1962 Arizona State

7–⁠2–⁠1 (1–⁠1 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Frank Kush.

Schedule and results

Arizona State in 1962, game by game: won at Wichita State 21–10; won vs. Colorado State 35–0; tied vs. Washington State 24–24; lost vs. West Texas 14–15; won vs. San José State 44–8; won vs. UTEP 35–7; won vs. Utah State 34–15; won vs. Utah 35–7; won vs. New Mexico State 45–20; lost at Arizona 17–20+36−3Won 21–10 at Wichita State+11Wichita StateWon 35–0 vs. Colorado State+35Colorado StateTied 24–24 vs. Washington State0Washington StateLost 14–15 vs. West Texas-1West TexasWon 44–8 vs. San José State+36San José StateWon 35–7 vs. UTEP+28UTEPWon 34–15 vs. Utah State+19Utah StateWon 35–7 vs. Utah+28UtahWon 45–20 vs. New Mexico State+25New Mexico StateLost 17–20 at Arizona-3Arizona
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Arizona 20–⁠17; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Western Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 18th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 93 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1962.

Led the nationJohn Jacobs: passer rating (153.9)

Record
7–⁠2–⁠1
Conference
1–⁠1 tied for 2nd in Western Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
304–⁠126
Coach
Frank Kush
Elo
1639 +83 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
10.8 No. 30 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Roger Locke

1962 Western Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
New Mexico2–⁠1–⁠17–⁠2–⁠1
Wyoming2–⁠25–⁠5
Arizona2–⁠25–⁠5
BYU2–⁠24–⁠6
Arizona State1–⁠17–⁠2–⁠1
Utah1–⁠2–⁠14–⁠5–⁠1

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.