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1962 Arizona Wildcats football team 
Summary
The 1962 Arizona Wildcats football team represented the University of Arizona in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1962 NCAA University Division football season. In their fourth season under head coach Jim LaRue, the Wildcats compiled a 5–5 record (2–2 against WAC opponents), finished in a tie for third place in the WAC, and were outscored by their opponents, 171 to 134.[1][2] The team captains were Ken Cook and Howard Breinig.[3] The team played its home games in Arizona Stadium in Tucson, Arizona.
| 1962 Arizona Wildcats football | |
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| Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
| Record | 5–5 (2–2 WAC) |
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| Captain | Ken Cook, Howard Breinig |
| Home stadium | Arizona Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico $ | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18 Arizona State | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BYU | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah | 1 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The team's statistical leaders included Bill Brechler with 261 passing yards, Tom Kosser with 415 rushing yards, and Ken Cook with 187 receiving yards.[4]
Schedule edit
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 22 | BYU | W 27–21 | |||||
| September 29 | at New Mexico | L 25–35 | |||||
| October 6 | at Missouri* | L 7–17 | |||||
| October 13 | Air Force* |
| L 6–20 | 27,000 | |||
| October 20 | at Wyoming | L 8–31 | |||||
| October 27 | West Texas State* |
| W 8–3 | ||||
| November 3 | Idaho* |
| L 12–14 | 20,000 | |||
| November 10 | Kansas State* |
| W 14–13 | 20,419 | |||
| November 17 | at Texas Western* | W 7–0 | |||||
| November 24 | Arizona State |
| W 20–17 | ||||
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References edit
- ^ "1962 Arizona Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 6, 2016.
- ^ "Arizona Football 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). University of Arizona. 2016. pp. 102, 106. Retrieved September 6, 2016.
- ^ 2016 Media Guide, p. 102.
- ^ "1962 Arizona Wildcats Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 6, 2016.