1978 UCLA Bruins football team

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
Fiesta Bowl, T 10–10 vs. Arkansas
ConferencePacific-10
Ranking
CoachesNo. 12
APNo. 14
1978 record8–3–1 (6–2 Pac-10)
Head coach
Home stadiumLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
1978 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 9at No. 11 WashingtonNo. 12W 10-755,780
September 16at Tennessee*No. 9W 13-085,897
September 23at Kansas*No. 8L 24-2843,120 [2]
September 30MinnesotaNo. 18W 17-340,369
October 7No. 17 StanfordNo. 16
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 27-2654,106
October 14Washington StateNo. 14
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 45-3140,023
October 21at CaliforniaNo. 10W 45-062,500 [3]
October 27ArizonaNo. 10
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 24-1441,077[4]
November 4OregonNo. 9
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 23-2137,314
November 11at Oregon StateNo. 9L 13-1528,000
November 18No. 5 USCNo. 14
L 10-1790,387
December 25vs. No. 8 Arkansas*No. 15T 10-1055,227
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Awards and honors

References

  1. 2014 UCLA Media Guide, UCLA Athletics Department, 2014
  2. "The Yardstick". Los Angeles Times. September 24, 1978. ProQuest 158624072.
  3. Shepard, Terry (October 22, 1978). "Cal's Passing Sparks UCLA to 45-0 Win". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 158656793.
  4. "The Yardstick". Los Angeles Times. October 28, 1978. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
  5. "2015 UCLA Bruins Football Media Guide Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). Retrieved June 14, 2017.
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