American college football season
1989 UCLA Bruins football |
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Conference | Pacific-10 Conference |
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Record | 3–7–1 (2–5–1 Pac-10) |
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Head coach | - Terry Donahue (14th season)
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Home stadium | Rose Bowl |
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The 1989 UCLA Bruins football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their 14th year under head coach Terry Donahue, the Bruins compiled a 3–7–1 record (2–5–1 Pac-10) and finished in ninth place in the Pacific-10 Conference. After going 3–7 in the first 10 games, the Bruins tied #8-ranked USC, 10-10, in the final game of the season at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.[1]
UCLA's offensive leaders in 1989 were quarterback Bret Johnson with 1,791 passing yards, running back Brian Brown with 463 rushing yards, and wide receiver Mike Farr with 471 receiving yards.[2]
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 9 | Tennessee* | No. 6 | | Prime | L 6–24 | 54,316 | [3] |
September 16 | at San Diego State* | No. 20 | | | W 28–25 | 31,639 | |
September 23 | No. 5 Michigan* | No. 24 | | ABC | L 23–24 | 71,797 | |
September 30 | California | | | | W 24–6 | 50,183 | |
October 7 | Arizona State | No. 25 | | ESPN | W 33–14 | 53,188 | |
October 14 | at Arizona | No. 22 | | ABC | L 7–42 | 51,562 | |
October 21 | at Oregon State | | | ABC | L 17–18 | 21,510 | |
October 28 | Washington | | | ABC | L 27–28 | 48,801 | |
November 4 | at Stanford | | | | L 14–17 | 45,000 | |
November 11 | Oregon | | | Prime | L 20–38 | 46,433 | |
November 18 | at No. 8 USC | | | ABC | T 10–10 | 86,672 | |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Personnel
1989 UCLA Bruins football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense | Defense Pos. | # | Name | Class | LB | | Stacy Argo | DB | | Randy Beverly | DL | | Brad Bryson | DB | | Matt Darby | LB | | Craig Davis | DB | | Carlton Gray | LB | | Rocen Keeton | DL | | Brian Kelly | DB | | Dion Lambert | LB | | Brian Lockwood | DL | | Mike Lodish | DB | | Mark McGill | LB | | Pat McPherson | LB | | Marvcus Patton | DL | | Jon Pryor | LB | | Meech Shaw | DL | | Siitupe Tuala | DB | | Eric Turner | DL | | Bryan Wilcox | DB | | Michael Williams | | Special teams Pos. | # | Name | Class | P | | Kirk Maggio | K | | Alfredo Velasco | | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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Players and awards
- Charles Arbuckle – tight end (309 receiving yards)
- Frank Cornish – center (1st-team pick by Football News on 1989 All-America team)
- Mike Farr – wide receiver (471 receiving yards)
- Bret Johnson – quarterback (1,791 passing yards)
- Kirk Magio – punter (1st-team pick by The Sporting News on All-America team; 1st-team pick on 1989 All-Pacific-10 Conference football team)
- Scott Miller – wide receiver (414 receiving yards)
- Kevin Williams – running back (380 rushing yards)
- Shawn Wills – running back (440 rushing yards)
- Jeff O'Flannagan – Defensive Back (31 interceptions)
References
- ^ "1989 UCLA Bruins Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
- ^ "1989 UCLA Bruins Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
- ^ "It's a Tennessee waltz over UCLA". The Los Angeles Times. September 10, 1989. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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