Nebraska 25
Michigan 13

Sept. 29, 1962 • 12:30 p.m. Central
Michigan Stadium •Ann Arbor, MI
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Second quarter
NU: Dennis Stuewe 11 run (James Baffico kick) 12:38
UM: Dave Glinka 8 run (pass failed) 7:58
Third quarter
NU: Bill Thornton 1 run (kick blocked) 7:49
NU: Dennis Claridge 5 run (pass failed) 2:06
Fourth quarter
UM: Dick Rindfuss 4 run (Bob Timberlake kick) 12:32
NU: Thornton 16 run (run failed) 7:39 

                       NU       UM
First Downs .......... 17       13
  Rushing ............. 9        9 
  Passing ............. 7        3
  Penalty ............. 1        1
Rushing Yards .... 49-222   43-170
Passing Yards ....... 119       83
  Comp-Att-Int ... 8-15-0   8-21-0
Total offense .... 64-341   64-253
Punts .............. 5-27     5-36
Fumbles-Lost ........ 4-2      3-3
Yards penalized ...... 65       26
Thunder Thornton TD vs Michigan 1962

Thunder Thornton goes over the top to score in the third quarter.
RUSHING
NU: Stuewe 3-60; Claridge 13-42; Thornton 9-40; Powers 4-38; Ross 6-20; McCloughan 4-15; Faiman 2-13; Young 4-13; Tucker 1-3; Thiesen 3-minus-2.

UM: Raimey 17-59; Timberlake 7-36; Sparkman 3-21; Dodd 6-21; Rindfuss 4-18; Glinka 1-8; Evashevski 3-5; Strobel 1-2; Hood 1-0.

PASSING
NU: Claridge 6-13-0 89; Faiman 0-2-0 0; Theisen 1-1-0 30.

UM: Glinka 3-8-0 30; Timberlake 2-4-0 16; Chandler 1-5-0 17; Evashevski 1-3-0 17; Prichard 1-1-0 3.

RECEIVING
NU: Huge 3-61; Callahan 2-20; Stuewe 1-20; Donovan 1-18.

UM: Rocan 2-26; Strobel 2-24; Chapman 1-8; Hood 1-3; Raimey 1-2; Ward 1-0.

PUNTING
NU: Claridge 5-27. UM: O'Donnell 5-36

Attendance: 70,287

Coverage

Recap
Dennis Steuwe vs. Michigan 1962

Dennis Steuwe’s 42-yard run and 20-yard reception set up his 11-yard touchdown jaunt that opened scoring in the second quarter. | U-M Library Digital Collections

Upset victory raises hopes of NU resurgence

Coach Bob Devaney gained Coach of the Week honors and fullback Bill Thornton was named Back of the Week after the Cornhuskers shocked Michigan, 25-13, before 70,287 Band Day fans — the largest crowd to see Nebraska play in a regular-season game.

Thornton scored two TDs and blocked ferociously — his first contact since a preseason shoulder dislocation — while Dennis Claridge hit 6 of 12 passes for 89 yards. Halfback Dennis Stuewe led all rushers with 60 yards.

Entering the fourth quarter, Nebraska led 19-7 before Michigan cut the deficit to 19-13. But Nebraska answered back. On a fourth-and-eight play inside the Michigan 30, Claridge passed to Dick Callahan for a first down. On the next play, Thornton rumbled 16 yards for a touchdown.

H’Max notes
  • Sports Illustrated reported: “Most credit for the upset belonged to a huge Cornhusker line that allowed Michigan halfback Dave Raimey only 59 yards rushing.”
  • Nebraska’s scoring drives covered 63, 81, 38 and 75 yards.
  • An ankle injury sidelined Stuewe for the entire second half.
  • A crowd of 3,500 welcomed the team Saturday night at the Lincoln airport.
  • The win earned the Huskers a No. 16 ranking in the UPI coaches’ poll.
  • NU’s point total in its first two games was the highest since 1922.
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Pregame & team info
1962 schedule
05/12Reds 33, Whites 21
09/22South DakotaW 53-0
09/29@ MichiganW 25-13
10/06Iowa St.W 36-22
10/13North Carolina St.W 19-14
10/20Kansas St.W 26-6
10/27@ ColoradoW 31-6
11/03MissouriL 7-16
11/10@ KansasW 40-16
11/17Oklahoma St.W 14-0
11/24@ OklahomaL 6-34
12/15MiamiW 36-34
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