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1962 Kansas

6–⁠3–⁠1 (4–⁠2–⁠1 Big Eight), coached by Jack Mitchell.

Schedule and results

Kansas in 1962, game by game: lost vs. TCU 3–6; won at Boston University 14–0; won vs. Colorado 35–8; won at Iowa State 29–8; lost vs. Oklahoma 7–13; won at Oklahoma State 36–17; won at Kansas State 38–0; lost vs. Nebraska 16–40; won vs. California 33–21; tied at Missouri 3–3+38−24Lost 3–6 vs. TCU-3TCUWon 14–0 at Boston University+14Boston Universi…Won 35–8 vs. Colorado+27ColoradoWon 29–8 at Iowa State+21Iowa StateLost 7–13 vs. Oklahoma-6OklahomaWon 36–17 at Oklahoma State+19Oklahoma StateWon 38–0 at Kansas State+38Kansas StateLost 16–40 vs. Nebraska-24NebraskaWon 33–21 vs. California+12CaliforniaTied 3–3 at Missouri0Missouri
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 22vsTCUL 3–⁠676%
Sep 29atBoston UniversityW 14–⁠067%
Oct 6vsColoradoW 35–⁠869%
Oct 13atIowa StateW 29–⁠865%
Oct 20vsOklahomaL 7–⁠1376%
Oct 27atOklahoma StateW 36–⁠1761%
Nov 3atKansas StateW 38–⁠086%
Nov 10vsNebraskaL 16–⁠4074%
Nov 17vsCaliforniaW 33–⁠2186%
Nov 24atMissouriT 3–⁠334%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Tied Missouri 3–⁠3; unranked in the final AP poll; 4th in the Big Eight.

In program history: The 11th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 131 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 nationGale Sayers: yards per carry (7.1)

Record
6–⁠3–⁠1
Conference
4–⁠2–⁠1 4th in Big Eight
AP final
Unranked
Points
214–⁠116
Coach
Jack Mitchell
Elo
1622 −9 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
11.6 No. 26 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Rodger McFarland and Ken Tiger

Drafted in 1963

The 1963 draft
Rd 7Marv Clothier OGDallas Cowboys

All-Big Eight

1 first team, 1 second team

First team

Second team

  • Marvin ClothierOTAP-2

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

1962 Big Eight standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Oklahoma7–⁠08–⁠38
Missouri5–⁠1–⁠18–⁠1–⁠2
Nebraska5–⁠29–⁠2
Kansas4–⁠2–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
Iowa State3–⁠45–⁠5
Oklahoma State2–⁠54–⁠6
Colorado1–⁠62–⁠8
Kansas State0–⁠70–⁠10

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