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University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Football

UCLA Bruins Website

Location: Los Angeles
Nickname: Bruins
Colors: Blue & Gold
Stadium: Rose Bowl; built 1922; off campus; grass surface; seats 100,089
Average home game attendance: 47,951 (2023), 47,694 (5 Year Average)
First football season: 1919
Conference: Pacific 12 (PAC-12) South. Will move to the Big Ten Conference in September 2024.

National Champions Determined by Media Polls

  • 1954 National Champion - Selected by: United Press, Football Writers Assn. of America

Bowl Champions (by Year of Event)

  • 2023 LA Bowl (Inglewood, CA) vs. Boise State, Win 35-22
  • 2015 Alamo Bowl (San Antonio, TX) vs. Kansas State, Win 40–35
  • 2013 Sun Bowl (El Paso, TX) vs. Virginia Tech, Win 42–12
  • 2009 EagleBank Bowl (Washington, DC) vs. Temple, Win 30–21
  • 2005 Sun Bowl (El Paso, TX) vs. Northwestern, Win 50–38
  • 2002 Las Vegas Bowl (Whitney, NV) vs. New Mexico, Win 27–13
  • 1998 Cotton Bowl (Dallas, TX) vs. Texas A&M, Win 29–23
  • 1991 Sun Bowl (El Paso, TX) vs. Illinois, Win 6–3
  • 1989 Cotton Bowl (Dallas, TX) vs. Arkansas, Win 17–3
  • 1987 Aloha Bowl (Honolulu, HI) vs. Florida, Win 20–16
  • 1986 Rose Bowl vs. Iowa, Win 45–28
  • 1986 Freedom Bowl (Anaheim, CA) vs. Brigham Young, Win 31–10
  • 1985 Fiesta Bowl (Tempe, AZ) vs. Miami, Win 39–37
  • 1984 Rose Bowl vs. Illinois, Win 45–9
  • 1983 Rose Bowl vs. Michigan, Win 24–14
  • 1976 Rose Bowl vs. Ohio State, Win 23–10
  • 1966 Rose Bowl vs. Michigan State, Win 14–12

Season Results (Win-Loss-Tie)

Years are beginning year of season.

2023 8-5-0
2022 9-4-0
2021 8-4-0
2020 3-4-0
2019 4-8-0
2018 3-9-0
2017 6-7-0
2016 4-8-0
2015 8-5-0
2014 10-3-0
2013 10-3-0
2012 9-5-0
2011 6-8-0
2010 4-8-0
2009 7-6-0
2008 4-8-0
2007 6-7-0
2006 7-6-0
2005 10-2-0
2004 6-5-0
2003 6-7-0
2002 7-5-0
2001 7-4-0
2000 6-6-0
1999 4-7-0
1998 10-2-0
1997 10-2-0

1996 5-6-0
1995 7-5-0
1994 5-6-0
1993 8-4-0
1992 6-5-0
1991 9-3-0
1990 5-6-0
1989 3-7-1
1988 10-2-0
1987 10-2-0
1986 8-3-1
1985 9-2-1
1984 9-3-0
1983 7-4-1
1982 10-1-1
1981 7-4-1
1980 9-2-0
1979 5-6-0
1978 8-3-1
1977 7-4-0
1976 9-2-1
1975 9-2-1
1974 6-3-2
1973 9-2-0
1972 8-3-0
1971 2-7-1

1970 6-5-0
1969 8-1-1
1968 3-7-0
1967 7-2-1
1966 9-1-0
1965 8-2-1
1964 4-6-0
1963 2-8-0
1962 4-6-0
1961 7-4-0
1960 7-2-1
1959 5-4-1
1958 3-6-1
1957 8-2-0
1956 7-3-0
1955 9-2-0
1954 9-0-0
1953 8-2-0
1952 8-1-0
1951 5-3-1
1950 6-3-0
1949 6-3-0
1948 3-7-0
1947 5-4-0
1946 10-1-0
1945 5-4-0

1944 4-5-1
1943 1-8-0
1942 7-4-0
1941 5-5-1
1940 1-9-0
1939 6-0-4
1938 7-4-1
1937 2-6-1
1936 6-3-1
1935 8-2-0
1934 7-3-0
1933 6-4-1
1932 6-4-0
1931 3-4-1
1930 3-5-0
1929 4-4-0
1928 4-4-1
1927 6-2-1
1926 5-3-0
1925 5-3-1
1924 0-5-3
1923 2-5-0
1922 2-3-1
1921 0-5-0
1920 0-5-0
1919 2-6-0



Also see: UCLA-USC Football Rivalry

Bruin Football Coaches

2018-Present Chip Kelly
2011-2017 Jim Mora
2006-2011 Richard “Rick” Neuheisel, Jr.
2003-2007 Karl Dorrell
2002 Ed Kezerian
1996-2002 Bob Toledo
1976-1995 Terry Donahue
1974-1975 Dick Vermeil
1971-1973 Pepper Rodgers
1965-1970 Tommy Prothro
1958-1964 Bill Barnes
1958 George Dickerson
1949-1957 Henry "Red" Sanders
1945-1948 Bert LaBrucherie
1939-1944 Edwin Horrell
1925-1938 William Spaulding
1923-1924 James Cline
1920-1922 Harry Trotter
1919 Fred Cozens