1962 UCLA Bruins football team
American college football season
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The 1962 UCLA Bruins football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) as a member of the Athletic Association of Western Universities (AAWU) during the 1962 NCAA University Division football season. In their fifth year under head coach Bill Barnes, the Bruins compiled an overall record of 4–6 record with a mark of 1–3 in conference play, placing fifth in AAWU.[1]
| 1962 UCLA Bruins football | |
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| Conference | Athletic Association of Western Universities |
| Record | 4–6 (1–3 AAWU) |
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| 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 | Source |
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| October 6 | No. 1 Ohio State* | W 9–7 | 48,513 | [3] | |
| October 12 | Colorado State* |
| W 35–7 | 22,846 | [4] |
| October 20 | at Pittsburgh* | L 6–8 | 40,419 | [5] | |
| October 27 | Stanford |
| L 7–17 | 33,415 | [6] |
| November 3 | at California | W 26–16 | 43,600 | [7] | |
| November 10 | Air Force* |
| L 11–17 | 25,558 | [8] |
| November 17 | at Washington | L 0–30 | 54,000 | [9] | |
| November 24 | No. 1 USC |
| L 3–14 | 86,740 | [10] |
| December 1 | at Utah* | W 14–11 | 11,132 | [11] | |
| December 7 | Syracuse* |
| L 7–12 | 14,485 | [12] |
