1962 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team
| 1962 Texas Tech Red Raiders football | |
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| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Record | 1–9 (0–7 SWC) |
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| Offensive scheme | T formation |
| Base defense | 4–3 |
| Home stadium | Jones Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Tech | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
[edit ]| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 22 | West Texas State * | L 27–30 | 41,000 | [5] | |
| September 29 | No. 3 Texas |
| L 0–34 | 42,000 | [6] |
| October 6 | at Texas A&M | L 3–7 | 20,000 | [7] | |
| October 13 | at TCU | L 13–35 | 22,000 | [8] | |
| October 20 | at Baylor | L 6–28 | 16,000 | [9] | |
| October 27 | SMU dagger |
| L 0–14 | 32,000 | [10] |
| November 3 | at Rice | L 0–14 | 22,000 | [11] | |
| November 10 | at Boston College * | L 13–42 | 11,200 | [12] | |
| November 17 | Colorado * |
| W 21–12 | 10,000–18,000 | [13] |
| November 24 | No. 7 Arkansas |
| L 0–34 | 16,000 | [14] |
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References
[edit ]- ^ "1962 Texas Tech Red Raiders Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
- ^ "Texas Tech Football 2017 Media Guide". Texas Tech University. 2017. p. 99. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
- ^ "1962 Texas Tech Red Raiders Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
- ^ 2017 Media Guide, p. 158.
- ^ "Pistol Pete leads Herd past Tech". The Victoria Advocate. September 23, 1962. Retrieved March 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Longhorns crush Raiders, 34–0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 23, 1962. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mcllhany paces Texas A&M past Texas Tech Red Raiders". Pampa Daily News. October 7, 1962. Retrieved March 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Frogs batter Raiders, 35–13". The Marshall News Messenger. October 14, 1962. Retrieved March 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Baylor axes Tech". San Angelo Standard-Times. October 21, 1962. Retrieved March 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "SMU bumps Texas Tech". The Austin American-Statesman. October 28, 1962. Retrieved March 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rice shuts out Texas Tech, 14–0". The Abilene Reporter-News. November 4, 1962. Retrieved March 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tech Stampeded By Boston College". The Abilene Reporter . November 11, 1962. p. 5D – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Red Raiders shock Colorado, 21–12". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 18, 1962. Retrieved March 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Arkansas wins easily, 34–0 in warm up for Sugar Bowl". The Birmingham News. November 25, 1962. Retrieved March 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1962–63 NCAA Statistics (Texas Tech)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved March 23, 2025.
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