1978 UCLA Bruins football team

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]

1978 UCLA Bruins football
Fiesta Bowl, T 10–10 vs. Arkansas
Conference	Pacific-10
Ranking
Coaches	No. 12
AP	No. 14
Record	8–3–1 (6–2 Pac-10)
Head coach	Terry Donahue (3rd 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

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
September 16	at Tennessee*	No. 9	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN		W 13–0	85,897	[2]
September 23	at Kansas*	No. 8	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS		L 24–28	43,120	[3]
September 30	Minnesota*	No. 18	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA		W 17–3	40,369
October 7	No. 17 Stanford	No. 16	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA		W 27–26	54,106
October 14	Washington State	No. 14	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA		W 45–31	40,023
October 21	at California	No. 10	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA (rivalry)	ABC	W 45–0	62,500	[4]
October 27	Arizona	No. 10	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA		W 24–14	41,077	[5]
November 4	Oregon	No. 9	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA		W 23–21	37,314
November 11	at Oregon State	No. 9	Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR		L 13–15	28,000
November 18	No. 5 USC	No. 14	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (Victory Bell)		L 10–17	90,387
December 25	vs. No. 8 Arkansas*	No. 15	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ (Fiesta Bowl)	NBC	T 10-10	55,227
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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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. "Brown, Bashore lead the Bruins past Vols, 13–0". The Los Angeles Times. September 17, 1978. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "The Yardstick". Los Angeles Times. September 24, 1978. ProQuest 158624072.
4. Shepard, Terry (October 22, 1978). "Cal's Passing Sparks UCLA to 45-0 Win". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 158656793.
5. "The Yardstick". Los Angeles Times. October 28, 1978. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
6. "2015 UCLA Bruins Football Media Guide Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). Retrieved June 14, 2017.