Stanford at UCLA

Saturday, October 27, 1962

Stanford beat UCLA 17–⁠7. It was their 33rd meeting; after it, Stanford led the series 17–⁠15–⁠1.

AwayStanford5–⁠5 in 1962
17
HomeUCLA4–⁠6 in 1962
7

FinalHigh 82°F, low 47°FAttendance 33,415

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: Stanford Wins, 17-7, In Upset

    Evening star, October 28, 1962, page 84

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    Stanford Wins, 17–⁠7, In Upset LOS ANGELES, Oct. q (AP. - Underrated Stanford wrecked the initial Rose Bow bid of UCLA in the Big Si1 Conference today as Quarter back Steve Thurlow led the Indians SO yards for a clinch. ing fourth-period touchdown and a 17–⁠7 victory. Stanford, which had lost three straight, dominated the game before 33,415 in Memorial Coliseum. Thurlow guided Stanford in the 89-yard penetration that began in the third period and concluded when he carried the ball Is yards to the UCLA two and handed off to Halfback John Paye for the final yard. Stanford moved into a 10 point lead before UCLA could score. The first touchdowns for both teams we’re long range scoring affairs. Stanford’s Frank Patituccl raced 81 yards on a tumble caught in the air in the first period. UCLA duplicated the feat when Carl Jones scam pered 81 yards on another air. borne tumble. The difference in the first half scoring was a 25-yard field goal by Stanford’s Stan Lind Skog. Stanford gained 165 yards on the ground and 81 in the air for 256 while UCLA collected 142 rushing and So passing for 178.

Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

UCLA 80% to win. Stanford pulled the upset.

UCLA leads 49–⁠43–⁠3 in 95 meetings, counting the 62 since this game.

Recent meetings
2023UCLA 42, Stanford 7
2022UCLA 38, Stanford 13
2021UCLA 35, Stanford 24
2020Stanford 48, UCLA 47
2019UCLA 34, Stanford 16
2018Stanford 49, UCLA 42

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