1962 Gotham Bowl
| 1962 Gotham Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 2nd Gotham Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 15, 1962 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1962 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Yankee Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | New York City, New York | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | George Mira (Miami QB) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Miami | ||||||||||||||||||
| Halftime show | Joyce Burns | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 6,166 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Network | ABC (delayed) | ||||||||||||||||||
The 1962 Gotham Bowl was the second and final edition of the college football bowl game, played on December 15, 1962 at Yankee Stadium in New York City. The Nebraska Cornhuskers of the MVIAA defeated the Miami Hurricanes 36–34.
Despite poor organization and freezing temperatures, the game itself was tightly contested, featuring five lead changes and 800 combined yards of offense. Nebraska survived a record-setting day by All-American Miami quarterback George Mira to register the program's first postseason victory.