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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-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1919  <-- 1980 <- 1981 -> 1982 --> 2024
1981 Season Highlights
 Terry Donahue enters his 6th season as Head Coach at UCLA.
 
1981 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 12  @ Arizona  35   18   W       
 Sat., Sep. 19  @ Wisconsin  31   13   W       
 Sat., Sep. 26  @ Iowa  7   20   L       
 Sat., Oct. 3  vs. Colorado  27   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 10  @ Stanford  23   26   L       
 Sat., Oct. 17  @ Washington State  17   17   T       
 Sat., Oct. 24  vs. California  34   6   W       
 Sat., Oct. 31  @ Oregon  28   11   W       
 Sat., Nov. 7  vs. Washington  31   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 14  vs. Arizona State  34   24   W       
 Sat., Nov. 21  @ Southern California  21   22   L       
 Thu., Dec. 31   Michigan  14   33   L    @ Houston, TX   Bluebonnet Bowl
 
1981 Season Totals
  Record7-4 -1
  Points Scored302
  Scoring Average25.2
  Points Allowed197
  Defense Average16.4
  Opponents Record77-60
  Conference Record5-2
  Home Record4-0
  Away Record3-3 -1
1981 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1981 Pac 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Washington 10-2281171Won  28-06-2185147  Don James
Arizona State 9-2394193 5-2226131  Darryl D. Rogers
Southern California 9-3294170Lost  10-265-2178106  John Robinson
Washington State 8-3-1297197Lost  36-385-2-1183128  Jim Walden
UCLA 7-4-1302197Lost  14-335-2-1223124  Terry Donahue
Arizona 6-5253205 4-4151151  Larry Smith
Stanford 4-7314281 4-4270202  Paul Wiggin
California 2-9197287 2-6132204  Roger Theder
Oregon 2-9155247 1-685185  Rich Brooks
Oregon State 1-10145469 0-775330  Joe Avezzano

1981 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1981 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 bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.