1960 UCLA Bruins football team

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1960 UCLA Bruins football
Conference Athletic Association of Western Universities
Record7–2–1 (2–2 AAWU)
Head coach
Home stadium Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Seasons
  1959
1961  
1960 Athletic Association of Western Universities football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 6 Washington $ 4 0 010 1 0
USC 3 1 04 6 0
UCLA 2 2 07 2 1
California 1 3 02 7 1
Stanford 0 4 00 10 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP poll

The 1960 UCLA Bruins football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) as a member of the Athletic Association of Western Universities (AAWU) during the 1960 college football season. In their third-year under head coach Bill Barnes, the Bruins compiled an overall record of 7–2–1 record with a mark of 2–2 in conference play, placing third in the AAWU. [1]

Contents

UCLA's offensive leaders in 1960 were quarterback Billy Kilmer with 1,086 passing yards each, Kilmer with 803 rushing yards, and Gene Gaines with 258 receiving yards. [2]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17No. 7 Pittsburgh *W 8–736,056 [3] [4]
September 24at Purdue *No. 8T 27–2748,542 [5]
October 15at No. 13 Washington No. 15L 8–1054,152 [6]
October 22 Stanford No. 19
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 26–839,926 [7]
October 29 NC State *
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 7–027,637 [8]
November 5at California No. 15W 28–031,000 [9]
November 12 Air Force *No. 11
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 22–021,914 [10]
November 19 USC No. 11
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA (Victory)
L 6–1766,865
November 26at Utah *W 16–917,099 [11]
December 3No. 10 Duke *
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 27–623,357 [12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

References

  1. "1960 UCLA Bruins Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
  2. "1960 UCLA Bruins Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
  3. Jimmy Jordan (September 18, 1960). "UCLA Stuns Pitt, 8–7, Scores in Final Seconds". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 1, section 3. Retrieved September 24, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  4. Jamie Curran (September 19, 1960). "UCLA Gamble Pays Off in Win Over Pitt". Los Angeles Times. p. 7, part IV. Retrieved September 24, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  5. Curran, J. (September 25, 1960). "Purdue catches up with bruins, 27-27". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest   167722935.
  6. "Schloredt's shoulder broken in UW win". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. October 16, 1960.
  7. Curran, J. (October 23, 1960). "Bruins Deal Stanford 26-8 Battering". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest   167734851.
  8. "UCLA Bruins outlasts Wolfpack, 7–0". Independent Star-News. October 30, 1960. Retrieved January 19, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Kilmer too much for bears, 28-0". Los Angeles Times. November 6, 1960. ProQuest   167796769.
  10. "Kilmer leads UCLA over air force". The Washington Post. November 13, 1960. ProQuest   141224738.
  11. Miller, Hack (November 28, 1960). "Redskins scare Bruins in big '60 grid final". Deseret News. Salt Lake City, Utah. p. B5.
  12. "Bowl-bound Duke 11 is blasted by UCLA". The Sacramento Union. December 4, 1960. Retrieved January 19, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  13. "2015 UCLA Bruins Football Media Guide Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). Retrieved December 19, 2016.