1962 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

1962 Mississippi State Bulldogs football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
1962 record	3–6 (2–5 SEC)
Head coach	Paul E. Davis (1st year)
Home stadium	Scott Field (Capacity: 35,000)

1962 SEC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#3 Ole Miss $	6	–	0	–	0			10	–	0	–	0
#5 Alabama	6	–	1	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
#7 LSU	5	–	1	–	1			9	–	1	–	1
Georgia Tech	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	1
Florida	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Auburn	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	3	–	1
Georgia	2	–	3	–	1			3	–	4	–	3
Kentucky	2	–	3	–	1			3	–	5	–	2
Mississippi State	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Tennessee	2	–	6	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Vanderbilt	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
Tulane	0	–	7	–	0			0	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1962 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team represented Mississippi State University during the 1962 college football season.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result
September 22		Florida		Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium • Jackson, MS		L 9–19
October 6		vs. Tennessee		Crump Stadium • Memphis, TN		W 7–6
October 12		at Tulane		Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA		W 35–6
October 20		at Houston*		Astrodome • Houston, TX		W 9–3
October 27		Memphis State*		Scott Field • Starkville, MS		L 7–28
November 3		#2 Alabama		Scott Field • Starkville, MS (Rivalry)		L 0–20
November 10		at Auburn		Cliff Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL		L 3–9
November 17		#10 LSU		Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium • Jackson, MS (Rivalry)		L 0–28
December 1		at #3 Ole Miss		Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS (Egg Bowl)		L 6–13
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.