Stanford at UCLA
Saturday, October 27, 1962 Share
Stanford beat UCLA 17–7. It was their 33rd meeting; after it, Stanford led the series 17–15–1.
FinalHigh 82°F, low 47°FAttendance 33,415
In the newspapers

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.
The series
Every Stanford–UCLA gameUCLA leads 49–43–3 in 95 meetings, counting the 62 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
Stanford
- Next gameat OregonNov. 3, 1962
- SeasonStanford in 1962
- ProgramStanford history and records
UCLA
- Next gameat CaliforniaNov. 3, 1962
- SeasonUCLA in 1962
- ProgramUCLA history and records

