1974 UCLA Bruins football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1974 UCLA Bruins football Pacific-8 Conference Pac-8 6–3–2 4–2–1 Dick Vermeil 1st Rod Dowhower 1st Lynn Stiles 1st Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 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.1975 UCLA Media Guide, UCLA Athletic News Bureau, 1975 Schedule 1974 AP September 7 t y y 12 Tennessee 16 Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN ABC 17–17 57,560 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/101374126/vols-rally-ties-bruins-1717/ The San Francisco Examiner Vols' rally ties Bruins, 17–17 September 8, 1974 May 8, 2022 Newspapers.com September 21 l y y 12 Iowa Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA 10–21 47,500 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-ann-arbor-news-hawkeyes-end-losing-s/181476581/ The Ann Arbor News Hawkeyes end losing streak with 21–10 upset over UCLA September 22, 1974 September 21, 2025 Newspapers.com September 28 w y Michigan State Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA 56–14 44,026 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-tribune-sciarra-bruins-rout-sp/181476647/ The News Tribune Sciarra, Bruins rout Spartans September 29, 1974 September 21, 2025 Newspapers.com October 5 w y y Utah Robert Rice Stadium Salt Lake City, UT 27–14 25,682 https://www.newspapers.com/article/santa-cruz-sentinel-sluggish-bruins-stop/156856923/ Santa Cruz Sentinel Sluggish Bruins stop Utah, 27–14 October 6, 1974 October 9, 2024 Newspapers.com October 12 t Stanford Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA 13–13 45,937 https://www.newspapers.com/article/arizona-daily-star-bruins-gain-tie/181475720/ Arizona Daily Star Bruins gain tie October 13, 1974 September 21, 2025 Newspapers.com October 19 w Washington State Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA 17–13 30,686 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-san-bernardino-county-sun-ucla-slips/181476754/ The Sun-Telegram UCLA slips past Washington St. October 20, 1974 September 21, 2025 Newspapers.com October 26 w y California 20 California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA rivalry 28–3 48,777 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-bakersfield-californian-bruins-top-c/181476378/ The Bakersfield Californian Bruins top California, but lose Sciarra for year with broken ankle October 27, 1974 September 21, 2025 Newspapers.com November 2 l y 8 Washington Husky Stadium Seattle, WA 9–31 52,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sacramento-bee-huskies-upset-bruins/181476812/ The Sacramento Bee Huskies upset Bruins 31–9 November 3, 1974 September 21, 2025 Newspapers.com November 9 w Oregon Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA 21–0 32,713 https://www.newspapers.com/article/ventura-county-star-dankworth-leads-brui/181476905/ Ventura County Star Dankworth leads Bruins past Ducks November 10, 1974 September 21, 2025 Newspapers.com November 16 w y Oregon State Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR 33–14 21,118 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-olympian-ucla-chews-up-beavers/181476959/ The Olympian UCLA chews up Beavers November 17, 1974 September 21, 2025 Newspapers.com November 23 l USC 8 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA Victory Bell} ABC 9–34 82,467 https://www.newspapers.com/article/press-telegram-usc-comes-out-smelling-li/181475460/ Independent Press-Telegram USC comes out smelling like roses again, 34–9 November 24, 1974 September 21, 2025 Newspapers.com 1974 UCLA Bruins Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football September 21, 2025 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/ucla/1974-schedule.html Roster 1974 UCLA Bruins f 89 Jr Norm Andersen WR 30 Jr Eddie Ayers RB 81 Sr Gene Bleymaier TE y 24 Sr Russel Charles RB 64 Sr Gene Clark T 51 Jr Randy Cross G y 19 So Jeff Dankworth QB 8 So Wally Henry WR 65 Sr Myke Horton G 61 Sr Art Kuehn C 73 Jr Phil McKinnely T y 3 Sr Steve Monohan WR 15 Jr John Sciarra QB y 76 Jr Cliff Frazier DT 8 Sr Jack Jorgensen LB 21 Sr Phil Kimble CB 77 Sr Rick Kukulica DT 93 Sr Fulton Kuykendall LB 53 Jr Mike Martinez DT 28 Sr John Nanoski CB 23 Sr Kent Pearce S 1 Sr Herschel Ramsey LB 59 Sr Gene Settles LB 67 Sr Pat Sweetland DT 56 Jr Terry Tautolo LB y 25 Sr Greg Williams S *Dick Vermeil Jim Criner (OL) Terry Donahue Rod Dowhower (OC) Jerry Long Billie Matthews Jim Mora (LB) Carl Peterson Lynn Stiles (DC) Dick Tomey (DB) Honors All conference first team: Norm Anderson (SE), Gene Clark (OT), Fulton Kuykendall (LB) References UCLA Bruins football Category:UCLA Bruins football seasons UCLA Bruins football UCLA Bruins football