UCLA Football Team History
UCLA Bruins
University of California at Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA
Founded: 1919 Stadium: Rose Bowl Capacity: 91,136 Colors: Blue & Gold Coach: William F. Bill Barnes Conference: Pac 10-
1961 Season Highlights
William F. Bill Barnes enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at UCLA.
The Bruins won the Pac 10 Conference Championship.
1961 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 23 @
Air Force
19
6
W
@ Denver, CO
Sat., Sep. 30 @
Michigan
6
29
L
Sat., Oct. 7 @
Ohio State
3
13
L
Sat., Oct. 14 vs.
Vanderbilt
28
21
W
Sat., Oct. 21 vs.
Pittsburgh
20
6
W
Sat., Oct. 28 @
Stanford
20
0
W
Sat., Nov. 4 vs.
California
35
15
W
Fri., Nov. 10 vs.
Texas Christian
28
7
W
Sat., Nov. 18 vs.
Washington
13
17
L
Sat., Nov. 25 @
Southern California
10
7
W
Mon., Jan. 1
Minnesota
3
21
L
@ Pasadena, CA
Rose Bowl
1961 Season Totals
Record 7-4
Points Scored 185
Scoring Average 16.8
Points Allowed 142
Defense Average 12.9
Opponents Record 47-55
Conference Record 3-1
Home Record 4-1
Away Record 3-2
1961 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
16 7-3-0
AP
1961 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1961 All Pac 10 Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The first college football National Champion was Princeton. They received the honor in 1869 and only played two games.