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1962 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

American college football season

American college football season

FieldValue
year1962
teamArkansas Razorbacks
sportfootball
conferenceSouthwest Conference
short_confSWC
CoachRank6
APRank6
record9–2
conf_record6–1
head_coachFrank Broyles
hc_year5th
captainBilly Moore
captain2Ray Trail
stadiumRazorback Stadium
War Memorial Stadium
bowl[Sugar Bowl](1963-sugar-bowl)
bowl_resultL 13–17 vs. Ole Miss

War Memorial Stadium The 1962 Arkansas Razorbacks football team represented the University of Arkansas in the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1962 NCAA University Division football season. In their fifth year under head coach Frank Broyles, the Razorbacks compiled a 9–2 record (6–1 against SWC opponents), finished in second place in the SWC, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 299 to 115. The Razorbacks' only loss during the regular season came against Texas by a 7–3 score. The team was ranked #6 in both the final AP Poll and the final UPI Coaches Poll and went on to lose to Ole Miss in the 1963 Sugar Bowl by a 17–13 score.

Arkansas quarterback Billy Moore was selected by the Football Writers Association of America and the Newspaper Enterprise Association as a first-team player on the 1962 College Football All-America Team. Moore scored 14 touchdowns, which tied him with the Miami Redskins' kicker Bob Jencks in scoring. Future Razorback head coach Ken Hatfield finished second in the country in punt return yards, behind Utah State's Darrell Roberts. Razorback kicker Tom McKnelly was fourth in kick scoring, with 33 extra points and three field goals.

The Razorbacks' offensive unit averaged 5.0 yards per play and 357 yards per game, the seventh-best mark in 1962. Arkansas also averaged 28.6 points per game, the fifth-highest average nationally. Running on the Razorback defense was tough, as the unit gave up 90.7 yards per contest, the seventh-lowest total in the nation.

Despite a 9–2 record, the Razorbacks finished second in the SWC to Texas, which was 9–1–1, losing only in the Cotton Bowl Classic to LSU, 13–0.

Schedule

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Sugar Bowl

The 1963 Sugar Bowl matched up rivals Arkansas and Ole Miss in the Razorbacks second straight Sugar Bowl, and fourth bowl in four seasons. The Rebels also had reached four consecutive bowl games.

After each team kicked field goals, Ole Miss scored the first touchdown, a 33-yard strike from Glynn Griffing to Louis Guy that gave the Rebels a 10–3 lead. The Hogs replied with a five-yard touchdown toss from Billy Moore to knot the game at 10. Ole Miss QB Griffing then scored on a one-yard touchdown scamper. The Razorbacks tacked on a field goal, but, as neither team could dent the scoreboard in the fourth quarter, lost by a 17–13 final.

References

References

  1. "1962 Arkansas Razorbacks Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC.
  2. "Bowl Games with Top 20 Teams." [http://www.infoplease.com/ipsa/A0746703.html 1962 Bowl Results.] Infoplease.com. Retrieved on July 7, 2008.
  3. (September 23, 1962). "Porker aerials rip Cowboys". The Lawton Constitution-Morning Press.
  4. (September 30, 1962). "Razorbacks swamp Tulsa, 42–14". The Odessa American.
  5. (October 7, 1962). "Arkansas KO hit stills TCU, 42–14". The Austin American-Statesman.
  6. (October 14, 1962). "Razorbacks fatten up with win over Baylor". The Knoxville News-Sentinel.
  7. (October 21, 1962). "Texas stays perfect". The Nashville Tennessean.
  8. (October 28, 1962). "Razorbacks outclasses Hardin–Simmons, 49–7". Del Rio News Herald.
  9. (November 4, 1962). "Razorbacks rap Texas A&M, 17–7". The Shreveport Times.
  10. (November 11, 1962). "Arkansas pins stubborn Rice in 28–14 duel". The Daily Oklahoman.
  11. (November 18, 1962). "Porkers edge SMU, 9–7". Tulsa World.
  12. (November 25, 1962). "Arkansas wins easily, 34–0 in warm up for Sugar Bowl". The Birmingham News.
  13. Bill McIntyre. (January 2, 1963). "Razorbacks Fall Before Rebel Passes in Sugar". The Shreveport Times.
  14. . ["1962–63 NCAA Statistics (Arkansas)"](https://stats.ncaa.org/teams/294684). *[[National Collegiate Athletic Association]]*.
  15. "Ole Miss History and Records." [[University of Mississippi]]. [https://sztamka.pl/s/21olemiss_fb_bowlhistory.pdf Ole Miss Bowl History.].
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