1976 UCLA Bruins football team


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 6–36 in the Liberty Bowl to Alabama.

Schedule

Personnel

Game summaries

California

1st quarter scoring: Alabama – Bucky Berrey 37-yard field goal; Alabama – Barry Krauss 44-yard interception return ; Alabama – Johnny Davis 2-yard run
2nd quarter scoring: Alabama – Jack O'Rear 20-yard pass from Tony Nathan
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 ; Alabama – Rick Watson 1-yard run

Awards and honors