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1962 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

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Conference
  
Big Eight Conference

Head coach
  
Bob Devaney (1st year)

1962 record
  
9–2 (5–2 Big 8)

Home stadium
  
Memorial Stadium

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. The team was coached by Bob Devaney and played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska. The November 3 game against Missouri marked the start of Nebraska's current NCAA record of 346 consecutive sellouts.

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Awards

  • All Big 8: Robert Brown, Dennis Claridge, Tyrone Robertson

    • Future professional players

  • Robert Brown, 1964 2nd-round pick of the Philadelphia Eagles
  • Dennis Claridge, 1963 3rd-round pick of the Green Bay Packers
  • Rudy Johnson, 1964 5th-round pick of the San Francisco 49ers
  • Bob Jones, 1964 18th-round pick of the Washington Redskins
  • Monte Kiffin, 1964 15th-round pick of the Minnesota Vikings
  • John Kirby, 1964 5th-round pick of the Minnesota Vikings
  • Larry Kramer, 1964 15th-round pick of the Baltimore Colts
  • Willie Ross, 1964 9th-round pick of the St. Louis Cardinals
  • Dave Theisen, 1963 11th-round pick of the Los Angeles Rams
  • Bill (Thunder) Thornton, 1963 5th-round pick of the St. Louis Cardinals
  • Lloyd Voss, 1964 1st-round pick of the Green Bay Packers

    • References

    1962 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team Wikipedia
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