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1977 UCLA Bruins football
ConferencePacific-8 Conference
Record0–4, 7 wins forfeited (0–2 Pac-8, 5 wins forfeited)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorJed Hughes (1st season)
Home stadiumLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Seasons
← 1976
1978 →
1977 Pacific-8 Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 10 Washington $ 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
No. 15 Stanford 5 – 2 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
No. 13 USC 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
California 3 – 4 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Washington State 3 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Oregon 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
Oregon State 0 – 7 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
UCLA † 0 – 2 – 0 0 – 4 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • † – UCLA forfeited 7 wins (5 conference wins) due to ineligible players.
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1977 UCLA Bruins football team represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season.

Schedule

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Note: UCLA's 7 wins were forfeited due to ineligible players.[1][2]

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 12at No. 14 Houston*No. 11
ABCL 13–1738,121[3]
September 17Kansas*No. 14
W 17–7 (vacated)40,738[4]
September 24at Minnesota*No. 18
L 13–2741,076[5]
October 1Iowa*
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 34–16 (vacated)35,636[6]
October 8at Stanford
L 28–3264,500[7]
October 15at Washington State
W 27–16 (vacated)37,750[8]
October 22No. 15 California
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 21–19 (vacated)48,584[9][10]
October 29Washington
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 20–12 (vacated)38,692[11]
November 5at Oregon
W 21–3 (vacated)20,000[12]
November 12Oregon State
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 48–18 (vacated)35,529[13]
November 25at USCNo. 17
ABCL 27–2986,168[14]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

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1977 UCLA Bruins football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
FB 27 Theotis Brown Jr
OT 71 Bruce Davis Jr
G 75 Max Montoya Jr
RB 3 James Owens Jr
G 66 John Tautolo Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
CB 5 Kenny Easley Fr
CB 23 Johnnie Lynn Jr
LB 84 Jerry Robinson Jr
LB 40 Manu Tuiasosopo Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K, P 43 Frank Corral Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Awards and honors

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  • All-American: Jerry Robinson (LB, consensus), Manu Tuiasosopo (DT, second team), Gus Coppens (OT, third team)

References

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  1. ^ Moran, Malcolm (December 3, 1981). "U.C.L.A. Comes East Quietly". NYTimes.com. Retrieved September 14, 2016.
  2. ^ "The Spokesman-Review - Google News Archive Search".
  3. ^ "Cougars defeat UCLA, 17–13". The Odessa American. September 13, 1977. Retrieved March 29, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Owens leads Bruins over Kansas". The Camarillo Daily News. September 18, 1977. Retrieved April 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Gophers roll over UCLA by 27–13". The Winona Daily News. September 25, 1977. Retrieved April 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Hawks no match for UCLA". Quad-City Times. October 2, 1977. Retrieved April 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Stanford upends UCLA". The Register. October 9, 1977. Retrieved April 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "UCLA comes alive, beats WSU, 27–16". Independent Press-Telegram. October 16, 1977. Retrieved April 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Blocked punt return sinks Cal". The Fresno Bee. October 23, 1977. Retrieved April 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Purdy, M. (October 23, 1977). "Bruins defeat Cal, 21–19". Los Angeles Times.
  11. ^ "UCLA rallies to sink Washington, 20–12". The Sunday Oregonian. October 30, 1977. Retrieved April 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Bruins keep pace in the race". The Daily Breeze. November 6, 1977. Retrieved April 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Bukich, Bruins roll, 48–18". The Modesto Bee. November 13, 1977. Retrieved April 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Jordan redeems self with game-winner". The Billings Gazette. November 26, 1977. Retrieved April 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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