1962 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

The 1962 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Technological College—now known as Texas Tech University—as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1962 NCAA University Division football season. In their second season under head coach J. T. King, the Red Raiders compiled a 1–9 record (0–7 against conference opponents), finished in last out of eight teams in the SWC, and were outscored by opponents by a combined total of 250 to 83.^[1][2] The team's statistical leaders included Doug Cannon with 274 passing yards, Roger Gill with 379 rushing yards, and David Parks with 399 receiving yards.^[3][4] The team played its home games at Clifford B. and Audrey Jones Stadium.

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 22	West Texas State*	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX	L 27–30	41,000
September 29	No. 3 Texas	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)	L 0–34	42,000	[5]
October 6	at Texas A&M	Kyle Field College Station, TX (rivalry)	L 3–7
October 13	at TCU	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)	L 13–35	22,000
October 20	at Baylor	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX (rivalry)	L 6–28	16,000
October 27	SMU	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX	L 0–14	32,000
November 3	at Rice	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	L 0–14
November 10	at Boston College*	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	L 13–42	11,200	[6]
November 17	Colorado*	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX	W 21–12	10,000
November 24	No. 7 Arkansas	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)	L 0–34	16,000
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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