1962 Stanford Indians football team

1962 Stanford Indians football
Conference	Athletic Association of Western Universities
Record	5–5 (2–3 AAWU)
Head coach	Jack Curtice (5th season)
Home stadium	Stanford Stadium
Seasons ←  1961 1963  →

1962 Athletic Association of Western Universities football standings

v t e	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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 21	at Tulane *	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	W 6–3	31,000	[2]
September 29	No. 6 Michigan State *	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	W 16–13	32,500
October 6	Oregon State *	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	L 0–27	26,500
October 13	at Washington State	Joe Albi Stadium Spokane, WA	L 6–21	17,000
October 20	No. 9 Washington	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	L 0–14	24,000–30,700
October 27	at UCLA	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	W 17–7	33,415
November 3	at Oregon *	Multnomah Stadium Portland, OR	L 14–28	29,805	[3]
November 10	No. 2 USC	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (rivalry)	L 14–39	41,000
November 17	San Jose State *	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (rivalry)	W 21–9	22,500
November 24	at California	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA (Big Game)	W 30–13	72,700
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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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: ^{[5] [6]}

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. Strite, Dick (November 4, 1962). "Ducks nab 28-14 win over Tribe". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
4. "Schedule/Results (1962 Stanford)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved May 24, 2025.
5. "1963 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 23, 2007. Retrieved November 25, 2013.
6. "1963 AFL Draft" . Retrieved November 25, 2013.

External links

• Game program: Stanford vs. Washington State at Spokane – October 13, 1962