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-
1979 Season Highlights
Terry Donahue enters his 4th season as Head Coach at UCLA.
1979 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 8 vs.
Houston
16
24
L
Sat., Sep. 15 vs.
Purdue
31
21
W
Sat., Sep. 22 @
Wisconsin
37
12
W
Sat., Sep. 29 vs.
Ohio State
13
17
L
Sat., Oct. 6 @
Stanford
24
27
L
Sat., Oct. 13 @
Washington State
14
17
L
Sat., Oct. 20 vs.
California
28
27
W
Sat., Oct. 27 vs.
Washington
14
34
L
Sat., Nov. 10 vs.
Arizona State
31
28
W
Sat., Nov. 17 @
Oregon
35
0
W
Sat., Nov. 24 @
Southern California
14
49
L
1979 Season Totals
Record 5-6
Points Scored 257
Scoring Average 23.4
Points Allowed 256
Defense Average 23.3
Opponents Record 78-48
Conference Record 3-4
Home Record 3-3
Away Record 2-3
1979 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1979 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1979 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
In 1905, 18 men were killed in college football games, and 159 were permanently injured.