1962 Stanford Indians football team

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. 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]

1962 Stanford Indians football
ConferenceAthletic Association of Western Universities
1962 record5–5 (2–3 AAWU)
Head coachJack Curtice (5th season)
Home stadiumStanford Stadium
1962 Athletic Association of Western Universities football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 21at Tulane*W 6–3
September 29No. 6 Michigan State*W 16–13
October 6Oregon State*
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
L 0–27
October 13vs. Washington State
L 6–21
October 20No. 9 Washington
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
L 0–14
October 27at UCLAW 17–7
November 3vs. Oregon*
L 14–28
November 10No. 2 USC
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA (rivalry)
L 14–39
November 17San Jose State*
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA (rivalry)
W 21–9
November 24at CaliforniaW 30–13
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Players drafted by the NFL/AFL

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL/AFL Club[a 1]
Carlton SimonsCenter456Green Bay Packers
Frank AtkinsonDefensive tackle8108Pittsburgh Steelers
Al HildebrandTackle13/27169/214Los Angeles Rams/Houston Oilers
C. B. SimonsLinebacker24189Denver Broncos

[3][4]

  1. AFL Draft selections shown in italics.
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References

  1. "Coach Jack Curtice fired by Stanford". The News and Courier. November 27, 1962. Retrieved November 25, 2013.
  2. "Stanford Game-by-Game Results; 19621966". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on 2013-12-02. Retrieved November 25, 2013.
  3. "1963 NFL Draft". Retrieved November 25, 2013.
  4. "1963 AFL Draft". Retrieved November 25, 2013.
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