1959 UCLA Bruins football
AAWU co-champion
ConferenceAthletic Association of Western Universities
Record5–4–1 (3–1 AAWU)
Head coach
CaptainRod Cochran, Ray Smith
Home stadiumLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Seasons
← 1958
1960 →
1959 Athletic Association of Western Universities football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 8 Washington ^ + 3 – 1 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
No. 14 USC + 3 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
UCLA + 3 – 1 – 0 5 – 4 – 1
California 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Stanford 0 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – Selected as Rose Bowl representative
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1959 UCLA Bruins football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 1959 NCAA University Division football season. In their second year under head coach William F. Barnes, the Bruins compiled a 5–4–1 record (3–1 conference) and finished in a three-way tie for first place in the Athletic Association of Western Universities.[1]

UCLA's offensive leaders in 1959 were quarterback Billy Kilmer with 702 passing yards each, Ray Smith with 417 rushing yards, and Marv Luster with 366 receiving yards.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18No. 11 Purdue*
T 0–038,675
October 3at Pittsburgh*
L 21–2530,683[3]
October 17California
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA (rivalry)
W 19–1233,008
October 23Air Force*
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
L 7–2033,008
October 31No. 17 Washington
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
L 7–2332,838[4][5]
November 7at Stanford
W 55–1335,000[6]
November 13NC State*
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 21–1221,112[7]
November 21at No. 4 USC
W 10–385,917
November 28Utah*No. 20
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 21–619,600
December 5No. 1 Syracuse*No. 17
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
L 8–3646,557
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Personnel

Players

Coaches

Other personnel

References

  1. ^ "1959 UCLA Bruins Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
  2. ^ "1959 UCLA Bruins Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
  3. ^ "Pittsburgh air attack overcomes UCLA, 25-21". The Washington Post. October 4, 1959.
  4. ^ "UW dumps UCLA". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. November 1, 1959. p. 2, sports.
  5. ^ "Husky bowl hopes up after beating UCLA". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 1, 1959. p. 8.
  6. ^ Wolf, Al (November 8, 1959). "Bruins Rebound To Crush Tribe, 55-13". Los Angeles Times.
  7. ^ "State holds off early UCLA bids but collapses, 21–12". The Charlotte Observer. November 14, 1959. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "'59 coliseum attendance in 33.6% increase". Los Angeles Times. December 25, 1959.
  9. ^ "2015 UCLA Bruins Football Media Guide Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). Retrieved December 19, 2016.
  10. ^ UCLA Southern Campus 1960, p. 220.
  11. ^ a b c UCLA Southern Campus 1960, p. 221.


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