1962 SMU Mustangs football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1962 SMU Mustangs football Southwest Conference SWC 2–8 2–5 Hayden Fry 1st Tommy Brennan Les Stewart Jack Rhoads Cotton Bowl The 1962 SMU Mustangs football team represented Southern Methodist University (SMU) as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1962 NCAA University Division football season. Led by first-year head coach Hayden Fry, the Mustangs compiled an overall record of 2–8 with a conference mark of 2–5, placing seventh in the SWC. Schedule 1962 AP September 22 l y y Maryland Byrd Stadium College Park, MD 0–7 33,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-spokesman-review-maryland-nips-smu-7/139155599/ The Spokesman-Review Maryland nips SMU 7–0 September 23, 1962 January 20, 2024 Newspapers.com September 29 l y USC 9 Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX 3–33 14,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/press-telegram-trojans-humble-smu-333/168641062/ Independent-Press-Telegram Trojans humble SMU, 33–3 September 30, 1962 March 23, 2025 Newspapers.com October 6 l y Air Force Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX 20–25 28,000–31,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/waco-tribune-herald-falcons-stall-mustan/168641194/ Waco Tribune-Herald Falcons stall Mustang threat for 25–20 win October 7, 1962 March 23, 2025 Newspapers.com October 20 w Rice Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX rivalry 15–7 15,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-kilgore-news-herald-mustangs-upset-o/168640618/ The Kilgore News Herald Mustangs upset Owls, 15–7, with two late touchdowns October 21, 1962 March 23, 2025 Newspapers.com October 27 w y Texas Tech Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX 14–0 32,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-austin-american-smu-bumps-texas-tech/168641288/ The Austin American-Statesman SMU bumps Texas Tech October 28, 1962 March 23, 2025 Newspapers.com November 3 l y Texas 5 Memorial Stadium Austin, TX 0–6 41,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123819015/texas-longhorns-struggle-past-smu-for-6/ The Odessa American Texas Longhorns struggle past SMU for 6–0 win November 4, 1962 April 30, 2023 Newspapers.com November 10 l Texas A&M Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX 7–12 39,500 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-news-texan-aggies-upset-mustan/168639351/ The Daily News-Texan Aggies upset Mustangs November 11, 1962 March 23, 2025 Newspapers.com November 17 l y Arkansas 7 War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR 7–9 41,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/tulsa-world-porkers-edge-smu-97/168638014/ Tulsa World Porkers edge SMU, 9–7 November 18, 1962 March 23, 2025 Newspapers.com November 24 l Baylor Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX 13–17 12,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/brownwood-bulletin-bears-stun-smu/168640147/ Brownwood Bulletin Bears stun SMU November 25, 1962 March 23, 2025 Newspapers.com December 1 l TCU Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX rivalry 9–14 15,400 https://www.newspapers.com/article/waco-tribune-herald-crutcher-gibbs-keep/168638892/ Waco Tribune-Herald Crutcher, Gibbs keep Frog bowl hopes alive December 2, 1962 March 23, 2025 Newspapers.com 1962–63 NCAA Statistics (SMU) https://stats.ncaa.org/teams/295027 National Collegiate Athletic Association March 23, 2025 References SMU Category:SMU Mustangs football seasons SMU Mustangs football