Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 8 | at No. 4 Nebraska* | No. 10 | | ABC | L 13–40 | 74,966 | [1] |
September 22 | Iowa* | No. 18 | | | W 55–18 | 34,456 | |
September 29 | at Michigan State* | No. 17 | | | W 34–21 | 60,850 | |
October 6 | Utah* | No. 16 | - Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
- Los Angeles, CA
| | W 66–16 | 32,697 | |
October 13 | at Stanford | No. 15 | | | W 59–13 | 55,000 | [3] |
October 20 | at Washington State | No. 13 | | | W 24–13 | 32,200 | [4] |
October 27 | California | No. 13 | - Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
- Los Angeles, CA (rivalry)
| | W 61–21 | 35,492 | |
November 3 | Washington | No. 10 | - Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
- Los Angeles, CA
| | W 62–13 | 30,000 | |
November 10 | at Oregon | No. 9 | | | W 27–7 | 21,200 | |
November 17 | Oregon State | No. 8 | - Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
- Los Angeles, CA
| | W 56–14 | 18,540 | |
November 24 | at No. 9 USC | No. 8 | | ABC | L 13–23 | 88,037 | [2] |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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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 |
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Iowa at No. 18 UCLA
|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Hawkeyes |
10 |
0 | 0 | 8 |
18 |
• No. 18 Bruins |
3 |
21 | 10 | 21 |
55 |
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Scoring summary |
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| 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 |
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No. 8 UCLA vs. No. 9 USC
|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 8 Bruins |
3 |
7 | 0 | 3 |
13 |
• No. 9 Trojans |
7 |
10 | 3 | 3 |
23 |
- Date: November 24, 1973
- Location: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Los Angeles, CA - Game attendance: 88,037
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Scoring summary |
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| 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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- 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)
- ^ 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