1962 LSU Tigers football team

1962 Southeastern Conference football standings
	$ – Conference champion; Rankings from AP Poll

1962 LSU Tigers football
1962 LSU Tigers football
Cotton Bowl Classic, W 13–0 vs. Texas
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 8
AP	No. 7
1962 record	9–1–1 (5–1 SEC)
Head coach	Charles McClendon (1st season);
Home stadium	Tiger Stadium
	Seasons ← 1961 1963 →

The 1962 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University during the 1962 NCAA University Division football season.

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Source
September 22	Texas A&M*	No. 5	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)		W 21–0
September 29	Rice*	No. 5	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA		T 6–6
October 6	at No. 5 Georgia Tech		Grant Field Atlanta, GA		W 10–7
October 13	Miami (FL)*	No. 6	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA		W 17–3
October 20	at Kentucky	No. 4	Stoll Field/McLean Stadium Lexington, KY		W 7–0
October 27	Florida	No. 6	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)		W 23–0
November 3	No. 6 Ole Miss	No. 4	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)		L 7–15
November 10	TCU*	No. 9	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA		W 5–0
November 17	at Mississippi State	No. 10	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS (rivalry)		W 28–0
November 24	at Tulane	No. 8	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA (Battle for the Rag)		W 38–3	^[1]
January 1, 1963	vs. No. 4 Texas*	No. 7	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (Cotton Bowl Classic)	CBS	W 13–0
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References[]

^ "LSU whips Wave, accepts bowl bid". Monroe Morning World. November 25, 1962. Retrieved September 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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[1] "LSU whips Wave, accepts bowl bid". Monroe Morning World. November 25, 1962. Retrieved September 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

[2] 1962 season

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National championship seasons in bold

1962 Southeastern Conference football standings
v t	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 3 Ole Miss $	6	–	0	–	0	10	–	0	–	0
No. 5 Alabama	6	–	1	–	0	10	–	1	–	0
No. 7 LSU	5	–	1	–	0	9	–	1	–	1
Georgia Tech	5	–	2	–	0	7	–	3	–	1
Florida	4	–	2	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Auburn	4	–	3	–	0	6	–	3	–	1
Georgia	2	–	3	–	1	3	–	4	–	3
Kentucky	2	–	3	–	1	3	–	5	–	2
Mississippi State	2	–	5	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
Tennessee	2	–	6	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Vanderbilt	1	–	6	–	0	1	–	9	–	0
Tulane	0	–	7	–	0	0	–	10	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll