1964 UCLA Bruins football team

The 1964 UCLA Bruins football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 1964 NCAA University Division football season. In their seventh and final year under head coach Bill Barnes, the Bruins compiled a 4–6 record (2–2 AAWU) and finished in fourth place in the Athletic Association of Western Universities.^[1]

1964 UCLA Bruins football
Conference	Athletic Association of Western Universities
Record	4–6 (2–2 AAWU)
Head coach	Bill Barnes (7th season)
Home stadium	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Seasons ← 1963 1965 →

1964 Athletic Association of Western Universities football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 8 Oregon State ^ +	3	–	1	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
No. 10 USC +	3	–	1	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Washington	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
UCLA	2	–	2	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Stanford	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Oregon	1	–	2	–	1			7	–	2	–	1
Washington State	1	–	2	–	1			3	–	6	–	1
California	0	–	4	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – Rose Bowl representative determined by longest absence, due to no head-to-head result and 4–4 tie in member vote. Rankings from AP Poll

UCLA's offensive leaders in 1964 were quarterback Larry Zeno with 1,363 passing yards and 325 rushing yards, and Mike Haffner with 515 receiving yards.^[2]

A month after the season, Barnes resigned as head coach in December,^[3] and was succeeded by Tommy Prothro, head coach at eighth-ranked Oregon State for ten seasons and a former UCLA assistant.^[4][5][6]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 12	at Pittsburgh*	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	W 17–12	41,333	[7]
September 26	Penn State*	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	W 21–14	34,636	[8]
October 3	Stanford	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	W 27–20	35,970	[9]
October 10	at Syracuse*	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY	L 0–39	35,000
October 17	at No. 4 Notre Dame*	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN	L 0–24	58,335
October 24	at Illinois*	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	L 7–26	68,727
October 31	at California	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA (rivalry)	W 25–21	45,000
November 7	Air Force*	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 15–24	24,388	[10]
November 14	at Washington	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	L 20–22	54,264
November 21	USC	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (Victory Bell)	L 13–34	62,108
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

1. "1964 UCLA Bruins Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
2. "1964 UCLA Bruins Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
3. "Barnes quits before UCLA has chance to fire him". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. December 21, 1964. p. 1D.
4. "Tom Prothro joins Bruins". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. January 12, 1965. p. 12.
5. "Prothro selected by UCLA as head football coach". Lodi News-Sentinel. (California). UPI. January 12, 1965. p. 8.
6. "Prothro leaving Oregon State for UCLA coaching job". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). AP, UPI reports. January 12, 1965. p. 3B.
7. White Jr., Gordon S. (September 13, 1964). "U.C.L.A. halts pitt, 17-12, in college football upset". New York Times. ProQuest 115888027.
8. Wolf, Al (September 27, 1964). "It wasn't easy, but bruins win one, too". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 155004039.
9. Wolf, Al (October 4, 1964). "UCLA WINS CHILLER TO STAY UNBEATEN". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 155019889.
10. "Air force ground tactics beat UCLA". The Washington Post. November 8, 1964. ProQuest 142127263.
11. "2015 UCLA Bruins Football Media Guide Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). Retrieved December 19, 2016.