1962 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

1962 Illinois Fighting Illini football
Conference Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 18
1962 record 2–7 (2–5 Big Ten)
Head coach Pete Elliott (3rd season)
MVP Ken Zimmerman
Captain Bob Scharbert
Ken Zimmerman
Home stadium Memorial Stadium
1962 Big Ten football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 2 Wisconsin $ 6 –1 –0  8 –2 –0
No. 10 Minnesota 5 –2 –0  6 –2 –1
Northwestern 4 –2 –0  7 –2 –0
Ohio State 4 –2 –0  6 –3 –0
Michigan State 3 –3 –0  5 –4 –0
Purdue 3 –3 –0  4 –4 –1
Iowa 3 –3 –0  4 –5 –0
Illinois 2 –5 –0  2 –7 –0
Indiana 1 –5 –0  3 –6 –0
Michigan 1 –6 –0  2 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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]

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result Attendance
September 29 at Washington* Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA L 7–28    
October 6 at Northwestern Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL (Sweet Sioux Tomahawk) L 0–45    
October 13 No. 10 Ohio State Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL (Illibuck Trophy) L 15–51    
October 20 at Minnesota Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN L 0–17    
October 27 No. 4 USC* Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL L 16–28    
November 3 at Purdue Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN (Purdue Cannon) W 14–10    
November 10 at Michigan Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI L 10–14    
November 17 No. 4 Wisconsin Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL L 6–35    
November 24 Michigan State Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL W 7–6    
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll.


References

  1. ↑ "1962 Illinois Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Fighting Illini Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Illinois. 2015. p. 155. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
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