1958 UCLA Bruins football team

1958 UCLA Bruins football
Conference Pacific Coast Conference
1958 record 3–6–1 (2–4–1 PCC)
Head coach George W. Dickerson, Bill Barnes (1st season)
Home stadium Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
1958 PCC football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 16 California $ 6 1 0  7 4 0
Washington State 6 2 0  7 3 0
USC 4 2 1  4 5 1
Oregon State 5 3 0  6 4 0
Oregon 4 4 0  4 6 0
UCLA 2 4 1  3 6 1
Stanford 2 5 0  2 8 0
Washington 1 6 0  3 7 0
Idaho 0 3 0  4 5 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1958 UCLA Bruins football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 1958 college football season. In their first year under head coaches George W. Dickerson (three games) and then Bill Barnes (seven games), the Bruins compiled a 3–6–1 record (2–4–1 conference) and finished in sixth place in the Pacific Coast Conference.[1]

UCLA's offensive leaders in 1958 were quarterback Don Long with 395 passing yards each, Ray Smith with 307 rushing yards, and John Brown with 259 receiving yards.[2]

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
September 20 No. 19 Pittsburgh* Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA L 6-27   30,578[3]
September 27 at Illinois* Memorial StadiumChampaign, IL W 18-14   16,775[4]
October 4 at Oregon State Parker StadiumCorvallis, OR L 0-14   18,532
October 10 Florida* Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA L 14-21   31,175[5]
October 18 at Washington Husky StadiumSeattle, WA W 20-0   34,594
October 25 Stanford Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA L 19-21   39,129[6]
November 1 Washington State Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA L 20-38   25,090
November 8 at California California Memorial StadiumBerkeley, CA (Rivalry) L 17-20   50,000[7]
November 15 Oregon Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 7-3   22,297[8]
November 22 USC Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA (Victory Bell) T 15-15   58,507
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Pacific Time.

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References

  1. "1958 UCLA Bruins Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
  2. "1958 UCLA Bruins Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
  3. Wolf, Al (21 September 1958). "GROGGY BRUINS UPSET BY PITT, 27-6". Los Angeles Times.
  4. Wolf, Al (28 September 1958). "BRUINS RALLY TO UPSET ILLINOIS, 18-14". Los Angeles Times.
  5. Wolf, Al (11 October 1958). "FLORIDA HOLDS OFF UCLA RALLY, 21-14". Los Angeles Times.
  6. Wolf, Al (26 October 1958). "UCLA edged out by indians, 21-19". Los Angeles Times.
  7. "Cal edges bruins, 20-17, nears bowl". Los Angeles Times. 9 November 1958.
  8. Wolf, Al (16 November 1958). "LATE BRUIN FLURRY EDGES OREGON, 7-3". Los Angeles Times.
  9. "2015 UCLA Bruins Football Media Guide Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). Retrieved December 19, 2016.


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