1974 UCLA Bruins football team

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
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.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 7at No. 16 Tennessee*No. 12
ABCT 17–1757,560[2]
September 21at Iowa*No. 12
L 10–2147,500[3]
September 28Michigan State*
W 56–1444,026[4]
October 5at Utah*
W 27–1425,682[5]
October 12Stanford
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
T 13–1345,937[6]
October 19Washington 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 WashingtonNo. 8
L 9–3152,000[9]
November 9Oregon
  • 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

[13]

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
  • 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. ^ "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.
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