1995 UCLA Bruins football team

1995 UCLA Bruins football
Aloha Bowl, L 30–51 vs. Kansas
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Record	7–5 (4–4 Pac-10)
Head coach	Terry Donahue (20th season)
Offensive coordinator	Bob Toledo (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Bob Field (14th season)
Home stadium	Rose Bowl
Seasons ←  1994 1996  →

1995 Pacific-10 Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 12 USC ^ +	6	–	1	–	1			9	–	2	–	1
Washington +	6	–	1	–	1			7	–	4	–	1
No. 18 Oregon	6	–	2	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
Stanford	5	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	1
UCLA	4	–	4	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
Arizona	4	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Arizona State	4	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
California	2	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Washington State	2	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Oregon State	0	–	8	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – Rose Bowl representative per tie-breaking rules based on overall record, due to Washington-USC tie Rankings from AP Poll

The 1995 UCLA Bruins football team represented the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) as a member of the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by Terry Donahue in his 20th and final season as head coach, the Bruins compiled an overall record of 7–5 with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for fifth in the Pac-10. UCLA was invited to the Aloha Bowl, where the Bruins lost to Kansas. The team played home games at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	5:00 pm	No. 12 Miami (FL) *	No. 15	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	ABC	W 31–8	60,091
September 9	4:00 pm	at BYU *	No. 12	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT	ABC	W 23–9	60,379
September 16	12:30 pm	No. 20 Oregon	No. 12	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	ABC	L 31–38	42,537
September 23	12:30 pm	at Washington State	No. 16	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA	ABC	L 15–24	33,711
September 30	7:00 pm	Fresno State *		Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	PSN	W 45–21	44,449
October 14	4:00 pm	Arizona		Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	ABC	W 17–10	43,798
October 21	12:30 pm	at No. 23 Stanford		Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	ABC	W 42–28	45,075
October 28	12:30 pm	California	No. 24	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA		W 33–16	53,614
November 4	3:30 pm	at Arizona State	No. 22	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	PSN	L 33–37	48,126
November 11	12:30 pm	No. 22 Washington		Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA		L 14–38	50,104
November 18	12:30 pm	at No. 11 USC		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (Victory Bell)	ABC	W 24–20	91,363
December 25	12:30 pm	vs. No. 11 Kansas *		Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI (Aloha Bowl)	ABC	L 30–51	41,112
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

Game summaries

Miami (FL)

See also: 1995 Miami Hurricanes football team

#12 Miami Hurricanes at #15 UCLA Bruins

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Miami (FL)	0	0	0	8	8
UCLA	3	0	14	14	31

at Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California

• Date: September 2, 1995
• Game attendance: 60,091
• Box score

Game information
First quarter UCLA - B. Merten 24-yard field goal Second quarter No scoring Third quarter UCLA - A. McCullough recovered fumble in end zone (B. Merten kick) UCLA - K. Abdul-Jabbar 9-yard run (B. Merten kick) Fourth quarter UCLA - K. Abdul-Jabbar 6-yard run (B. Merten kick) UM - S. Tucker 10-yard pass from R. Collins (J. German pass conversion) UCLA - J. Milliner 1-yard run (B. Merten kick)

Aloha Bowl

	1	2	3	4	Total
UCLA	0	0	7	23	30
Kansas	7	10	20	14	51

See also: 1995 Aloha Bowl

First quarter scoring: KU—Jim Moore, nine-yard pass from Mark Williams (Jeff McCord converts)

Second quarter scoring: KU—June Henley, 49-yard run. McCord converts; KU—McCord, 27-yard field goal.

Third quarter scoring KU—Henley, two-yard run. McCord kick fails; UCLA—Brad Melsby, eight-yard pass from Cade McNown (Bjorn Merten kick); KU—Isaac Byrd, 77-yard pass from Williams (McCord converts); KU—Andre Carter, 27-yard pass from Williams (McCord converts)

Fourth quarter scoring UCLA—Kevin Jordan, eight-yard pass from McNown (Merten kick); UCLA – Karim Abdul-Jabbar five-yard run (Melsby pass from McNown); KU—Williams, six-yard run (McCord converts); UCLA—Melsby, seven-yard pass from McNown (Abdul-Jabbar run); KU—Eric Vann, 67-yard run (McCord converts)

Running back Karim Abdul-Jabbar was named MVP of the Aloha Bowl.

Roster

1995 UCLA Bruins football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class OT 71 Kris Farris Fr RB 20 Skip Hicks So WR 4 Kevin Jordan Sr QB 18 Cade McNown Fr OT 79 Jonathan Ogden Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class CB 35 Larry Atkins Fr LB 50 Brendon Ayanbadejo Fr LB 23 Donnie Edwards Sr DE 97 Phillip Ward Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Terry Donahue Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt