1962 Illinois Fighting Illini football team
| 1962 Illinois Fighting Illini football | |
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| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 18 |
| Record | 2–7 (2–5 Big Ten) |
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| MVP | Ken Zimmerman |
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| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1962 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1962 Big Ten season. In their third year under head coach Pete Elliott, the Fighting Illini compiled a 2–7 record (2–5 in conference games), finished in eighth place in the Big Ten, and were outscored by a total of 234 to 75.[1]
The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Mike Taliaferro (1,139 passing yards, 37.7% completion percentage), halfback Ken Zimmerman (225 rushing yards, 4.1 yards per carry), and wide receiver Thurman Walker (240 receiving yars).[2] Zimmerman was selected as the team's most valuable player.[3] Center Dick Butkus was selected by the UPI as a second-team player on the 1962 All-Big Ten Conference football team.[4]
The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Champaign, Illinois.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 29 | at Washington* | L 7–28 | 53,471 | ||
| October 6 | at Northwestern | L 0–45 | 41,854 | ||
| October 13 | No. 10 Ohio State | L 15–51 | 56,017 | ||
| October 20 | at Minnesota | L 0–17 | 59,427 | ||
| October 27 | No. 4 USC* |
| L 16–28 | 31,375 | |
| November 3 | at Purdue | W 14–10 | 45,496 | ||
| November 10 | at Michigan | L 10–14 | 49,756 | [5] | |
| November 17 | No. 4 Wisconsin |
| L 6–35 | 36,762 | |
| November 24 | Michigan State |
| W 7–6 | 19,547 | |
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References
- ^ "1962 Illinois Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 26, 2025.
- ^ "1962 Illinois Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 26, 2025.
- ^ "Fighting Illini Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Illinois. 2015. p. 155. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
- ^ "Pick Big Ten All-Star Squad". Galesburg Register-Mail. November 27, 1962. p. 12.
- ^ Joe Falls (November 11, 1962). "M Spurts In, 14-10". Detroit Free Press. pp. 1F, 3F – via Newspapers.com.