1962 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

1962 Mississippi State Bulldogs football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	3–6 (2–5 SEC)
Head coach	Paul E. Davis (1st season)
Home stadium	Scott Field (Capacity: 35,000)

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 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team represented Mississippi State University during the 1962 NCAA University Division football season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 22	Florida	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, Mississippi	L 9–19
October 6	vs. Tennessee	Crump Stadium Memphis, Tennessee	W 7–6
October 12	at Tulane	Tulane Stadium New Orleans	W 35–6
October 20	at Houston*	Astrodome Houston	W 9–3
October 27	Memphis State*	Scott Field Starkville, Mississippi	L 7–28
November 3	No. 2 Alabama	Scott Field Starkville, Mississippi (rivalry)	L 0–20
November 10	at Auburn	Cliff Hare Stadium Auburn, Alabama	L 3–9
November 17	No. 10 LSU	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, Mississippi (rivalry)	L 0–28
December 1	at No. 3 Ole Miss	Hemingway Stadium Oxford, Mississippi (Egg Bowl)	L 6–13
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game