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1962 Oregon State Beavers football team

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Conference
  
Independent

1962 record
  
9–2

Home stadium
  
Parker Stadium

Coaches
  
No. 16

Head coach
  
Tommy Prothro

The 1962 Oregon State Beavers football team represented Oregon State University in the 1962 NCAA college football season. The Beavers ended this season with nine wins and two losses.

Quarterback Terry Baker won the Heisman Trophy as the most outstanding collegiate football player in the U.S. Baker also won the Maxwell Award and was named Sportsman of the Year by Sports Illustrated. The team captain was George Gnoss.

The Beavers scored 279 points and allowed 148 points. Led by head coach Tommy Prothro, the Beavers won the Liberty Bowl.

Awards and honors

  • Terry Baker, Heisman Trophy
  • Terry Baker, Maxwell Award
  • Terry Baker, Consensus All-America selection
  • Terry Baker, Liberty Bowl Most Valuable Player
  • Terry Baker, Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year
  • References

    1962 Oregon State Beavers football team Wikipedia