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
Seasons
← 1975
1977 →
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
October 2at No. 8 Ohio State*No. 4
T 10–1087,969
October 9StanfordNo. 5
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 38–2050,894
October 16Washington StateNo. 4
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 62–335,508
October 23at CaliforniaNo. 4
W 35–1962,228
October 30at WashingtonNo. 3
W 30–2147,187
November 6OregonNo. 3
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 46–032,470
November 13at Oregon StateNo. 2
W 45–1422,151
November 20No. 3 USCNo. 2
L 14–2490,519
December 20vs. No. 16 Alabama*No. 7
L 6–3652,736
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[4]

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 Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Game summaries

California

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

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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. ^ "UCLA severs arizona state win skein at 13". Chicago Tribune. No. September 10, 1976. Chicago Tribune.
  3. ^ Oates, B. (September 19, 1976). "UCLA takes care of the rest of Arizona". Los Angeles Times.
  4. ^ "2015 UCLA Bruins Football Media Guide Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). Retrieved June 14, 2017.
  5. ^ Ocala Star-Banner. 1976 Oct 24. Retrieved 2018-Oct-28.
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