1972 UCLA Bruins football team

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1972 UCLA Bruins football
Conference Pacific-8 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. T–17
APNo. 15
Record8–3 (5–2 Pac-8)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Homer Smith (1st season)
Offensive scheme Wishbone
Home stadium Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Seasons
←  1971
1973  →
1972 Pacific-8 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 USC $ 7 –0 –012 –0 –0
No. 15 UCLA 5 –2 –08 –3 –0
No. 19 Washington State 4 –3 –07 –4 –0
Washington 4 –3 –08 –3 –0
California 3 –4 –03 –8 –0
Oregon 2 –5 –05 –6 –0
Stanford 2 –5 –06 –5 –0
Oregon State 1 –6 –02 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1972 UCLA Bruins football team represented University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in the 1972 NCAA University Division football season. Members of the Pacific-8 Conference, the Bruins were led by second-year head coach Pepper Rodgers and played their home games at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.

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The new quarterback this season was Mark Harmon, a junior college transfer and son of Heisman Trophy winner Tom Harmon. [1] [2] In his first game for the Bruins, Harmon led the wishbone offense and gained a late night upset of top-ranked Nebraska at the Coliseum. An 18-point underdog, UCLA was never behind; Nebraska had five turnovers but fought back to tie the score before halftime at ten and again early in the fourth quarter at seventeen. In their final drive, Harmon drove UCLA into field goal range and Efrén Herrera made a 29-yarder in the final half minute for the 20–17 win. [1] [2] It halted the two-time defending national champion Huskers' unbeaten streak at 32 games and vaulted the previously unranked Bruins (2–7–1 in 1971) to eighth in the AP Poll, as Nebraska slid to tenth. [3]

Two weeks later, the Bruins lost at home to Michigan, but then won six straight and improved to 8–1 overall. An upset loss to Washington at Husky Stadium in Seattle and an expected one to top-ranked rival USC in the Coliseum ended UCLA's season at 8–3. [4] [5] The Pac-8 runner-up at 5–2, they were ranked fifteenth in the final AP poll; [6] the conference did not allow a second bowl team until the 1975 season.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 9No. 1 Nebraska *
W 20–1767,702 [1] [2]
September 16at Pittsburgh *No. 8
W 38–2824,315 [7]
September 23No. 12 Michigan *No. 6
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
L 9–2657,129 [8]
September 29 Oregon No. 15
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 65–2030,309 [9] [10]
October 7 Arizona *No. 14
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 42–3127,321
October 14at Oregon State No. 14
W 37–723,109 [11]
October 21at California No. 11
W 49–1333,000 [12]
October 28 Washington State No. 9
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 35–2029,950 [13]
November 4 Stanford No. 8
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 28–2347,276 [14]
November 11at Washington No. 8
L 21–3059,500 [15]
November 18vs. No. 1 USC No. 14
L 7–2459,151 [4]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1972 UCLA Bruins football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
G 65Brian GoodmanSr
QB 7 Mark Harmon Jr
WR 82Brad LymanSr
RB 32 James McAlister Jr
QB 15 John Sciarra Fr
RB 21Rob ScribnerSr
OT 74 Bruce Walton Sr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB 20 Jimmy Allen Jr
FS 24 Jim Bright Jr
DB 29Alan EllisSr
DB 22Mike FryerJr
DE 92 Fred McNeill Jr
DE 90 Cal Peterson Jr
DT 66 Bill Sandifer Jr
LB 8Jack JorgensenSo
LB 56 Terry Tautolo Fr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
P 44Bruce BarnesSo
K 1 Efrén Herrera Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Jenkins, Dan (September 18, 1972). "Young Harmon makes his mark". Sports Illustrated. p. 32.
  2. 1 2 3 "Bruins upend Cornhuskers on Herrera's field goal, 20-17". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. September 10, 1972. p. 3C.
  3. ↑ "USC vaults into lead; UCLA 8th". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. September 10, 1972. p. 1C.
  4. 1 2 "Trojans roll past Bruins, 24-7". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. November 19, 1972. p. 5B.
  5. ↑ 2013 UCLA Football Media Guide, UCLA, 2013
  6. ↑ Nissenson, Herschel (January 3, 1973). "It's official: Trojans No. 1 grid team". Reading Eagle. (Pennsylvania). Associated Press. p. 48.
  7. ↑ "Bruins use strong start to down Pitt, 38-28". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). New York Times news service. September 17, 1972. p. 1B.
  8. ↑ "Michigan grinds out victory over Bruins". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. September 24, 1972. p. 2B.
  9. ↑ Cawood, Neil (September 30, 1972). "Bruins roll past defenseless Webfoots, 65-20". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
  10. ↑ "UCLA swamps Ducks". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. September 30, 1972. p. 14.
  11. ↑ "It's 37-7 for Bruins". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. October 15, 1972. p. 2, sports.
  12. ↑ "Johnson paces Bruins, 49-13". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. October 22, 1972. p. 4C.
  13. ↑ "Bruins stay perfect in Pacific-8 chase". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. October 29, 1972. p. 4C.
  14. ↑ "Bruins rally, trip Stanford". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. November 5, 1972. p. 5D.
  15. ↑ "Huskies surprise UCLA". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. November 12, 1972. p. 2C.
  16. ↑ 1975 UCLA Media Guide, UCLA Athletic News Bureau, 1975


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