Year: | 1971 |
Team: | UCLA Bruins |
Sport: | football |
Conference: | Pacific-8 Conference |
Short Conf: | Pac-8 |
Record: | 2–7–1 |
Conf Record: | 1–4–1 |
Head Coach: | Pepper Rodgers |
Hc Year: | 1st |
Off Scheme: | Wishbone |
Stadium: | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum |
The 1971 UCLA Bruins football team represented the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in the Pacific-8 Conference (Pac-8) during the 1971 NCAA University Division football season. Led by new head coach Pepper Rodgers, the Bruins were ranked 15th by AP in the pre-season poll, but finished at 2–7–1 (1–4–1 in Pac-8, last).[1] Home games were played at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.
The game was played to a 7–7 tie before 68,426 at the Coliseum and a nationwide TV audience. Lou Harris scored for the Trojans and Marv Kendricks scored a 7-yard touchdown for the Bruins. Efrén Herrera kicked the PAT to tie the game in the third quarter.