1968 UCLA Bruins football team
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Conference | Pacific-8 Conference |
Record | 3–7 (2–4 Pac-8) |
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Home stadium | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum |
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No. 4 USC $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 15 Oregon State | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stanford | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
California | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon
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2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UCLA | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington State | 1 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington | 1 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1968 UCLA Bruins football team was an
UCLA's offensive leaders in 1968 were quarterback Jim Nader with 1,008 passing yards, running back Greg Jones with 497 rushing yards, and Ron Copeland with 372 receiving yards.[2]
In a rebuilding year, the Bruins opened with two home wins: a 63–7 defeat of Pittsburgh, featuring a school-record 4 TD passes by QB Nader, relieving an injured starter Bill Bolden, and a ten-point win over Washington State.[3][4] The season ground to a halt at Syracuse,[5] and with QB Bolden in and out of the lineup due to injuries the rest of the season, plus several other starters eventually sidelined as well, UCLA won only once more, over Stanford 20–17.[6]
The Bruins gave #1 USC and Heisman Trophy winner O. J. Simpson a scare in a 28–16 loss; UCLA, a near 2-TD underdog at the fog-shrouded Coliseum, trailed 21–16 deep into the fourth quarter and moved inside of USC's 5-yard line behind QB Nader before being stopped. A subsequent turnover near midfield set up a late Trojan drive for the clinching TD by Simpson with only 25 seconds to play. Though the brave effort vs. the top-ranked Trojans fueled optimism for the subsequent and successful 1969 season.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 5 | Pittsburgh* | No. 16 | W 63–7 | 43,218 | [7] | |
September 28 | Washington State | No. 8 |
| W 31–21 | 41,759 | [3][4] |
October 5 | at Syracuse* | No. 9 | L 7–20 | 37,367 | [5][8] | |
October 12 | No. 3 Penn State* |
| L 6–21 | 35,778 | [9] | |
October 19 | at California | L 15–39 | 48,000 | [10] | ||
October 26 | Stanford |
| W 20–17 | 37,935 | [6][11] | |
November 2 | at No. 5 Tennessee* | L 18–42 | 64,078 | [12] | ||
November 9 | at No. 15 Oregon State | L 21–45 | 41,361 | [13] | ||
November 16 | at Washington | L 0–6 | 52,500 | [14] | ||
November 23 | No. 1 USC |
| L 16–28 | 75,066 | [15] | |
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Roster
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Defense
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Special teams
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References
- ^ "1968 UCLA Bruins Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
- ^ "1968 UCLA Bruins Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
- ^ a b c Brown, Bruce (September 28, 1968). "Cougars buck big odds". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). p. 10.
- ^ a b Brown, Bruce (September 30, 1968). "Home game next for WSU after solid UCLA showing". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). p. 17.
- ^ a b "Orangemen upset No. 9 Bruins in the Archbold Stadium mud, 20-7". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. October 6, 1968. p. 4B.
- ^ a b "UCLA stops Tribe". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. October 27, 1968. p. 3B.
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- ^ Cawood, Neil (November 10, 1968). "Beavers rip Bruins, 45-21". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
- ^ "Huskies top Bruins, 6-0". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. November 17, 1968. p. 3B.
- ^ "Trojans regroup, overcome Bruins". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. November 24, 1968. p. 2B.
- ^ "2015 UCLA Bruins Football Media Guide Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). Retrieved December 19, 2016.
- ^ "OSU expects large crowds". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). November 8, 1968. p. 4.