The 1971 UCLA Bruins football team represented

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(UCLA) in the

1971 NCAA University Division football season The 1971 NCAA University Division football season saw Coach Bob Devaney's Nebraska Cornhuskers repeat as national champions. Ranked a close second behind Notre Dame in the preseason poll, Nebraska moved up to first place the following week, rema ...

. The team was coached by

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and was ranked 15th by AP in the pre-season poll. The team finished the season with a 2–7–1 record.

Regular season

Schedule

Game summaries

USC

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.

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kicked the PAT to tie the game in the third quarter.

Awards and honors

* All-Americans:

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(OE)

References

External links

Game program: UCLA vs. Washington State at Spokane
– October 9, 1971

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UCLA Bruins football seasons

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