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

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
September 25	at No. 4 Michigan*		Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	L 0–38	88,042
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	[3]
October 23	California		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (rivalry)	L 24–31	30,741	[4]
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	[5]
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)^[6]
• All-Conference First Team: Dave Dalby (C), Bob Christiansen (OE)

References

1. b2013 UCLA Football Media Guide, UCLA, 2013
2. Prugh, J. (September 12, 1971). "Lightning strikes again; bruins fall". Los Angeles Times – via ProQuest.
3. "UCLA collects in 28–12 win; Arizona is lifeless". The Sacramento Bee. October 17, 1971. Retrieved September 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Prugh, J. (October 24, 1971). "Cal outcasts steal another, 31-24". Los Angeles Times – via ProQuest.
5. Mal, F. (October 7, 1979). "STANFORD KICK ON LAST PLAY DEFEATS UCLA". Los Angeles Times – via ProQuest.
6. 1975 UCLA Media Guide, UCLA Athletic News Bureau, 1975

External links

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