1971 UCLA Bruins football team

1971 UCLA Bruins football
Conference	Pacific-8 Conference
Record	2–7–1 (1–4–1 Pac-8)
Head coach	Pepper Rodgers (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Wishbone
Home stadium	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Seasons ←  1970 1972  →

1971 Pacific-8 Conference football standings

v t e	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

The 1971 UCLA Bruins football team represented the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in the Pacific-8 Conference (Pac-8) during the 1971 NCAA University Division football season. Led by new head coach Pepper Rodgers, the Bruins were ranked 15th by AP in the pre-season poll, but finished at 2–7–1 (1–4–1 in Pac-8, last). ^[1] Home games were played at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
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	[3]
September 25	at No. 4 Michigan *		Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	L 0–38	88,042	[4]
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	[5]
October 23	California		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (rivalry)	L 24–31	30,741	[6]
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	[7]
November 20	at No. 15 USC		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	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. Efrén Herrera kicked the PAT to tie the game in the third quarter.

Awards and honors

• All-Americans: Dave Dalby (C) ^[8]
• All-Conference First Team: Dave Dalby (C), Bob Christiansen (OE)

References

1. b 2013 UCLA Football Media Guide, UCLA, 2013
2. Prugh, J. (September 12, 1971). "Lightning strikes again; bruins fall". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest   156784558.
3. "Longhorns stampede late". The San Francisco Examiner. September 19, 1971. Retrieved March 26, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Wolverines Roll, 38–0". Detroit Free Press. September 26, 1971. pp. 4C – via Newspapers.com.
5. "UCLA collects in 28–12 win; Arizona is lifeless". The Sacramento Bee. October 17, 1971. Retrieved September 17, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
6. Prugh, J. (October 24, 1971). "Cal outcasts steal another, 31–24". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest   156746705.
7. Mal, F. (October 7, 1979). "Stanford Kick on Last Play Defeats UCLA". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest   159114488.
8. 1975 UCLA Media Guide, UCLA Athletic News Bureau, 1975

External links

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