1973 UCLA Bruins football team

The 1973 UCLA Bruins football team represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. Members of the Pacific-8 Conference, the Bruins were led by third-year head coach Pepper Rodgers and played their home games at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.

1973 UCLA Bruins football
ConferencePacific-8 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 9
APNo. 12
Record9–2 (6–1 Pac-8)
Head coach
  • Pepper Rodgers (3rd season)
Offensive coordinatorHomer Smith (2nd season)
Offensive schemeWishbone
Home stadiumLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
1973 Pacific-8 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 8 USC $ 7 0 09 2 1
No. 12 UCLA 6 1 09 2 0
Stanford 5 2 07 4 0
Washington State 4 3 05 6 0
California 2 5 04 7 0
Oregon 2 5 02 9 0
Oregon State 2 5 02 9 0
Washington 0 7 02 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Quarterbacks Mark Harmon and John Sciarra ran the wishbone offense, and the Bruins were 9–2 overall and 6–1 on the Pac-8. After an opening loss at fourth-ranked Nebraska, the Bruins won nine straight, but lost again to USC in the season finale. UCLA repeated as conference runner-up, but the Pac-8 did not allow a second bowl team until the 1975 season. They were ranked twelfth in the final AP poll, ninth in the UPI coaches poll.

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