1962 Howard Bulldogs football team

1962 Howard Bulldogs football
Golden Isles Bowl, L 14–21 vs. McNeese State
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–2
Head coach
Home stadiumSeibert Stadium
1962 NCAA College Division independents football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Cal Poly Pomona    9 1 0
Southern Miss    9 1 0
Drake    8 2 0
Howard (AL)    7 2 0
Southern Connecticut State    7 2 0
St. Norbert    7 2 0
Hawaii    6 2 0
Montana State    7 3 0
Arkansas State    6 3 0
Northern Michigan    6 3 0
Northeastern    5 3 0
Wabash    5 3 1
Abilene Christian    6 4 0
East Carolina    5 4 0
Weber State    5 4 0
Chattanooga    5 5 0
Arlington State    4 6 0
Southern Illinois    4 6 0
Findlay    4 5 0
Tampa    3 4 2
UC Riverside    3 5 0
Eastern Michigan    2 5 0
Mississippi Vocational    2 5 0
Santa Clara    2 6 0
Carnegie Tech    1 7 0
Rose Poly    1 7 0
Union (NY)    1 7 0
Trinity (TX)    1 8 0

The 1962 Howard Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented Howard College (now known as the Samford University) as an independent during the 1962 NCAA College Division football season. In their fourth year under head coach Bobby Bowden, the team compiled an 7–2 record. In January 1963, Bowden resigned as head coach at Howard to accept an assistant coaching position at Florida State.