Schedule
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Date Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance Source September 8 at No. 4 Nebraska * No. 10 ABC L 13–4074,966 [1]
September 22 Iowa * No. 18 W 55–1834,456
September 29 at Michigan State * No. 17 W 34–2160,850
October 6 Utah * No. 16 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA W 66–1632,697
October 13 at Stanford No. 15 W 59–1355,000 [3]
October 20 at Washington State No. 13 W 24–1332,200 [4]
October 27 California No. 13 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (rivalry ) W 61–2135,492
November 3 Washington No. 10 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA W 62–1330,000
November 10 at Oregon No. 9 W 27–721,200
November 17 Oregon State No. 8 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA W 56–1418,540
November 24 at No. 9 USC No. 8 ABC L 13–2388,037 [2]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Game summaries
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at No. 4 Nebraska
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No. 10 UCLA at No. 4 Nebraska
1
2 3 4 Total
No. 10 Bruins
6
7 0 0
13
• No. 4 Cornhuskers
14
6 6 14
40
Iowa at No. 18 UCLA
1
2 3 4 Total
Hawkeyes
10
0 0 8
18
• No. 18 Bruins
3
21 10 21
55
Scoring summary 1 UCLA Herrera 24-yard field goal UCLA 3–0
Iowa Kokolus 45-yard field goal Tied 3–3
Iowa Rollins 11-yard pass from Skogman (Kokolus kick) Iowa 10–3
2 UCLA James McAlister 1-yard run (Herrera kick) Tied 10–10
UCLA Harmon 1-yard run (Herrera kick) UCLA 17–10
UCLA John Sciarra 2-yard run (Herrera kick) UCLA 24–10
3 UCLA Kermit Johnson 9-yard run (Herrera kick) UCLA 31–10
UCLA Herrera 44-yard field goal UCLA 34–10
4 UCLA Tyler 4-yard run (Lantry kick) UCLA 41–10
Iowa Skogman 5-yard run (Jenson pass from Skogman) UCLA 41–18
UCLA Raymond Burks 46-yard pass from John Sciarra (Herrera kick) UCLA 48–18
UCLA John Sciarra 7-yard run (Herrera kick) UCLA 55–18
vs. No. 9 USC
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No. 8 UCLA vs. No. 9 USC
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2 3 4 Total
No. 8 Bruins
3
7 0 3
13
• No. 9 Trojans
7
10 3 3
23
Date: November 24, 1973Location: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CAGame attendance: 88,037
Scoring summary 1 USC Davis 4 yard run (Limahelu kick) USC 7–0
UCLA Herrera 42 yard field goal USC 7–3
2 USC McKay 16 yard pass from Haden (Limahelu kick) USC 14–3
UCLA Johnson 3 yard run (Herrera kick) USC 14–10
USC Limahelu 35 yard field goal USC 17–10
3 USC Limahelu 32 yard field goal USC 20–10
4 4:30 UCLA Herrera 27 yard field goal USC 20–13
1:07 USC Limahelu 28 yard field goal USC 23–13
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Awards and honors
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First Team All Americans: Jimmy Allen (DB), Efrén Herrera (K), Kermit Johnson (RB, Consensus selection), James McAlister (RB), Fred McNeill (DE)[7]
All Conference First Team: Jimmy Allen (DB), James Bright (DB), Kermit Johnson (RB), Ed Kezirian (OT), Steve Klosterman (OG), Fulton Kuykendall (LB), Fred McNeill (DE), John Nanoski (DB), Al Oliver (OT), Cal Peterson (DE)
References
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^ a b "Cornhuskers too much for Bruins" . Eugene Register-Guard . (location). Associated Press. September 9, 1973. p. 1C.
^ a b "Another Pasadena visit for USC..." Eugene Register-Guard . (location). Associated Press. November 25, 1973. p. 1D.
^ "How They Scored" . Los Angeles Times . October 14, 1973. Retrieved September 21, 2007 .
^ "Bruins sputter, but beat WSU 24-13" . Eugene Register-Guard . (location). Associated Press. October 21, 1973. p. 2B.
^ College Football @ Sports-Reference.com
^ "Trojans Triumph, 23-13" . The New York Times . November 25, 1973. Retrieved September 4, 2023 .
^ 1975 UCLA Media Guide, UCLA Athletic News Bureau, 1975