1962 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

1962 Southern Illinois Salukis football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–6
Head coach	Carmen Piccone (4th season)
Home stadium	McAndrew Stadium

1962 NCAA College Division independents football records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Cal Poly Pomona			–					9	–	1	–	0
Southern Miss			–					9	–	1	–	0
Drake			–					8	–	2	–	0
Howard (AL)			–					7	–	2	–	0
Southern Connecticut State			–					7	–	2	–	0
St. Norbert			–					7	–	2	–	0
Hawaii			–					6	–	2	–	0
Montana State			–					7	–	3	–	0
Arkansas State			–					6	–	3	–	0
Northern Michigan			–					6	–	3	–	0
Northeastern			–					5	–	3	–	0
Wabash			–					5	–	3	–	1
Abilene Christian			–					6	–	4	–	0
East Carolina			–					5	–	4	–	0
Weber State			–					5	–	4	–	0
Chattanooga			–					5	–	5	–	0
Arlington State			–					4	–	6	–	0
Southern Illinois			–					4	–	6	–	0
Findlay			–					4	–	5	–	0
Tampa			–					3	–	4	–	2
UC Riverside			–					3	–	5	–	0
Eastern Michigan			–					2	–	5	–	0
Mississippi Vocational			–					2	–	5	–	0
Santa Clara			–					2	–	6	–	0
Carnegie Tech			–					1	–	7	–	0
Rose Poly			–					1	–	7	–	0
Union (NY)			–					1	–	7	–	0
Trinity (TX)			–					1	–	8	–	0

The 1962 Southern Illinois Salukis football team was an American football team that represented Southern Illinois University (now known as Southern Illinois University Carbondale) as an independent during the 1962 NCAA College Division football season. Under fourth-year head coach Carmen Piccone, the team compiled a 4–6 record. The team played its home games at McAndrew Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 15	at Texas A&M-Kingsville		L 10–14
September 22	at Drake		L 13–14
September 29	at Central Michigan		W 43–6
October 13	Hillsdale		W 13–6
October 20	Lincoln		W 13–0
October 27	Illinois State		W 14–0
November 3	at Northern Michigan		L 9–14
November 10	Fort Campbell		L 7–14
November 17	at Bowling Green		L 0–21
November 25	North Texas		L 30–35