1962 Texas A&M
3–7 (3–4 Southwest Conference), coached by Hank Foldberg. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat SMU 12–7Nov 10
By 5 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22 | at 5LSU | L 0–21 | 21% |
| Sep 29 | at Houston | L 3–6 | 32% |
| Oct 6 | vs Texas Tech | W 7–3 | 65% |
| Oct 13 | at Florida | L 6–42 | 40% |
| Oct 20 | vs TCU | L 14–20 | 51% |
| Oct 27 | at Baylor | W 6–3 | 32% |
| Nov 3 | vs 8Arkansas | L 7–17 | 30% |
| Nov 10 | at SMU | W 12–7 | 47% |
| Nov 17 | at Rice | L 3–23 | 38% |
| Nov 22 | at 4Texas | L 3–13 | 11% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Texas 13–3; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Southwest Conference.
In program history: The 113th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 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
- 3–7
- Conference
- 3–4 tied for 4th in Southwest Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 61–155
- Coach
- Hank Foldberg
- Elo
- 1431 −58 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 1.3 No. 63 of 120 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1963
The 1963 draft| Rd 7 | Lee Roy Caffey LB | Philadelphia Eagles |
| Rd 4 | Lee Roy Caffey LB | Houston Oilers (AFL) |
| Rd 4 | Jerry Hopkins LB | Houston Oilers (AFL) |
All-Southwest Conference
1 first team, 1 second teamFirst team
Jerry HopkinsCAP-1; UPI-1
Second team
- Melvin SimmonsOTAP-2; 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 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.