1978 UCLA Bruins football team

1978 UCLA Bruins football
Fiesta Bowl, T 10–10 vs. Arkansas
Conference	Pacific-10
Ranking
Coaches	No. 12
AP	No. 14
1978 record	8–3–1 (6–2 Pac-10)
Head coach	Terry Donahue (3rd season)
Home stadium	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Seasons

1978 Pacific-10 football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#2 USC †	6	–	1	–	0			12	–	1	–	0
#14 UCLA	6	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	1
Washington	6	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Arizona State	4	–	3	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
#17 Stanford	4	–	3	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
California	3	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Arizona	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Oregon	2	–	5	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
Oregon State	2	–	6	–	0			3	–	7	–	1
Washington State	1	–	7	–	0			3	–	7	–	1
† – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1978 UCLA Bruins football team represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Pacific-8 Conference became the Pacific-10 Conference by adding Arizona and Arizona State to the league. This was Terry Donahue's third season as head coach of the Bruins.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
September 9	at No. 11 Washington	No. 12	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	W 10-7	55,780
September 16	at Tennessee*	No. 9	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	W 13-0	85,897
September 23	at Kansas*	No. 8	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	L 24-28	43,120
September 30	Minnesota	No. 18	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	W 17-3	40,369
October 7	No. 17 Stanford	No. 16	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	W 27-26	54,106
October 14	Washington State	No. 14	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	W 45-31	40,023
October 21	at California	No. 10	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA (Rivalry)	W 45-0	62,500
October 27	Arizona	No. 10	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	W 24-14	41,077
November 4	Oregon	No. 9	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	W 23-21	37,314
November 11	at Oregon State	No. 9	Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR	L 13-15	28,000
November 18	No. 5 USC	No. 14	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (Victory Bell)	L 10-17	90,387
December 25	vs. No. 8 Arkansas*	No. 15	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ (Fiesta Bowl)	T 10-10	55,227
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Awards and honors

• All-American: Kenny Easley (S, consensus), Jerry Robinson (LB, consensus), Manu Tuiasosopo (DT, second team)