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1978 UCLA Bruins football team

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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
Seasons
← 1977
1979 →
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

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DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 9at No. 11 WashingtonNo. 12ABCW 10–755,780[2]
September 16at Tennessee*No. 9W 13–085,897[3]
September 23at Kansas*No. 8L 24–2843,120[4][5]
September 30Minnesota*No. 18W 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. 10ABCW 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. 9L 13–1528,000[14]
November 18No. 5 USCNo. 14
L 10–1790,387[15]
December 25vs. No. 8 Arkansas*No. 15NBCT 10-1055,202[16]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Awards and honors

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References

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  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. 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.