1962 Tulsa

5–⁠5 (3–⁠0 Missouri Valley Conference), coached by Glenn Dobbs.

Schedule and results

Tulsa in 1962, game by game: won vs. Hardin Simmons 39–0; lost at Arkansas 14–42; lost vs. Oklahoma State 7–17; won vs. North Texas 34–0; won vs. Louisville 25–7; lost at No. 2 Alabama 6–35; won at Cincinnati 24–18; lost at Houston 31–35; lost vs. Toledo 18–21; won vs. Wichita State 21–6+39−29Won 39–0 vs. Hardin Simmons+39Hardin SimmonsLost 14–42 at Arkansas-28ArkansasLost 7–17 vs. Oklahoma State-10Oklahoma StateWon 34–0 vs. North Texas+34North TexasWon 25–7 vs. Louisville+18LouisvilleLost 6–35 at No. 2 Alabama-29No. 2 AlabamaWon 24–18 at Cincinnati+6CincinnatiLost 31–35 at Houston-4HoustonLost 18–21 vs. Toledo-3ToledoWon 21–6 vs. Wichita State+15Wichita State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Wichita State 21–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll; Missouri Valley Conference champions.

In program history: The 50th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 111 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.

Missouri Valley Conference champions3–⁠0 in the conference

Record
5–⁠5
Conference
3–⁠0 first in Missouri Valley Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
219–⁠181
Coach
Glenn Dobbs
Elo
1458 +44 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
3.0 No. 61 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

Drafted in 1963

The 1963 draft
Rd 3Tony Liscio OTGreen Bay Packers
Rd 6John Simmons EGreen Bay Packers

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.