1962 Arizona
5–5 (2–2 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Jim LaRue. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat UTEP 7–0Nov 17
By 7 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22 | vs BYU | W 27–21 | 83% |
| Sep 29 | at New Mexico | L 25–35 | 47% |
| Oct 6 | at Missouri | L 7–17 | 33% |
| Oct 13 | vs Air Force | L 6–20 | 70% |
| Oct 20 | at Wyoming | L 8–31 | 30% |
| Oct 27 | vsWest Texas | W 8–3 | 49% |
| Nov 3 | vs Idaho | L 12–14 | 84% |
| Nov 10 | vs Kansas State | W 14–13 | 82% |
| Nov 17 | at UTEP | W 7–0 | 55% |
| Nov 24 | vs Arizona State | W 20–17 | 37% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Arizona State 20–17; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Western Athletic Conference.
In program history: The 41st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 102 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.
- Record
- 5–5
- Conference
- 2–2 tied for 2nd in Western Athletic Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 134–171
- Coach
- Jim LaRue
- Elo
- 1525 −54 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −6.3 No. 78 of 120 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captains
- Ken Cook and Howard Breinig
1962 Western Athletic Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 2–1–1 | 7–2–1 | |
| Wyoming | 2–2 | 5–5 | |
 Arizona | 2–2 | 5–5 | |
| BYU | 2–2 | 4–6 | |
| Arizona State | 1–1 | 7–2–1 | |
 Utah | 1–2–1 | 4–5–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.