1974 UCLA Bruins football team

1974 UCLA Bruins football
ConferencePacific-8 Conference
Record6–3–2 (4–2–1 Pac-8)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRod Dowhower (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorLynn Stiles (1st season)
Home stadiumLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Seasons
← 1973
1975 →
1974 Pacific-8 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 USC $ 6 – 0 – 1 10 – 1 – 1
Stanford 5 – 1 – 1 5 – 4 – 2
California 4 – 2 – 1 7 – 3 – 1
UCLA 4 – 2 – 1 6 – 3 – 2
Washington 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Oregon State 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Washington State 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
Oregon 0 – 7 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1974 UCLA Bruins football team represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. Members of the Pacific-8 Conference, the Bruins were led by first-year head coach Dick Vermeil and played their home games at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 7at No. 16 Tennessee*No. 12
ABCT 17–1757,560[2]
September 21at Iowa*No. 12
L 10–2147,500
September 28Michigan State*
W 56–1444,555
October 5at Utah*
W 27–1425,682[3]
October 12Stanford
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
T 13–1346,292
October 19Washington State
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 17–1327,745
October 26at No. 20 California
W 28–348,777
November 2at WashingtonNo. 8
L 9–3152,000
November 9Oregon
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 21–032,839
November 16at Oregon State
W 33–1421,118
November 23No. 8 USC
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA (Victory Bell})
ABCL 9–3482,625
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

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1974 UCLA Bruins football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 89 Norm Andersen Jr
RB 30 Eddie Ayers Jr
TE 81 Gene Bleymaier Sr
RB 24 Russel Charles Sr
OT 64 Gene Clark Sr
G 51 Randy Cross Jr
QB 19 Jeff Dankworth So
WR 8 Wally Henry So
G 65 Myke Horton Sr
C 61 Art Kuehn Sr
OT 73 Phil McKinnely Jr
WR 3 Steve Monohan Sr
QB 15 John Sciarra Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DT 76 Cliff Frazier Jr
LB 8 Jack Jorgensen Sr
CB 21 Phil Kimble Sr
DT 77 Rick Kukulica Sr
LB 93 Fulton Kuykendall Sr
DT 53 Mike Martinez Jr
CB 28 John Nanoski Sr
S 23 Kent Pearce Sr
LB 1 Herschel Ramsey Sr
LB 59 Gene Settles Sr
DT 67 Pat Sweetland Sr
LB 56 Terry Tautolo Jr
S 25 Greg Williams Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Honors

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  • All conference first team: Norm Anderson (SE), Gene Clark (OT), Fulton Kuykendall (LB)

References

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  1. ^ 1975 UCLA Media Guide, UCLA Athletic News Bureau, 1975
  2. ^ "Vols' rally ties Bruins, 17–17". The San Francisco Examiner. September 8, 1974. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Sluggish Bruins stop Utah, 27–14". Santa Cruz Sentinel. October 6, 1974. Retrieved October 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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