1978 UCLA Bruins football team
American college football season
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
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 9 | at No. 11 Washington | No. 12 | | ABC | W 10–7 | 55,780 | |
September 16 | at Tennessee* | No. 9 | | | W 13–0 | 85,897 | [2] |
September 23 | at Kansas* | No. 8 | | | L 24–28 | 43,120 | [3] |
September 30 | Minnesota* | No. 18 | | | W 17–3 | 40,369 | |
October 7 | No. 17 Stanford | No. 16 | - Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
- Los Angeles, CA
| | W 27–26 | 54,106 | |
October 14 | Washington State | No. 14 | - Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
- Los Angeles, CA
| | W 45–31 | 40,023 | |
October 21 | at California | No. 10 | | ABC | W 45–0 | 62,500 | [4] |
| Arizona | No. 10 | - Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
- Los Angeles, CA
| | W 24–14 | 41,077 | [5] |
November 4 | Oregon | No. 9 | - Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
- Los Angeles, CA
| | W 23–21 | 37,314 | |
November 11 | at Oregon State | No. 9 | | | L 13–15 | 28,000 | |
November 18 | No. 5 USC | No. 14 | | | L 10–17 | 90,387 | |
| vs. No. 8 Arkansas* | No. 15 | | NBC | T 10-10 | 55,227 | |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Awards and honors
References
- ^ 2014 UCLA Media Guide, UCLA Athletics Department, 2014
- ^ "Brown, Bashore lead the Bruins past Vols, 13–0". The Los Angeles Times. September 17, 1978. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "The Yardstick". Los Angeles Times. September 24, 1978. ProQuest 158624072.
- ^ Shepard, Terry (October 22, 1978). "Cal's Passing Sparks UCLA to 45-0 Win". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 158656793.
- ^ "The Yardstick". Los Angeles Times. October 28, 1978. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
- ^ "2015 UCLA Bruins Football Media Guide Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). Retrieved June 14, 2017.
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