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]
| 1978 UCLA Bruins football | |
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Fiesta Bowl, T 10–10 vs. Arkansas | |
| Conference | Pacific-10 Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 12 |
| AP | No. 14 |
| Record | 8–3–1 (6–2 Pac-10) |
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| Defensive coordinator | Jed Hughes (2nd season) |
| Home stadium | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum |
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| Team | W | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 9 | at No. 11 Washington | No. 12 | ABC | W 10–7 | 55,780 | [2] | |
| September 16 | at Tennessee* | No. 9 | W 13–0 | 85,897 | [3] | ||
| September 23 | at Kansas* | No. 8 | L 24–28 | 43,120 | [4][5] | ||
| September 30 | Minnesota* | No. 18 | W 17–3 | 40,369 | [6] | ||
| October 7 | No. 17 Stanford | No. 16 |
| W 27–26 | 54,106 | [7] | |
| October 14 | Washington State | No. 14 |
| W 45–31 | 40,023 | [8] | |
| October 21 | at California | No. 10 | ABC | W 45–0 | 62,500 | [9][10] | |
| October 27 | Arizona | No. 10 |
| W 24–14 | 41,077 | [11][12] | |
| November 4 | Oregon | No. 9 |
| W 23–21 | 37,314 | [13] | |
| November 11 | at Oregon State | No. 9 | L 13–15 | 28,000 | [14] | ||
| November 18 | No. 5 USC | No. 14 |
| L 10–17 | 90,387 | [15] | |
| December 25 | vs. No. 8 Arkansas* | No. 15 | NBC | T 10-10 | 55,202 | [16] | |
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Awards and honors
edit- All-American: Kenny Easley (S, consensus), Jerry Robinson (LB, consensus), Manu Tuiasosopo (DT, second team)
References
edit- ^ 2014 UCLA Media Guide, UCLA Athletics Department, 2014
- ^ "Blocked punt helps UCLA by Washington". The Tampa Tribune-Times. September 10, 1978. Retrieved October 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Brown, Bashore lead the Bruins past Vols, 13–0". The Los Angeles Times. September 17, 1978. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "The Yardstick". Los Angeles Times. September 24, 1978. ProQuest 158624072.
- ^ "Kansas shocks 8th-rated UCLA, 28–24". The Des Moines Register. September 24, 1978. Retrieved October 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bruins down stubborn Gophers". Tri-City Herald. October 1, 1978. Retrieved October 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "UCLA survives Dils' assault". The Daily Breeze. October 8, 1978. Retrieved October 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "WSU falls in Pac-10 game". The Bellingham Herald. October 15, 1978. Retrieved October 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Shepard, Terry (October 22, 1978). "Cal's Passing Sparks UCLA to 45-0 Win". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 158656793.
- ^ "Baggott scoress twice in UCLA win, 45–0". The Pantagraph. October 23, 1978. Retrieved October 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "The Yardstick". Los Angeles Times. October 28, 1978. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
- ^ "UCLA holds on, downs Arizona". Winston-Salem Journal. October 29, 1978. Retrieved October 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Brown's rushnig boost to Bruins". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 5, 1978. Retrieved October 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "No. 9 UCLA falls". The Victoria Advocate. November 12, 1978. Retrieved October 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "USC rips UCLA for Roses". The Sacramento Bee. November 19, 1978. Retrieved October 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "UCLA, Arkansas battle to 10–10 in Fiesta Bowl". The Charlotte Observer. December 26, 1978. Retrieved October 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1978 UCLA Bruins Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
- ^ "2015 UCLA Bruins Football Media Guide Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). Retrieved June 14, 2017.