1962 UCLA Bruins football team
The 1962 UCLA Bruins football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 1962 NCAA University Division football season. In their fifth year under head coach Bill Barnes, the Bruins compiled a 4–6 record (1–3 AAWU) and finished in fifth place in the Athletic Association of Western Universities.[1]
| 1962 UCLA Bruins football | |
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| Conference | Athletic Association of Western Universities |
| 1962 record | 4–6 (1–3 AAWU) |
| Head coach | Bill Barnes (5th season) |
| Home stadium | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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UCLA's offensive leaders in 1962 were quarterback Larry Zeno with 458 passing yards, Kermit Alexander with 472 rushing yards, and Mel Profit with 229 receiving yards.[2]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 6 | No. 1 Ohio State* | W 9-7 | 48,513 | |
| October 12 | Colorado State* |
| W 35-7 | 22,846 |
| October 20 | at Pittsburgh* | L 6-8 | 40,419[3] | |
| October 27 | Stanford |
| L 7-17 | 33,415 |
| November 3 | at California | W 26-16 | 43,600[4] | |
| November 10 | Air Force* |
| L 11-17 | 25,558[5] |
| November 17 | at Washington | L 0-30 | 53,430 | |
| November 24 | No. 1 USC |
| L 3-14 | 86,740 |
| December 1 | at Utah* |
| W 14-11 | 11,132 |
| December 7 | Syracuse* |
| L 7-12 | 14,485[6] |
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References
- "1962 UCLA Bruins Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
- "1962 UCLA Bruins Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
- "Pitt fells UCLA on impromptu conversion, 8-6". The Washington Post. 21 October 1962.
- Wolf, Al (4 November 1962). "Alexander's 4-TD blitz beats bear". Los Angeles Times.
- Wolf, Al (11 November 1962). "Air force zooms over UCLA, 17-11". Los Angeles Times.
- Wolf, Al (9 December 1962). "SYRACUSE SHREDS UCLA---BARELY WINS". Los Angeles Times.
- "2015 UCLA Bruins Football Media Guide Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). Retrieved December 19, 2016.
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