The 1958 UCLA Bruins football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 1958 NCAA University Division football season . In their first year under head coaches George W. Dickerson (three games) and then Bill Barnes (seven games), the Bruins compiled a 3–6–1 record (2–4–1 conference) and finished in sixth place in the Pacific Coast Conference .[1]
UCLA's offensive leaders in 1958 were quarterback Don Long with 395 passing yards each, Ray Smith with 307 rushing yards, and John Brown with 259 receiving yards.[2]
Schedule [ ] Date Opponent Site Result Attendance September 20 No. 19 Pittsburgh * L 6-2730,578[3] September 27 at Illinois * W 18-1416,775[4] October 4 at Oregon State L 0-1418,532 October 10 Florida * Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA L 14-2131,175[5] October 18 at Washington W 20-034,594 October 25 Stanford Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA L 19-2139,129[6] November 1 Washington State Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA L 20-3825,090 November 8 at California L 17-2050,000[7] November 15 Oregon Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA W 7-322,297[8] November 22 USC T 15-1558,507 *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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↑ "1958 UCLA Bruins Schedule and Results" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/ucla/1958-schedule.html . Retrieved December 17, 2015 .↑ "1958 UCLA Bruins Stats" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/ucla/1958.html . Retrieved December 17, 2015 .↑ Wolf, Al (21 September 1958). "GROGGY BRUINS UPSET BY PITT, 27-6" . Los Angeles Times . https://search.proquest.com/docview/167284097 ? . ↑ Wolf, Al (28 September 1958). "BRUINS RALLY TO UPSET ILLINOIS, 18-14" . Los Angeles Times . https://search.proquest.com/docview/167372107 ? . ↑ Wolf, Al (11 October 1958). "FLORIDA HOLDS OFF UCLA RALLY, 21-14" . Los Angeles Times . https://search.proquest.com/docview/167294575 ? . ↑ Wolf, Al (26 October 1958). "UCLA edged out by indians, 21-19." . Los Angeles Times . https://search.proquest.com/docview/167304997 ? . ↑ "Cal edges bruins, 20-17, nears bowl." . Los Angeles Times . 9 November 1958. https://search.proquest.com/docview/167379397 ? .↑ Wolf, Al (16 November 1958). "LATE BRUIN FLURRY EDGES OREGON, 7-3" . Los Angeles Times . https://search.proquest.com/docview/167332793 ? . ↑ "2015 UCLA Bruins Football Media Guide Year-by-Year Results" . http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/uclabruins.com/documents/2015/8/13/FB_15MG_96_100.pdf . Retrieved December 19, 2016 .
