UCLA Bruins football

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TeamName = UCLA Bruins football


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HCWins = 2
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Stadium = Rose Bowl (stadium)|Rose Bowl
StadCapacity = 92,542
StadSurface = Grass
Location = Pasadena, California
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ConferenceLink = Pacific-10 Conference
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FirstYear = 1919
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ATWins = 514
ATLosses = 345
ATTies = 37
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BowlWins = 13
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BowlTies = 1
NatlTitles = 1
ConfTitles = 17
Heismans = 1
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Color1 = Blue
Color1Hex = 536895
Color2 = Gold
Color2Hex = FFCC33
FightSong = Sons of Westwood
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PagFreeValue = USC TrojansThe UCLA Bruins football program competes in NCAA Division I-A and is a member of the Pacific-10 Conference. The Bruins have enjoyed several periods of success in their history, having been ranked in the top 10 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 Red Sanders. Sanders led the Bruins to a shared national championship in 1954, three league championships, and an overall record of 66-19-1 in nine years. In the 1980s and 1990's, 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 draft picks, 30 consensus All-Americans, and multiple major award winners.

As of 2007, UCLA is one of only five of the 119 Football Bowl Subdivision (formerly Division I-A) teams to have never played a Football Championship Subdivision (formerly Division I-AA) team since the division was made in 1978.Chris Dufrense, [http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-dufresne20sep20,1,3065434,full.column UCLA victory is crucial for Dorrell] , "Los Angeles Times", September 20, 2007.]

Current coaching staff

*Rick Neuheisel, Head Coach
*Norm Chow, Offensive Coordinator
*DeWayne Walker, Defensive Cooridinator
*Wayne Moses, Running Backs coach
*Bob Palcic, Offensive Line coach
*Reggie Moore, Wide Receivers coach
*Todd Howard, Defensive Line coach
*Chuck Bullough, Linebackers coach
*Tim Hauck, Secondary Coach
*Frank Gansz, Jr., Special Teams

Facilities

=Rose Bowl= Main|Rose Bowl (stadium)

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, which is also the home of the rival USC Trojans, beginning in 1928. As the Coliseum is located across the street from (UCLA's rival) the USC campus, Bruin officials long sought to move out from under the Trojan's 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. 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. [ [http://www.uclahistoryproject.ucla.edu/Fun/ThisMonth_AugRosebowl.asp UCLA History Project - This Month in History Aug. 18, 1982 … A gridiron home] - includes a photograph of the 1983 Rose Bowl game from an overhead shot] 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.

Football Uniforms

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. The shade was developed by the UCLA athletic department and Adidas for the 2003 school year. [ [http://www.identity.ucla.edu/graphicstandards/UCLAStandardsManual0904.pdf UCLA Graphic Standards Manual] (PDF)]

In the early days of the school, UCLA had the same colors as the University of California, navy blue and gold. The colors represent blue for the ocean, and gold for the California poppy, "The Golden State" motto, and sunsets. [ [http://www.uclahistoryproject.ucla.edu/Traditions/Home.asp UCLA History Project: UCLA Traditions; School colors] ]

When football coach Red Sanders came to UCLA for the 1949 season he redesigned the football uniforms. The navy 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. [ [http://www.powderkegblue.com/ "Powder Keg Blue"] ] For the 1954 season, Sanders added a the now familiar loop on the shoulders, the UCLA Stripe, to give an impression of motion. [UCLA football Media guide] 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. [UCLA football Media guide] In the 1980's 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. The away uniforms got true blue shoulder stripes and numbers in 2006. [Adam Foxman [http://www.dailybruin.ucla.edu/archives/id/24773/ In with the TRUE blue] ; Athletics aims to raise recognition, revenue with new color. UCLA Daily Bruin. Monday, August 25, 2003]

Team Win-Loss Record History

Individual Award Winners

*Heisman Trophy:Gary Beban - 1967
*Maxwell Award:Gary Beban - 1967
*Davey O'Brien Award:Troy Aikman - 1988
*John Mackey Award:Marcedes Lewis - 2005
*Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award:Cade McNown - 1998
*Outland Trophy:Jonathan Ogden - 1995:Kris Farris - 1998

College Football Hall of Famers

*Troy Aikman
*Gary Beban
*Terry Donahue
*Kenny Easley
*Tom Fears
*Billy Kilmer

*Donn Moomaw
*Tommy Prothro
*Jerry Robinson
*Red Sanders
*Al Sparlis
*Kenny Washington (American football) [ [http://www.collegefootball.org/famersearch.php College Football Hall of Famers] ]

Pro Football Hall of Famers

*Troy Aikman
*Tom Fears
*Jimmy Johnson
*Bob Waterfield [ [http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/colleges.html Pro Football Hall of Famers] ]

Rose Bowl MVP

* Bob Stiles, 1966, DB
* John Sciarra, 1976, QB
* Don Rogers, 1983, FS
* Tom Ramsey, 1983, QB
* Rick Neuheisel, 1984, QB
* Eric Ball, 1986, TB

Rose Bowl Hall of Fame

* John Sciarra, 1991
* Bob Stiles, 1993
* Gary Beban, 1995
* Eric Ball, 1996

* Terry Donahue, 1997
* Rick Neuheisel, 1998
* Al Hoisch, 1999
* Tom Ramsey, 2007

Current NFL Players

*Brendon Ayanbadejo
*Dave Ball
*Jason Bell
*Drew Bennett
*Ed Blanton
*Ryan Boschetti
*Craig Bragg
*Brandon Chillar
*Kenyon Coleman
*Maurice Jones-Drew
*Donnie Edwards
*Mike Flanagan
*Bryan Fletcher
*DeShaun Foster
*Spencer Havner
*Chris Horton
*Travis Kirschke
*Chris Kluwe
*Rodney Leisle
*Marcedes Lewis
*Ricky Manning, Jr.
*Ryan Nece
*Ryan Neufeld
*Jonathan Ogden
*Jarrad Page
*Tab Perry
*Marcus Reese
*Mike Seidman
*Robert Thomas
*Steven Vieira
*Matt Ware
*Manuel White
*Shaun Williams [ [http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/college?letter=u Current NFL Players] ]

Other Famous Players

*Abdul-Karim al-Jabbar (Karim Abdul-Jabbar)
*Flipper Anderson
*Steve Bono
*Rick Neuheisel
*Lynn Compton
*Randy Cross
*Mel Farr
*Mark Harmon
*Norm Johnson
*Carnell Lake
*Tommy Maddox
*Cade McNown
*Freddie Mitchell
*Ken Norton, Jr.
*Roman Phifer
*Jackie Robinson
*J.J. Stokes
*Eric Turner

All-Century UCLA Bruin Team

Chosen in 1999 by fan vote
Offense
C—Dave Dalby
G—Hardiman Cureton
G—Randy Cross
T—Jonathan Ogden
T—Bill Leeka
TE—Tim Wrightman
QB— Troy Aikman
RB— Skip Hicks
RB— Freeman McNeil
RB— Kenny Washington
SE— Tom Fears
FL— J. J. Stokes
K— John Lee
col-2 Defense
DL— Manu Tuiasosopo
DL— Irv Eatman
DL— Jack Ellana
DL— Floyd Reese
MG— Cliff Frazier
LB— Jerry Robinson
LB— Donn Moomaw
DB— Kenny Easley
DB— Don Rogers
DB— Eric Turner
DB — Carlton Gray
P— Zenon Andrusyshyn

Retired Numbers

* 5 Kenny Easley
*13 Kenny Washington
*16 Gary Beban
*34 Paul Cameron
*38 Burr Baldwin
*79 Jonathan Ogden
*80 Donn Moomaw
*84 Jerry Robinson

chool records

Team records

Consecutive wins: 20, 1997-1998;
Consecutive wins at Home: 12, 1946-1947;
Consecutive games without being shut out: 60, 1994-1999
Consecutive shutouts of opponents: 3, 1954-1955

Individual records

Most rushing yards(game): 322 Maurice Drew against University of Washington
Most rushing yards(season): 1,571 Karim Abdul-Jabbar in the 1995 season
Most rushing yards(career): 3,731 Gaston Green 1984-1987

Most passing yards(game): 513 (tie) Cade McNown against Miami and Drew Olson against Arizona State
Most passing yards(season): 3,470 Cade McNown in the 1998 season
Most passing yards(career): 10,708 Cade McNown 1995-1998
Most passing touchdowns(game): 5 Cade McNown against Miami (1998)
Most passing touchdowns(season): 34 Drew Olson in the 2005 season

Most receiving yards(game): 263 J.J. Stokes against USC
Most receiving yards(season): 1,494 Freddie Mitchell in the 2000 season
Most receiving yards(career): 3,020 Danny Farmer 1996-1999

Media

Radio flagship: KLAC 570-AM in Los Angeles ("AM 570")

ee Also

* 2008 UCLA Bruins football team
* 2007 UCLA Bruins football team

References

* ESPN College Football Encyclopedia(Pages 908-915)

External links

* [http://uclabruins.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/ucla-m-footbl-body.html Official site]