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1962 Washington State

5–⁠4–⁠1 (1–⁠1 Athletic Association of Western Universities), coached by Jim Sutherland.

Schedule and results

Washington State in 1962, game by game: won vs. San José State 49–8; won at Wyoming 21–15; tied at Arizona State 24–24; won vs. Stanford 21–6; won vs. Indiana 21–15; lost at Pacific 12–13; lost vs. Oregon State 12–18; lost at Oregon 10–28; won at Idaho 22–14; lost vs. Washington 21–26+41−18Won 49–8 vs. San José State+41San José StateWon 21–15 at Wyoming+6WyomingTied 24–24 at Arizona State0Arizona StateWon 21–6 vs. Stanford+15StanfordWon 21–15 vs. Indiana+6IndianaLost 12–13 at Pacific-1PacificLost 12–18 vs. Oregon State-6Oregon StateLost 10–28 at Oregon-18OregonWon 22–14 at Idaho+8IdahoLost 21–26 vs. Washington-5Washington
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 22vsSan José StateW 49–⁠863%
Sep 29atWyomingW 21–⁠1528%
Oct 6atArizona StateT 24–⁠2434%
Oct 13vsStanfordW 21–⁠673%
Oct 20vsIndianaW 21–⁠1570%
Oct 27atPacificL 12–⁠1356%
Nov 3vsOregon StateL 12–⁠1853%
Nov 10atOregonL 10–⁠2830%
Nov 17atIdahoW 22–⁠1472%
Nov 24vsWashingtonL 21–⁠2643%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Washington 26–⁠21; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Athletic Association of Western Universities.

In program history: The 52nd-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.

Record
5–⁠4–⁠1
Conference
1–⁠1 3rd in Athletic Association of Western Universities
AP final
Unranked
Points
213–⁠167
Coach
Jim Sutherland
Elo
1506 +36 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
7.2 No. 42 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

Drafted in 1963

The 1963 draft
Rd 4Hugh Campbell ESan Francisco 49ers
Rd 6Dave Mathieson QBChicago Bears

All-Pacific Coast

1 first team, 1 second team

First team

Second team

  • George ReedBAP-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 Athletic Association of Western Universities standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
USC4–⁠011–⁠01
Washington4–⁠17–⁠1–⁠2
Washington State1–⁠15–⁠4–⁠1
Stanford2–⁠35–⁠5
UCLA1–⁠34–⁠6
California0–⁠41–⁠9

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