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: Pepper Rodgers Conference: Pac 10-
1972 Season Highlights
Pepper Rodgers enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at UCLA.
1972 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 9 vs.
Nebraska
20
17
W
Sat., Sep. 16 @
Pittsburgh
38
28
W
Sat., Sep. 23 vs.
Michigan
9
26
L
Fri., Sep. 29 vs.
Oregon
65
20
W
Sat., Oct. 7 vs.
Arizona
42
31
W
Sat., Oct. 14 @
Oregon State
37
7
W
Sat., Oct. 21 @
California
49
13
W
Sat., Oct. 28 vs.
Washington State
35
20
W
Sat., Nov. 4 vs.
Stanford
28
23
W
Sat., Nov. 11 @
Washington
21
30
L
Sat., Nov. 18 vs.
Southern California
7
24
L
1972 Season Totals
Record 8-3
Points Scored 351
Scoring Average 31.9
Points Allowed 239
Defense Average 21.7
Opponents Record 66-56
Conference Record 5-2
Home Record 5-2
Away Record 3-1
1972 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
15 8-3-0
AP
17 8-3-0
Coaches
17 8-3-0
UPI
1972 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1972 All Pac 10 Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
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