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1962 Houston

7–⁠4, coached by Bill Yeoman.

Schedule and results

Houston in 1962, game by game: won vs. Baylor 19–0; won vs. Texas A&M 6–3; lost at No. 7 Ole Miss 7–40; lost at No. 1 Alabama 3–14; lost vs. Mississippi State 3–9; lost at Boston College 0–14; won at Florida State 7–0; won vs. Tulsa 35–31; won at Louisville 27–25; won vs. Cincinnati 42–14; won vs. Miami (OH) 49–21+28−33Won 19–0 vs. Baylor+19BaylorWon 6–3 vs. Texas A&M+3Texas A&MLost 7–40 at No. 7 Ole Miss-33No. 7 Ole MissLost 3–14 at No. 1 Alabama-11No. 1 AlabamaLost 3–9 vs. Mississippi State-6Mississippi Sta…Lost 0–14 at Boston College-14Boston CollegeWon 7–0 at Florida State+7Florida StateWon 35–31 vs. Tulsa+4TulsaWon 27–25 at Louisville+2LouisvilleWon 42–14 vs. Cincinnati+28CincinnatiWon 49–21 vs. Miami (OH)+28Miami (OH)
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 22vsBaylorW 19–⁠054%
Sep 29vsTexas A&MW 6–⁠368%
Oct 6at7Ole MissL 7–⁠4025%
Oct 13at1AlabamaL 3–⁠1422%
Oct 20vsMississippi StateL 3–⁠963%
Oct 27atBoston CollegeL 0–⁠1443%
Nov 3atFlorida StateW 7–⁠034%
Nov 10vsTulsaW 35–⁠3164%
Nov 24atLouisvilleW 27–⁠2549%
Dec 1vsCincinnatiW 42–⁠1480%
Dec 22Bowls & playoffvsMiami (OH)Tangerine BowlW 49–⁠2147%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Miami (OH) 49–⁠21 in the Tangerine Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 27th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 81 on file).

Record
7–⁠4
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
198–⁠171
Coach
Bill Yeoman
Elo
1589 +61 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
9.8 No. 33 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captains
Billy Roland and Bobby Brezina