility on Virginia Key., the university currently enrolls 15,629 students in 12...
Hurricanes
Miami Hurricanes football
The Miami Hurricanes football program competes in the Atlantic Coast Conference of the NCAA's Division I Football Bowl Subdivision for the University of Miami. The program began in 1926 and has won five AP national championships...
football team's offense scored 189 points while the defense allowed 217 points. The Hurricanes competed in the final Gotham Bowl
Gotham Bowl
The Gotham Bowl was a post-season college football bowl game that was played in New York City, United States, in 1961 and 1962. The game was initially created as a fund raising attempt for the March of Dimes....
, held at Yankee Stadium. There were just 6,166 people that came to Yankee Stadium for the 1962 game, in which the University of Nebraska defeated the University of Miami
University of Miami
The University of Miami is a private, non-sectarian university founded in 1925 with its main campus in Coral Gables, Florida, a medical campus in Miami city proper at Civic Center, and an oceanographic research facility on Virginia Key., the university currently enrolls 15,629 students in 12...
, 36–34. . the Miami-Nebraska game remains the only college bowl ever played at the stadium.
Schedule & Results
| Game | Date | Opponent | Result | Hurricanes points | Opponents | Record |
| 1 | Sept. 15 | @ Pittsburgh | Win | 23 | 14 | 1-0 |
| 2 | Sept. 29 | Texas Christian | Win | 21 | 20 | 2-0 |
| 3 | Oct. 5 | Florida State | Win | 7 | 6 | 3-0 |
| 4 | Oct. 13 | @ Louisiana State | Loss | 3 | 17 | 3-1 |
| 5 | Oct. 19 | Maryland | Win | 28 | 24 | 4-1 |
| 6 | Oct. 27 | @ Air Force | Win | 21 | 3 | 5-1 |
| 7 | Nov. 2 | Kentucky | Win | 25 | 17 | 6-1 |
| 8 | Nov. 10 | @ Alabama | Loss | 3 | 36 | 6-2 |
| 9 | Nov. 23 | Northwestern | Loss | 7 | 29 | 6-3 |
| 10 | Dec. 1 | Florida | Win | 17 | 15 | 7-3 |
| 11 | Dec. 15 | Nebraska 1962 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team The 1962 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team was the representative of the University of Nebraska and member of the Big Eight Conference in the 1962 college football season... |
Loss | 32 | 34 | 7-4 |
Team Players drafted into in the NFL
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL Club |
| Roland Benson | Tackle | 5 | 60 | Los Angeles Rams 1963 Los Angeles Rams season The 1963 Los Angeles Rams season was the team's 26th year with the National Football League and the 18th season in Los Angeles.-NFL Draft:-Schedule:-Standings:-References:... |
| Jim Mahoney | Linebacker | 8 | 100 | Minnesota Vikings 1963 Minnesota Vikings season The 1963 Minnesota Vikings season was the third year of season play for the Minnesota Vikings and the 44rd regular season of the National Football League. The Vikings finished with a record of five wins, eight losses, and one tie under head coach Norm Van Brocklin... |