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1962 Arkansas

9–⁠2 (6–⁠1 Southwest Conference), coached by Frank Broyles, finished No. 6 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Arkansas in 1962, game by game: won vs. Oklahoma State 34–7; won vs. Tulsa 42–14; won at TCU 42–14; won vs. Baylor 28–21; lost at No. 1 Texas 3–7; won vs. Hardin Simmons 49–7; won at Texas A&M 17–7; won vs. Rice 28–14; won vs. SMU 9–7; won at Texas Tech 34–0; lost vs. No. 3 Ole Miss 13–17+42−4Won 34–7 vs. Oklahoma State+27Oklahoma StateWon 42–14 vs. Tulsa+28TulsaWon 42–14 at TCU+28TCUWon 28–21 vs. Baylor+7BaylorLost 3–7 at No. 1 Texas-4No. 1 TexasWon 49–7 vs. Hardin Simmons+42Hardin SimmonsWon 17–7 at Texas A&M+10Texas A&MWon 28–14 vs. Rice+14RiceWon 9–7 vs. SMU+2SMUWon 34–0 at Texas Tech+34Texas TechLost 13–17 vs. No. 3 Ole Miss-4No. 3 Ole Miss
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 22vsOklahoma StateW 34–⁠774%
Sep 29vsTulsaW 42–⁠1480%
Oct 6atTCUW 42–⁠1460%
Oct 13vsBaylorW 28–⁠2177%
Oct 20at1TexasL 3–⁠737%
Oct 27vsHardin SimmonsW 49–⁠794%
Nov 3atTexas A&MW 17–⁠770%
Nov 10vsRiceW 28–⁠1479%
Nov 17vsSMUW 9–⁠788%
Nov 24atTexas TechW 34–⁠084%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs3Ole MissSugar BowlL 13–⁠1739%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Ole Miss 17–⁠13 in the Sugar Bowl; No. 6 in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Southwest Conference.

In program history: The 16th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 4: 8
  2. Wk 5: 7
  3. Wk 6: 9
  4. Wk 7: 8
  5. Wk 8: 6
  6. Wk 9: 7
  7. Wk 10: 7
  8. Wk 11: 6
  9. Final: 6

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
9–⁠2
Conference
6–⁠1 2nd in Southwest Conference
AP final
No. 6 peak No. 6
Points
299–⁠115
Coach
Frank Broyles
Elo
1682 +79 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
19.1 No. 14 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Billy Moore and Ray Trail

Drafted in 1963

The 1963 draft
Rd 3Danny Brabham DESt. Louis Cardinals
Rd 1Danny Brabham LBHouston Oilers (AFL)

All-Southwest Conference

5 first team

First team

  • Billy MooreBAP-1; UPI-1
  • Jesse BranchBAP-2; UPI-1
  • Danny BrabhamBAP-1; UPI-2
  • Jerry MazzantiOTAP-1; UPI-1
  • Ray TrailOGAP-2; UPI-1

From Wikipedia’s 1962 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1962 Southwest Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Texas6–⁠0–⁠19–⁠1–⁠14
Arkansas6–⁠19–⁠26
TCU5–⁠26–⁠4
Baylor3–⁠44–⁠6
Texas A&M3–⁠43–⁠7
Rice2–⁠4–⁠12–⁠6–⁠2
SMU2–⁠52–⁠8
Texas Tech0–⁠71–⁠9

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