1989 UCLA Bruins football team

The 1989 UCLA Bruins football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their 14th year under head coach Terry Donahue, the Bruins compiled a 3–7–1 record (2–5–1 Pac-10) and finished in ninth place in the Pacific-10 Conference. After going 3–7 in the first 10 games, the Bruins tied #8-ranked USC, 10-10, in the final game of the season at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.[1]

1989 UCLA Bruins football
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
1989 record3–7–1 (2–5–1 Pac-10)
Head coachTerry Donahue (14th season)
Home stadiumRose Bowl
(Capacity: 104,091)
1989 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 8 USC $ 6 0 1  9 2 1
No. 23 Washington 5 3 0  8 4 0
Oregon 5 3 0  8 4 0
No. 25 Arizona 5 3 0  8 4 0
Arizona State 3 3 1  6 4 1
Oregon State 3 4 1  4 7 1
Washington State 3 5 0  6 5 0
Stanford 3 5 0  3 8 0
UCLA 2 5 1  3 7 1
California 2 6 0  4 7 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

UCLA's offensive leaders in 1989 were quarterback Bret Johnson with 1,791 passing yards, running back Brian Brown with 463 rushing yards, and wide receiver Mike Farr with 471 receiving yards.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 9Tennessee*No. 6PrimeL 6-2454,316
September 16at San Diego State*No. 20
W 28-2531,639
September 23No. 5 Michigan*No. 24
  • Rose Bowl
  • Pasadena, CA
ABCL 23-2471,797
September 30California
  • Rose Bowl
  • Pasadena, CA
W 24-650,183
October 7Arizona StateNo. 25
  • Rose Bowl
  • Pasadena, CA
ESPNW 33-1453,188
October 14at ArizonaNo. 22ABCL 7-4251,562
October 21at Oregon State
ABCL 17-1821,510
October 28Washington
  • Rose Bowl
  • Pasadena, CA
ABCL 27-2848,801
November 4at StanfordL 14-1745,000
November 11Oregon
  • Rose Bowl
  • Pasadena, CA
PrimeL 20-3846,433
November 18at No. 8 USC
ABCT 10-1086,672
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Personnel

1989 UCLA Bruins football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
TE 81 Charles Arbuckle Sr
C 68 Frank Cornish Sr
WR 9 Mike Farr Sr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured
    • Redshirt

    Players and awards

    • Charles Arbuckle – tight end (309 receiving yards)
    • Frank Cornish – center (1st-team pick by Football News on 1989 All-America team)
    • Mike Farr – wide receiver (471 receiving yards)
    • Bret Johnson – quarterback (1,791 passing yards)
    • Kirk Magio – punter (1st-team pick by The Sporting News on All-America team; 1st-team pick on 1989 All-Pacific-10 Conference football team)
    • Scott Miller – wide receiver (414 receiving yards)
    • Kevin Williams – running back (380 rushing yards0
    • Shawn Wills – running back (440 rushing yards)
    • Jeff O'Flannagan – Defensive Back back (31 interceptions)

    References

    1. "1989 UCLA Bruins Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
    2. "1989 UCLA Bruins Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 17, 2015.


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