1962 Oregon Ducks football team

The 1962 Oregon Ducks football team represented the University of Oregon during the 1962 NCAA University Division football season. In their twelfth season under head coach Len Casanova and fourth as an independent, the Ducks compiled a 6–3–1 record and outscored their opponents 229 to 156. Three home games were played on campus at Hayward Field in Eugene and one at Multnomah Stadium in Portland.

The team's statistical leaders included Bob Berry with 995 passing yards and Mel Renfro with 753 rushing yards and 298 receiving yards.^[1]

In October, Oregon traveled to Air Force to play in the dedication game for the new Falcon Stadium,^[2][3] which included a flyover by the Thunderbirds.^[4] This was during the early stages of the Cuban Missile Crisis, which was disclosed to the nation by President John F. Kennedy two days later on Monday.^[5]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 22	at No. 2 Texas	Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	L 13–25	50,000	[6]
September 29	Utah	Hayward Field Eugene, OR	W 35–8	18,800	[7]
October 6	San Jose State	Hayward Field Eugene, OR	W 14–0	15,700	[8]
October 13	at Rice	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	W 31–12	30,000	[9]
October 20	at Air Force	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	W 35–20	33,343	[2][3][4]
October 27	at No. 8 Washington	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA (rivalry)	T 21–21	56,823	[10]
November 3	Stanford	Multnomah Stadium Portland, OR	W 28–14	29,805	[11]
November 10	Washington State	Hayward Field Eugene, OR	W 28–10	19,400
November 17	at Ohio State	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	L 7–26	72,828	[12]
November 24	at Oregon State	Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR (Civil War)	L 17–20	28,447	[13]
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

^[14][15][16]

• QB Bob Berry, So.
• HB Mel Renfro, Jr.

Source:^[17]

• WSU Libraries: Game video – Washington State at Oregon – November 10, 1962