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1978 UCLA Bruins football
Fiesta Bowl, T 10–10 vs. Arkansas
ConferencePacific-10
Ranking
CoachesNo. 12
APNo. 14
Record8–3–1 (6–2 Pac-10)
Head coach
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

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 9at No. 11 WashingtonNo. 12
W 10-755,780
September 16at Tennessee*No. 9
W 13-085,897
September 23at Kansas*No. 8
L 24-2843,120 [2]
September 30MinnesotaNo. 18
W 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. 10
W 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. 9
L 13-1528,000
November 18No. 5 USCNo. 14
L 10-1790,387
December 25vs. No. 8 Arkansas*No. 15
T 10-1055,227
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[5]

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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