1962-63 Northwestern Wildcats — schedule and results

The 1962-63 Northwestern Wildcats went 9-15 (6-8 in the Big Ten) under head coach Bill Rohr. Simple Rating System: 6.

Game-by-game results (24 games)

DateOpponentResultArena
1962-12-01vs Western Michigan BroncosW 83–74McGaw Memorial Hall
1962-12-03at Pittsburgh PanthersW 57–55Fitzgerald Fieldhouse
1962-12-08at Colorado BuffaloesL 64–69Balch Fieldhouse
1962-12-15at Kentucky WildcatsL 60–71Memorial Coliseum
1962-12-17at SMU MustangsL 75–80Moody Coliseum
1962-12-20vs UCLA BruinsL 63–70McGaw Memorial Hall
1962-12-22vs Kansas JayhawksL 57–62McGaw Memorial Hall
1962-12-26neutral Stanford CardinalW 62–61
1962-12-27neutral Colorado State RamsL 50–75
1962-12-28neutral Saint Louis BillikensL 52–69
1963-01-05at Michigan WolverinesL 75–78Yost Field House
1963-01-14vs Illinois Fighting IlliniL 76–78McGaw Memorial Hall
1963-01-19at Michigan State SpartansL 68–80Jenison Field House
1963-01-26vs Purdue BoilermakersW 96–82McGaw Memorial Hall
1963-01-28at Ohio State BuckeyesL 70–72St. John Arena
1963-02-02at Indiana HoosiersW 100–87New Field House
1963-02-09vs Iowa HawkeyesL 65–66McGaw Memorial Hall
1963-02-16at Wisconsin BadgersL 65–78Wisconsin Field House
1963-02-18at Michigan WolverinesW 63–62Yost Field House
1963-02-23vs Minnesota Golden GophersW 71–66McGaw Memorial Hall
1963-02-25vs Ohio State BuckeyesL 45–50McGaw Memorial Hall
1963-03-02at Iowa HawkeyesW 76–66Iowa Field House
1963-03-04at Illinois Fighting IlliniL 73–79Assembly Hall
1963-03-09vs Michigan State SpartansW 100–83McGaw Memorial Hall

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