1962 TCU Horned Frogs football team

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1962 TCU Horned Frogs football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record6–4 (5–2 SWC)
Head coach
Offensive schemeMeyer spread
Home stadiumAmon G. Carter 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 TCU Horned Frogs football team represented Texas Christian University (TCU) in the 1962 NCAA University Division football season. The Horned Frogs finished the season 6–4 overall and 5–2 in the Southwest Conference. The team was coached by Abe Martin in his tenth year as head coach. The Frogs played their home games in Amon G. Carter Stadium, which is located on campus in Fort Worth, Texas.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22at Kansas*
W 6–335,000[1]
September 29at Miami (FL)*
L 20–2151,251[2]
October 6Arkansas
L 14–4242,536[3]
October 13Texas Tech
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)
W 35–1322,000[4]
October 20at Texas A&M
W 20–1423,000[5]
November 3Baylor
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)
W 28–2620,000[6]
November 10at No. 9 LSU*
L 0–566,500[7]
November 17No. 5 Texas
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)
L 0–1442,393[8]
November 24at Rice
W 30–730,000[9]
December 1at SMU
W 14–915,400[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ^ "It's T.C.U., 6–3, as Kansas fails on the 5 at final gun". The Des Moines Register. September 23, 1962. Retrieved March 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "TCU loses gamble, 21–20". The Bradenton Herald. September 30, 1962. Retrieved March 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Arkansas KO hit stills TCU, 42–14". The Austin American-Statesman. October 7, 1962. Retrieved March 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Frogs batter Raiders, 35–13". The Marshall News Messenger. October 14, 1962. Retrieved March 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Sonny's gamble saves TCU win over Aggies". Waco Tribune-Herald. October 21, 1962. Retrieved March 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Gibbs leads Frogs past Baylor Bears". The Bonham Daily Favorite. November 4, 1962. Retrieved March 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Tigers rock TCU Frogs". The Shreveport Times. November 11, 1962. Retrieved October 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "'Horns in high cotton, nab TCU". Wichita Falls Times. November 18, 1962. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "TCU, Gibbs stun Rice, nab third". The Abilene Reporter-News. November 25, 1962. Retrieved March 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Crutcher, Gibbs keep Frog bowl hopes alive". Waco Tribune-Herald. December 2, 1962. Retrieved March 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "1962–63 NCAA Statistics (TCU)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved March 23, 2025.
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