1962 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

1962 Texas Tech Red Raiders football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record1–9 (0–7 SWC)
Head coach
Offensive schemeT formation
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumJones Stadium
1962 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Texas $ 6 – 0 – 1 9 – 1 – 1
No. 6 Arkansas 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
TCU 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Texas A&M 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Baylor 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Rice 2 – 4 – 1 2 – 6 – 2
SMU 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
0 – 7 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1962 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Technological College—now known as Texas Tech University—as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1962 NCAA University Division football season. In their second season under head coach J. T. King, the Red Raiders compiled a 1–9 record (0–7 against conference opponents), finished in last out of eight teams in the SWC, and were outscored by opponents by a combined total of 250 to 83.[1][2] The team's statistical leaders included Doug Cannon with 274 passing yards, Roger Gill with 379 rushing yards, and David Parks with 399 receiving yards.[3][4] The team played its home games at Clifford B. and Audrey Jones Stadium.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22West Texas State*
L 27–3041,000[5]
September 29No. 3 Texas
L 0–3442,000[6]
October 6at Texas A&M
L 3–720,000[7]
October 13at TCU
L 13–3522,000[8]
October 20at Baylor
L 6–2816,000[9]
October 27SMU
  • Jones Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX
L 0–1432,000[10]
November 3at Rice
L 0–1422,000[11]
November 10at Boston College*
L 13–4211,200[12]
November 17Colorado*
  • Jones Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX
W 21–1210,000–18,000[13]
November 24No. 7 Arkansas
L 0–3416,000[14]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ^ "1962 Texas Tech Red Raiders Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
  2. ^ "Texas Tech Football 2017 Media Guide". Texas Tech University. 2017. p. 99. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
  3. ^ "1962 Texas Tech Red Raiders Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
  4. ^ 2017 Media Guide, p. 158.
  5. ^ "Pistol Pete leads Herd past Tech". The Victoria Advocate. September 23, 1962. Retrieved March 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Longhorns crush Raiders, 34–0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 23, 1962. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Mcllhany paces Texas A&M past Texas Tech Red Raiders". Pampa Daily News. October 7, 1962. Retrieved March 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Frogs batter Raiders, 35–13". The Marshall News Messenger. October 14, 1962. Retrieved March 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Baylor axes Tech". San Angelo Standard-Times. October 21, 1962. Retrieved March 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "SMU bumps Texas Tech". The Austin American-Statesman. October 28, 1962. Retrieved March 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Rice shuts out Texas Tech, 14–0". The Abilene Reporter-News. November 4, 1962. Retrieved March 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Tech Stampeded By Boston College". The Abilene Reporter. November 11, 1962. p. 5D – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Red Raiders shock Colorado, 21–12". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 18, 1962. Retrieved March 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Arkansas wins easily, 34–0 in warm up for Sugar Bowl". The Birmingham News. November 25, 1962. Retrieved March 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "1962–63 NCAA Statistics (Texas Tech)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved March 23, 2025.
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