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Illinois

B10 · 1962 Season · Final

Failing
Record
2–7
0.222 Win %
Conference
9th
2–5 in B10

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
135
1892–2026
All-Time Record
643–632–49
0.504 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#1
1914
#1 Finishes
1
Top 5: 7 · Top 10: 17 · Top 25: 36
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 3 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 7 Top 10 · 1× #1
  • Pioneer Era · 14 seasons · 5 Top 10

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Illinois head-to-head · History & Eras

1962 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
6Week 6 · Oct 2Washington (WASHINGTON)H2HPAC7–1–2L 7–28
7Week 7 · Oct 9Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2HB107–2L 0–45
8Week 8 · Oct 16Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2HB106–3L 15–51
9Week 9 · Oct 23Minnesota (MINNESOTA)H2HB106–2–1L 0–17
10Week 10 · Oct 30USCH2HPAC11–0L 16–28
11Week 11 · Nov 6Purdue (PURDUE)H2HB104–4–1W 14–10
12Week 12 · Nov 13Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2HB102–7L 10–14
13Week 13 · Nov 20Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)H2HB108–2L 6–35
14Week 14 · Nov 27Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)H2HB105–4W 7–6

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
4.996
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-8
-17+9
  • Michigan State +5
  • Purdue +4
  • USC 0
  • Washington -1
  • Northwestern -2
  • Minnesota -2
  • Wisconsin -2
  • Ohio State -3
  • Michigan -7

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #88Better than 36%
Win % Place 104thBetter than 25%

0.222 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#88Post-Season W1#88Post-Season W2#88Post-Season W3#88Post-Season W4#88Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-21
-45
-36
-17
-12
+4
-4
-29
+1

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#561957#641958#291959#511960#1071961

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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