1974 UCLA Bruins football team

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1974 UCLA Bruins football
Conference Pacific-8 Conference
Record6–3–2 (4–2–1 Pac-8)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Rod Dowhower (1st season)
Defensive coordinator Lynn Stiles (1st season)
Home stadium Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Seasons
←  1973
1975  →
1974 Pacific-8 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 USC $ 6 –0 –110 –1 –1
Stanford 5 –1 –15 –4 –2
California 4 –2 –17 –3 –1
UCLA 4 –2 –16 –3 –2
Washington 3 –4 –05 –6 –0
Oregon State 3 –4 –03 –8 –0
Washington State 1 –6 –02 –9 –0
Oregon 0 –7 –02 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1974 UCLA Bruins football team represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. Members of the Pacific-8 Conference, the Bruins were led by first-year head coach Dick Vermeil and played their home games at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. [1]

Contents

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 7at No. 16 Tennessee *No. 12
 ABC T 17–1757,560 [2]
September 21at Iowa *No. 12
L 10–2147,500
September 28 Michigan State *
W 56–1444,555
October 5at Utah *
W 27–1425,682
October 12 Stanford
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
T 13–1346,292
October 19 Washington State
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 17–1327,745
October 26at No. 20 California
W 28–348,777
November 2at Washington No. 8
L 9–3152,000
November 9 Oregon
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 21–032,839
November 16at Oregon State
W 33–1421,118
November 23No. 8 USC
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA (Victory Bell})
ABCL 9–3482,625
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1974 UCLA Bruins football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 89Norm AndersenJr
RB 30Eddie AyersJr
TE 81 Gene Bleymaier Sr
RB 24Russel CharlesSr
OT 64Gene ClarkSr
G 51 Randy Cross Jr
QB 19Jeff DankworthSo
WR 8Wally HenrySo
G 65Myke HortonSr
C 61Art KuehnSr
OT 73 Phil McKinnely Jr
WR 3Steve MonohanSr
QB 15 John Sciarra Jr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DT 76Cliff FrazierJr
LB 8Jack JorgensenSr
CB 21Phil KimbleSr
DT 77Rick KukulicaSr
LB 93Fulton KuykendallSr
DT 53Mike MartinezJr
CB 28John NanoskiSr
S 23Kent PearceSr
LB 1Herschel RamseySr
LB 59Gene SettlesSr
DT 67Pat SweetlandSr
LB 56 Terry Tautolo Jr
S 25Greg WilliamsSr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Honors

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References

  1. ↑ 1975 UCLA Media Guide, UCLA Athletic News Bureau, 1975
  2. ↑ "Vols' rally ties Bruins, 17–17". The San Francisco Examiner. September 8, 1974. Retrieved May 8, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
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