1978 UCLA Bruins football team

1978 UCLA Bruins football
Fiesta Bowl, T 10–10 vs. Arkansas
Conference Pacific-10
Ranking
Coaches No. 12
AP No. 14
1978 record 8–3–1 (6–2 Pac-10)
Head coach Terry Donahue (3rd season)
Home stadium Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
1978 Pacific-10 football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 2 USC $ 6 –1 –0  12 –1 –0
No. 14 UCLA 6 –2 –0  8 –3 –1
Washington 6 –2 –0  7 –4 –0
Arizona State 4 –3 –0  9 –3 –0
No. 17 Stanford 4 –3 –0  8 –4 –0
California 3 –4 –0  6 –5 –0
Arizona 3 –4 –0  5 –6 –0
Oregon 2 –5 –0  2 –9 –0
Oregon State 2 –6 –0  3 –7 –1
Washington State 1 –7 –0  3 –7 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1978 UCLA Bruins football team represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Pacific-8 Conference became the Pacific-10 Conference by adding Arizona and Arizona State to the league. This was Terry Donahue's third season as head coach of the Bruins.[1]

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
September 9 at No. 11 Washington No. 12 Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA W 10-7   55,780
September 16 at Tennessee* No. 9 Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN W 13-0   85,897
September 23 at Kansas* No. 8 Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS L 24-28   43,120 [2]
September 30 Minnesota No. 18 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 17-3   40,369
October 7 No. 17 Stanford No. 16 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 27-26   54,106
October 14 Washington State No. 14 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 45-31   40,023
October 21 at California No. 10 California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA (Rivalry) W 45-0   62,500 [3]
October 27 Arizona No. 10 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 24-14   41,077[4]
November 4 Oregon No. 9 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 23-21   37,314
November 11 at Oregon State No. 9 Parker Stadium • Corvallis, OR L 13-15   28,000
November 18 No. 5 USC No. 14 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA (Victory Bell) L 10-17   90,387
December 25 vs. No. 8 Arkansas* No. 15 Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ (Fiesta Bowl) T 10-10   55,227
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Pacific Time.

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Awards and honors

References

  1. ↑ 2014 UCLA Media Guide, UCLA Athletics Department, 2014
  2. ↑ "The Yardstick". Los Angeles Times. September 24, 1978. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
  3. ↑ Shepard, Terry (October 22, 1978). "Cal's Passing Sparks UCLA to 45-0 Win". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
  4. ↑ "The Yardstick". Los Angeles Times. October 28, 1978. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
  5. ↑ "2015 UCLA Bruins Football Media Guide Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). Retrieved June 14, 2017.
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