 With Beban out due to the rib injury, a disheartened UCLA would lose the next week at Larry Csonka-led Syracuse 32–14.UCLA would not be invited to any bowl games due to the exclusive Big Ten/AAWU Rose Bowl agreement – only the conference champions could go to a bowl game until 1975.UCLA finished second in the AAWU tied with Oregon State at 4–1–1, ranked 10th in the Coaches' poll.