| Sport: | football |
| Year: | 1978 |
| Team: | UCLA Bruins |
| Conference: | Pacific-10 |
| Short Conf: | Pac-10 |
| Coachrank: | 12 |
| Aprank: | 14 |
| Record: | 8–3–1 |
| Conf Record: | 6–2 |
| Head Coach: | Terry Donahue |
| Hc Year: | 3rd |
| Stadium: | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum |
| Bowl: | Fiesta Bowl |
| Bowl Result: | T 10–10 vs. Arkansas |
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.[1]