1962 Arkansas State Indians football team

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1962 Arkansas State Indians football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–3
Head coach
Home stadiumKays Stadium
Seasons
← 1961
1963 →
1962 NCAA College Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Cal Poly Pomona     9 1 0
Southern Miss     9 1 0
Drake     8 2 0
Howard (AL)     7 2 0
Southern Connecticut State     7 2 0
St. Norbert     7 2 0
Hawaii     6 2 0
Montana State     7 3 0
Arkansas State     6 3 0
Northern Michigan     6 3 0
Northeastern     5 3 0
Wabash     5 3 1
Abilene Christian     6 4 0
East Carolina     5 4 0
Weber State     5 4 0
Chattanooga     5 5 0
Arlington State     4 6 0
Southern Illinois     4 6 0
Findlay     4 5 0
Tampa     3 4 2
UC Riverside     3 5 0
Eastern Michigan     2 5 0
Mississippi Vocational     2 5 0
Santa Clara     2 6 0
Carnegie Tech     1 7 0
Rose Poly     1 7 0
Union (NY)     1 7 0
Trinity (TX)     1 8 0

The 1962 Arkansas State Indians football team represented Arkansas State College—now known as Arkansas State University—as an independent during the 1962 NCAA College Division football season. Led by third-year head coach King Block, the Indians compiled a record of 6–3.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 22at South Dakota State
W 9–7[1]
September 29at Florence StateW 23–14[2]
October 6Saint Mary (KS)
W 34–14[3]
October 13Mississippi College
  • Kays Stadium
  • Jonesboro, AR
W 20–0[4]
October 20The Citadel
  • Kays Stadium
  • Jonesboro, AR
W 14–7[5]
October 27at Murray State
L 9–14[6]
November 3No. 3 Southern Miss
  • Kays Stadium
  • Jonesboro, AR
L 7–20[7]
November 10at Tennessee Tech
L 12–20[8]
November 17South Dakota
  • Kays Stadium
  • Jonesboro, AR
W 18–0[9]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Indians nudge Rabbits 9–7". Argus-Leader. September 23, 1962. Retrieved October 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Arkansas State edges Florence". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 30, 1962. Retrieved October 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Arkies win". The Shreveport Times. October 7, 1962. Retrieved October 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Arkansas State tops Mississippi College". The Clarion-Ledger. October 14, 1962. Retrieved October 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Indians upend Citadel". The Greenville News. October 21, 1962. Retrieved October 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Murray ends home jinx 14–9; Halts Arkansas State Skein". The Paducah Sun-Democrat. October 28, 1962. Retrieved October 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Late rally wins for Southerners". The Birmingham News. November 4, 1962. Retrieved October 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "TPI scores 20–12 non-loop win". Kingsport Times-News. November 11, 1962. Retrieved October 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Coyotes fall to Arkansas eleven 18–0". Rapid City Journal. November 18, 1962. Retrieved October 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.