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    1978 UCLA Bruins football team

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    1978 UCLA Bruins football
    Fiesta Bowl, T 10–10 vs. Arkansas
    ConferencePacific-10 Conference
    Ranking
    CoachesNo. 12
    APNo. 14
    Record8–3–1 (6–2 Pac-10)
    Head coach
    • Terry Donahue (3rd season)
    Defensive coordinatorJed Hughes (2nd season)
    Home stadiumLos 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

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    DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
    September 9at No. 11 WashingtonNo. 12
    • Husky Stadium
    • Seattle, WA
    		ABCW 10–755,780[2]
    September 16at Tennessee*No. 9
    • Neyland Stadium
    • Knoxville, TN
    		W 13–085,897[3]
    September 23at Kansas*No. 8
    • Memorial Stadium
    • Lawrence, KS
    		L 24–2843,120[4][5]
    September 30Minnesota*No. 18
    • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
    • Los Angeles, CA
    		W 17–340,369[6]
    October 7No. 17 StanfordNo. 16
    • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
    • Los Angeles, CA
    		W 27–2654,106[7]
    October 14Washington StateNo. 14
    • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
    • Los Angeles, CA
    		W 45–3140,023[8]
    October 21at CaliforniaNo. 10
    • California Memorial Stadium
    • Berkeley, CA (rivalry)
    		ABCW 45–062,500[9][10]
    October 27ArizonaNo. 10
    • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
    • Los Angeles, CA
    		W 24–1441,077[11][12]
    November 4OregonNo. 9
    • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
    • Los Angeles, CA
    		W 23–2137,314[13]
    November 11at Oregon StateNo. 9
    • Parker Stadium
    • Corvallis, OR
    		L 13–1528,000[14]
    November 18No. 5 USCNo. 14
    • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
    • Los Angeles, CA (Victory Bell)
    		L 10–1790,387[15]
    December 25vs. No. 8 Arkansas*No. 15
    • Sun Devil Stadium
    • Tempe, AZ (Fiesta Bowl)
    		NBCT 10-1055,202[16]
    • *Non-conference game
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

    [17][18]

    Awards and honors

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

    References

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    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. 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.
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