1961-62 Northwestern Wildcats — schedule and results

The 1961-62 Northwestern Wildcats went 8-15 (3-11 in the Big Ten) under head coach Bill Rohr. Simple Rating System: 0.99.

Game-by-game results (23 games)

DateOpponentResultArena
1961-12-02at Western Michigan BroncosW 61–56Read Fieldhouse
1961-12-04at Notre Dame Fighting IrishL 58–59Notre Dame Fieldhouse
1961-12-06vs Wichita State ShockersL 56–61McGaw Memorial Hall
1961-12-09at Missouri TigersL 69–84Brewer Fieldhouse
1961-12-16vs Creighton BluejaysW 59–56McGaw Memorial Hall
1961-12-19vs Colorado BuffaloesW 65–64McGaw Memorial Hall
1961-12-23vs Brown BearsW 93–74McGaw Memorial Hall
1961-12-27vs Princeton TigersW 64–62McGaw Memorial Hall
1961-12-30vs Manhattan JaspersL 77–80McGaw Memorial Hall
1962-01-06vs Ohio State BuckeyesL 62–85McGaw Memorial Hall
1962-01-08at Iowa HawkeyesL 69–74Iowa Field House
1962-01-13at Purdue BoilermakersL 74–90Lambert Fieldhouse
1962-01-20vs Iowa HawkeyesL 60–72McGaw Memorial Hall
1962-01-27at Michigan State SpartansW 71–70Jenison Field House
1962-01-29vs Indiana HoosiersL 71–72McGaw Memorial Hall
1962-02-03at Ohio State BuckeyesL 61–97St. John Arena
1962-02-10vs Michigan WolverinesW 84–66McGaw Memorial Hall
1962-02-12at Illinois Fighting IlliniL 70–88Huff Hall
1962-02-17at Minnesota Golden GophersL 64–73Williams Arena
1962-02-24vs Wisconsin BadgersL 64–65McGaw Memorial Hall
1962-02-26vs Michigan State SpartansW 71–64McGaw Memorial Hall
1962-03-03at Michigan WolverinesL 71–82Yost Field House
1962-03-10vs Illinois Fighting IlliniL 68–73McGaw Memorial Hall

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