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.^[1] The team played its home games at McAndrew Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 15	at Texas A&I		Javelina Stadium Kingsville, TX	L 10–14	8,000	[2]
September 22	at Drake		Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA	L 13–14	7,500
September 29	at Central Michigan		Alumni Field Mount Pleasant, MI	W 43–6	4,800–5,000	[3]
October 13	Hillsdale		McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	W 13–6	11,500
October 20	Lincoln (MO)	No. 8	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	W 13–0	10,500
October 27	Illinois State Normal	No. 9	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	W 14–0	13,000–13,500	[4]
November 3	at Northern Michigan	No. 9	Memorial Field Marquette, MI	L 9–14	3,500
November 10	Fort Campbell		McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	L 7–14	8,000
November 17	at Bowling Green		University Stadium Bowling Green, OH	L 0–21	8,100
November 24	North Texas State		McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	L 30–35	3,000–3,500	[5]
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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