1979 UCLA Bruins football team

1979 UCLA Bruins football
Conference	Pacific-10
Record	5–6 (3–4 Pac-10)
Head coach	Terry Donahue (4th season)
Home stadium	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

1979 Pacific-10 Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 USC $	6	–	0	–	1			11	–	0	–	1
No. 11 Washington	5	–	2	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
Arizona	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	1
Oregon	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
California	5	–	4	–	0			6	–	6	–	0
Stanford	3	–	3	–	1			5	–	5	–	1
Arizona State †	3	–	4	–	0			6	–	6	–	0
UCLA	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Washington State	2	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Oregon State	1	–	7	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion † – Arizona State later forfeited 5 wins (3 in conference) due to NCAA sanctions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1979 UCLA Bruins football team represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. This was Terry Donahue's fourth season as the Bruins' head coach.

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Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
September 8	No. 16 Houston*		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 16–24	40,008
September 15	No. 5 Purdue*		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	W 31–21	44,174
September 22	at Wisconsin*	No. 20	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	W 37–12	78,830
September 29	No. 14 Ohio State*	No. 17	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 13–17	47,228
October 6	at Stanford		Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	L 24–27	70,205
October 13	at Washington State		Martin Stadium Pullman, WA	L 14–17	32,651
October 20	California		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (rivalry)	W 28–27	40,546
October 27	No. 20 Washington		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 14–34	35,757
November 10	Arizona State		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	W 31–28	34,763
November 17	at Oregon		Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	W 35–0	41,235
November 24	at No. 4 USC		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (Victory Bell)	L 14–49	88,214
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1979 UCLA Bruins football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class G 72 Brent Boyd Sr G 77 Larry Lee Jr RB 24 Freeman McNeil Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class CB 5 Kenny Easley Jr DE Joe Gary So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 8 Norm Johnson So	Head coach Terry Donahue Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Awards and honors

• All-American: Kenny Easley (S, consensus), Freeman McNeil (TB, third team)