1978 UCLA Bruins football team

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1978 UCLA Bruins football
Fiesta Bowl, T 10–10 vs. Arkansas
Conference Pacific-10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 12
APNo. 14
Record8–3–1 (6–2 Pac-10)
Head coach
Defensive coordinator Jed Hughes (2nd season)
Home stadium Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Seasons
←  1977
1979  →
1978 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 USC $ 6 –1 –012 –1 –0
No. 14 UCLA 6 –2 –08 –3 –1
Washington 6 –2 –07 –4 –0
Arizona State 4 –3 –09 –3 –0
No. 17 Stanford 4 –3 –08 –4 –0
California 3 –4 –06 –5 –0
Arizona 3 –4 –05 –6 –0
Oregon 2 –5 –02 –9 –0
Oregon State 2 –6 –03 –7 –1
Washington State 1 –7 –03 –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]

Contents

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 9at No. 11 Washington No. 12
 ABC W 10–755,780 [2]
September 16at Tennessee *No. 9
W 13–085,897 [3]
September 23at Kansas *No. 8
L 24–2843,120 [4] [5]
September 30 Minnesota *No. 18
W 17–340,369 [6]
October 7No. 17 Stanford No. 16
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 27–2654,106 [7]
October 14 Washington State No. 14
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 45–3140,023 [8]
October 21at California No. 10
ABCW 45–062,500 [9] [10]
October 27 Arizona No. 10
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 24–1441,077 [11] [12]
November 4 Oregon No. 9
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 23–2137,314 [13]
November 11at Oregon State No. 9
L 13–1528,000 [14]
November 18No. 5 USC No. 14
L 10–1790,387 [15]
December 25vs. No. 8 Arkansas *No. 15
 NBC T 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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  16. ↑ "UCLA, Arkansas battle to 10–10 in Fiesta Bowl". The Charlotte Observer. December 26, 1978. Retrieved October 23, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
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