1962 West Texas State Buffaloes football team

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1962
Buffalo Bowl
Seasons
← 1961
1963 →
1962 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Memphis State   –   8 – 1 – 0
Oregon State   –   9 – 2 – 0
No. 9 Penn State   –   9 – 2 – 0
West Texas State   –   9 – 2 – 0
Boston College   –   8 – 2 – 0
Utah State   –   8 – 2 – 0
Villanova   –   7 – 3 – 0
Buffalo   –   6 – 3 – 0
Oregon
   –   6 – 3 – 1
Houston   –   7 – 4 – 0
Miami (FL)   –   7 – 4 – 0
Army   –   6 – 4 – 0
Holy Cross   –   6 – 4 – 0
Louisville   –   6 – 4 – 0
Xavier   –   6 – 4 – 0
Florida State   –   4 – 3 – 3
Air Force   –   5 – 5 – 0
Montana   –   5 – 5 – 0
Navy   –   5 – 5 – 0
Notre Dame   –   5 – 5 – 0
Pacific (CA)   –   5 – 5 – 0
Pittsburgh   –   5 – 5 – 0
Syracuse   –   5 – 5 – 0
Texas Western   –   4 – 5 – 0
New Mexico State   –   4 – 6 – 0
Colgate   –   3 – 5 – 1
Idaho   –   2 – 6 – 1
San Jose State   –   2 – 8 – 1
Boston University   –   2 – 7 – 0
Dayton   –   2 – 8 – 0
Detroit   –   1 – 8 – 0
Hardin–Simmons   –   1 – 9 – 0
Colorado State   –   0 – 10 – 0
Rankings from
AP Poll

The 1962 West Texas State Buffaloes football team was an

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On offense, the team averaged 28.4 points per game, ranking fourth among 120 major college programs for the 1962 season.[2] On defense, the team intercepted 25 passes and totaled 529 interception return years, both of which remain school records.[3] Jerry Logan's 99-yard interception return against Arizona State on October 13, 1962, also remains a school record.[3]

The team's statistical leaders included Jim Dawson with 652 passing yards, Pete Pedro with 831 rushing yards, Jerry Richardson with 22 receptions and 282 receiving yards, and Jerry Logan with 13 touchdowns.[4]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15
Buffalo Bowl
  • Canyon, TX
    		• W 61–0
    September 22at Texas Tech
    		W 30–2741,000
    September 29Texas Western
    • Buffalo Bowl
    • Canyon, TX
    		W 49–0
    October 6Arlington State
    • Buffalo Bowl
    • Canyon, TX
    		W 49–013,000[5]
    October 13at
    Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
    		• W 15–14
    October 20New Mexico Statedagger
    • Buffalo Bowl
    • Canyon, TX
    		W 20–12
    October 27at Arizona
    		L 3–8
    November 3Bowling Green
    • Buffalo Bowl
    • Canyon, TX
    		W 23–7
    November 10at North Texas State
    		L 13–209,000[6]
    November 17at Hardin–Simmons
    		W 34–13
    December 31vs. Ohio
    		W 15–14
    • daggerHomecoming

    References

    1. ^ "2018 Buffalo Football Record Book" (PDF). West Texas A&M University. p. 75. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 28, 2019. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
    2. ^ a b "1956 West Texas A&M Buffaloes Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
    3. ^ a b 2018 Football Media Guide, p. 67.
    4. ^ 2018 Buffalo Football Record Book, p. 69.
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