1962 North Texas

6–⁠4 (2–⁠1 Missouri Valley Conference), coached by Odus Mitchell.

Schedule and results

North Texas in 1962, game by game: won vs. UTEP 19–6; lost vs. Memphis 6–14; won vs. Hardin Simmons 29–8; lost at Tulsa 0–34; won vs. Cincinnati 14–8; lost at New Mexico State 12–48; won at Wichita State 9–7; won vs. West Texas 20–13; lost at Louisville 10–14; won at Southern Illinois 55–30+25−36Won 19–6 vs. UTEP+13UTEPLost 6–14 vs. Memphis-8MemphisWon 29–8 vs. Hardin Simmons+21Hardin SimmonsLost 0–34 at Tulsa-34TulsaWon 14–8 vs. Cincinnati+6CincinnatiLost 12–48 at New Mexico State-36New Mexico StateWon 9–7 at Wichita State+2Wichita StateWon 20–13 vs. West Texas+7West TexasLost 10–14 at Louisville-4LouisvilleWon 55–30 at Southern Illinois+25Southern Illino…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Southern Illinois 55–⁠30; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Missouri Valley Conference.

In program history: The 25th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 105 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.

Record
6–⁠4
Conference
2–⁠1 2nd in Missouri Valley Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
174–⁠182
Coach
Odus Mitchell
Elo
1441 +6 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−8.2 No. 84 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1962 Missouri Valley Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Tulsa3–⁠05–⁠5
North Texas2–⁠16–⁠4
Cincinnati1–⁠22–⁠8
Wichita State0–⁠33–⁠7

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