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Louisiana State Football Team History

Louisiana State Tigers

Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA
Founded: 1860
Stadium: Tiger Stadium
Capacity: 92,400
Colors: Purple & Gole
Coach: Charles McClendon
Conference: Southeastern-

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1893 <-- 1961 <- 1962 -> 1963 --> 2024

1962 Season Highlights

Charles McClendon enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Louisiana State.

1962 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 22	vs. Texas A&M	21	0	W
Sat., Sep. 29	vs. Rice	6	6	T
Sat., Oct. 6	@ Georgia Tech	10	7	W
Sat., Oct. 13	vs. Miami	17	3	W
Sat., Oct. 20	@ Kentucky	7	0	W
Sat., Oct. 27	vs. Florida	23	0	W
Sat., Nov. 3	vs. Mississippi	7	15	L
Sat., Nov. 10	vs. Texas Christian	5	0	W
Sat., Nov. 17	@ Mississippi State	28	0	W	@ Jackson, MS
Sat., Nov. 24	@ Tulane	38	3	W
Tue., Jan. 1	Texas	13	0	W	@ Dallas, TX	Cotton Bowl

1962 Season Totals
Record	9-1 -1
Points Scored	175
Scoring Average	15.9
Points Allowed	34
Defense Average	3.1
Opponents Record	57-50
Conference Record	5-1
Home Record	4-1 -1
Away Record	4-0

1962 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
7	8-1-1	AP
8	8-1-1	Coaches
8	8-1-1	UPI

1962 Southeastern- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Alabama	10-1	289	39	Won 17-0	6-0	181	20	Paul W. Bear Bryant
Mississippi	10-0	247	53	Won 17-13	6-0	117	19	John H. Vaught
Louisiana State	9-1-1	175	34	Won 13-0	5-1	113	25	Charles McClendon
Georgia Tech	7-3-1	211	97	Lost 10-14	5-2	141	51	Bobby Dodd
Florida	7-4	221	139	Won 17-7	4-2	106	74	Ray Graves
Auburn	6-3-1	173	168		4-3	88	134	Ralph Shug Jordan
Tennessee	4-6	179	134		2-6	108	120	Bowden Wyatt
Georgia	3-4-3	109	174		2-3-1	68	123	Johnny Griffith
Kentucky	3-5-2	85	101		2-3-1	32	54	Charlie Bradshaw
Mississippi State	3-6	76	132		2-5	60	101	Paul J. Davis
Vanderbilt	1-9	62	215		1-6	34	141	Arthur L Art Guepe
Tulane	0-10	76	293		0-7	43	228	Thomas J. Tommy OBoyle

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

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

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

Chief Osceola, the Florida State mascot who rides out and plants a flaming spear at midfield before each home game, has been approved by Florida's Seminole Indian Tribe.