UCLA Bruins football

The UCLA Bruins football program competes in NCAA Division I-A and is a member of the Pacific-10 Conference. The Bruins have enjoyed several periods of success in their history, having been ranked in the top 10 of the AP Poll at least once in every decade since the poll began in the 1930s. Their first major period of success came in the 1950s, under head coach Red Sanders. Sanders led the Bruins to a shared national championship in 1954, three league championships, and an overall record of 66-19-1 in nine years. In the 1980s and 1990's, during the tenure of Terry Donahue, the Bruins compiled a 151-74-8 record, including 13 bowl games and an NCAA record eight straight bowl wins. The program has produced 28 first round draft picks, 30 consensus All-Americans, and multiple major award winners.

As of 2007, UCLA is one of only five of the 119 Football Bowl Subdivision (formerly Division I-A) teams to have never played a Football Championship Subdivision (formerly Division I-AA) team since the division was made in 1978.

Current coaching staff

• Rick Neuheisel, Head Coach
• Norm Chow, Offensive Coordinator
• DeWayne Walker, Defensive Cooridinator
• Wayne Moses, Running Backs coach
• Bob Palcic, Offensive Line coach
• Reggie Moore, Wide Receivers coach
• Todd Howard, Defensive Line coach
• Chuck Bullough, Linebackers coach
• Tim Hauck, Secondary Coach
• Frank Gansz, Jr., Special Teams

Facilities

Rose Bowl

The Rose Bowl is a National Historic Landmark located in Pasadena, California with an official capacity of 92,542. It has been the home football field for the UCLA Bruins since the 1982 season. The Bruins had played their home games at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, which is also the home of the rival USC Trojans, beginning in 1928. As the Coliseum is located across the street from (UCLA's rival) the USC campus, Bruin officials long sought to move out from under the Trojan's shadow. An on campus facility was discussed, but UCLA's location is not conducive to adequate traffic flow, and the campus lacks room for sufficient parking. In addition, the Coliseum already was constructed by and is a facility of the State of California. When the Oakland Raiders became the Los Angeles Raiders, in 1982, and after arduous negotiations with the city of Pasadena, UCLA decided to move out of the Coliseum, relocating its home games to the Rose Bowl Stadium. UCLA has participated in five Rose Bowl games since moving to the stadium, including the 1983 Rose Bowl at the end of the Bruins' first season there.

Football Uniforms

The UCLA athletic colors are "True Blue" and gold. The "True Blue" is a slightly darker shade than the previous powder blue worn by teams. The shade was developed by the UCLA athletic department and Adidas for the 2003 school year.

In the early days of the school, UCLA had the same colors as the University of California, navy blue and gold. The colors represent blue for the ocean, and gold for the California poppy, "The Golden State" motto, and sunsets.

When football coach Red Sanders came to UCLA for the 1949 season he redesigned the football uniforms. The navy blue was changed to a lighter shade of blue. Sanders figured that the baby blue would look better on the field and in film. He would dub the baby blue uniform "Powderkeg blue", powder blue with an explosive kick. For the 1954 season, Sanders added a the now familiar loop on the shoulders, the UCLA Stripe, to give an impression of motion. The away uniforms became white, with a navy blue and gold shoulder stripe and gold pants. The helmets became gold.

At times, beginning with the 1954 football season, the font for the numbers on the uniforms has been Clarendon typeface. Otherwise it has been block numerals. In the 1980's the uniform pants became yellow to look better in color publications, the jerseys a lighter blue, and the UCLA script was added to the helmets. In the 1990s, the uniform pants became gold again.

In 2003, the True Blue colors were adopted. The away uniforms got true blue shoulder stripes and numbers in 2006.

Team Win-Loss Record History

Year Overall Conference Comments 1919 2-6-0 -- 1920 0-5-0 -- 1921 0-5-0 -- 1922 2-3-1 -- 1923 2-5-0 -- 1924 0-5-3 -- 1925 5-3-1 -- 1926 5-3-0 -- 1927 6-2-1 -- 1928 4-4-1 -- First Season in PCC 1929 4-4-0 -- 1930 3-5-0 -- 1931 3-4-1 -- 1932 6-4-0 -- 1933 6-4-1 -- 1934 7-3-0 -- 1935 8-2-0 -- PCC co-champions with Cal and Stanford 1936 6-3-1 -- 1937 2-6-1 -- 1938 7-4-1 -- 1939 6-0-4 -- Ranked #9 AP 1940 1-9-0 -- 1941 5-5-1 -- 1942 7-4-0 -- PCC Champions: Rose Bowl 1943 1-8-0 -- 1944 4-5-1 -- 1945 5-4-0 -- 1946 10-1-0 -- PCC Champions: Rose Bowl. Ranked #4 AP 1947 5-4-0 -- 1948 3-7-0 -- 1949 6-3-0 5-2-0 1950 6-3-0 5-2-0 1951 5-3-1 4-1-1 1952 8-1-0 5-1-0 Ranked #5 AP and UPI 1953 8-2-0 6-1-0 PCC Champions: Rose Bowl. Ranked #4 UPI, #5 AP 1954 9-0-0 6-0-0 PCC Champion and Ranked #1 UPI, #2 AP 1955 9-2-0 6-0-0 PCC Champions: Rose Bowl. Ranked #4 UPI and AP 1956 7-3-0 5-2-0 1957 8-2-0 5-2-0 1958 3-6-1 2-4-1 George Dickerson Coached first 3 games, then Bill Barnes took over 1959 5-4-1 3-1-0 AAWU co-champions with UW and USC 1960 7-2-1 2-2-0 1961 7-4-0 3-1-0 AAWU Champions: Rose Bowl 1962 4-6-0 1-3-0 1963 2-8-0 2-2-0 1964 4-6-0 2-2-0 1965 8-2-1 4-0-0 AAWU Champions: Rose Bowl. Ranked #4 AP, #5 UPI 1966 9-1-0 3-1-0 Ranked #5 AP and UPI 1967 7-2-1 4-1-1 Ranked #10 AP 1968 3-7-0 2-4-0 1969 8-1-1 5-1-1 Ranked #10 AP 1970 6-5-0 4-3-0 1971 2-7-1 1-4-1 1972 8-3-0 5-2-0 1973 9-2-0 6-1-0 Ranked #9 UPI 1974 6-3-2 4-2-1 1975 9-2-1 6-1-0 Pac 8 co-champions: Rose Bowl. Ranked #5 AP and UPI 1976 9-2-1 6-1-0 Liberty Bowl 1977 7-4-0 5-2-0 UCLA's record officially 0-11 due to recruiting violations. 1978 8-3-1 6-2-0 Fiesta Bowl 1979 5-6-0 3-4-0 1980 9-2-0 5-2-0 1981 7-4-1 5-2-1 Bluebonnet Bowl 1982 10-1-1 5-1-1 Pac 10 Champions: Rose Bowl. Ranked #5 AP and UPI 1983 7-4-1 6-1-1 Pac 10 Champions: Rose Bowl 1984 9-3-0 5-2-0 Fiesta Bowl 1985 9-2-1 6-2-0 Pac 10 Champions: Rose Bowl. Ranked #6 UPI, #7 AP 1986 8-3-1 5-2-1 Freedom Bowl. Ranked #14 1987 10-2-0 7-1-0 Aloha Bowl. Ranked #9 AP 1988 10-2-0 6-2-0 Cotton Bowl. Ranked #6 AP and UPI 1989 3-7-1 2-5-1 1990 5-6-0 4-4-0 1991 9-3-0 6-2-0 Hancock Bowl. Ranked #19 1992 6-5-0 3-5-0 1993 8-4-0 6-2-0 Pac 10 Champions: Rose Bowl. Ranked #18 1994 5-6-0 3-5-0 1995 7-5-0 4-4-0 Aloha Bowl 1996 5-6-0 4-4-0 1997 10-2-0 7-1-0 Pac 10 co-champions with WSU: Cotton Bowl. Ranked #5 1998 10-2-0 8-0-0 Pac 10 champions: Rose Bowl. BCS Rank #5, UPI & ESPN/USA Today Rank #8 1999 4-7-0 2-6-0 2000 6-6-0 3-5-0 Sun Bowl 2001 7-4-0 4-4-0 2002 7-5-0 4-4-0 Las Vegas Bowl win with Ed Kezerian coaching 2003 6-7-0 4-4-0 Silicon Valley Bowl 2004 6–6 4–4 T–5th L Las Vegas — — 2005 10–2 6–2 3rd W Sun 13 16 2006 7–6 5–4 4th L Emerald — — 2007 6–7 5–4 T–4th L Las Vegas, Dorrell left before the bowl game 2008 2-3 1-1 Chronology of UCLA Head Coaches Years Coach Record 1919 Fred Cozens 2–6 1920–1922 Harry Trotter 2–13–1 1923–1924 James J. Cline 2–10–3 1925–1938 William H. Spaulding 72–51–8 1939–1944 Edwin C. Horrell 24–31–6 1945–1948 Bert LaBrucherie 23–16 1949–1957 Henry Russell Sanders 66–19–1 1958 George W. Dickerson 1–2 1958–1964 William F. Barnes 31–34–3 1965–1970 Tommy Prothro 41–18–3 1971–1973 Pepper Rodgers 19–12–1 1974–1975 Dick Vermeil 15–5–3 1976–1995 Terry Donahue 151–74–8 1996–2002 Bob Toledo 49–32 2003–2007 Karl Dorrell 35–27 2008 Rick Neuheisel 2–3 Individual Award Winners Heisman Trophy Gary Beban - 1967 Maxwell Award Gary Beban - 1967 Davey O'Brien Award Troy Aikman - 1988 John Mackey Award Marcedes Lewis - 2005 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Cade McNown - 1998 Outland Trophy Jonathan Ogden - 1995 Kris Farris - 1998 College Football Hall of Famers Troy Aikman Gary Beban Terry Donahue Kenny Easley Tom Fears Billy Kilmer Donn Moomaw Tommy Prothro Jerry Robinson Red Sanders Al Sparlis Kenny Washington (American football) Pro Football Hall of Famers Troy Aikman Tom Fears Jimmy Johnson Bob Waterfield Rose Bowl MVP Bob Stiles, 1966, DB John Sciarra, 1976, QB Don Rogers, 1983, FS Tom Ramsey, 1983, QB Rick Neuheisel, 1984, QB Eric Ball, 1986, TB Rose Bowl Hall of Fame John Sciarra, 1991 Bob Stiles, 1993 Gary Beban, 1995 Eric Ball, 1996 Terry Donahue, 1997 Rick Neuheisel, 1998 Al Hoisch, 1999 Tom Ramsey, 2007 Current NFL Players Brendon Ayanbadejo Dave Ball Jason Bell Drew Bennett Ed Blanton Ryan Boschetti Craig Bragg Brandon Chillar Kenyon Coleman Maurice Jones-Drew Donnie Edwards Mike Flanagan Bryan Fletcher DeShaun Foster Spencer Havner Chris Horton Travis Kirschke Chris Kluwe Rodney Leisle Marcedes Lewis Ricky Manning, Jr. Ryan Nece Ryan Neufeld Jonathan Ogden Jarrad Page Tab Perry Marcus Reese Mike Seidman Robert Thomas Steven Vieira Matt Ware Manuel White Shaun Williams Other Famous Players Abdul-Karim al-Jabbar (Karim Abdul-Jabbar) Flipper Anderson Steve Bono Rick Neuheisel Lynn Compton Randy Cross Mel Farr Mark Harmon Norm Johnson Carnell Lake Tommy Maddox Cade McNown Freddie Mitchell Ken Norton, Jr. Roman Phifer Jackie Robinson J.J. Stokes Eric Turner All-Century UCLA Bruin Team Chosen in 1999 by fan vote Offense C—Dave Dalby G—Hardiman Cureton G—Randy Cross T—Jonathan Ogden T—Bill Leeka TE—Tim Wrightman QB— Troy Aikman RB— Skip Hicks RB— Freeman McNeil RB— Kenny Washington SE— Tom Fears FL— J. J. Stokes K— John Lee Defense DL— Manu Tuiasosopo DL— Irv Eatman DL— Jack Ellana DL— Floyd Reese MG— Cliff Frazier LB— Jerry Robinson LB— Donn Moomaw DB— Kenny Easley DB— Don Rogers DB— Eric Turner DB — Carlton Gray P— Zenon Andrusyshyn Retired Numbers 5 Kenny Easley 13 Kenny Washington 16 Gary Beban 34 Paul Cameron 38 Burr Baldwin 79 Jonathan Ogden 80 Donn Moomaw 84 Jerry Robinson School records Team records Consecutive wins: 20, 1997-1998; Consecutive wins at Home: 12, 1946-1947; Consecutive games without being shut out: 60, 1994-1999 Consecutive shutouts of opponents: 3, 1954-1955 Individual records Most rushing yards(game): 322 Maurice Drew against University of Washington Most rushing yards(season): 1,571 Karim Abdul-Jabbar in the 1995 season Most rushing yards(career): 3,731 Gaston Green 1984-1987 Most passing yards(game): 513 (tie) Cade McNown against Miami and Drew Olson against Arizona State Most passing yards(season): 3,470 Cade McNown in the 1998 season Most passing yards(career): 10,708 Cade McNown 1995-1998 Most passing touchdowns(game): 5 Cade McNown against Miami (1998) Most passing touchdowns(season): 34 Drew Olson in the 2005 season Most receiving yards(game): 263 J.J. Stokes against USC Most receiving yards(season): 1,494 Freddie Mitchell in the 2000 season Most receiving yards(career): 3,020 Danny Farmer 1996-1999 Media Radio flagship: KLAC 570-AM in Los Angeles ("AM 570") See Also 2008 UCLA Bruins football team 2007 UCLA Bruins football team References ESPN College Football Encyclopedia(Pages 908-915) External links Official site