The Penn State Nittany Lions were 9-1 in 1962. They fell to the Florida Gators, 17 to 7, in the Gator Bowl.
| GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 10 | 249 | 3,446 | 725 | 4.8 | 2,102 | 524 | 4.0 | 1,344 | 201 | 6.7 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 12th | 9th | 1st | 32nd | 23rd | 13th | 37th | 20th | 25th | 37th | |||||||||
Opponent | 10 | 102 | 2,548 | 4.2 | 1,327 | 407 | 3.3 | 1,221 | 203 | 6.0 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 62nd | 59th | 55th | 40th | 36th | 39th | 99th | 102nd | 63rd | ||||||||||
Net | +147 | +898 | +725 | +0.6 | +775 | +117 | +0.8 | +123 | -2 | +0.7 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 12th | 21st | 1st | 38th | 26th | 18th | 39th | 46th | 58th | 42nd |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 9 | .182 | |
| 2 | 5 | 6 | .455 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 4 | .636 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |