Year: | 1976 |
Team: | UCLA Bruins |
Sport: | football |
Conference: | Pacific-8 Conference |
Short Conf: | Pac-8 |
Coachrank: | 15 |
Aprank: | 15 |
Record: | 9–2–1 |
Conf Record: | 6–1 |
Head Coach: | Terry Donahue |
Hc Year: | 1st |
Def Coach: | Dick Tomey |
Dc Year: | 1st |
Stadium: | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum |
Bowl: | Liberty Bowl |
Bowl Result: | L 6–36 vs. Alabama |
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]
See also: 1976 Liberty Bowl and 1976 Alabama Crimson Tide football team. 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)