UCLA Bruins football | |||
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First season | 1919 | ||
Athletic director | Dan Guerrero | ||
Head coach | Jim L. Mora | ||
1st year, – | |||
Home stadium | Rose Bowl (stadium) | ||
Stadium capacity | 92,542 | ||
Stadium surface | Grass | ||
Location | Pasadena, California | ||
Conference | Pac-12 | ||
All-time record | 548–388–37 (.582) | ||
Postseason bowl record | 15–16–1 | ||
Claimed national titles | 1[1] | ||
Conference titles | 17 | ||
Heisman winners | 1 | ||
Consensus All-Americans | 39 | ||
Current uniform | |||
Colors | Blue and Gold | ||
Fight song | Mighty Bruins | ||
Mascot | Joe & Josephine Bruin | ||
Marching band | The Solid Gold Sound | ||
Rivals | California Golden Bears USC Trojans |
The UCLA Bruins football program represents the University of California, Los Angeles in college football as members of the Pacific-12 Conference at the NCAA Division I FBS level. The Bruins have enjoyed several periods of success in their history, having been ranked in the top ten of the AP Poll at least once in every decade since the poll began in the 1930s. Their first major period of success came in the 1950s, under head coach Henry Russell Sanders. Sanders led the Bruins to the Coaches' Poll national championship in 1954, three conference championships, and an overall record of 66–19–1 in nine years. In the 1980s and 1990s, during the tenure of Terry Donahue, the Bruins compiled a 151–74–8 record, including 13 bowl games and an NCAA record eight straight bowl wins. The program has produced 28 first round picks in the NFL Draft, 30 consensus All-Americans, and multiple major award winners, including Heisman winner Gary Beban. The UCLA Bruins' main rivals are the USC Trojans. On December 10, 2011, UCLA announced that Jim L. Mora will be hired as the 17th head football coach.[2]
The following are coaches as of the 2011 season:[3]
Name | Position |
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Rick Neuheisel | Head Coach* |
Mike Johnson | Offensive Coordinator/Wide Receivers Coach |
Bob Palcic | Associate Head Coach/Offensive Line Coach |
Joe Tresey | Defensive Coordinator |
Angus McClure | Special Teams Coordinator |
Tim Hundley | Secondary Coach |
Wayne Moses | Running Backs Coach |
Clark Lea | Linebackers Coach |
Inoke Breckterfield | Defensive Line Coach |
Jim Mastro | Tight Ends/F-Backs Coach |
*On November 28, 2011, head coach Rick Neuheisel was fired by Athletic Director Dan Guerrero and replaced by Jim L. Mora on December 10, 2011. [4]
The Rose Bowl is a National Historic Landmark located in Pasadena, California with an official capacity of 92,542. It has been the home football field for the UCLA Bruins since the 1982 season. The Bruins had played their home games at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum after joining the Pacific Coast Conference in 1928. The Coliseum is also the home of the rival USC Trojans. As the Coliseum is located across the street from the USC campus, Bruin officials long sought to move out from under the Trojans' shadow. An on-campus facility was discussed, but UCLA's location is not conducive to adequate traffic flow, and the campus lacks room for sufficient parking. There was an attempt to build a 44,000 seat stadium on campus, at the site where Drake Stadium eventually was built. However, the proposal was blocked by influential area residents, as well as other politicians.[5][6] In addition, the Coliseum already was constructed by and is a facility of the State of California. When the Oakland Raiders became the Los Angeles Raiders, in 1982, and after arduous negotiations with the city of Pasadena, UCLA decided to move out of the Coliseum, relocating its home games to the Rose Bowl Stadium.[7] UCLA has participated in five Rose Bowl games since moving to the stadium, including the 1983 Rose Bowl at the end of the Bruins' first season there. From 1919 to 1927, the Bruins (then known as the Cubs) used Moore Field at the Vermont Ave. campus of the "Southern Branch of the University of California."[8]
Training room, weight room, football facilities, and locker rooms are all located in the Acosta Athletic Complex, just west of Pauley Pavilion.
The on campus practice facility for the football team is Spaulding Field, which has two football fields, one grass and one artificial turf, or synthetic turf.
The UCLA athletic colors are "True Blue" and gold. The "True Blue" is a slightly darker shade than the previous powder blue worn by teams.[9]
In the early days of the school, UCLA had the same colors as California: Yale Blue and California Gold.[10]
When football coach Red Sanders came to UCLA for the 1949 season he redesigned the football uniforms. The Yale Blue was changed to a lighter shade of blue. Sanders figured that the baby blue would look better on the field and in film. He would dub the baby blue uniform "Powderkeg blue", powder blue with an explosive kick.[11] For the 1954 season, Sanders added a the now familiar loop on the shoulders, the UCLA Stripe, to give an impression of motion.[12] The away uniforms became white, with a navy blue and gold shoulder stripe and gold pants. The helmets became gold.
At times, beginning with the 1954 football season, the font for the numbers on the uniforms has been Clarendon typeface. Otherwise it has been block numerals.[12] In the 1980s the uniform pants became yellow to look better in color publications, the jerseys a lighter blue, and the UCLA script was added to the helmets. In the 1990s, the uniform pants became gold again.
In 2003, the True Blue colors were adopted.[9] The away uniforms got true blue shoulder stripes and numbers in 2006,[13] but were replaced by navy blue again in 2010.[14]
In 2009, the Bruins wore a 1967 throwback uniform against Washington and USC, though against USC the team's normal helmet was worn.
Notes
Bowl gamesMain article: List of UCLA Bruins bowl games
UCLA has played in 31 bowl games in its history, compiling a record of 15–16–1. From 1946 to 1974, no team could participate in the Rose Bowl two years in a row. This is why the 1954 team, which won the conference, did not participate in the 1955 Rose Bowl.
Head coaching history
Individual award winnersUCLA became the first school to have a top winner in both basketball and football in the same year with Gary Beban winning the Heisman Trophy and Lew Alcindor (now Kareem Abdul-Jabbar) winning the U.S. Basketball Writers Association player of the year award in 1968. College Football Hall of Famers
Pro Football Hall of Famers
Rose Bowl MVPs
Rose Bowl Hall of Fame
Current (and former) NFL players
Other famous playersAll-Century UCLA Bruin TeamChosen in 1999 by fan vote
Retired numbers
School recordsTeam recordsConsecutive wins: 20, 1997–1998; Individual recordsMost rushing yards (game): 322 Maurice Drew against University of Washington Most passing yards (game): 513 (tie) Cade McNown against Miami and Drew Olson against Arizona State All-purpose yards (season): 1,878 Terrence Austin 2008 Most interceptions (season): 15 1986 MediaKLAC 570-AM in Los Angeles ("AM 570") is the current flagship radio station for UCLA football. Chris Roberts and Matt Stevens are the current broadcast team in the booth, along with sideline reporter Wayne Cook, who is a former Bruin quarterback. Former play-by-play announcers include John Rebenstorf (1991)[20], Paul Olden (1989–1990)[21], Joel Meyers (1984–1988)[22], Kent Derdivanis (1983–1985)[22], Fred Hessler (1961–1982)[23], and Roy Storey. Former UCLA football analysts include Billy Ray Smith (1997–2000), Steve Hartman (1996)[24], David Norrie (1991–1995)[25], John Rebenstorf (1990),[26] Bob Steinbrinck (1972–1989), Bob Waterfield (1959), Sam Balter (1950–1958). References
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