UCLA at Stanford
Saturday, October 15, 1955 Share
UCLA beat Stanford 21–13. It was their 26th meeting; after it, Stanford led the series 14–11–1.
FinalHigh 72°F, low 53°FAttendance 52,000
In the newspapers

Evening star, Washington, D.C., October 16, 1955, page 1
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ltDlAN,S HOMECOMING SPOILED Stanford oses, 2I-l3 UCLA HoIts Lote Rally PALo ALTO. Calf. Oct IS |lE “A clustering three-touchdown opening period splurge stood up for UCL4A today under “a terrific Iast-lalf batterine BY 1.-THE 1nderdog Stanford Indians for . 21–13 Pacific Coast Com ference football victory. UCLA started out to make 1.-THE Indians homecoming q Runaway. racking up scores the lfirst three times they had the ball. But the Indians. recovering lsuddenlx after the intermission. came roaring back TO give the Bruins the shock Of their lives, A pair Of touchdoWus IN the third quarter were the best the Indians could do. hut they con- Itrciled the bali throughout the lentire second half and were on the Burins when the game ended. Quarterback John BrodIe and lscatback Jeri McMillin were the big guns ia the Indians resurglence. McMilltn zipped Is yards for the final Stamford touch down moments after BiH TAR smashed eight for the first. Mike IRaftery kicked the iirst point Ronnie Knox. UCLA’s passing star who Is nursing an injured shoulder, came in the game fol only one play u third QuarteI punt from back Of ucLA’s goal line. The Bruins, beaten only by
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Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
UCLA 72% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every UCLA–Stanford gameUCLA leads 49–43–3 in 95 meetings, counting the 69 since this game.
| 2023 | UCLA 42, Stanford 7 | |
| 2022 | UCLA 38, Stanford 13 | |
| 2021 | UCLA 35, Stanford 24 | |
| 2020 | Stanford 48, UCLA 47 | |
| 2019 | UCLA 34, Stanford 16 | |
| 2018 | Stanford 49, UCLA 42 |
Around this game
UCLA
- Next gamevs. IowaOct. 21, 1955
- SeasonUCLA in 1955
- ProgramUCLA history and records
Stanford
- Next gameat WashingtonOct. 22, 1955
- SeasonStanford in 1955
- ProgramStanford history and records

