1962 Wiley Wildcats football team

1962 Wiley Wildcats football
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	3–5–1 (1–5–1 SWAC)
Head coach	Fred T. Long (32nd season)
Home stadium	Wildcat Stadium

1962 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Jackson State $	6	–	1	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
Texas Southern	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Grambling	3	–	2	–	2			6	–	2	–	2
Prairie View A&M	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Southern	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Arkansas AM&N	2	–	4	–	1			4	–	5	–	1
Alcorn A&M	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Wiley	1	–	5	–	1			3	–	5	–	1
$ – Conference champion

The 1962 Wiley Wildcats football team represented Wiley College as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1962 NCAA College Division football season. Led by 32nd-year head coach Fred T. Long, the Wildcats compiled an overall record of 3–5–1, with a conference record of 1–5–1, and finished eighth in the SWAC.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 29	at Alcorn A&M	Henderson Stadium Lorman, MS	W 28–7
October 6	at Bishop*	P.C. Cobb Stadium Dallas, TX	W 20–7
October 15	vs. Prairie View A&M	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (State Fair Classic)	L 17–26
October 20	Arkansas AM&N	Wildcat Stadium Marshall, TX	L 7–9
October 27	at Texas Southern	Jeppesen Stadium Houston, TX	L 7–20
November 3	Jackson State	Wildcat Stadium Marshall, TX	L 13–36
November 10	at Southern	University Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	L 0–24
November 17	Grambling	Wildcat Stadium Marshall, TX	T 0–0
November 22	at Dillard*	Alumni Stadium New Orleans, LA (Thanksgiving Day Classic)	W 20–6
*Non-conference game