1971 UCLA Bruins football team

1971 Pacific-8 Conference football standings
	$ – Conference champion; Rankings from AP Poll

1971 UCLA Bruins football
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
	Seasons ← 1970 1972 →

The 1971 UCLA Bruins football team represented University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in the 1971 NCAA University Division 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	L 25-29	36,205^[2]
September 18	No. 3 Texas*		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles	L 10-28	36,504
September 25	at No. 4 Michigan*		Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, Michigan	L 0-38	88,042
October 2	Oregon State		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles	L 17-34	33,345
October 9	at Washington State		Joe Albi Stadium Spokane, Washington	W 34-21	30,500
October 16	at Arizona*		Arizona Stadium Tucson, Arizona	W 28-12	37,500^[3]
October 23	California		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles (rivalry)	L 24-31	30,741^[4]
October 30	Washington		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles	L 12-23	36,545
November 6	at No. 12 Stanford		Stanford Stadium Stanford, California	L 9-20	70,205^[5]
November 20	at No. 15 USC		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles	T 7-7	68,426
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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[]

All-Americans: Dave Dalby (C)^[6]
All-Conference First Team: Dave Dalby (C), Bob Christiansen (OE)

References[]

^ 2013 UCLA Football Media Guide, UCLA, 2013
^ Prugh, J. (Sep 12, 1971). "Lightning strikes again; bruins fall". Los Angeles Times – via ProQuest.
^ Prugh, J. (Oct 17, 1971). "Forget the pass--bruins (346 yards) rush to 28-12 win". Los Angeles Times – via ProQuest.
^ Prugh, J. (Oct 24, 1971). "Cal outcasts steal another, 31-24". Los Angeles Times – via ProQuest.
^ Mal, F. (Oct 7, 1979). "STANFORD KICK ON LAST PLAY DEFEATS UCLA". Los Angeles Times – via ProQuest.
^ 1975 UCLA Media Guide, UCLA Athletic News Bureau, 1975

External links[]

Game program: UCLA vs. Washington State at Spokane – October 9, 1971

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[1] 2013 UCLA Football Media Guide, UCLA, 2013

[2] Prugh, J. (Sep 12, 1971). "Lightning strikes again; bruins fall". Los Angeles Times – via ProQuest.

[3] Prugh, J. (Oct 17, 1971). "Forget the pass--bruins (346 yards) rush to 28-12 win". Los Angeles Times – via ProQuest.

[4] Prugh, J. (Oct 24, 1971). "Cal outcasts steal another, 31-24". Los Angeles Times – via ProQuest.

[5] Mal, F. (Oct 7, 1979). "STANFORD KICK ON LAST PLAY DEFEATS UCLA". Los Angeles Times – via ProQuest.

[6] 1975 UCLA Media Guide, UCLA Athletic News Bureau, 1975

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1971 Pacific-8 Conference football standings
v t	Conf					Overall
Team	W		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