1962 Texas Tech
1–9 (0–7 Southwest Conference), coached by J.T. King. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Colorado 21–12Nov 17
By 9 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22 | vsWest Texas | L 27–30 | 53% |
| Sep 29 | vs 3Texas | L 0–34 | 26% |
| Oct 6 | at Texas A&M | L 3–7 | 35% |
| Oct 13 | at TCU | L 13–35 | 32% |
| Oct 20 | at Baylor | L 6–28 | 29% |
| Oct 27 | vs SMU | L 0–14 | 57% |
| Nov 3 | at Rice | L 0–14 | 24% |
| Nov 10 | at Boston College | L 13–42 | 18% |
| Nov 17 | vs Colorado | W 21–12 | 47% |
| Nov 24 | vs 7Arkansas | L 0–34 | 16% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Arkansas 34–0; unranked in the final AP poll; 8th in the Southwest Conference.
In program history: The worst season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 101 on file).
- Record
- 1–9
- Conference
- 0–7 8th in Southwest Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 83–250
- Coach
- J.T. King
- Elo
- 1332 −119 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −10.3 No. 92 of 120 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offense
- T formation
- Defense
- 4–3
All-Southwest Conference
1 first teamFirst team
Dave ParksEAP-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.