1962 Stanford Indians football team

1962 Stanford Indians football

Conference	Athletic Association of Western Universities
1962 record	5–5 (2–3 AAWU)
Head coach	Jack Curtice (5th year)
Home stadium	Stanford Stadium

1962 AAWU football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#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 football season. Stanford was led by fifth-year head coach Jack Curtice. Following the season, Curtice was fired after failing to produce a winning season in five years.^[1] The team played their home games at Stanford Stadium in Stanford, California.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Site	Result
September 21	at Tulane*	Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA	W 6–3
September 29	No. 6 Michigan State*	Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA	W 16–13
October 6	Oregon State*	Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA	L 0–27
October 13	vs. Washington State	Memorial Stadium • Spokane, WA	L 6–21
October 20	No. 9 Washington	Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA	L 0–14
October 27	at UCLA	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA	W 17–7
November 3	vs. Oregon*	Multnomah Stadium • Portland, OR	L 14–28
November 10	No. 2 USC	Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA (Rivalry)	L 14–39
November 17	San Jose State*	Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA (Rivalry)	W 21–9
November 24	at California	California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA (65th Big Game)	W 30–13
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

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

↑ "Coach Jack Curtice fired by Stanford". The News and Courier. November 27, 1962. Retrieved November 25, 2013.
↑ "Stanford Game-by-Game Results; 1962–1966". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved November 25, 2013.
↑ "1963 NFL Draft". Retrieved November 25, 2013.
↑ "1963 AFL Draft". Retrieved November 25, 2013.

Stanford Cardinal football

Venues	Stanford Field (1905–1921) Stanford Stadium (1921–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games California: Big Game USC Notre Dame San Jose State: Bill Walsh Legacy Game

Culture & lore	Stanford Tree "Come Join the Band" "All Right Now" Stanford Band The Play Stanford Axe T formation 1906–17 Stanford rugby teams 1894 Chicago game 2007 USC game

People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders

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National championship seasons in bold

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