1978 UCLA Bruins football team

1978 UCLA Bruins football
Fiesta Bowl, T 10–10 vs. Arkansas
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 12
AP	No. 14
Record	8–3–1 (6–2 Pac-10)
Head coach	Terry Donahue (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Jed Hughes (2nd season)
Home stadium	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Seasons ←  1977 1979  →

1978 Pacific-10 Conference football standings

v t e	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

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 9	at No. 11 Washington	No. 12	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	ABC	W 10–7	55,780	[2]
September 16	at Tennessee *	No. 9	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN		W 13–0	85,897	[3]
September 23	at Kansas *	No. 8	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS		L 24–28	43,120	[4] [5]
September 30	Minnesota *	No. 18	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA		W 17–3	40,369	[6]
October 7	No. 17 Stanford	No. 16	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA		W 27–26	54,106	[7]
October 14	Washington State	No. 14	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA		W 45–31	40,023	[8]
October 21	at California	No. 10	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA (rivalry)	ABC	W 45–0	62,500	[9] [10]
October 27	Arizona	No. 10	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA		W 24–14	41,077	[11] [12]
November 4	Oregon	No. 9	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA		W 23–21	37,314	[13]
November 11	at Oregon State	No. 9	Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR		L 13–15	28,000	[14]
November 18	No. 5 USC	No. 14	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (Victory Bell)		L 10–17	90,387	[15]
December 25	vs. No. 8 Arkansas *	No. 15	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ (Fiesta Bowl)	NBC	T 10-10	55,202	[16]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Personnel

1978 UCLA Bruins football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB Rick Bashore WR Michael Brant TE Kent Brisbin RB Theotis Brown QB Steve Bukich RB Glen Cannon OL Bruce Davis OL Larry Lee OL Jim Main RB Freeman McNeil OL Curt Mohl OL Max Montoyo RB Marvin Morris OL Dave Otey RB James Owens WR Severn Reece OL Scott Reid OL Luis Sharpe WR Dokie Williams TE Tim Wrightman	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB Arthur Akers DB Brian Baggott DB Kenny Easley LB Chris Elias DB Dave Gomer DL Don Hopwood DB Bobby Hosea DL Billy Don Jackson DB Johnny Lynn DB Michael Molina LB Jeff Muro LB Brad Plemmons LB Jerry Robinson DL Raymond Robinson DB Scott Stauch DL Manu Tuiasosopo DL Mark Tuinei DB Jimmy Turner LB Glenn Windom	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K Peter Boermeester P Matt McFarland	Head coach Terry Donahue Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: 2026–Jan–04

Awards and honors

• All-American: Kenny Easley (S, consensus), Jerry Robinson (LB, consensus), Manu Tuiasosopo (DT, second team)

References

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. ProQuest   158714597 . 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.