1962-63 Illinois Fighting Illini Men's Schedule and Results

Previous Season Next Season

Record: 20-6 (11-3, 1st in Big Ten MBB)

Rank: 8th in the Final AP Poll

Coach: Harry Combes

PS/G: 84.7 (4th of 180)

PA/G: 76.6 (148th of 180)

SRS: 13.16 (8th of 178)

SOS: 6.53 (11th of 178)

NCAA Tournament:
Won Mideast Regional Semifinal (70-67) versus Bowling Green State
Lost Mideast Regional Final (79-64) versus Loyola (IL)

Big Ten Reg Season Champ

Become a Stathead & surf this site ad-free.

AP Poll Summary

1962-63 Season AP Poll summary

AP Poll Summary Table
School	Pre	12/3	12/10	12/17	12/24	12/31	1/7	1/14	1/21	1/28	2/4	2/11	2/18	2/25	3/4	Final
Illinois	8	-	10	8	4	3	5	3	3	4	4	4	6	6	8	8

Schedules prior to the 1992-93 season may be missing games vs. non-Division I opponents.

Schedule and Results

Schedule and Results Table
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
1	Fri, Nov 30, 1962	REG		Butler	Ind	0.85	W	66	49		1	0	W 1	Huff Hall
2	Sat, Dec 15, 1962	REG	@	Iowa State	Big 8	4.91	W	76	73		2	0	W 2	The Armory
3	Mon, Dec 17, 1962	REG		San Jose State	WCAC	-3.04	W	90	64		3	0	W 3	Huff Hall
4	Sat, Dec 22, 1962	REG		Oklahoma	Big 8	0.29	W	93	90		4	0	W 4	Huff Hall
5	Wed, Dec 26, 1962	REG	N	Pennsylvania	Ivy	0.20	W	98	66		5	0	W 5
6	Fri, Dec 28, 1962	REG	@	New York University	Metro NY	7.38	W	91	84		6	0	W 6	Alumni Gymnasium
7	Sat, Dec 29, 1962	REG	N	West Virginia	Southern	7.45	W	92	74		7	0	W 7	Madison Square Garden (III)
8	Mon, Dec 31, 1962	REG	N	Notre Dame	Ind	8.34	L	88	90		7	1	L 1
9	Sat, Jan 5, 1963	REG	@	Iowa	Big Ten	2.63	W	85	76		8	1	W 1	Iowa Field House
10	Mon, Jan 7, 1963	REG		Ohio State (4)	Big Ten	13.15	W	90	78		9	1	W 2	Huff Hall
11	Sat, Jan 12, 1963	REG		Purdue	Big Ten	1.00	W	106	82		10	1	W 3	Huff Hall
12	Mon, Jan 14, 1963	REG	@	Northwestern	Big Ten	6.00	W	78	76		11	1	W 4	Welsh-Ryan Arena
13	Sat, Jan 26, 1963	REG		Cincinnati (1)	MVC	21.19	L	53	62		11	2	L 1	Huff Hall
14	Mon, Feb 4, 1963	REG		Indiana	Big Ten	6.98	W	104	101		12	2	W 1	Huff Hall
15	Sat, Feb 9, 1963	REG		Michigan State	Big Ten	2.26	W	91	86		13	2	W 2	Huff Hall
16	Mon, Feb 11, 1963	REG	@	Wisconsin	Big Ten	9.41	L	77	84		13	3	L 1	Wisconsin Field House
17	Sat, Feb 16, 1963	REG	@	Indiana	Big Ten	6.98	L	100	103		13	4	L 2	New Field House
18	Tue, Feb 19, 1963	REG	@	Purdue	Big Ten	1.00	W	87	79		14	4	W 1	Lambert Fieldhouse
19	Sat, Feb 23, 1963	REG		Wisconsin	Big Ten	9.41	W	89	77		15	4	W 2	Huff Hall
20	Mon, Feb 25, 1963	REG	@	Minnesota	Big Ten	8.43	W	81	70		16	4	W 3	Williams Arena
21	Sat, Mar 2, 1963	REG	@	Michigan	Big Ten	8.51	L	81	84		16	5	L 1	Yost Field House
22	Mon, Mar 4, 1963	REG		Northwestern	Big Ten	6.00	W	79	73		17	5	W 1	Assembly Hall
23	Sat, Mar 9, 1963	REG		Iowa	Big Ten	2.63	W	73	69		18	5	W 2	Assembly Hall
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
24	Fri, Mar 15, 1963	NCAA	N	Bowling Green State	MAC	9.77	W	70	67		19	5	W 3	Jenison Field House
25	Sat, Mar 16, 1963	NCAA	N	Loyola (IL) (3)	Ind	21.43	L	64	79		19	6	L 1	Jenison Field House