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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: J. Thompson Tommy Prothro
Conference: Pac 10-

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1919 <-- 1969 <- 1970 -> 1971 --> 2024

1970 Season Highlights

J. Thompson Tommy Prothro enters his 6th season as Head Coach at UCLA.

1970 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 12	@ Oregon State	14	9	W
Sat., Sep. 19	@ Pittsburgh	24	15	W
Sat., Sep. 26	vs. Northwestern	12	7	W
Sat., Oct. 3	@ Texas	17	20	L
Sat., Oct. 10	vs. Oregon	40	41	L
Sat., Oct. 17	@ California	24	21	W
Sat., Oct. 24	vs. Stanford	7	9	L
Fri., Oct. 30	vs. Washington State	54	9	W
Sat., Nov. 14	@ Washington	20	61	L
Sat., Nov. 21	vs. Southern California	45	20	W
Sat., Dec. 5	@ Tennessee	17	28	L

1970 Season Totals
Record	6-5
Points Scored	274
Scoring Average	24.9
Points Allowed	240
Defense Average	21.8
Opponents Record	72-46
Conference Record	4-3
Home Record	3-2
Away Record	3-3

1970 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1970 Pac 10- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Stanford	9-3	343	206	Won 27-17	6-1	220	101	John Ralston
California	6-5	272	249		4-3	166	123	Ray Willsey
Oregon	6-4-1	285	256		4-3	152	166	Jerry Frei
UCLA	6-5	274	240		4-3	204	170	J. Thompson Tommy Prothro
Washington	6-4	334	216		4-3	233	176	James Jim Owens
Oregon State	6-5	211	239		3-4	120	171	Dee Andros
Southern California	6-4-1	343	233		3-4	194	163	John McKay
Washington State	1-10	231	460		0-7	112	331	Jim Sweeney

1970 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1970 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 bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.