1972 UCLA Bruins football team

1972 UCLA Bruins football
Conference	Pacific-8
Ranking
Coaches	#17 (T)
AP	#15
1972 record	8–3 (5–2 Pac-8)
Head coach	Pepper Rodgers (2nd year)
Home stadium	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

1972 Pacific-8 football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#1 USC $	7	–	0	–	0			12	–	0	–	0
#15 UCLA	5	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
#19 Washington State	4	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Washington	4	–	3	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
California	3	–	4	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Oregon	2	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Stanford	2	–	5	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Oregon State	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1972 UCLA Bruins football team represented University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in the 1972 college football season. The team was coached by Pepper Rodgers. The team finished the season with an 8–3–0 record and placed 2nd in the conference.

Regular season

Schedule

Game	Date	Rank	Opponent	Result	Bruins points	Opponents	Record
1	Sep. 9		#1 Nebraska	Win	20	17	1–0
2	Sep. 16	#8	@ Pittsburgh	Win	38	28	2–0
3	Sep. 23	#6	#12 Michigan	Loss	9	26	2–1
4	Sep. 29	#15	Oregon	Win	65	20	3–1
5	Oct. 7	#14	Arizona	Win	42	31	4–1
6	Oct. 14	#14	@ Oregon State	Win	37	7	5–1
7	Oct. 21	#11	@ Cal	Win	49	13	6–1
8	Oct. 28	#9	Washington State	Win	35	20	7–1
9	Nov. 4	#8	Stanford	Win	28	23	8–1
10	Nov. 11	#8	@ Washington	Loss	21	30	8–2
11	Nov. 18	#14	#1 USC	Loss	7	24	8–3

Awards and honors

• All-Conference First Team: Bruce Barnes (P), Allan Ellis (DB), Kermit Johnson (RB), Steve Klosterman (OG), James McAlister (RB), Fred McNeill (DE), Bruce Walton (OT)