1962_Texas_Longhorns_football_team

1962 Texas Longhorns football team

1962 Texas Longhorns football team

American college football season

The 1962 Texas Longhorns football team was an American football team that represented the University of Texas (now known as the University of Texas at Austin) as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1962 NCAA University Division football season. In their sixth year under head coach Darrell Royal, the Longhorns compiled an overall record of 9–1–1, with a mark of 6–0–1 in conference play, and finished as SWC champion. Texas concluded their season with a loss against LSU in the Cotton Bowl Classic.[1]

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Johnny Treadwell played at both offensive guard and linebacker and was a consensus pick on the 1962 All-America team,[2][3]

Schedule

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Awards and honors

  • Johnny Treadwell, Guard, Cotton Bowl co-Most Valuable Player
  • Johnny Treadwell, Consensus All-American[15]

References

  1. [1]
    "1962 Texas Longhorns Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
  2. [2]
    "Football Award Winners" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2016. p. 9. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
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    "Longhorns' Larruping Linebackers". The Austin Statesman. December 6, 1962. p. A34 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Texas rallies to win, 25–13". The Los Angeles Times. September 23, 1962. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Longhorns crush Raiders, 34–0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 23, 1962. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Longhorns hide their tricks, still smack Tulane by 35 to 8". The American-Statesman. October 7, 1962. Retrieved September 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Texas turns OU errors into 9–6 victory". The Daily Ardmoreite. October 14, 1962. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Texas stays perfect". The Nashville Tennessean. October 21, 1962. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Rice jolts No. 1 Steers with battling 14–14 tie". The Victoria Advocate. October 28, 1962. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Texas Longhorns struggle past SMU for 6–0 win". The Odessa American. November 4, 1962. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Texas roars past battlin' Baylor, 27–12". The Bryan Daily Eagle. November 11, 1962. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "'Horns in high cotton, nab TCU". Wichita Falls Times. November 18, 1962. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Texas trips through A&M; Clinches Cotton Bowl berth". The Spokesman-Review. November 23, 1962. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. [14]
    "Bayou Bengals romp over Texas for 13–0 Cotton Bowl victory". Lake Charles American-Press. January 2, 1963. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. [15]
    Official website of the Texas Longhorns – Texas Football Archived 2010-11-01 at the Wayback Machine. MackBrown-TexasFootball.com. Retrieved on June 13, 2011.


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