UCLA Football Team History
UCLA Bruins
University of California at Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA
Founded: 1919 Stadium: Rose Bowl Capacity: 91,136 Colors: Blue & Gold Coach: Terry Donahue Conference: Pac 10-
1978 Season Highlights
Terry Donahue enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at UCLA.
1978 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 9 @
Washington
10
7
W
Sat., Sep. 16 @
Tennessee
13
0
W
Sat., Sep. 23 @
Kansas
24
28
L
Sat., Sep. 30 vs.
Minnesota
17
3
W
Sat., Oct. 7 vs.
Stanford
27
26
W
Sat., Oct. 14 vs.
Washington State
45
31
W
Sat., Oct. 21 @
California
45
0
W
Fri., Oct. 27 vs.
Arizona
24
14
W
Sat., Nov. 4 vs.
Oregon
23
21
W
Sat., Nov. 11 @
Oregon State
13
15
L
Sat., Nov. 18 vs.
Southern California
10
17
L
Mon., Dec. 25
Arkansas
10
10
T
@ Tempe, AZ
Fiesta Bowl
1978 Season Totals
Record 8-3
-1
Points Scored 261
Scoring Average 21.8
Points Allowed 172
Defense Average 14.3
Opponents Record 66-66
Conference Record 6-2
Home Record 5-1
Away Record 3-2
1978 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
14 8-3-1
AP
12 8-3-1
Coaches
12 8-3-1
UPI
1978 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1978 All Pac 10 Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The first Orange Bowl was played between Manhattan College and the University of Miami on New Year's Day in 1935.