1962 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

The 1962 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois during the 1962 Big Ten Conference football season. In their third year under head coach Pete Elliott, the Illini compiled a 2–7 record and finished in eighth place in the Big Ten Conference.[1] Halfback Ken Zimmerman was selected as the team's most valuable player.[2]

1962 Illinois Fighting Illini football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 18
Record2–7 (2–5 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPKen Zimmerman
CaptainBob Scharbert, Ken Zimmerman
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1961
1963 →
1962 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Wisconsin $610820
No. 10 Minnesota520621
Northwestern420720
Ohio State420630
Michigan State330540
Purdue330441
Iowa330450
Illinois250270
Indiana150360
Michigan160270
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29at Washington*L 7–2853,471
October 6at NorthwesternL 0–4541,854
October 13No. 10 Ohio StateL 15–5156,017
October 20at MinnesotaL 0–1759,427
October 27No. 4 USC*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL
L 16–2831,375
November 3at PurdueW 14–1045,496
November 10at MichiganL 10–1449,756[3]
November 17No. 4 Wisconsin
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL
L 6–3536,762
November 24Michigan State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL
W 7–619,547
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References


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