1979 UCLA Bruins football team

The 1979 UCLA Bruins football team represented the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) as a member of the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Terry Donahue, the Bruins compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 3–4 in confernece play, tying for seventh place in the Pac-10. UCLA played home games at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles.

1979 UCLA Bruins football
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Record	5–6 (3–4 Pac-10)
Head coach	Terry Donahue (4th season)
Defensive coordinator	Jed Hughes (3rd season)
Home stadium	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

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 Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 8	No. 16 Houston*		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 16–24	40,008
September 15	No. 5 Purdue*		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	W 31–21	44,174
September 22	at Wisconsin*	No. 20	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	W 37–12	78,830
September 29	No. 14 Ohio State*	No. 17	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 13–17	47,228
October 6	at Stanford		Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	L 24–27	70,205
October 13	at Washington State		Martin Stadium Pullman, WA	L 14–17	32,651
October 20	California		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (rivalry)	W 28–27	40,546
October 27	No. 20 Washington		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 14–34	35,757
November 10	Arizona State		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	W 31–28	34,763
November 17	at Oregon		Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	W 35–0	41,235
November 24	at No. 4 USC		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (Victory Bell)	L 14–49	88,214
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1979 UCLA Bruins football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB Rick Bashore Sr G 72 Brent Boyd Sr WR Michael Brant RB Glen Cannon OL Greg Christiansen WR Willie Curran OL Irv Eatman RB Anthony Edgar G 77 Larry Lee Jr RB Danny Lei OL Jim Main RB 24 Freeman McNeil Jr RB Blanchard Montgomery RB Jairo Penaranda QB Bernard Quarles QB Tom Ramsey RB Toa Saipale OL Luis Sharpe G 66 John Tautolo Jr WR Scott Tiesing WR Jo-Jo Townsell Fr WR Dokie Williams TE Tim Wrightman	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB Arthur Akers DB Brian Baggott S 5 Kenny Easley Jr LB Chris Elias DL Mark Ferguson DE Joe Gary So DB Dave Gomer LB Larry Hall DB Phil Hubbard LB Billy Don Jackson DL Karl Morgan DL Martin Moss LB Brad Plemmons LB Avon Riley DB Lupe Sanchez LB Scott Stauch DB Tom Sullivan DL Mark Tuinei	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K Peter Boermeester K 8 Norm Johnson So	Head coach Terry Donahue Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Awards and honors

• All-American: Kenny Easley (S, consensus), Freeman McNeil (TB, third team)

External links

• Game program: UCLA at Washington State – October 13, 1979