1962 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

1962 Northern Illinois Huskies football
Mineral Water Bowl, L 20–23 vs. Adams State
Conference	Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record	8–2 (3–1 IIAC)
Head coach	Howard Fletcher (7th season)
Home stadium	Glidden Field (Capacity 5,500)

1962 Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Central Michigan $	4	–	0	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
No. 9 Northern Illinois	3	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Western Illinois	2	–	2	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
Illinois State Normal	1	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Eastern Illinois	0	–	4	–	0			1	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from NAIA poll

The 1962 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University in the 1962 NCAA College Division football season. The Huskies finished the regular season 8–1 and played in the Mineral Water Bowl, losing to Adams State. They were led by seventh-year head coach Howard Fletcher.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 15	Wisconsin–Whitewater*	Whitewater, WI	W 17–0
September 22	Winona State*	Glidden Field DeKalb, IL	W 27–0
September 29	Truman State*	Glidden Field DeKalb, IL	W 37–8
October 6	at Nebraska–Omaha*	Al F. Caniglia Field Omaha, NE	W 13–7
October 13	Eastern Illinois	Glidden Field DeKalb, IL	W 21–0
October 20	at Western Illinois	Hanson Field Macomb, IL	W 43–0
October 27	Central Michigan	Glidden Field DeKalb, IL	L 27–35
November 3	at Illinois State	Normal, IL	W 48–7
November 10	Wisconsin–La Crosse*	Glidden Field DeKalb, IL	W 50–7
November 24	vs. Adams State*	Roosevelt Field Excelsior Springs, MO (Mineral Water Bowl)	L 20–23
*Non-conference game