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
Conf.Overall
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. 12L 10–2147,500 [3]
September 28 Michigan State *W 56–1444,026 [4]
October 5at Utah *W 27–1425,682 [5]
October 12 Stanford
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
T 13–1345,937 [6]
October 19 Washington State
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 17–1330,686 [7]
October 26at No. 20 California W 28–348,777 [8]
November 2at Washington No. 8L 9–3152,000 [9]
November 9 Oregon
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 21–032,713 [10]
November 16at Oregon State W 33–1421,118 [11]
November 23No. 8 USC
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA (Victory Bell})
ABCL 9–3482,467 [12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1974 UCLA Bruins football team roster
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
  • Injury icon 2.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Honors

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.