1963 UCLA Bruins football team

1963 UCLA Bruins football
Conference Athletic Association of Western Universities
1963 record 2–8 (2–2 AAWU)
Head coach Bill Barnes (6th season)
Home stadium Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
1963 AAWU football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Washington $ 4 –1 –0  6 –5 –0
USC 3 –1 –0  7 –3 –0
UCLA 2 –2 –0  2 –8 –0
Washington State 1 –1 –0  3 –6 –1
California 1 –3 –0  4 –5 –1
Stanford 1 –4 –0  3 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1963 UCLA Bruins football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 1963 college football season. In their sixth year under head coach Bill Barnes, the Bruins compiled a 2–8 record (2–2 AAWU) and finished in third place in the Athletic Association of Western Universities.[1]

UCLA's offensive leaders in 1963 were quarterback Larry Zeno with 1,036 passing yards, Jim Colletto with 179 rushing yards, and Kurt Altenberg with 419 receiving yards.[2]

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
September 20 Pittsburgh Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA L 0-20   28,095
September 28 at Penn State* Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA L 14-17   34,800
October 5 at Stanford Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA W 10-9   21,000
October 11 Syracuse* Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA L 7-29   22,949[3]
October 19 at Notre Dame* Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN L 12-27   42,948
October 25 No. 4 Illinois* Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA L 12-18   24,616[4]
November 2 California Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA (Rivalry) L 0-25   32,711[5]
November 9 at Air Force* Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO L 21-48   31,937[6]
November 16 Washington Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 14-0   30,398
November 30 at USC Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA (Victory Bell) L 6-26   82,460
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Pacific Time.

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References

  1. ↑ "1963 UCLA Bruins Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
  2. ↑ "1963 UCLA Bruins Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
  3. ↑ Wolf, Al (12 October 1963). "SYRACUSE BACKS RUN OVER UCLA, 29-7". Los Angeles Times.
  4. ↑ "ILLINOIS DEFEATS U.C.L.A. BY 18-12". New York Times. 26 October 1963.
  5. ↑ Wolf, Al (3 November 1963). "Cousin cal awakes, stuns bruins, 25-0". Los Angeles Times.
  6. ↑ "Air force glides past UCLA, 48-21". The Washington Post. 10 November 1963.
  7. ↑ "2015 UCLA Bruins Football Media Guide Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). Retrieved December 19, 2016.


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