1976 UCLA Bruins football team

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1976 UCLA Bruins football
Conference Pacific-8
Ranking
Coaches #15
AP #15
1976 record 9–2–1 (6–1 Pac-8)
Head coach Terry Donahue (1st year)
Home stadium Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Seasons
« 1975 1977 »
1976 Pacific-8 football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#2 USC $ 7 0 0     11 1 0
#15 UCLA 6 1 0     9 2 1
Stanford 5 2 0     6 5 0
California 3 4 0     5 6 0
Washington 3 4 0     5 6 0
Washington State 2 5 0     3 8 0
Oregon 1 6 0     4 7 0
Oregon State 1 6 0     2 10 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1976 UCLA Bruins football team represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 1976 college football season. Ranked at 17th in the pre-season AP poll, former UCLA player Terry Donahue took over as the head coach. The Bruins were 9–2–1 for the season and second in the Pacific-8 Conference. UCLA lost 6–36 in the Liberty Bowl to Alabama.[1]

Schedule

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Game Notes

Alabama (Liberty Bowl)

1 2 3 4 Total
Alabama 17 7 3 9 36
UCLA 0 0 0 6 6

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1st quarter scoring: Alabama – Bucky Berrey 37-yard field goal; Alabama – Barry Krauss 44-yard interception return (Bucky Berrey kick); Alabama – Johnny Davis 2-yard run (Bucky Berrey kick)

2nd quarter scoring: Alabama – Jack O'Rear 20-yard pass from Tony Nathan (Bucky Berrey kick)

3rd quarter scoring: Alabama – Bucky Berrey 25-yard field goal

4th quarter scoring: Alabama – Bucky Berrey 28-yard field goal; UCLA – Jim Brown 61-yard run (Kick failed); Alabama – Rick Watson 1-yard run (2-point pass failed)

Awards and honors

  • All-American: Jeff Dankworth (QB), Oscar Edwards (DB), Jerry Robinson (LB, consensus)

References

  1. 2014 UCLA Media Guide, UCLA Athletics Department, 2014