This is a list of UCLA Bruins football seasons since the college's inception in 1919.[1]
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | Coaches# | AP° | ||
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Fred Cozens (Independent) (1919) | |||||||||
1919 | Fred Cozens | 2–6 | |||||||
Harry Trotter (Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1920–1922) | |||||||||
1920 | Harry Trotter | 0–5 | 0–5 | 6th | |||||
1921 | Harry Trotter | 0–5 | 0–5 | 6th | |||||
1922 | Harry Trotter | 2–3–1 | 1–3–1 | T–4th | |||||
James J. Cline (Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1923–1924) | |||||||||
1923 | James J. Cline | 2–5 | 0–5 | 6th | |||||
1924 | James J. Cline | 0–5–3 | 0–4–1 | 6th | |||||
William H. Spaulding (Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1925–1927) | |||||||||
1925 | William H. Spaulding | 5–3–1 | 3–1–1 | 2nd | |||||
1926 | William H. Spaulding | 5–3 | 4–2 | 2nd | |||||
1927 | William H. Spaulding | 6–2–1 | 4–0–1 | 2nd | |||||
William H. Spaulding (Pacific Coast Conference) (1928–1938) | |||||||||
1928 | William H. Spaulding | 4–4–1 | 0–4 | T–9th | |||||
1929 | William H. Spaulding | 4–4 | 1–3 | 6th | |||||
1930 | William H. Spaulding | 3–5 | 1–4 | T–8th | |||||
1931 | William H. Spaulding | 3–4–1 | 0–3 | T–9th | |||||
1932 | William H. Spaulding | 6–4 | 4–2 | 3rd | |||||
1933 | William H. Spaulding | 6–4–1 | 1–3–1 | 8th | |||||
1934 | William H. Spaulding | 7–3 | 2–3 | 6th | |||||
1935 | William H. Spaulding | 8–2 | 4–1 | T–1st | |||||
1936 | William H. Spaulding | 6–3–1 | 4–3–1 | 4th | |||||
1937 | William H. Spaulding | 2–6–1 | 1–5–1 | 9th | |||||
1938 | William H. Spaulding | 7–4–1 | 4–3–1 | T–3rd | W Pineapple | ||||
Edwin Horrell (Pacific Coast Conference) (1939–1944) | |||||||||
1939 | Edwin Horrell | 6–0–4 | 5–0–3 | T–1st | 7 | ||||
1940 | Edwin Horrell | 1–9 | 1–6 | 9th | |||||
1941 | Edwin Horrell | 5–5–1 | 3–4–1 | 6th | |||||
1942 | Edwin Horrell | 7–4 | 6–1 | 1st | L Rose | 13 | |||
1943 | Edwin Horrell | 1–8 | 0–4 | 4th | |||||
1944 | Edwin Horrell | 4–5–1 | 1–2–1 | 3rd | |||||
Bert LaBrucherie (Pacific Coast Conference) (1945–1948) | |||||||||
1945 | Bert LaBrucherie | 5–4 | 2–3 | 5th | |||||
1946 | Bert LaBrucherie | 10–1 | 7–0 | 1st | L Rose | 4 | |||
1947 | Bert LaBrucherie | 5–4 | 4–2 | 4th | |||||
1948 | Bert LaBrucherie | 3–7 | 2–6 | 8th | |||||
Henry R. Sanders (Pacific Coast Conference) (1949–1957) | |||||||||
1949 | Henry R. Sanders | 6–3 | 5–2 | 2nd | |||||
1950 | Henry R. Sanders | 6–3 | 5–2 | 3rd | |||||
1951 | Henry R. Sanders | 5–3–1 | 4–1–1 | 2nd | 17 | 17 | |||
1952 | Henry R. Sanders | 8–1 | 5–1 | 2nd | 6 | 6 | |||
1953 | Henry R. Sanders | 8–2 | 6–1 | 1st | L Rose | 4 | 5 | ||
1954 | Henry R. Sanders | 9–0 | 6–0 | 1st | [n 1] | 1 | 2 | ||
1955 | Henry R. Sanders | 9–2 | 6–0 | 1st | L Rose | 4 | 4 | ||
1956 | Henry R. Sanders | 7–3 | 5–2 | T–2nd | |||||
1957 | Henry R. Sanders | 8–2 | 5–2 | 3rd | 18 | ||||
William F. Barnes (Pacific Coast Conference / AAWU) (1958–1964) | |||||||||
1958 | William F. Barnes | 3–6–1 | 2–4–1 | 6th | |||||
1959 | William F. Barnes | 5–4–1 | 3–1 | T–1st | |||||
1960 | William F. Barnes | 7–2–1 | 2–2 | 3rd | |||||
1961 | William F. Barnes | 7–4 | 3–1 | 1st | L Rose | ||||
1962 | William F. Barnes | 4–6 | 1–3 | 5th | |||||
1963 | William F. Barnes | 2–8 | 2–2 | 3rd | |||||
1964 | William F. Barnes | 4–6 | 2–2 | 4th | |||||
Tommy Prothro (AAWU / Pacific-8 Conference) (1965–1970) | |||||||||
1965 | Tommy Prothro | 8–2–1 | 4–0 | 1st | W Rose | 5 | 4 | ||
1966 | Tommy Prothro | 9–1 | 3–1 | T–2nd | [n 2] | 5 | 5 | ||
1967 | Tommy Prothro | 7–2–1 | 4–1–1 | T–2nd | 10 | ||||
1968 | Tommy Prothro | 3–7 | 2–4 | T–5th | |||||
1969 | Tommy Prothro | 8–1–1 | 5–1–1 | T–2nd | 10 | 13 | |||
1970 | Tommy Prothro | 6–5 | 4–3 | T–2nd | |||||
Pepper Rodgers (Pacific-8 Conference) (1971–1973) | |||||||||
1971 | Pepper Rodgers | 2–7–1 | 1–4–1 | 8th | |||||
1972 | Pepper Rodgers | 8–3 | 5–2 | 2nd | |||||
1973 | Pepper Rodgers | 9–2 | 6–1 | 2nd | 9 | 12 | |||
Dick Vermeil (Pacific-8 Conference) (1974–1975) | |||||||||
1974 | Dick Vermeil | 6–3–2 | 4–2–1 | T–3rd | |||||
1975 | Dick Vermeil | 9–2–1 | 7–1 | T–1st | W Rose | 5 | 5 | ||
Terry Donahue (Pacific-10 Conference) (1976–1995) | |||||||||
1976 | Terry Donahue | 9–2–1 | 6–1 | 2nd | L Liberty | 15 | 15 | ||
1977 | Terry Donahue | 7–4[n 3] | 5–2[n 3] | 2nd[n 3] | |||||
1978 | Terry Donahue | 8–3–1 | 6–2 | 2nd | T Fiesta | 14 | 12 | ||
1979 | Terry Donahue | 5–6 | 3–4 | 7th | |||||
1980 | Terry Donahue | 9–2 | 5–2 | 2nd | Ineligible[n 4] | 13 | 14 | ||
1981 | Terry Donahue | 7–4–1 | 4–2–1 | T–4th | L Bluebonnet | ||||
1982 | Terry Donahue | 10–1–1 | 5–1–1 | 1st | W Rose | 5 | 5 | ||
1983 | Terry Donahue | 7–4–1 | 6–1–1 | 1st | W Rose | 17 | 13 | ||
1984 | Terry Donahue | 9–3 | 5–2 | T–3rd | W Fiesta | 9 | 10 | ||
1985 | Terry Donahue | 9–2–1 | 6–2 | 1st | W Rose | 7 | 6 | ||
1986 | Terry Donahue | 8–3–1 | 5–2–1 | T–2nd | W Freedom | 14 | 14 | ||
1987 | Terry Donahue | 10–2 | 7–1 | T–1st | W Aloha | 9 | 11 | ||
1988 | Terry Donahue | 10–2 | 6–2 | 2nd | W Cotton | 6 | 6 | ||
1989 | Terry Donahue | 3–7–1 | 2–5–1 | 9th | |||||
1990 | Terry Donahue | 5–6 | 4–4 | T–6th | |||||
1991 | Terry Donahue | 9–3 | 6–2 | T–2nd | W Sun | 19 | 18 | ||
1992 | Terry Donahue | 6–5 | 3–5 | 8th | |||||
1993 | Terry Donahue | 8–4 | 6–1 | T–1st | L Rose | 18 | 17 | ||
1994 | Terry Donahue | 5–6 | 3–5 | T–5th | |||||
1995 | Terry Donahue | 7–5 | 4–4 | T–5th | L Aloha | ||||
Bob Toledo (Pacific-10 Conference) (1996–2002) | |||||||||
1996 | Bob Toledo | 5–6 | 4–4 | 4th | |||||
1997 | Bob Toledo | 10–2 | 7–1 | 1st | W Cotton | 5 | 5 | ||
1998 | Bob Toledo | 10–2 | 8–0 | 1st | L Rose† | 8 | 8 | ||
1999 | Bob Toledo | 4–7 | 2–6 | 9th | |||||
2000 | Bob Toledo | 6–6 | 3–5 | T–5th | L Sun | ||||
2001 | Bob Toledo | 7–4 | 4–4 | 6th | |||||
2002 | Bob Toledo[n 5] | 8–5[n 5] | 4–4 | T–4th | W Las Vegas | ||||
Karl Dorrell (Pacific-10 Conference) (2003–2007) | |||||||||
2003 | Karl Dorrell | 6–7 | 4–4 | T–5th | L Silicon Valley | ||||
2004 | Karl Dorrell | 6–6 | 4–4 | T–5th | L Las Vegas | ||||
2005 | Karl Dorrell | 10–2 | 6–2 | 3rd | W Sun | 13 | 16 | ||
2006 | Karl Dorrell | 7–6 | 5–4 | 4th | L Emerald | ||||
2007 | Karl Dorrell[n 6] | 6–7[n 6] | 5–4 | T–4th | L Las Vegas | ||||
Rick Neuheisel (Pacific-10 / Pacific-12 Conference) (2008–2011) | |||||||||
2008 | Rick Neuheisel | 4–8 | 3–6 | 8th | |||||
2009 | Rick Neuheisel | 7–6 | 3–6 | 8th | W EagleBank | ||||
2010 | Rick Neuheisel | 4–8 | 2–7 | 9th | |||||
2011 | Rick Neuheisel[n 7] | 6–8[n 7] | 5–4 | 2nd (South)[n 8] | L Kraft Fight Hunger | ||||
Jim L. Mora (Pac-12 Conference) (2012–2017) | |||||||||
2012 | Jim L. Mora | 9–5 | 6–3 | 1st (South) | L Holiday | ||||
2013 | Jim L. Mora | 10–3 | 6–3 | T–2nd (South) | W Sun | 16 | 16 | ||
2014 | Jim L. Mora | 10–3 | 6–3 | T–2nd (South) | W Alamo | 10 | 10 | ||
2015 | Jim L. Mora | 8–5 | 5–4 | 3rd (South) | L Foster Farms | ||||
2016 | Jim L. Mora | 4–8 | 2–7 | 5th (South) | |||||
2017 | Jim L. Mora[n 9] | 6–7[n 9] | 4–5[n 9] | 4th (South) | L Cactus | ||||
Chip Kelly (Pac-12 Conference) (2018–present) | |||||||||
2018 | Chip Kelly | 3–9 | 3–6 | 5th (South) | |||||
2019 | Chip Kelly | 4–8 | 4–5 | T–3rd (South) | |||||
2020 | Chip Kelly | 3–4 | 3–4 | 5th (South) | |||||
2021 | Chip Kelly | 8–4 | 6–3 | T–2nd (South) | CX Holiday[n 10] | ||||
2022 | Chip Kelly | 9–4 | 6–3 | 5th | L Sun | 21 | 21 | ||
2023 | Chip Kelly | 8–5 | 4–5 | 8th | W LA | ||||
Total: | 629–438–37 | ||||||||
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
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