1962 Texas Longhorns football team

1962 Texas Longhorns football
SWC champion
Cotton Bowl Classic, L 0–13 vs. LSU
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 4
APNo. 4
Record9–1–1 (6–0–1 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1961
1963 →
1962 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   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
Texas A&M 3 4 0 3 7 0
Baylor 3 4 0 4 6 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 Texas Longhorns football team was an American football team that represented the University of Texas (now known as the University of Texas at Austin) as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1962 NCAA University Division football season. In their sixth year under head coach Darrell Royal, the Longhorns compiled an overall record of 9–1–1, with a mark of 6–0–1 in conference play, and finished as SWC champion. Texas concluded their season with a loss against LSU in the Cotton Bowl Classic.[1]

Johnny Treadwell played at both offensive guard and linebacker and was a consensus pick on the 1962 All-America team,[2][3]

  1. ^ "1962 Texas Longhorns Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
  2. ^ "Football Award Winners" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2016. p. 9. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
  3. ^ "Longhorns' Larruping Linebackers". The Austin Statesman. December 6, 1962. p. A34 – via Newspapers.com.