American college football season
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]
Date Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance Source September 9 Tennessee * No. 6 Prime L 6–2454,316 [ 3] September 16 at San Diego State * No. 20 W 28–2531,639 September 23 No. 5 Michigan * No. 24 ABC L 23–2471,797 September 30 California W 24–650,183 October 7 Arizona State No. 25 ESPN W 33–1453,188 October 14 at Arizona No. 22 ABC L 7–4251,562 October 21 at Oregon State ABC L 17–1821,510 October 28 Washington ABC L 27–2848,801 November 4 at Stanford L 14–1745,000 November 11 Oregon Prime L 20–3846,433 November 18 at No. 8 USC ABC T 10–1086,672 *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
1989 UCLA Bruins football team roster Players Coaches Offense Defense 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
Venues Bowls & rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons National championship seasons in bold