1989 UCLA Bruins football
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record3–7–1 (2–5–1 Pac-10)
Head coach
Home stadiumRose Bowl
Seasons
← 1988
1990 →
1989 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 8 USC $ 6 – 0 – 1 9 – 2 – 1
No. 23 Washington 5 – 3 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Oregon 5 – 3 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
No. 25 Arizona 5 – 3 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Arizona State 3 – 3 – 1 6 – 4 – 1
Oregon State 3 – 4 – 1 4 – 7 – 1
Washington State 3 – 5 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Stanford 3 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
UCLA 2 – 5 – 1 3 – 7 – 1
California 2 – 6 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1989 UCLA Bruins football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their 14th year under head coach Terry Donahue, the Bruins compiled a 3–7–1 record (2–5–1 Pac-10) and finished in ninth place in the Pacific-10 Conference. After going 3–7 in the first 10 games, the Bruins tied #8-ranked USC, 10-10, in the final game of the season at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.[1]

UCLA's offensive leaders in 1989 were quarterback Bret Johnson with 1,791 passing yards, running back Brian Brown with 463 rushing yards, and wide receiver Mike Farr with 471 receiving yards.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 9Tennessee*No. 6
PrimeL 6–2454,316[3]
September 16at San Diego State*No. 20
W 28–2531,639
September 23No. 5 Michigan*No. 24
  • Rose Bowl
  • Pasadena, CA
ABCL 23–2471,797
September 30California
  • Rose Bowl
  • Pasadena, CA
W 24–650,183
October 7Arizona StateNo. 25
  • Rose Bowl
  • Pasadena, CA
ESPNW 33–1453,188
October 14at ArizonaNo. 22
ABCL 7–4251,562
October 21at Oregon State
ABCL 17–1821,510
October 28Washington
  • Rose Bowl
  • Pasadena, CA
ABCL 27–2848,801
November 4at Stanford
L 14–1745,000
November 11Oregon
  • Rose Bowl
  • Pasadena, CA
PrimeL 20–3846,433
November 18at No. 8 USC
ABCT 10–1086,672
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Personnel

1989 UCLA Bruins football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
TE Corwin Anthony
TE 81 Charles Arbuckle Sr
TE Randy Austin
QB Jim Bonds
RB Brian Brown
C 68 Frank Cornish Sr
RB Mark Estwick
WR 9 Mike Farr Sr
OL Keith Jacobson
QB Brent Johnson
OL Rick Meyer
WR Scott Miller
WR Reggie Moore
OL Bill Paige
WR Paul Richardson
RB Kevin Smith
OL Scott Spalding
RB Maury Toy
OL Marc Wilder
RB Kevin Williams
RB Shawn Wills
OL Lance Zeno
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB Stacy Argo
DB Randy Beverly
DL Brad Bryson
DB Matt Darby
LB Craig Davis
DB Carlton Gray
LB Rocen Keeton
DL Brian Kelly
DB Dion Lambert
LB Brian Lockwood
DL Mike Lodish
DB Mark McGill
LB Pat McPherson
LB Marvcus Patton
DL Jon Pryor
LB Meech Shaw
DL Siitupe Tuala
DB Eric Turner
DL Bryan Wilcox
DB Michael Williams
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P Kirk Maggio
K Alfredo Velasco
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Players and awards

References

  1. ^ "1989 UCLA Bruins Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
  2. ^ "1989 UCLA Bruins Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
  3. ^ "It's a Tennessee waltz over UCLA". The Los Angeles Times. September 10, 1989. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.


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