1978 UCLA Bruins football team

1978 UCLA Bruins football
Fiesta Bowl, T 10–10 vs. Arkansas
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 12
APNo. 14
Record8–3–1 (6–2 Pac-10)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorJed Hughes (2nd season)
Home stadiumLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
1978 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
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
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 9at No. 11 WashingtonNo. 12
ABCW 10–755,780[2]
September 16at Tennessee*No. 9
W 13–085,897[3]
September 23at Kansas*No. 8
L 24–2843,120[4][5]
September 30Minnesota*No. 18
W 17–340,369[6]
October 7No. 17 StanfordNo. 16
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 27–2654,106[7]
October 14Washington StateNo. 14
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 45–3140,023[8]
October 21at CaliforniaNo. 10
ABCW 45–062,500[9][10]
October 27ArizonaNo. 10
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 24–1441,077[11][12]
November 4OregonNo. 9
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 23–2137,314[13]
November 11at Oregon StateNo. 9
L 13–1528,000[14]
November 18No. 5 USCNo. 14
L 10–1790,387[15]
December 25vs. No. 8 Arkansas*No. 15
NBCT 10-1055,202[16]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[17][18]

Personnel

1978 UCLA Bruins football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB Rick Bashore
WR Michael Brant
TE Kent Brisbin
RB Theotis Brown
QB Steve Bukich
RB Glen Cannon
OL Bruce Davis
OL Larry Lee
OL Jim Main
RB Freeman McNeil
OL Curt Mohl
OL Max Montoyo
RB Marvin Morris
OL Dave Otey
RB James Owens
WR Severn Reece
OL Scott Reid
OL Luis Sharpe
WR Dokie Williams
TE Tim Wrightman
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB Arthur Akers
DB Brian Baggott
DB Kenny Easley
LB Chris Elias
DB Dave Gomer
DL Don Hopwood
DB Bobby Hosea
DL Billy Don Jackson
DB Johnny Lynn
DB Michael Molina
LB Jeff Muro
LB Brad Plemmons
LB Jerry Robinson
DL Raymond Robinson
DB Scott Stauch
DL Manu Tuiasosopo
DL Mark Tuinei
DB Jimmy Turner
LB Glenn Windom
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K Peter Boermeester
P Matt McFarland
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2026–Jan–04

Awards and honors

References

  1. ^ 2014 UCLA Media Guide, UCLA Athletics Department, 2014
  2. ^ "Blocked punt helps UCLA by Washington". The Tampa Tribune-Times. September 10, 1978. Retrieved October 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Brown, Bashore lead the Bruins past Vols, 13–0". The Los Angeles Times. September 17, 1978. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "The Yardstick". Los Angeles Times. September 24, 1978. ProQuest 158624072.
  5. ^ "Kansas shocks 8th-rated UCLA, 28–24". The Des Moines Register. September 24, 1978. Retrieved October 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Bruins down stubborn Gophers". Tri-City Herald. October 1, 1978. Retrieved October 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "UCLA survives Dils' assault". The Daily Breeze. October 8, 1978. Retrieved October 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "WSU falls in Pac-10 game". The Bellingham Herald. October 15, 1978. Retrieved October 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Shepard, Terry (October 22, 1978). "Cal's Passing Sparks UCLA to 45-0 Win". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 158656793.
  10. ^ "Baggott scoress twice in UCLA win, 45–0". The Pantagraph. October 23, 1978. Retrieved October 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "The Yardstick". Los Angeles Times. October 28, 1978. ProQuest 158714597. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
  12. ^ "UCLA holds on, downs Arizona". Winston-Salem Journal. October 29, 1978. Retrieved October 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Brown's rushnig boost to Bruins". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 5, 1978. Retrieved October 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "No. 9 UCLA falls". The Victoria Advocate. November 12, 1978. Retrieved October 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "USC rips UCLA for Roses". The Sacramento Bee. November 19, 1978. Retrieved October 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ "UCLA, Arkansas battle to 10–10 in Fiesta Bowl". The Charlotte Observer. December 26, 1978. Retrieved October 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. ^ "1978 UCLA Bruins Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
  18. ^ "2015 UCLA Bruins Football Media Guide Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). Retrieved June 14, 2017.
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