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1974 UCLA Bruins football
ConferencePacific-8 Conference
Record6–3–2 (4–2–1 Pac-8)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRod Dowhower (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorLynn Stiles (1st season)
Home stadiumLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Seasons← 19731975 →
1974 Pacific-8 Conference football standings
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.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 7at No. 16 Tennessee*No. 12ABCT 17–1757,560
September 21at Iowa*No. 12L 10–2147,500
September 28Michigan State*W 56–1444,555
October 5at Utah*W 27–1425,682
October 12Stanford
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
T 13–1346,292
October 19Washington State
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 17–1327,745
October 26at No. 20 CaliforniaW 28–348,777
November 2at WashingtonNo. 8L 9–3152,000
November 9Oregon
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 21–032,839
November 16at Oregon StateW 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
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
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt 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. "Sluggish Bruins stop Utah, 27–14". Santa Cruz Sentinel. October 6, 1974. Retrieved October 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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