1976 UCLA Bruins football team

1976 UCLA Bruins football
Liberty Bowl, L 6–36 vs. Alabama
Conference Pacific-8
Ranking
Coaches No. 15
AP No. 15
1976 record 9–2–1 (6–1 Pac-8)
Head coach Terry Donahue (1st year)
Home stadium Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
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 NCAA Division I 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]

Game summaries

Alabama (Liberty Bowl)

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

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

References

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