1962 Baylor Bears football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record4–6 (3–4 SWC)
Head coach
CaptainRobert Burk
Home stadiumBaylor 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 Baylor Bears football team represented Baylor University in the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1962 NCAA University Division football season. In their fourth season under head coach John Bridgers, the Bears compiled a 4–6 record (3–4 against conference opponents), tied for fourth place in the conference, and were outscored by opponents by a combined total of 169 to 159.[1][2] They played their home games at Baylor Stadium in Waco, Texas.

The team's statistical leaders included Don Trull with 1,627 passing yards, Tom Davies with 230 rushing yards, Ronnie Goodwin with 414 receiving yards, and Trull, Goodwin, and Larry Elkins each with 24 points scored.[3] Robert Black was the team captain.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22at Houston*
L 0–1932,000
September 29Pittsburgh*
L 14–2425,000
October 13at No. 8 Arkansas
L 21–2832,000
October 20Texas Tech
W 28–616,000
October 27Texas A&Mdagger
L 3–635,000
November 3at TCU
L 26–2820,000
November 10No. 5 Texas
  • Baylor Stadium
  • Waco, TX
L 12–2730,000[4]
November 17at Air Force*
W 10–318,600
November 24at SMU
W 17–1312,000
December 1Rice
  • Baylor Stadium
  • Waco, TX
W 28–1516,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

After the season

The 1963 NFL Draft was held on December 3, 1962. The following Bears were selected.[5]

Round Pick Player Position NFL team
9 117 Don Trull Quarterback Baltimore Colts
12 159 Jimmy Maples Center Baltimore Colts
16 214 Ronnie Goodwin Back Philadelphia Eagles

References

  1. ^ "1962 Baylor Bears Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "2018 Baylor Football Media Almanac" (PDF). Baylor University. p. 113. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  3. ^ "1962 Baylor Bears Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
  4. ^ "Texas roars past battlin' Baylor, 27–12". The Bryan Daily Eagle. November 11, 1962. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "1963 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 13, 2021.


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