1962 LSU Tigers football team

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

1962 Southeastern Conference football standings

	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

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	Attendance	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	67,500
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
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