1979 UCLA Bruins football team

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]

1979 UCLA Bruins football
Conference	Pacific-10
1979 record	5–6 (3–4 Pac-10)
Head coach	Terry Donahue (4th 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[1] Rankings from AP Poll

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Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
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

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Roster

1979 UCLA Bruins football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class G 72 Brent Boyd Sr G 77 Larry Lee Jr RB 24 Freeman McNeil Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class CB 5 Kenny Easley Jr DE Joe Gary So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class 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)

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.