1962 Wichita State

3–⁠7 (0–⁠3 Missouri Valley Conference).

Schedule and results

Wichita State in 1962, game by game: lost vs. Louisville 20–21; lost vs. Arizona State 10–21; won vs. Hardin Simmons 13–6; lost at Cincinnati 15–27; won vs. New Mexico State 24–6; lost at Drake 0–10; won vs. Montana State 32–10; lost vs. North Texas 7–9; lost at Dayton 0–8; lost at Tulsa 6–21+22−15Lost 20–21 vs. Louisville-1LouisvilleLost 10–21 vs. Arizona State-11Arizona StateWon 13–6 vs. Hardin Simmons+7Hardin SimmonsLost 15–27 at Cincinnati-12CincinnatiWon 24–6 vs. New Mexico State+18New Mexico StateLost 0–10 at Drake-10DrakeWon 32–10 vs. Montana State+22Montana StateLost 7–9 vs. North Texas-2North TexasLost 0–8 at Dayton-8DaytonLost 6–21 at Tulsa-15Tulsa
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Tulsa 21–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll; 4th in the Missouri Valley Conference.

In program history: The 12th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 65 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
0–⁠3 4th in Missouri Valley Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
127–⁠139
Coach
—
Elo
1400 −124 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−9.9 No. 89 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

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.