1973 UCLA Bruins football team

The 1973 UCLA Bruins football team represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. Members of the Pacific-8 Conference, the Bruins were led by third-year head coach Pepper Rodgers and played their home games at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.

1973 UCLA Bruins football
ConferencePacific-8
Ranking
CoachesNo. 9
APNo. 12
1973 record92 (61 Pac-8)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorHomer Smith (2nd season)
Home stadiumLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
1973 Pacific-8 Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 8 USC $ 7 0 0  9 2 1
No. 12 UCLA 6 1 0  9 2 0
Stanford 5 2 0  7 4 0
Washington State 4 3 0  5 6 0
California 2 5 0  4 7 0
Oregon 2 5 0  2 9 0
Oregon State 2 5 0  2 9 0
Washington 0 7 0  2 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Quarterbacks Mark Harmon and John Sciarra ran the wishbone offense, and the Bruins were 9–2 overall and 6–1 om the Pac-8. After an opening loss at fourth-ranked Nebraska,[1] the Bruins won nine straight, but lost again to USC in the season finale.[2] UCLA repeated as conference runner-up, but the Pac-8 did not allow a second bowl team until the 1975 season. They were ranked twelfth in the final AP poll, ninth in the UPI coaches poll.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 8at No. 4 Nebraska*No. 10ABCL 13–4074,966
September 22Iowa*No. 18W 55–1834,456
September 29at Michigan State*No. 17W 34–2160,850
October 6Utah*No. 16
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 66–1632,697
October 13at StanfordNo. 15W 59–1355,000
October 20at Washington StateNo. 13W 24–1332,200
October 27CaliforniaNo. 13
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA (rivalry)
W 61–2135,492
November 3WashingtonNo. 10
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 62–1330,000
November 10at OregonNo. 9W 27–721,200
November 17Oregon StateNo. 8
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 56–1418,540
November 24at No. 9 USCNo. 8
ABCL 13–2388,037
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll

Source:[5]

  • Prior to the 1975 season, the Pac-8 and Big Ten conferences allowed only one postseason participant each, for the Rose Bowl.

Roster

  • QB Mark Harmon
  • PK Efren Herrera
  • RB Kermit Johnson
  • FB James McAlister
  • QB John Sciarra
  • FS Jim Bright
  • LB Jack Jorgensen

Awards and honors

References

  1. "Cornhuskers too much for Bruins". Eugene Register-Guard. (location). Associated Press. September 9, 1973. p. 1C.
  2. "Another Pasadena visit for USC..." Eugene Register-Guard. (location). Associated Press. November 25, 1973. p. 1D.
  3. "How They Scored". Los Angeles Times. October 14, 1973. Retrieved September 21, 2007.
  4. "Bruins sputter, but beat WSU 24-13". Eugene Register-Guard. (location). Associated Press. October 21, 1973. p. 2B.
  5. College Football @ Sports-Reference.com
  6. 1975 UCLA Media Guide, UCLA Athletic News Bureau, 1975
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