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1962 LSU

9–⁠1–⁠1 (5–⁠1 Southeastern Conference), coached by Charles McClendon, finished No. 7 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

LSU in 1962, game by game: won vs. Texas A&M 21–0; tied vs. Rice 6–6; won at No. 5 Georgia Tech 10–7; won vs. Miami 17–3; won at Kentucky 7–0; won vs. Florida 23–0; lost vs. No. 6 Ole Miss 7–15; won vs. TCU 5–0; won at Mississippi State 28–0; won at Tulane 38–3; won vs. No. 4 Texas 13–0+35−8Won 21–0 vs. Texas A&M+21Texas A&MTied 6–6 vs. Rice0RiceWon 10–7 at No. 5 Georgia Tech+3No. 5 Georgia TechWon 17–3 vs. Miami+14MiamiWon 7–0 at Kentucky+7KentuckyWon 23–0 vs. Florida+23FloridaLost 7–15 vs. No. 6 Ole Miss-8No. 6 Ole MissWon 5–0 vs. TCU+5TCUWon 28–0 at Mississippi State+28Mississippi Sta…Won 38–3 at Tulane+35TulaneWon 13–0 vs. No. 4 Texas+13No. 4 Texas
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 22vsTexas A&MW 21–⁠079%
Sep 29vsRiceT 6–⁠671%
Oct 6at5Georgia TechW 10–⁠749%
Oct 13vsMiamiW 17–⁠369%
Oct 20atKentuckyW 7–⁠067%
Oct 27vsFloridaW 23–⁠079%
Nov 3vs6Ole MissL 7–⁠1557%
Nov 10vsTCUW 5–⁠079%
Nov 17atMississippi StateW 28–⁠074%
Nov 24atTulaneW 38–⁠389%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs4TexasCotton BowlW 13–⁠047%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Texas 13–⁠0 in the Cotton Bowl; No. 7 in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 9th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

AP poll, week by week

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

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.

Heisman voteJerry Stovall, second

Consensus All-AmericanJerry Stovall, RB/DB

Record
9–⁠1–⁠1
Conference
5–⁠1 3rd in Southeastern Conference
AP final
No. 7 peak No. 4
Points
175–⁠34
Coach
Charles McClendon
Elo
1757 +95 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
22.5 No. 8 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

Drafted in 1963

The 1963 draft
Rd 1Jerry Stovall BSt. Louis Cardinals
Rd 4Don Estes OTSt. Louis Cardinals
Rd 1Jerry Stovall DBNew York Jets (AFL)
Rd 2Don Estes OGHouston Oilers (AFL)

All-SEC

2 first team, 1 second team

First team

Second team

  • Dennis GaubatzCUPI-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 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
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.