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1961 UCLA Bruins football team

1961 UCLA Bruins football
AAWU champion
Rose Bowl, L 3–21 vs. Minnesota
Conference Athletic Association of Western Universities
1961 record 7–4 (3–1 AAWU)
Head coach Bill Barnes (4th year)
Home stadium Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Seasons
« 1960 1962 »
1961 AAWU football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#16 UCLA $ 3 1 0     7 4 0
USC 2 1 1     4 5 1
Washington 2 1 1     5 4 1
Stanford 1 3 0     4 6 0
California 1 3 0     1 8 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1961 UCLA Bruins football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 1961 college football season. In their fourth year under head coach Bill Barnes, the Bruins compiled a 7–4 record (3–1 conference) and finished in first place in the Athletic Association of Western Universities.

UCLA's offensive leaders in 1961 were quarterbacks Bobby Smith and Mike Haffner with 327 passing yards each, Haffner with 703 rushing yards, and Kermit Alexander with 297 receiving yards.


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