1962 NAIA football season

The 1962 NAIA football season was the seventh season of college football sponsored by the NAIA. The season was played from August to December 1962, culminating in the seventh annual NAIA Football National Championship, played this year at Hughes Stadium in Sacramento, California. During its three years in Sacramento, the game was called the Camellia Bowl (separate from the later Camellia Bowl contested in Montgomery, Alabama).

1962 NAIA football season
Regular season	August–December 1962
Postseason	November 24–December 8, 1962
National Championship	Hughes Stadium Sacramento, CA
Champion	Central State (OK)
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Central State defeated Lenoir Rhyne in the championship game, 28–13, to win their first NAIA national title.^[1]

Conference standings

1962 Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Arkansas State Teachers $ 7 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0 Arkansas Tech 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 1 Henderson State 3 – 2 – 1 0 – 3 – 5 Harding 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Arkansas A&M 2 – 4 – 1 3 – 6 – 1 Ouachita Baptist 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Southern Arkansas 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 Ozarks 0 – 7 – 0 1 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1962 Carolinas Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 3 Lenoir Rhyne $^ 6 – 0 – 0 11 – 1 – 0 Elon 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 Appalachian State 2 – 1 – 2 4 – 4 – 2 Newberry 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 5 – 0 Western Carolina 1 – 4 – 1 3 – 5 – 1 Catawba 1 – 4 – 1 3 – 6 – 1 Guilford 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA playoff participant Rankings from NAIA poll	1962 Central Intercollegiate Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Omaha $ 4 – 0 – 1 8 – 1 – 1 Fort Hays State 3 – 1 – 1 6 – 2 – 1 Pittsburg State 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Washburn 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Emporia State 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 1 St. Benedict's 0 – 5 – 0 0 – 7 – 1 $ – Conference champion
1962 College Conference of Illinois football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Carthage $ 7 – 0 – 0 8 – 0 – 0 Carroll (WI) 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0 Augustana (IL) 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Millikin 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0 Illinois Wesleyan 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 North Central (IL) 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 North Park 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 6 – 0 Lake Forest 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1962 Evergreen Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Whitworth $ 6 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Puget Sound 5 – 1 – 1 6 – 2 – 1 Central Washington 3 – 3 – 1 4 – 4 – 1 Western Washington 3 – 3 – 1 4 – 4 – 1 Pacific Lutheran 1 – 4 – 2 2 – 5 – 2 Eastern Washington 0 – 6 – 1 0 – 8 – 1 $ – Conference champion	1962 Frontier Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Arizona State–Flagstaff $ 2 – 0 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 New Mexico Highlands 1 – 1 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 New Mexico Western 0 – 2 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion
1962 Gateway Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Milton + 3 – 1 – 0 5 – 1 – 0 Lakeland + 3 – 1 – 0 5 – 3 – 0 Illinois–Chicago 2 – 1 – 0 4 – 2 – 2 Northwestern (WI) 1 – 2 – 0 ? – ? – ? Eureka 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 6 – 0 + – Conference co-champions	1962 Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Central Michigan $ 4 – 0 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 No. 9 Northern Illinois 3 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0 Western Illinois 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0 Illinois State Normal 1 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Eastern Illinois 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion Rankings from NAIA poll	1962 Iowa Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 10 Parsons $ 9 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 0 Central (IA) 7 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 Luther 6 – 2 – 1 6 – 2 – 1 Upper Iowa 6 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 William Penn 5 – 3 – 1 5 – 3 – 1 Wartburg 5 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Buena Vista 3 – 6 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Dubuque 2 – 7 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 Iowa Wesleyan 1 – 8 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 Simpson (IA) 0 – 9 – 0 0 – 9 – 0 $ – Conference champion Rankings from NAIA poll
1962 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 5 College of Emporia $^ 9 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0 Baker 8 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0 Ottawa 7 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0 Southwestern (KS) 5 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Bethel (KS) 4 – 4 – 1 4 – 4 – 1 Bethany (KS) 4 – 5 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 McPherson 3 – 6 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Friends 1 – 7 – 1 1 – 7 – 1 Kansas Wesleyan 1 – 7 – 1 1 – 7 – 1 Sterling 1 – 7 – 1 1 – 7 – 1 $ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA playoff participant Rankings from NAIA poll	1962 Mid-Ohio Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Bluffton + 2 – 1 – 0 5 – 3 – 0 Defiance + 2 – 1 – 0 5 – 3 – 0 Ashland + 2 – 1 – 0 4 – 4 – 1 Wilmington (OH) 0 – 3 – 0 2 – 6 – 0 + – Conference co-champions	1962 Midwest Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Grinnell $ 7 – 0 – 1 7 – 0 – 1 Ripon 6 – 1 – 1 6 – 1 – 1 Lawrence 6 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0 Coe 5 – 2 – 1 5 – 2 – 1 St. Olaf 5 – 2 – 1 5 – 2 – 1 Carleton 4 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 0 Cornell (IA) 2 – 6 – 0 2 – 6 – 0 Monmouth (IL) 2 – 6 – 0 2 – 6 – 0 Beloit 1 – 7 – 0 1 – 7 – 0 Knox 0 – 8 – 0 0 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion
1962 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 7 Saint John's (MN) $ 7 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 0 Minnesota–Duluth 5 – 1 – 1 6 – 2 – 1 St. Thomas (MN) 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Concordia (MN) 3 – 3 – 1 5 – 3 – 1 Macalester 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0 Augsburg 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 5 – 0 Gustavus Adolphus 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 6 – 0 Hamline 0 – 7 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion Rankings from NAIA poll	1962 Missouri College Athletic Union football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T William Jewell $ 4 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 0 Missouri Valley 3 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Tarkio 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 4 – 0 Graceland 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Central Methodist 1 – 2 – 0 2 – 5 – 0 Culver–Stockton 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1962 Montana Collegiate Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Western Montana $ 5 – 0 – 0 6 – 1 – 0 Eastern Montana 4 – 1 – 0 5 – 2 – 0 Carroll (MT) 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 2 – 0 Rocky Mountain 2 – 3 – 0 2 – 5 – 0 Montana Mines 1 – 4 – 0 ? – ? – ? Northern Montana 0 – 5 – 0 0 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion
1962 Nebraska College Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Kearney State $ 4 – 0 – 1 6 – 1 – 1 Peru State 2 – 1 – 2 5 – 2 – 2 Wayne State (NE) 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0 Hastings 2 – 2 – 1 5 – 2 – 1 Doane 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 5 – 1 Chadron State 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1962 North Dakota Intercollegiate Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Minot State + 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 0 Wahpeton Science + 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 0 Mayville State 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0 Valley City State 4 – 2 – 0 4 – 4 – 0 Dickinson State 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 5 – 0 Jamestown 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 7 – 0 Ellendale 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1962 Northern State College Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Winona State $ 5 – 0 – 0 6 – 1 – 1 Mankato State 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 4 – 0 St. Cloud State 2 – 2 – 1 5 – 3 – 1 Moorhead State 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Bemidji State 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Michigan Tech 0 – 4 – 1 0 – 6 – 1 $ – Conference champion
1962 Northwest Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 8 Linfield $ 5 – 0 – 0 8 – 0 – 1 Lewis & Clark 3 – 1 – 1 7 – 1 – 1 Willamette 3 – 1 – 1 6 – 3 – 1 College of Idaho 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Pacific (OR) 1 – 4 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 Whitman 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion Rankings from NAIA poll	1962 Oklahoma Collegiate Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 1 Central State (OK) $^ 7 – 0 – 0 11 – 0 – 0 East Central 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 3 – 0 SW Oklahoma State 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 Northeastern State 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Panhandle A&M 2 – 4 – 1 3 – 6 – 1 SE Oklahoma State 1 – 4 – 2 3 – 5 – 2 Langston 1 – 5 – 1 1 – 6 – 1 NW Oklahoma State 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA playoff participant Rankings from NAIA poll	1962 Oregon Collegiate Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Southern Oregon $ 4 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0 Portland State 3 – 1 – 0 4 – 4 – 0 Oregon College 2 – 2 – 0 4 – 4 – 0 Oregon Tech 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 6 – 0 Eastern Oregon 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion
1962 Pennsylvania State College Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T East Division East Stroudsburg xy 6 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0 West Chester 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 Kutztown 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 3 – 0 Bloomsburg 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 1 Mansfield 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 5 – 0 Millersville 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 0 Cheyney 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 6 – 0 West Division Slippery Rock xy$ 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0 California (PA) 4 – 1 – 1 5 – 1 – 1 Indiana (PA) 4 – 1 – 1 5 – 2 – 1 Shippensburg 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0 Clarion 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0 Edinboro 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 5 – 0 Lock Haven 0 – 6 – 0 2 – 6 – 0 Championship: Slippery Rock 13, East Stroudsburg 6 $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant	1962 Rocky Mountain Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Adams State $ 4 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 0 Western State (CO) 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Colorado State–Greeley 2 – 2 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Colorado Mines 1 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Colorado College 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 7 – 1 $ – Conference champion	1962 South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 6 Northern State $^ 6 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 0 Huron 5 – 1 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 General Beadle 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Southern State (SD) 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0 Black Hills 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0 South Dakota Tech 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 0 Dakota Wesleyan 0 – 6 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA playoff participant
1962 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Whittier $ 3 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0 Redlands 3 – 1 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Claremont-Mudd 2 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Occidental 2 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Pomona 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Caltech 0 – 3 – 0 1 – 6 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1962 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 2 Florida A&M + 6 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 0 Alabama A&M + 6 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0 Morehouse 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 0 Clark (GA) 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 1 – 0 Bethune–Cookman 6 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 Fisk 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0 South Carolina State 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 3 – 0 Benedict 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Tuskegee 4 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 0 Morris Brown 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Lane 2 – 6 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 Allen 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Fort Valley State 0 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 Alabama State 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 8 – 0 Knoxville 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 8 – 0 + – Conference co-champions Rankings from NAIA poll	1962 Tri-State Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Dana + 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Concordia (NE) + 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 Midland 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0 Westmar 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Yankton 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Sioux Falls 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 Northwestern (IA) 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 8 – 0 + – Conference co-champions
1962 West Penn Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Westminster (PA) $ 5 – 0 – 0 6 – 2 – 0 Waynesburg 3 – 1 – 0 5 – 3 – 0 Grove City 2 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Geneva 1 – 3 – 0 1 – 5 – 1 Saint Vincent 1 – 3 – 0 1 – 6 – 0 Carnegie Tech 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1962 West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Eastern Division West Liberty State x 6 – 1 – 0 7 – 1 – 0 Shepherd 1 – 1 – 2 7 – 1 – 1 Salem 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 4 – 0 West Virginia State 0 – 5 – 0 0 – 7 – 0 Western Division Concord x$ 6 – 0 – 1 6 – 2 – 1 West Virginia Wesleyan 4 – 1 – 2 5 – 1 – 2 Glenville State 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 4 – 0 West Virginia Tech 1 – 3 – 2 1 – 5 – 2 Fairmont State 1 – 4 – 2 2 – 4 – 2 Non-qualifiers Bluefield State 1 – 0 – 1 3 – 5 – 1 Potomac State 0 – 2 – 0 0 – 5 – 0 $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Fairmont State record claim a forfeited game from West Liberty State, but NCAA, conference, and West Liberty State records to do no reflect the forfeit. Conference standings based on power ratings	1962 Wisconsin State College Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Whitewater State $ 6 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Superior State 4 – 1 – 1 7 – 1 – 1 Stevens Point State 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0 Eau Claire State 5 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0 La Crosse State 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 River Falls State 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 1 Milwaukee 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 0 Platteville State 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 0 Stout State 1 – 4 – 1 2 – 5 – 1 Oshkosh State 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion
1962 NAIA independents football records v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Earlham   –   8 – 0 – 0 La Verne   –   6 – 2 – 0 Eastern New Mexico   –   7 – 3 – 0 Georgetown (KY)   –   5 – 3 – 0 Hillsdale   –   5 – 3 – 1 McMurry   –   6 – 4 – 0 Austin   –   5 – 4 – 0 Wheaton (IL)   –   5 – 4 – 0 Findlay   –   4 – 5 – 1 Cal Lutheran   –   3 – 4 – 0 Oklahoma Panhandle State   –   3 – 6 – 1 St. Mary of the Plains   –   1 – 8 – 0

Postseason

	Semifinals December 1, 1962					Championship December 8, 1962 Camellia Bowl[2]
	Northern State		7
	Lenoir Rhyne*		20
						Lenoir Ryne		13
						Central State (OK)		28
	College of Emporia		0
	Central State (OK)*		20

See also

• 1962 NCAA University Division football season
• 1962 NCAA College Division football season