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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 .[1]
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.[2]
Schedule [ ] Date Opponent Rank Site Result Attendance September 23 at Air Force * W 19-627,500[3] September 30 at Michigan * No. 9 L 6-2973,019 October 7 at No. 8 Ohio State * L 3-1382,992 October 14 Vanderbilt * W 28-2123,704[4] October 21 Pittsburgh * Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA W 20-627,688[5] October 28 at Stanford W 20-035,000[6] November 4 California Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (California ) W 35-1533,792[7] November 10 TCU * Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA W 28-729,236 November 18 Washington Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA L 13-1733,969 November 25 at USC W 10-757,580 January 1 vs. No. 6 Minnesota * Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (Rose Bowl ) L 3-2198,214 *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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↑ "1961 UCLA Bruins Schedule and Results" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/ucla/1961-schedule.html . Retrieved December 17, 2015 .↑ "1961 UCLA Bruins Stats" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/ucla/1961.html . Retrieved December 17, 2015 .↑ Curran, J. (24 September 1961). "Bruins' bobby smith (3 TDs) ruins air force, 19-6" . Los Angeles Times . https://search.proquest.com/docview/167989404 ? . ↑ Curran, J. (15 October 1961). "Bruins in 'rout' of vandy" . Los Angeles Times . https://search.proquest.com/docview/167981285 ? . ↑ Curran, J. (22 October 1961). "Bruins' defense rescues offense, beats pitt, 20-6" . Los Angeles Times . https://search.proquest.com/docview/167984444 ? . ↑ "UCLA backs speed by stanford, 20-0" . The Washington Post . 29 October 1961. https://search.proquest.com/docview/141383308 ? .↑ Curran, J. (5 November 1961). "SMITH STARS AS BRUINS 'FIGHT' TO WIN" . Los Angeles Times . https://search.proquest.com/docview/167970976 ? . ↑ "2015 UCLA Bruins Football Media Guide Year-by-Year Results" . http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/uclabruins.com/documents/2015/8/13/FB_15MG_96_100.pdf . Retrieved December 19, 2016 .
