1976 UCLA Bruins football team

1976 UCLA Bruins football
Liberty Bowl, L 6–36 vs. Alabama
ConferencePacific-8 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 15
APNo. 15
Record9–2–1 (6–1 Pac-8)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorDick Tomey (1st season)
Home stadiumLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Seasons
← 1975
1977 →
1976 Pacific-8 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 USC $ 7 0 0 11 1 0
No. 15 UCLA 6 1 0 9 2 1
Stanford 5 2 0 6 5 0
California 3 4 0 5 6 0
Washington 3 4 0 5 6 0
Washington State 2 5 0 3 8 0
Oregon 1 6 0 4 7 0
Oregon State 1 6 0 2 10 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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 36–6 in the Liberty Bowl to Alabama.[1]

  1. ^ 2014 UCLA Media Guide, UCLA Athletics Department, 2014