1962 BYU Cougars football team

1962 BYU Cougars football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record4–6 (2–2 WAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCougar Stadium
Seasons
← 1961
1963 →
1962 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
New Mexico $ 2 1 1 7 2 1
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
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1962 BYU Cougars football team represented Brigham Young University (BYU) as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1962 NCAA University Division football season. In their second season under head coach Hal Mitchell, the Cougars compiled an overall record of 4–6 with a mark of 2–2 against conference opponents, tied for second place in the WAC, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 197 to 170.[1][2]

The team's statistical leaders included Eldon Fortie with 814 passing yards, 1,149 rushing yards, 1,963 yards of total offense, and 86 points scored, Bruce Smith with 230 receiving yards, and Gene Frantz with nine interceptions.[3][4]

  1. ^ "1962 Brigham Young Cougars Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
  2. ^ "BYU Football 2015 Almanac" (PDF). Brigham Young University. 2015. p. 169. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 3, 2019. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
  3. ^ "1960 Brigham Young Cougars Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
  4. ^ BYU Football 2015 Almanac, pp. 162-164.

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