1962 BYU Cougars football team
| 1962 BYU Cougars football | |
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| Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
| 1962 record | 4–6 (2–2 WAC) |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico $ | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona State | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BYU | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah | 1 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1962 BYU Cougars football team represented Brigham Young University in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1962 NCAA University Division football season. In their second season under head coach Hal Mitchell, the Cougars compiled a 4–6 record (2–2 against conference opponents), tied for second place in the WAC, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 197 to 170.[1][2]
The team's statistical leaders included Eldon Fortie with 814 passing yards, 1,149 rushing yards, 1,963 yards of total offense, and 86 points scored, Bruce Smith with 230 receiving yards, and Gene Frantz with nine interceptions.[3][4]
Schedule[]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | ||
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| September 15 | at Pacific (CA)* |
| L 7–26 | ||
| September 22 | at Arizona | L 21–27 | |||
| September 29 | George Washington* |
| L 12–13[5] | ||
| October 6 | at Colorado State* | W 28–7 | |||
| October 13 | at Utah |
| L 20–35 | ||
| October 20 | at Montana* | W 27–0 | |||
| October 27 | at Utah State* |
| L 21–27 | ||
| November 3 | New Mexico |
| W 27–0 | ||
| November 10 | at Western Michigan* | L 20–28 | |||
| November 17 | Wyoming |
| W 14–7 | ||
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References[]
- ^ "1962 Brigham Young Cougars Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
- ^ "BYU Football 2015 Almanac" (PDF). Brigham Young University. 2015. p. 169. Retrieved January 3, 2019.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "1960 Brigham Young Cougars Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
- ^ BYU Football 2015 Almanac, pp. 162-164.
- ^ "Colonials score in final minutes to defeat Cougars". The Salt Lake Tribune. September 30, 1962. Retrieved February 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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