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1962 Georgia Tech

7–⁠3–⁠1 (5–⁠2 Southeastern Conference), coached by Bobby Dodd.

Schedule and results

Georgia Tech in 1962, game by game: won vs. Clemson 26–9; won at Florida 17–0; lost vs. LSU 7–10; won vs. Tennessee 17–0; lost at Auburn 14–17; won vs. Tulane 42–12; won at Duke 20–9; tied vs. Florida State 14–14; won vs. No. 1 Alabama 7–6; won at Georgia 37–6; lost vs. Missouri 10–14+31−4Won 26–9 vs. Clemson+17ClemsonWon 17–0 at Florida+17FloridaLost 7–10 vs. LSU-3LSUWon 17–0 vs. Tennessee+17TennesseeLost 14–17 at Auburn-3AuburnWon 42–12 vs. Tulane+30TulaneWon 20–9 at Duke+11DukeTied 14–14 vs. Florida State0Florida StateWon 7–6 vs. No. 1 Alabama+1No. 1 AlabamaWon 37–6 at Georgia+31GeorgiaLost 10–14 vs. Missouri-4Missouri
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 22vsClemsonW 26–⁠962%
Sep 29atFloridaW 17–⁠050%
Oct 6vsLSUL 7–⁠1051%
Oct 13vsTennesseeW 17–⁠066%
Oct 20atAuburnL 14–⁠1745%
Oct 27vsTulaneW 42–⁠1286%
Nov 3atDukeW 20–⁠941%
Nov 10vsFlorida StateT 14–⁠1474%
Nov 17vs1AlabamaW 7–⁠639%
Dec 1atGeorgiaW 37–⁠666%
Dec 22Bowls & playoffvsMissouriBluebonnet BowlL 10–⁠1451%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Missouri 14–⁠10 in the Bluebonnet Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; 4th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 20th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 2: 8
  2. Wk 3: 5

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
7–⁠3–⁠1
Conference
5–⁠2 4th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
Unranked peak No. 5
Points
211–⁠97
Coach
Bobby Dodd
Elo
1665 +91 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
22.3 No. 9 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Tom Winingder

Drafted in 1963

The 1963 draft
Rd 1Rufus Guthrie OGLos Angeles Rams
Rd 5Joe Auer RBLos Angeles Rams
Rd 2Rufus Guthrie OGSan Diego Chargers (AFL)

All-SEC

4 first team

First team

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

1962 Southeastern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Ole Miss6–⁠010–⁠03
Alabama6–⁠110–⁠15
LSU5–⁠19–⁠1–⁠17
Georgia Tech5–⁠27–⁠3–⁠1
Florida4–⁠27–⁠4
Auburn4–⁠36–⁠3–⁠1
Georgia2–⁠3–⁠13–⁠4–⁠3
Kentucky2–⁠3–⁠13–⁠5–⁠2
Mississippi State2–⁠53–⁠6
Tennessee2–⁠64–⁠6
Vanderbilt1–⁠61–⁠9
Tulane0–⁠70–⁠10

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