1962 Mississippi State
3–6 (2–5 Southeastern Conference), coached by Paul Davis. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Tulane 35–6Oct 12
By 29 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22 | vs Florida | L 9–19 | 54% |
| Oct 6 | vs Tennessee | W 7–6 | 44% |
| Oct 12 | at Tulane | W 35–6 | 53% |
| Oct 20 | at Houston | W 9–3 | 37% |
| Oct 27 | vs Memphis | L 7–28 | 48% |
| Nov 3 | vs 2Alabama | L 0–20 | 24% |
| Nov 10 | at Auburn | L 3–9 | 28% |
| Nov 17 | vs 10LSU | L 0–28 | 26% |
| Dec 1 | at 3Ole Miss | L 6–13 | 11% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Ole Miss 13–6; unranked in the final AP poll; 9th in the Southeastern Conference.
In program history: The 83rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).
- Record
- 3–6
- Conference
- 2–5 9th in Southeastern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 76–132
- Coach
- Paul Davis
- Elo
- 1453 −33 this season
- SP+ rating
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- SRS
- 7.6 No. 41 of 120 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1963
The 1963 draft| Rd 3 | John Baker LB | Los Angeles Rams |
| Rd 7 | Johnny Baker LB | Houston Oilers (AFL) |
All-SEC
1 first teamFirst team
Johnny BakerEAP-1; UPI-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| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ole Miss | 6–0 | 10–0 | 3 |
| Alabama | 6–1 | 10–1 | 5 |
| LSU | 5–1 | 9–1–1 | 7 |
 Georgia Tech | 5–2 | 7–3–1 | |
| Florida | 4–2 | 7–4 | |
| Auburn | 4–3 | 6–3–1 | |
 Georgia | 2–3–1 | 3–4–3 | |
 Kentucky | 2–3–1 | 3–5–2 | |
| Mississippi State | 2–5 | 3–6 | |
| Tennessee | 2–6 | 4–6 | |
 Vanderbilt | 1–6 | 1–9 | |
| Tulane | 0–7 | 0–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.