1963 UCLA Bruins football team

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1963 UCLA Bruins football
ConferenceAthletic Association of Western Universities
1963 record2–8 (2–2 AAWU)
Head coach
Home stadiumLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Seasons
← 1962
1964 →
1963 Athletic Association of Western Universities football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   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 NCAA University Division 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[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 20Pittsburgh
L 0–2028,095
September 28at Penn State*
L 14–1734,800
October 5at Stanford
W 10–921,000
October 11Syracuse*
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
L 7–2922,949[3]
October 19at Notre Dame*
L 12–2742,948
October 25No. 4 Illinois*
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
L 12–1824,616[4]
November 2California
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA (rivalry)
L 0–2532,711[5]
November 9at Air Force*
L 21–4831,937[6]
November 16Washington
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 14–030,398
November 30at USC
L 6–2682,460
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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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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