1962 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

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1962 Mississippi State Bulldogs football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record3–6 (2–5 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumScott Field
Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1961
1963 →
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 was an American football team that represented Mississippi State University as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1962 NCAA University Division football season. In their first year under head coach Paul E. Davis, the team compiled an overall record of 3–6, with a mark of 2–5 in conference play, and finished 10th in the SEC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22FloridaL 9–1932,000[1]
October 6vs. TennesseeW 7–622,013[2]
October 12at TulaneW 35–6[3]
October 20at Houston*W 9–316,000[4]
October 27Memphis State*L 7–2829,000[5]
November 3No. 2 Alabama
L 0–2026,000[6]
November 10at AuburnL 3–935,000[7]
November 17No. 10 LSU
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS (rivalry)
L 0–2840,000[8]
December 1at No. 3 Ole MissL 6–1330,000[9]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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