1962 Rice
2–6–2 (2–4–1 Southwest Conference), coached by Jess Neely. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Texas A&M 23–3Nov 17
By 20 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29 | at 5LSU | T 6–6 | 29% |
| Oct 6 | vs 4Penn State | L 7–18 | 44% |
| Oct 13 | vs Oregon | L 12–31 | 59% |
| Oct 20 | at SMU | L 7–15 | 66% |
| Oct 27 | vs 1Texas | T 14–14 | 26% |
| Nov 3 | vs Texas Tech | W 14–0 | 76% |
| Nov 10 | at 6Arkansas | L 14–28 | 21% |
| Nov 17 | vs Texas A&M | W 23–3 | 62% |
| Nov 24 | vs TCU | L 7–30 | 59% |
| Dec 1 | at Baylor | L 15–28 | 38% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Baylor 28–15; unranked in the final AP poll; 6th in the Southwest Conference.
In program history: The 49th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 115 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
- 2–6–2
- Conference
- 2–4–1 6th in Southwest Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 119–173
- Coach
- Jess Neely
- Elo
- 1455 −114 this season
- SP+ rating
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- SRS
- 4.1 No. 54 of 120 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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All-Southwest Conference
1 first teamFirst team
Gene RaeszEAP-1; UPI-1
From Wikipedia’s 1962 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1962 Southwest Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 6–0–1 | 9–1–1 | 4 |
| Arkansas | 6–1 | 9–2 | 6 |
| TCU | 5–2 | 6–4 | |
| Baylor | 3–4 | 4–6 | |
| Texas A&M | 3–4 | 3–7 | |
| Rice | 2–4–1 | 2–6–2 | |
| SMU | 2–5 | 2–8 | |
| Texas Tech | 0–7 | 1–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.