1962 Baylor Bears football team

1962 Baylor Bears football
Conference Southwest Conference
1962 record 4–6 (3–4 SWC)
Head coach John Bridgers (4th season)
Captain Robert Black
Home stadium Baylor Stadium
1962 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 4 Texas $ 6 –0 –1  9 –1 –1
No. 6 Arkansas 6 –1 –0  9 –2 –0
TCU 5 –2 –0  6 –4 –0
Baylor 3 –4 –0  4 –6 –0
Texas A&M 3 –4 –0  3 –7 –0
Rice 2 –4 –1  2 –6 –2
SMU 2 –5 –0  2 –8 –0
Texas Tech 0 –7 –0  1 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1962 Baylor Bears football team represented Baylor University in the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1962 college football season. In their fourth season under head coach John Bridgers, the Bears compiled a 4–6 record (3–4 against conference opponents), tied for fourth place in the conference, and were outscored by opponents by a combined total of 169 to 159.[1][2] They played their home games at Baylor Stadium in Waco, Texas.

The team's statistical leaders included Don Trull with 1,627 passing yards, Tom Davies with 230 rushing yards, Ronnie Goodwin with 414 receiving yards, and Trull, Goodwin, and Larry Elkins each with 24 points scored.[3] Robert Black was the team captain.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 22at Houston*
L 0–19 
September 29Pittsburgh*
L 14–24 
October 13at No. 8 Arkansas
L 21–28 
October 20Texas Tech
W 28–6 
October 27Texas A&M
L 3–6 
November 3at TCU
L 26–28 
November 10No. 5 Texas
  • Baylor Stadium
  • Waco, TX
L 12–27 
November 17at Air Force*
W 10–3 
November 24at SMU
W 17–13 
December 1Rice
  • Baylor Stadium
  • Waco, TX
W 28–15 
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ↑ "1962 Baylor Bears Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
  2. 1 2 "2006 Baylor Football Media Guide, Section 9 History" (PDF). Baylor University. 2006.
  3. ↑ "1962 Baylor Bears Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 11, 2017.


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