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1979 UCLA Bruins football team

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1979 UCLA Bruins football
ConferencePacific-10
Record5–6 (3–4 Pac-10)
Head coach
Home stadiumLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Seasons
← 1978
1980 →
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[1]
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.[2]

Roster

1979 UCLA Bruins football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
G 72 Brent Boyd
RB 24 Freeman McNeil
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
CB 5 Kenny Easley
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Schedule

September 8No. 16 Houston*

L 16-24 40,008 September 15No. 5 Purdue*

  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA

W 31-21 44,174 September 22at Wisconsin*No. 20

W 37-12 78,830 September 29No. 14 Ohio State*No. 17

  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA

L 13-17 47,228 October 6at Stanford

L 27-24 70,205 October 13at Washington State

L 14-17 32,651 October 20at California

  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA (Rivalry)

W 28-27 40,546 October 27No. 20 Washington

  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA

L 14-34 35,757 November 10Arizona State

  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA

W 31-28 34,763 November 17at Oregon

W 35-0 41,235 November 24at No. 4 USC

L 14-49 88,214

Template:CFB Schedule End[3]

Awards and honors

References

  1. ^ "2017 Media Guide" (PDF). thesundevils.com. ASU Athletics. p. 127. Retrieved June 15, 2018.
  2. ^ 2014 UCLA Media Guide, UCLA Athletics Department, 2014
  3. ^ "2015 UCLA Bruins Football Media Guide Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). Retrieved June 14, 2017.