1959 UCLA Bruins football | |
AAWU co-champion | |
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Conference | Athletic Association of Western Universities |
1959 record | 5–4–1 (3–1 AAWU) |
Head coach | Bill Barnes (2nd season) |
Home stadium | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum |
Seasons |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#8 Washington § | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#14 USC § | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UCLA § | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
California | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stanford | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
§ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll |
The 1959 UCLA Bruins football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 1959 college football season. In their second year under head coach Bill Barnes, the Bruins compiled a 5–4–1 record (3–1 conference) and finished in a three-way tie for first place in the Athletic Association of Western Universities.[1]
UCLA's offensive leaders in 1959 were quarterback Billy Kilmer with 702 passing yards each, Ray Smith with 417 rushing yards, and Marv Luster with 366 receiving yards.[2]
Schedule[]
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance |
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September 18 | No. 11 Purdue* | T 0-0 | 38,675[3] | ||
October 3 | at Pittsburgh* | L 21-25 | 30,683[4] | ||
October 17 | California |
| W 19-12 | 33,008[3] | |
October 23 | Air Force* |
| L 7-20 | 33,008[3] | |
October 31 | No. 17 Washington |
| L 7-23 | 32,838[3] | |
November 7 | at Stanford | W 55-13 | 35,000[5] | ||
November 13 | North Carolina State* |
| W 21-12 | 21,149[3] | |
November 21 | at No. 4 USC |
| W 10-3 | 85,917 | |
November 28 | Utah* | No. 20 |
| W 21-6 | 19,600[3] |
December 5 | No. 1 Syracuse* | No. 17 |
| L 8-36 | 46,557[3] |
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Roster[]
- QB Billy Kilmer, Jr.
References[]
- ↑ "1959 UCLA Bruins Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/ucla/1959-schedule.html. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
- ↑ "1959 UCLA Bruins Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/ucla/1959.html. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 "'59 coliseum attendance in 33.6% increase". Los Angeles Times. 25 December 1959. https://search.proquest.com/docview/167565562?.
- ↑ "Pittsburgh air attack overcomes UCLA, 25-21". The Washington Post. 4 October 1959. https://search.proquest.com/docview/141017287?.
- ↑ Wolf, Al (8 November 1959). "BRUINS REBOUND TO CRUSH TRIBE, 55-13". Los Angeles Times. https://search.proquest.com/docview/167573948?.
- ↑ "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.
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