1962 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

1962 Texas Tech Red Raiders football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record1–9 (0–7 SWC)
Head coach
Offensive schemeT formation
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumJones 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 Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Technological College—now known as Texas Tech University—as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1962 NCAA University Division football season. In their second season under head coach J. T. King, the Red Raiders compiled a 1–9 record (0–7 against conference opponents), finished in last out of eight teams in the SWC, and were outscored by opponents by a combined total of 250 to 83.[1][2] The team's statistical leaders included Doug Cannon with 274 passing yards, Roger Gill with 379 rushing yards, and David Parks with 399 receiving yards.[3][4] The team played its home games at Clifford B. and Audrey Jones Stadium.

  1. ^ "1962 Texas Tech Red Raiders Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
  2. ^ "Texas Tech Football 2017 Media Guide". Texas Tech University. 2017. p. 99. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
  3. ^ "1962 Texas Tech Red Raiders Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
  4. ^ 2017 Media Guide, p. 158.