1971 UCLA Bruins football team

1971 UCLA Bruins football
Conference Pacific-8
1971 record 2–7–1 (1–4–1 Pac-8)
Head coach Pepper Rodgers (1st season)
Home stadium Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
1971 Pacific-8 football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 10 Stanford $ 6 –1 –0  9 –3 –0
No. 20 USC 3 –2 –1  6 –4 –1
No. 19 Washington 4 –3 –0  8 –3 –0
California 4 –3 –0  6 –5 –0
Oregon State 3 –3 –0  5 –6 –0
Oregon 2 –4 –0  5 –6 –0
Washington State 2 –5 –0  4 –7 –0
UCLA 1 –4 –1  2 –7 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1971 UCLA Bruins football team represented University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in the 1971 college football season. The team was coached by Pepper Rodgers and was ranked 15th by AP in the pre-season poll. The team finished the season with a 2–7–1 record.[1]

Regular season

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
September 11 Pittsburgh* No. 15 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA L 25-29   36,205[2]
September 18 No. 3 Texas* Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA L 10-28   36,504
September 25 at No. 4 Michigan* Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI L 0-38   88,042
October 2 Oregon State Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA L 17-34   33,345
October 9 at Washington State Joe Albi Stadium • Spokane, WA W 34-21   30,500
October 16 at Arizona* Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 28-12   37,500[3]
October 23 California Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA (Rivalry) L 24-31   30,741[4]
October 30 Washington Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA L 12-23   36,545
November 6 at No. 12 Stanford Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA L 9-20   70,205[5]
November 20 at No. 15 USC Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA T 7-7   68,426
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

Game summaries

USC

1 2 3 4 Total
UCLA 0 0 7 0 7
USC 0 7 0 0 7

The game was played to a 7-7 tie before 68,426 at the Coliseum and a nationwide TV audience. Lou Harris scored for the Trojans and Marv Kendricks scored a 7-yard touchdown for the Bruins. Efren Herrera kicked the PAT to tie the game in the third quarter.

Awards and honors

References

  1. ↑ 2013 UCLA Football Media Guide, UCLA, 2013
  2. ↑ Prugh, J. (1971, Sep 12). Lightning strikes again; bruins fall. Los Angeles Times (1923-Current File) Retrieved from https://search.proquest.com/docview/156784558?
  3. ↑ Prugh, J. (1971, Oct 17). Forget the pass--bruins (346 yards) rush to 28-12 win. Los Angeles Times (1923-Current File) Retrieved from https://search.proquest.com/docview/156756913?
  4. ↑ Prugh, J. (1971, Oct 24). Cal outcasts steal another, 31-24. Los Angeles Times (1923-Current File) Retrieved from https://search.proquest.com/docview/156746705?
  5. ↑ Mal, F. (1979, Oct 07). STANFORD KICK ON LAST PLAY DEFEATS UCLA. Los Angeles Times (1923-Current File) Retrieved from https://search.proquest.com/docview/159114488?
  6. ↑ 1975 UCLA Media Guide, UCLA Athletic News Bureau, 1975


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