1962 Stanford Indians football team

1962 Stanford Indians football
ConferenceAthletic Association of Western Universities
Record5–5 (2–3 AAWU)
Head coach
Home stadiumStanford Stadium
1962 Athletic Association of Western Universities football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 USC $ 4 – 0 – 0 11 – 0 – 0
Washington 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 1 – 2
Washington State 1 – 1 – 0 5 – 4 – 1
Stanford 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
UCLA 1 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
California 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1962 Stanford Indians football team represented Stanford University in the 1962 NCAA University Division football season. Stanford was led by fifth-year head coach Jack Curtice and home games were played on campus at Stanford Stadium in Stanford, California.

Following the season, Curtice was fired after failing to produce a winning season in five years.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21at Tulane*
W 6–331,000[2]
September 29No. 6 Michigan State*
W 16–1332,500[3]
October 6Oregon State*
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
L 0–2726,500[4]
October 13at Washington State
L 6–2117,250[5]
October 20No. 9 Washington
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
L 0–1424,000[6]
October 27at UCLA
W 17–733,415[7]
November 3at Oregon*
L 14–2829,805[8]
November 10No. 2 USC
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA (rivalry)
L 14–3941,000[9]
November 17San Jose State*
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA (rivalry)
W 21–922,500[10]
November 24at California
W 30–1372,700[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • Source: [12]

Players drafted by the NFL/AFL

Main article: 1963 NFL draft
Main article: 1963 American Football League draft
Player Position Round Pick NFL/AFL Club[a 1]
Carlton Simons Center 4 56 Green Bay Packers
Frank Atkinson Defensive tackle 8 108 Pittsburgh Steelers
Al Hildebrand Tackle 13/27 169/214 Los Angeles Rams/Houston Oilers
C. B. Simons Linebacker 24 189 Denver Broncos
Source:[13][14]
  1. ^ AFL Draft selections shown in italics.

References

  1. ^ "Coach Jack Curtice fired by Stanford". The News and Courier. November 27, 1962. Retrieved November 25, 2013.
  2. ^ "Soph pair wins Stanford spurs". Oakland Tribune. September 22, 1962. Retrieved September 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "16–13 upset to Stanford". The Baltimore Sun. September 30, 1962. Retrieved January 24, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "OSU's Californias stun Stanford". Santa Cruz Sentinel. October 7, 1962. Retrieved January 24, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Washington State grabs 21–6 win over Stanford". Tri-City Herald. October 14, 1962. Retrieved January 24, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Huskies blank Stanford 14 to 0". The Sacramento Bee. October 21, 1962. Retrieved January 24, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Stanford shakes up UCLA, 17–7". The San Bernardino Sun-Telegram. October 28, 1962. Retrieved January 24, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Strite, Dick (November 4, 1962). "Ducks nab 28–14 win over Tribe". The Eugene Register-Guard. p. 1B.
  9. ^ "USC sinks Stanford 39–14". The Arizona Republic. November 11, 1962. Retrieved January 24, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Tribe clubs Sparts, 21–9". The Sunday Oregonian. November 18, 1962. Retrieved January 24, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Indian rally traps California, 30–13". The Register. November 25, 1962. Retrieved January 24, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Schedule/Results (1962 Stanford)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 24, 2025.
  13. ^ "1963 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 23, 2007. Retrieved November 25, 2013.
  14. ^ "1963 AFL Draft". Retrieved November 25, 2013.
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