1977 UCLA Bruins football team

1977 UCLA Bruins football
Conference	Pacific-8 Conference
Record	0–4, 7 wins forfeited (0–2 Pac-8, 5 wins forfeited)
Head coach	Terry Donahue (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Jed Hughes (1st season)
Home stadium	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Seasons ←  1976 1978  →

1977 Pacific-8 Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 10 Washington $	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
No. 15 Stanford	5	–	2	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
No. 13 USC	5	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
California	3	–	4	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Washington State	3	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Oregon	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
Oregon State	0	–	7	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
UCLA †	0	–	2	–	0			0	–	4	–	0
$ – Conference champion † – UCLA forfeited 7 wins (5 conference wins) due to ineligible players. Rankings from AP Poll

The 1977 UCLA Bruins football team represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season.

Schedule

Note: UCLA's 7 wins were forfeited due to ineligible players. ^{[1] [2]}

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 12	at No. 14 Houston *	No. 11	Houston Astrodome Houston, TX	ABC	L 13–17	38,121	[3]
September 17	Kansas *	No. 14	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA		W 17–7 (vacated)	40,738	[4]
September 24	at Minnesota *	No. 18	Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, MN		L 13–27	41,076	[5]
October 1	Iowa *		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA		W 34–16 (vacated)	35,636	[6]
October 8	at Stanford		Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA		L 28–32	64,500	[7]
October 15	at Washington State		Joe Albi Stadium Spokane, WA		W 27–16 (vacated)	37,750	[8]
October 22	No. 15 California		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA		W 21–19 (vacated)	48,584	[9] [10]
October 29	Washington		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA		W 20–12 (vacated)	38,692	[11]
November 5	at Oregon		Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR		W 21–3 (vacated)	20,000	[12]
November 12	Oregon State		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA		W 48–18 (vacated)	35,529	[13]
November 25	at USC	No. 17	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (Victory Bell)	ABC	L 27–29	86,168	[14]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1977 UCLA Bruins football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class FB 27 Theotis Brown Jr OT 71 Bruce Davis Jr G 75 Max Montoya Jr RB 3 James Owens Jr G 66 John Tautolo Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class CB 5 Kenny Easley Fr CB 23 Johnnie Lynn Jr LB 84 Jerry Robinson Jr LB 40 Manu Tuiasosopo Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K, P 43 Frank Corral Sr	Head coach Terry Donahue Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Awards and honors

• All-American: Jerry Robinson (LB, consensus), Manu Tuiasosopo (DT, second team), Gus Coppens (OT, third team)

References

1. Moran, Malcolm (December 3, 1981). "U.C.L.A. Comes East Quietly". NYTimes.com. Retrieved September 14, 2016.
2. "The Spokesman-Review - Google News Archive Search".
3. "Cougars defeat UCLA, 17–13". The Odessa American. September 13, 1977. Retrieved March 29, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Owens leads Bruins over Kansas". The Camarillo Daily News. September 18, 1977. Retrieved April 26, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Gophers roll over UCLA by 27–13". The Winona Daily News. September 25, 1977. Retrieved April 26, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Hawks no match for UCLA". Quad-City Times. October 2, 1977. Retrieved April 26, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Stanford upends UCLA". The Register. October 9, 1977. Retrieved April 26, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
8. "UCLA comes alive, beats WSU, 27–16". Independent Press-Telegram. October 16, 1977. Retrieved April 26, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Blocked punt return sinks Cal". The Fresno Bee. October 23, 1977. Retrieved April 26, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
10. Purdy, M. (October 23, 1977). "Bruins defeat Cal, 21–19". Los Angeles Times.
11. "UCLA rallies to sink Washington, 20–12". The Sunday Oregonian. October 30, 1977. Retrieved April 26, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
12. "Bruins keep pace in the race". The Daily Breeze. November 6, 1977. Retrieved April 26, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
13. "Bukich, Bruins roll, 48–18". The Modesto Bee. November 13, 1977. Retrieved April 26, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
14. "Jordan redeems self with game-winner". The Billings Gazette. November 26, 1977. Retrieved April 26, 2025– via Newspapers.com.

External links

• Game program: UCLA vs. Washington State at Spokane – October 15, 1977