1962 Parsons Wildcats football team

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1962 Parsons Wildcats football
Iowa Conference champion
Conference Iowa Conference
Record9–0 (9–0 Iowa)
Head coach
Seasons
← 1961
1963 →
1962 Iowa Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 10 Parsons $ 9 –0 –09 –0 –0
Central (IA) 7 –2 –07 –2 –0
Luther 6 –2 –16 –2 –1
Upper Iowa 6 –3 –06 –3 –0
William Penn 5 –3 –15 –3 –1
Wartburg 5 –4 –05 –4 –0
Buena Vista 3 –6 –03 –6 –0
Dubuque 2 –7 –02 –7 –0
Iowa Wesleyan 1 –8 –01 –8 –0
Simpson 0 –9 –00 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA poll

The 1962 Parsons Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented Parsons College of Fairfield, Iowa, as a member of the Iowa Conference during the 1962 NCAA College Division football season. In their first year under head coach Frosty Westering, the Wildcats compiled a perfect 9–0 record, won the Iowa Conference championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 267 to 63.

The team won 17 consecutive Iowa conference wins, dating back to the 1961 season, tying a record set by Wartburg from 1958 to 1960. The team's total of 267 also set a new conference scoring record, passing the previous record of 259 points set by Loras in 1950. [1]

Parsons was led on offense by fullback Nat Craddock and halfback Dick Johnson with 897 and 873 rushing yards, respectively. Craddock led the NAIA in scoring with 19 touchdowns for a total of 114 points [2] -- the most points scored by an Iowa college player since 1905. [3] Craddock was selected as a second-team player on the 1962 Little All-America college football team [4] and later played in both the National Football League and Canadian Football League. [5]

Five Parsons players were included on the first team of the 1962 All-Iowa Conference football team: Craddock; Johnson; defensive guard Jerry Kamp; defensive tackle Lou Wilson; and defensive end Jerry Holloway. [6]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15 Wartburg Fairfield, IA W 26–71,500 [7]
September 22at Upper Iowa Fayette, IA W 34–6 [8]
September 29 William Penn Fairfield, IAW 19–121,800 [9]
October 6at Central (IA) Pella, IA W 6–0 [10]
October 13 Buena Vista Fairfield, IAW 44–7 [11]
October 20at Iowa Wesleyan Mount Pleasant, IA W 20–02,300 [12]
October 27at Luther Decorah, IA W 25–12 [13]
November 3 Simpson Fairfield, IAW 53–13 [14]
November 10at Dubuque Dubuque, IA W 40–6 [3]

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References

  1. ↑ Buck Turnbull (November 16, 1962). "Parsons Sets 4 Records, Ties Mark of 17 in Row". The Des Moines Register. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Parsons' Craddock Top Scorer In NAIA". Saturday Times-Democrat. November 17, 1962. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. 1 2 "Parsons Rolls, 40-6: Craddock Scores 2 for 114-Point Mark as Wildcats Win No. 9". The Des Moines Register. November 11, 1962. p. 5L – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Craddock, Boals Make All-America". The Cedar Rapids Gazette. December 5, 1962. p. 2D – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Nate Craddock Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Parsons Places Five Players on All-Star Team". Iowa City Press-Citizen. November 20, 1962. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "It's Parsons As Craddock Scores Four". The Des Moines Register. September 16, 1962. p. 8S – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Johnson Paces Parsons Paces Parsons". Waterloo Sunday Courier. September 23, 1962. p. 42 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Parsons Nips Penn, 19-12; Third in Row". The Des Moines Register. September 30, 1962. p. 5S – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "6-0 Victory 4th Straight For Parsons". The Des Moines Register. October 7, 1962. p. 8L – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Parsons' 5th Straight onn 44-7 Romp". The Des Moines Register. October 14, 1962. p. 4S – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "It's Parsons, 20-0: 6th in Row as Wesleyan Fails 4 Times Inside the 20". The Des Moines Register. October 21, 1962. p. 7S – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "Parsons Sure of Share of Crown; Luther Victim". Waterloo Sunday Courier. October 28, 1962. p. 40 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ↑ "Titles for Parsons, Grinnell: Point Mark By Craddock In 53-13 Tilt". The Des Moines Register. November 4, 1962. p. 8S – via Newspapers.com.
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