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Michigan State

B10 · 1962 Season · Final

Struggling
Record
5–4
0.556 Win %
Conference
5th
3–3 in B10

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
102
1918–2026
All-Time Record
618–421–30
0.592 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#1
1955
#1 Finishes
1
Top 5: 6 · Top 10: 14 · Top 25: 33
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 4 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 4 Top 10
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 19 seasons · 5 Top 10 · 1× #1
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 12 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Michigan State head-to-head · History & Eras

1962 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
6Week 6 · Oct 2Stanford (STANFORD)H2HPAC5–5L 13–16
7Week 7 · Oct 9North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2HACC3–7W 38–6
8Week 8 · Oct 16Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2HB102–7W 28–0
9Week 9 · Oct 23Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)H2HIND FBSI5–5W 31–7
10Week 10 · Oct 30Indiana (INDIANA)H2HB103–6W 26–8
11Week 11 · Nov 6Minnesota (MINNESOTA)H2HB106–2–1L 7–28
12Week 12 · Nov 13Purdue (PURDUE)H2HB104–4–1L 9–17
13Week 13 · Nov 20Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2HB107–2W 31–7
14Week 14 · Nov 27Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2HB102–7L 6–7

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
3.177
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+2
-18+20
  • Northwestern +7
  • Notre Dame +5
  • North Carolina +3
  • Indiana +3
  • Michigan +2
  • Minnesota -2
  • Purdue -4
  • Stanford -5
  • Illinois -7

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #55Better than 61%
Win % Place 49thBetter than 65%

0.556 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#56Post-Season W1#55Post-Season W2#55Post-Season W3#55Post-Season W4#55Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-3
+32
+28
+24
+18
-21
-8
+24
-1

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#81957#711958#461959#171960#121961

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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