1963 UCLA Bruins football team

1963 UCLA Bruins football
Conference	Athletic Association of Western Universities
Record	2–8 (2–2 AAWU)
Head coach	Bill Barnes (6th season)
Home stadium	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

1963 Athletic Association of Western Universities football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Washington $	4	–	1	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
USC	3	–	1	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
UCLA	2	–	2	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
Washington State	1	–	1	–	0			3	–	6	–	1
California	1	–	3	–	0			4	–	5	–	1
Stanford	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1963 UCLA Bruins football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 1963 NCAA University Division football season. In their sixth year under head coach Bill Barnes, the Bruins compiled a 2–8 record (2–2 AAWU) and finished in third place in the Athletic Association of Western Universities.[1]

UCLA's offensive leaders in 1963 were quarterback Larry Zeno with 1,036 passing yards, Jim Colletto with 179 rushing yards, and Kurt Altenberg with 419 receiving yards.[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 20	Pittsburgh	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 0–20	28,095	[3]
September 28	at Penn State*	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA	L 14–17	34,800
October 5	at Stanford	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	W 10–9	21,000
October 11	Syracuse*	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 7–29	22,949	[4]
October 19	at Notre Dame*	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN	L 12–27	42,948
October 25	No. 4 Illinois*	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 12–18	24,616	[5]
November 2	California	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (rivalry)	L 0–25	32,711	[6]
November 9	at Air Force*	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	L 21–48	31,937	[7]
November 16	Washington	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	W 14–0	30,398
November 30	at USC	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (Victory Bell)	L 6–26	82,460
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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• The final regular season game (USC) was postponed a week following the assassination of President Kennedy.[9][10][11][12]

References

1. "1963 UCLA Bruins Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
2. "1963 UCLA Bruins Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
3. McHugh, Roy (September 21, 1963). "Pitt passes test with UCLA". Pittsburgh Press. p. 6.
4. Wolf, Al (October 12, 1963). "SYRACUSE BACKS RUN OVER UCLA, 29-7". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 168480706.
5. "ILLINOIS DEFEATS U.C.L.A. BY 18-12". New York Times. October 26, 1963. ProQuest 116346823.
6. Wolf, Al (November 3, 1963). "Cousin cal awakes, stuns bruins, 25-0". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 168406111.
7. "Air force glides past UCLA, 48-21". The Washington Post. November 10, 1963. ProQuest 141811988.
8. "2015 UCLA Bruins Football Media Guide Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). Retrieved December 19, 2016.
9. "Trojans, Bruins close drills". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. November 22, 1963. p. 16.
10. Reichler, Joe (November 24, 1963). "National athletic activities halted as saddened citizens mourn death". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. p. 1, sports.
11. Missildine, Harry (November 24, 1963). "Big Six presidents commended for action". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 1, sports.
12. ""Day of Decision" arrives for Big Six". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). November 29, 1963. p. 11.