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1975 UCLA Bruins football team

The 1975 UCLA Bruins football team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. Led by second-year head coach Dick Vermeil, the Bruins won their first Pacific-8 championship in a decade and were 8–2–1 in the regular season. On New Year's Day, UCLA upset previously undefeated and top-ranked Ohio State in the Rose Bowl and climbed to fifth in the final rankings.

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Game summaries
Ohio State 1st quarter scoring: UCLA – James Sarpy 13-yard pass from John Sciarra (Brett White kick); OSU – Greene 2-yard run (Klaban kick) 2nd quarter scoring: OSU – Johnson 3-yard run (Klaban kick); OSU – Johnson 2-yard run (Klaban kick); OSU – Greene 17-yard run (Klaban kick) 3rd quarter scoring: OSU – A. Griffin 17-yard run (Klaban kick); OSU – Klaban 34-yard field goal; UCLA – Eddie Ayers 2-yard run (White kick) 4th quarter scoring: UCLA – Ayers 1-yard run (kick failed); OSU – Klaban 42-yard field goal Ohio State (Rose Bowl) 1st quarter scoring: Ohio State – Tom Klaban 42-yard field goal 2nd quarter scoring: No score 3rd quarter scoring: UCLA – Brett White 33-yard field goal; UCLA – Wally Henry 16-yard pass from John Sciarra (White kick failed); UCLA – Henry 67-yard pass from Sciarra (White kick) 4th quarter scoring: Ohio State – Pete Johnson 3-yard run (Klaban kick); UCLA – Wendell Tyler 54-yard run (White kick) ==Personnel==
Personnel
Roster 34 returning lettermen from Coach Dick Vermeil's first team that was 6–3–2 in 1974. Offense • 89 Norm Andersen, SE • 70 Gus Coppens LT • 73 Phil McKinnely, LG • 62 Mitch Kahn, C • 51 Randy Cross, RG • 75 Jack DeMartinis, RT • 7 Rick Walker, TE • 15 John Sciarra QB • 22 Wendell Tyler, LHB • 30 Eddie Ayers, RHB • 8 Wally Henry, FL Defense • 42 Jeff Smith, S • 68 Tim Tennigkeit, LT • 56 Terry Tautolo, ILB • 59 Pete Pele, NG • Kelly Stroich, ILB • 90 Bob Crawford, RT • 83 Dale Curry, OLB • 87 Raymond Burks, OLB • 29 Barney Person, LCB • 21 Oscar Edwards, RCB • Matt Fahl, S • 88 Pat Schmidt, S • 82 John Terando DB Specialists • 34 Brett White, PK • 6 John Sullivan, P CoachesDick Vermeil, head coach • Lynn Stiles, assistant head coach/defensive coordinator • Jim Criner, linebackers/tight ends • Terry Donahue, offensive line • Rod Dowhower, offensive coordinator/quarterbacks/wide receivers • Jerry Long, offensive line/defensive line • Billie Matthews, running backs • Bill McPherson, defensive line • Carl Peterson, wide receivers/tight ends • Dick Tomey, defensive backs • Mike Flores, graduate assistant ==Awards and honors==
Awards and honors
• John Sciarra, QB, All-Conference, NCAA Post-Graduate Scholarship, ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All America, National Football Foundation and Hall of Fame Scholarship, NCAA Top Eight Award, inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame (2014) • Randy Cross, G, All-Conference, inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame (2010) • Fulton Kuykendall, LB, All-Conference • Head coach Dick Vermeil will be inducted into the Rose Bowl Hall of Fame as a member of the Class of 2014. • Barney Person, CB, Lead nation & UCLA in interceptions, made key Rose Bowl interception ==1975 team players in the NFL==
1975 team players in the NFL
The following players were claimed in the 1975 NFL draft. The following players were claimed in the 1976 NFL draft. The following player was claimed in the 1977 NFL draft. ==References==
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