1962 LSU Tigers football team

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1962 LSU Tigers football
Cotton Bowl Classic, W 13–0 vs. Texas
Conference Southeastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 8
APNo. 7
Record9–1–1 (5–1 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadium Tiger Stadium
Seasons
←  1961
1963  →
1962 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Ole Miss $ 6 –0 –010 –0 –0
No. 5 Alabama 6 –1 –010 –1 –0
No. 7 LSU 5 –1 –09 –1 –1
Georgia Tech 5 –2 –07 –3 –1
Florida 4 –2 –07 –4 –0
Auburn 4 –3 –06 –3 –1
Georgia 2 –3 –13 –4 –3
Kentucky 2 –3 –13 –5 –2
Mississippi State 2 –5 –03 –6 –0
Tennessee 2 –6 –04 –6 –0
Vanderbilt 1 –6 –01 –9 –0
Tulane 0 –7 –00 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1962 LSU Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Louisiana State University (LSU) as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1962 NCAA University Division football season. In their first year under head coach Charles McClendon, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 9–1–1, with a conference record of 5–1, and finished third in the SEC. [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 22 Texas A&M *No. 5
W 21–068,000 [2]
September 29 Rice *No. 5
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
T 6–667,500 [3]
October 6at No. 5 Georgia Tech
NBC W 10–749,744 [4]
October 13 Miami (FL) *No. 6
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 17–367,500 [5]
October 20at Kentucky No. 4
W 7–037,000 [6]
October 27 Florida Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 6
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
W 23–067,000 [7]
November 3No. 6 Ole Miss No. 4
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
L 7–1567,500 [8]
November 10 TCU *No. 9
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 5–066,500 [9]
November 17at Mississippi State No. 10
W 28–040,000 [10]
November 24at Tulane No. 8
W 38–341,000 [11]
January 1, 1963vs. No. 4 Texas *No. 7
 CBS W 13–075,500 [12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[13]

References

  1. ↑ "1962 LSU Fighting Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
  2. ↑ "LSU mauls Aggies". The Huntsville Times. September 23, 1962. Retrieved October 12, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Underdog Rice ties LSU, 6–6". Daily Press. September 30, 1962. Retrieved October 12, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "L.S.U. stuns Georgia Tech 10–7". The Courier-Journal. October 7, 1962. Retrieved October 12, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Stovall dashes for big TD as LSU stifles Miami, 17–3". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. October 14, 1962. Retrieved October 12, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "LSU nips pesky Kentucky". The Lima Citizen. October 21, 1962. Retrieved October 12, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "LSU beats Florida, 23–0". The Palm Beach Post-Times. October 28, 1962. Retrieved October 12, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ Bill McIntyre (November 4, 1962). "Griffing Guides Ole Miss Rebels To 15-7 Victory". The Shreveport Times. pp. 1A, 1D – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Tigers rock TCU Frogs". The Shreveport Times. November 11, 1962. Retrieved October 12, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "LSU slaps 28–0 defeat on Maroons". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 18, 1962. Retrieved October 12, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "LSU whips Wave, accepts bowl bid". Monroe Morning World. November 25, 1962. Retrieved September 20, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Bayou Bengals romp over Texas for 13–0 Cotton Bowl victory". Lake Charles American-Press. January 2, 1963. Retrieved April 30, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ 1962 season
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