American college football season
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]
Date Opponent Rank Site Result Attendance Source at No. 3 Arizona State * No. 17 W 28–1050,876 [ 2]
September 18 Arizona * No. 5 W 37–941,651 [ 3]
September 25 Air Force * No. 5 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA W 40–737,302
October 2 at No. 8 Ohio State * No. 4 T 10–1087,969
October 9 Stanford No. 5 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA W 38–2050,894
October 16 Washington State No. 4 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA W 62–335,508
October 23 at California No. 4 W 35–1962,228
October 30 at Washington No. 3 W 30–2147,187
November 6 Oregon No. 3 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA W 46–032,470
November 13 at Oregon State No. 2 W 45–1422,151
November 20 No. 3 USC No. 2 L 14–2490,519
vs. No. 16 Alabama * No. 7 L 6–3652,736
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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1976 UCLA Bruins football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
QB
Jeff Dankworth
WR
Wally Henry
RB
Wendell Tyler
Defense
Special teams
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
1
2 3 4 Total
• UCLA
14
0 7 14
35
California
0
13 0 6
19
Scoring summary Q1 UCLA Dankworth 18 yard run (kick good) UCLA 7–0
Q1 UCLA Henry 27 yard pass from Dankworth (kick good) UCLA 14–0
Q2 CAL Bresna 1 yard run (Breech kick) UCLA 14–7
Q2 CAL Breech 41 yard field goal UCLA 14–10
Q2 CAL Breech 41 yard field goal UCLA 14–13
Q3 UCLA Touchdown UCLA 21–13
Q4 UCLA Tyler 33 yard run (kick good) UCLA 28–13
Q4 UCLA Tyler 13 yard run (kick good) UCLA 35–13
QB Jeff Dankworth sat out the second quarter with a bruised hip; returned in the third
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Alabama (Liberty Bowl)[ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Alabama
17
7
3
9
36
UCLA
0
0
0
6
6
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)
All-American: Jeff Dankworth (QB), Oscar Edwards (DB), Jerry Robinson (LB, consensus)
^ 2014 UCLA Media Guide, UCLA Athletics Department, 2014
^ "UCLA severs arizona state win skein at 13". Chicago Tribune . No. September 10, 1976. Chicago Tribune.
^ Oates, B. (September 19, 1976). "UCLA takes care of the rest of Arizona". Los Angeles Times .
^ "2015 UCLA Bruins Football Media Guide Year-by-Year Results" (PDF) . Retrieved June 14, 2017 .
^ Ocala Star-Banner. 1976 Oct 24. Retrieved 2018-Oct-28.
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