1974 UCLA Bruins football team

1974 UCLA Bruins football
Conference	Pacific-8 Conference
Record	6–3–2 (4–2–1 Pac-8)
Head coach	Dick Vermeil (1st season)
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

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 USC $	6	–	0	–	1			10	–	1	–	1
Stanford	5	–	1	–	1			5	–	4	–	2
California	4	–	2	–	1			7	–	3	–	1
UCLA	4	–	2	–	1			6	–	3	–	2
Washington	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Oregon State	3	–	4	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Washington State	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
Oregon	0	–	7	–	0			2	–	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]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 7	at No. 16 Tennessee *	No. 12	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	ABC	T 17–17	57,560	[2]
September 21	at Iowa *	No. 12	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA		L 10–21	47,500	[3]
September 28	Michigan State *		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA		W 56–14	44,026	[4]
October 5	at Utah *		Robert Rice Stadium Salt Lake City, UT		W 27–14	25,682	[5]
October 12	Stanford		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA		T 13–13	45,937	[6]
October 19	Washington State		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA		W 17–13	30,686	[7]
October 26	at No. 20 California		California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA (rivalry)		W 28–3	48,777	[8]
November 2	at Washington	No. 8	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA		L 9–31	52,000	[9]
November 9	Oregon		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA		W 21–0	32,713	[10]
November 16	at Oregon State		Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR		W 33–14	21,118	[11]
November 23	No. 8 USC		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (Victory Bell})	ABC	L 9–34	82,467	[12]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1974 UCLA Bruins football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 89 Norm Andersen Jr RB 30 Eddie Ayers Jr TE 81 Gene Bleymaier Sr RB 24 Russel Charles Sr OT 64 Gene Clark Sr G 51 Randy Cross Jr QB 19 Jeff Dankworth So WR 8 Wally Henry So G 65 Myke Horton Sr C 61 Art Kuehn Sr OT 73 Phil McKinnely Jr WR 3 Steve Monohan Sr QB 15 John Sciarra Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DT 76 Cliff Frazier Jr LB 8 Jack Jorgensen Sr CB 21 Phil Kimble Sr DT 77 Rick Kukulica Sr LB 93 Fulton Kuykendall Sr DT 53 Mike Martinez Jr CB 28 John Nanoski Sr S 23 Kent Pearce Sr LB 1 Herschel Ramsey Sr LB 59 Gene Settles Sr DT 67 Pat Sweetland Sr LB 56 Terry Tautolo Jr S 25 Greg Williams Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Dick Vermeil Coordinators/assistant coaches Jim Criner (OL) Terry Donahue Rod Dowhower (OC) Jerry Long Billie Matthews Jim Mora (LB) Carl Peterson Lynn Stiles (DC) Dick Tomey (DB) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Honors

• All conference first team: Norm Anderson (SE), Gene Clark (OT), Fulton Kuykendall (LB)

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.
3. "Hawkeyes end losing streak with 21–10 upset over UCLA". The Ann Arbor News. September 22, 1974. Retrieved September 21, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Sciarra, Bruins rout Spartans". The News Tribune. September 29, 1974. Retrieved September 21, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Sluggish Bruins stop Utah, 27–14". Santa Cruz Sentinel. October 6, 1974. Retrieved October 9, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Bruins gain tie". Arizona Daily Star. October 13, 1974. Retrieved September 21, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
7. "UCLA slips past Washington St". The Sun-Telegram. October 20, 1974. Retrieved September 21, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Bruins top California, but lose Sciarra for year with broken ankle". The Bakersfield Californian. October 27, 1974. Retrieved September 21, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Huskies upset Bruins 31–9". The Sacramento Bee. November 3, 1974. Retrieved September 21, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Dankworth leads Bruins past Ducks". Ventura County Star. November 10, 1974. Retrieved September 21, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
11. "UCLA chews up Beavers". The Olympian. November 17, 1974. Retrieved September 21, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
12. "USC comes out smelling like roses again, 34–9". Independent Press-Telegram. November 24, 1974. Retrieved September 21, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
13. "1974 UCLA Bruins Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 21, 2025.