1976 UCLA Bruins football team

1976 UCLA Bruins football
Liberty Bowl, L 6–36 vs. Alabama
ConferencePacific-8 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 15
APNo. 15
Record9–2–1 (6–1 Pac-8)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorDick Tomey (1st season)
Home stadiumLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
1976 Pacific-8 Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 USC $ 7 – 0 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
No. 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 36–6 in the Liberty Bowl to Alabama.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 9at No. 3 Arizona State*No. 17
W 28–1050,876[2]
September 18Arizona*No. 5
W 37–941,651[3]
September 25Air Force*No. 5
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 40–737,302[4]
October 2at No. 8 Ohio State*No. 4
T 10–1087,969[5]
October 9StanfordNo. 5
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 38–2050,894[6]
October 16Washington StateNo. 4
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 62–335,508[7]
October 23at CaliforniaNo. 4
W 35–1962,228[8]
October 30at WashingtonNo. 3
W 30–2147,719[9]
November 6OregonNo. 3
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 46–032,158[10]
November 13at Oregon StateNo. 2
W 45–1422,151[11]
November 20No. 3 USCNo. 2
L 14–2490,519[12]
December 20vs. No. 16 Alabama*No. 7
L 6–3652,736[13][14]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Personnel

1976 UCLA Bruins football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB Jeff Dankworth
WR Wally Henry
RB Wendell Tyler
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 40 Manu Tuiasosopo So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Game summaries

California

Team 1 234Total
• UCLA 14 0714 35
California 0 1306 19
Scoring summary
Q1UCLADankworth 18 yard run (kick good)UCLA 7–0
Q1UCLAHenry 27 yard pass from Dankworth (kick good)UCLA 14–0
Q2CALBresna 1 yard run (Breech kick)UCLA 14–7
Q2CALBreech 41 yard field goalUCLA 14–10
Q2CALBreech 41 yard field goalUCLA 14–13
Q3UCLATouchdownUCLA 21–13
Q4UCLATyler 33 yard run (kick good)UCLA 28–13
Q4UCLATyler 13 yard run (kick good)UCLA 35–13
  • QB Jeff Dankworth sat out the second quarter with a bruised hip; returned in the third

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Alabama (Liberty Bowl)

1 2 3 4 Total
Alabama 17 7 3 9 36
UCLA 0 0 0 6 6
See also: 1976 Liberty Bowl and 1976 Alabama Crimson Tide football team

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
  2. ^ "Bruins rout Arizona State 28–10". The Bismarck Tribune. September 10, 1976. Retrieved October 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "UCLA takes care of the rest of Arizona". The Los Angeles Times. September 19, 1976. Retrieved October 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "UCLA blasts A.F., 40–7; Bucks next". Long Beach Press-Telegram. September 26, 1976. Retrieved September 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Hayes praises Bruins after tie". The Bakersfield Californian. October 3, 1976. Retrieved September 14, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Stanford bombs out". Progress-Bulletin. October 10, 1976. Retrieved September 14, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Bruins rout Cougars". The Spokesman-Review. October 17, 1976. Retrieved September 14, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Dankworth comes back, and so do the Bruins". Eugene Register-Guard. October 24, 1976. p. 4B. Retrieved September 14, 2025 – via Google News Archive.
  9. ^ "Jinx? Ha! Brown peps UCLA past Washington". Independnent Press-Telegram. October 31, 1976. Retrieved September 14, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Bruins shut out Oregon, tie school win record". The Fresno Bee. November 7, 1976. Retrieved September 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Beaver giveaways help second-rated UCLA". The Columbian. November 14, 1976. Retrieved September 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "USC's power knocks out UCLA". The Daily Breeze. November 21, 1976. Retrieved September 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ Martin, Steve (December 21, 1976). "Scoreboard tells Tide story, 36–6". The Tuscaloosa News. p. A1. Retrieved September 1, 2014.
  14. ^ "Alabama crushes UCLA, 36–6". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. December 21, 1976. p. 14. Retrieved September 1, 2014.
  15. ^ "2015 UCLA Bruins Football Media Guide Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). Retrieved June 14, 2017.
  16. ^ Ocala Star-Banner. 1976 Oct 24. Retrieved 2018-Oct-28.
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