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Texas Tech Football Team History

Texas Tech Red Raiders

Texas Tech University
Lubbock, TX
Founded: 1923
Stadium: Jones AT&T Stadium
Capacity: 59,011
Colors: Scarlet & Black
Coach: J.T. King
Conference: Southwest-

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1925 <-- 1961 <- 1962 -> 1963 --> 2024

1962 Season Highlights

J.T. King enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Texas Tech.

1962 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 22	vs. West Texas A&M	27	30	L
Sat., Sep. 29	vs. Texas	0	34	L
Sat., Oct. 6	@ Texas A&M	3	7	L
Sat., Oct. 13	@ Texas Christian	13	35	L
Sat., Oct. 20	@ Baylor	6	28	L
Sat., Oct. 27	vs. Southern Methodist	0	14	L
Sat., Nov. 3	@ Rice	0	14	L
Sat., Nov. 10	@ Boston College	13	42	L
Sat., Nov. 17	vs. Colorado	21	12	W
Sat., Nov. 24	vs. Arkansas	0	34	L

1962 Season Totals
Record	1-9
Points Scored	83
Scoring Average	8.3
Points Allowed	250
Defense Average	25.0
Opponents Record	45-44
Conference Record	0-7
Home Record	1-4
Away Record	0-5

1962 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1962 Southwest- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Texas Tech	1-9	83	250		0-7	22	166	J.T. King
Arkansas	9-2	299	115	Lost 13-17	6-1	161	70	Frank Broyles
Texas	9-1-1	184	72	Lost 0-13	6-0-1	115	32	Darrell Royal
Texas Christian	6-4	167	154		5-2	141	125	Othol Abe Martin
Baylor	4-6	159	169		3-4	135	123	John D. Bridgers
Texas A&M	3-7	61	155		3-4	52	86	Henry Hank Foldberg
Rice	2-6-2	119	173		2-4-1	94	118	Jess C. Neely
Southern Methodist	2-8	88	130		2-5	65	65	Hayden Fry

1962 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1962 All Southwest Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.