1962 Hofstra Flying Dutchmen football team

The 1962 Hofstra Flying Dutchmen football team represented Hofstra College during the 1962 NCAA College Division football season. Hofstra finished with an overall record of 8–2 in its 22nd season of varsity play.[1][2] After a successful regular season in which Hofstra went 8–1 (1–0 in conference play) and outscored its opponents 175 to 83, the Flying Dutchmen were invited to their first (and program's only) bowl game – the Cement Bowl, played in Allentown, Pennsylvania. They lost the bowl game to West Chester, 46–12.[2][3] Their head coach was Howdy Myers and their captains were Dick Caproni and Ron Zoia.[2]

1962 Hofstra Flying Dutchmen football
Cement Bowl, L 12–46 vs. West Chester
ConferenceMiddle Atlantic Conference
DivisionCollege–Northern Division
1962 record8–2 (1–0 MAC Northern)
Head coach
Captains
  • Dick Caproni
  • Ron Zoia
Home stadiumHofstra College Stadium
1962 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
University
Delaware x 5 0 0  7 2 0
Bucknell 5 1 0  6 3 0
Lehigh 2 2 0  3 6 0
Temple 2 3 0  3 6 0
Lafayette 2 4 0  3 5 0
Gettysburg 2 4 0  2 6 0
Muhlenberg 0 4 0  2 7 0
College–Northern
Susquehanna x 5 0 0  9 0 0
Moravian 4 2 0  5 3 0
Wagner 3 3 0  4 4 1
Wilkes 3 4 0  3 4 0
Upsala 2 3 0  4 4 0
Albright 2 3 0  3 5 0
Lycoming 1 4 0  4 4 0
Hofstra * 1 0 0  8 2 0
Juniata * 2 1 0  6 2 0
College–Southern
Western Maryland x 5 1 0  8 1 0
Drexel x 5 1 0  6 2 0
Swarthmore 4 2 0  5 2 0
Lebanon Valley 4 2 0  5 3 0
Pennsylvania Military 5 4 0  5 5 0
Dickinson 3 5 0  3 5 0
Johns Hopkins 2 4 0  2 6 0
Ursinus 2 5 0  2 5 0
Haverford 1 5 0  1 6 0
Franklin & Marshall 0 5 0  0 8 0
West Chester * 0 0 0  7 2 0
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • * – Ineligible for championship due to insufficient conference games

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22Springfield (MA)*
W 13–10[2]
September 29Southern Connecticut State*
  • Hofstra College Stadium
  • Hempstead, NY
W 35–21[2]
October 13at Bridgeport*Bridgeport, CTW 21–65,000[4]
October 20Merchant Marine*
  • Hofstra College Stadium
  • Hempstead, NY
W 21–0[2]
October 27Temple*
  • Hofstra College Stadium
  • Hempstead, NY
W 19–10[2]
November 3at LycomingWilliamsport, PAW 20–6[2]
November 10at Rhode Island*W 20–83,500[5]
November 17Wittenburg*
  • Hofstra College Stadium
  • Hempstead, NY
L 12–16[2]
November 22at C.W. Post*W 14–63,000[6]
December 8vs. West Chester*L 12–466,000[7]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "1962 Hofstra Pride football results". College Football Data Warehouse. William Goodyear. Retrieved May 3, 2019.
  2. "2007 Hofstra Pride Football Media Guide: All-Time Results" (PDF). Hofstra.edu. Hofstra University. 2007. Retrieved May 3, 2019.
  3. Schuler, Jeff (December 9, 2007). "Early Sixties' Cement Bowl a hard sell – Lehigh Valley fans never embraced the college bowl game at ASD Stadium". The Morning Call. Retrieved May 3, 2019.
  4. Nevins, Pete (October 14, 1961). "Hofstra Defeats UB, 21 to 6". Bridgeport Sunday Post. Bridgeport, Conn. p. D1 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Hofstra Scores 7th Win in Row". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, N.Y. Associated Press. November 11, 1962. p. 6C via Newspapers.com.
  6. Turkin, Hy (November 23, 1962). "NYU Nips Brooklyn C., 13-6; Players Battle". Brooklyn Eagle. Brooklyn, N.Y. p. 6 via Newspapers.com.
  7. Dolson, Frank (December 9, 1962). "West Chester Romps, Buries Hofstra, 46-12, in First Cement Bowl". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 via Newspapers.com.
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