1969 UCLA Bruins football team

1969 UCLA Bruins football
ConferencePacific-8 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 10
APNo. 13
Record8–1–1 (5–1–1 Pac-8)
Head coach
Home stadiumLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
1969 Pacific-8 Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 USC $ 6 0 0 10 0 1
No. 13 UCLA 5 1 1 8 1 1
No. 19 Stanford 5 1 1 7 2 1
Oregon State 4 3 0 6 4 0
Oregon 2 3 0 5 5 1
California 2 4 0 5 5 0
Washington 1 6 0 1 9 0
Washington State 0 7 0 1 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1969 UCLA Bruins football team represented the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) as a member of the Pacific-8 Conference during the 1969 NCAA University Division football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Tommy Prothro, the Bruins compiled an overall record of 8–1–1 with a mark of 5–1–1 in conference play, tying for second place in the Pac-8. UCLA played home game at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 13Oregon StateNo. 17W 37–050,091[1]
September 20Pittsburgh*No. 17
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 42–835,258[2]
September 27at Wisconsin*No. 14W 34–2349,243[3]
October 4at Northwestern*No. 11W 36–041,015[4]
October 11at Washington StateNo. 11W 46–1422,100[5]
October 181:28 p.m.CaliforniaNo. 8
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA (rivalry)
W 32–038,998[6]
October 251:30 p.m.at No. 19 StanfordNo. 6T 20–2084,000[7]
November 1WashingtonNo. 9
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 57–1434,899[8]
November 15at OregonNo. 7W 13–1028,500[9]
November 22at No. 5 USCNo. 6
L 12–1490,814[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Game summaries

USC

Team 1 234Total
UCLA 6 006 12
USC 0 707 14

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Roster

References

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  3. ^ "Badgers better but still lose to UCLA, 34–23". The Post-Crescent. September 28, 1969. Retrieved October 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Chapin, D. (October 5, 1969). "Ozing Bruins awaken at half and roll, 36–0". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 156252309. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
  5. ^ "Bruins breeze to 46–14 win". Santa Cruz Sentinel. October 12, 1969. Retrieved October 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Chapin, D. (October 19, 1969). "Bruins' 32–0 avalanche wipes out doubt---and California". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 156308312. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
  7. ^ "Stanford ties; Bruins settle for 20–20 knot". The Sacramento Bee. October 26, 1969. Retrieved October 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Bruins maul riddled Huskies, 57–14". The Register. November 2, 1969. Retrieved October 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "UCLA slips by Oregon". The Pittsburgh Press. November 16, 1969. Retrieved October 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Frantic Trojan drive topples UCLA, 14–12". Austin American-Statesman. November 23, 1969. Retrieved October 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ College Football @ Sports-Reference.com
  12. ^ "Schedule/Results (1969 UCLA)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved October 21, 2025.
  13. ^ "Trojans Topple UCLA". The Palm Beach Post. November 23, 1969.