1989 UCLA Bruins football team

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]

1989 UCLA Bruins football
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Record	3–7–1 (2–5–1 Pac-10)
Head coach	Terry Donahue (14th season)
Home stadium	Rose Bowl
Seasons ← 1988 1990 →

1989 Pacific-10 Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 8 USC $	6	–	0	–	1			9	–	2	–	1
No. 23 Washington	5	–	3	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Oregon	5	–	3	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
No. 25 Arizona	5	–	3	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Arizona State	3	–	3	–	1			6	–	4	–	1
Oregon State	3	–	4	–	1			4	–	7	–	1
Washington State	3	–	5	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Stanford	3	–	5	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
UCLA	2	–	5	–	1			3	–	7	–	1
California	2	–	6	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

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]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 9	Tennessee*	No. 6	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	Prime	L 6–24	54,316	^[3]
September 16	at San Diego State*	No. 20	Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego, CA		W 28–25	31,639
September 23	No. 5 Michigan*	No. 24	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	ABC	L 23–24	71,797
September 30	California		Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA		W 24–6	50,183
October 7	Arizona State	No. 25	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	ESPN	W 33–14	53,188
October 14	at Arizona	No. 22	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	ABC	L 7–42	51,562
October 21	at Oregon State		Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR	ABC	L 17–18	21,510
October 28	Washington		Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	ABC	L 27–28	48,801
November 4	at Stanford		Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA		L 14–17	45,000
November 11	Oregon		Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	Prime	L 20–38	46,433
November 18	at No. 8 USC		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (Victory Bell)	ABC	T 10–10	86,672
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Personnel

1989 UCLA Bruins football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class TE Corwin Anthony TE 81 Charles Arbuckle Sr TE Randy Austin QB Jim Bonds RB Brian Brown C 68 Frank Cornish Sr RB Mark Estwick WR 9 Mike Farr Sr OL Keith Jacobson QB Brent Johnson OL Rick Meyer WR Scott Miller WR Reggie Moore OL Bill Paige WR Paul Richardson RB Kevin Smith OL Scott Spalding RB Maury Toy OL Marc Wilder RB Kevin Williams RB Shawn Wills OL Lance Zeno	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB Stacy Argo DB Randy Beverly DL Brad Bryson DB Matt Darby LB Craig Davis DB Carlton Gray LB Rocen Keeton DL Brian Kelly DB Dion Lambert LB Brian Lockwood DL Mike Lodish DB Mark McGill LB Pat McPherson LB Marvcus Patton DL Jon Pryor LB Meech Shaw DL Siitupe Tuala DB Eric Turner DL Bryan Wilcox DB Michael Williams	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P Kirk Maggio K Alfredo Velasco	Head coach Terry Donahue Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible   Injured   Redshirt

Players and awards

• Charles Arbuckle – tight end (309 receiving yards)
• Frank Cornish – center (1st-team pick by Football News on 1989 All-America team)
• Mike Farr – wide receiver (471 receiving yards)
• Bret Johnson – quarterback (1,791 passing yards)
• Kirk Magio – punter (1st-team pick by The Sporting News on All-America team; 1st-team pick on 1989 All-Pacific-10 Conference football team)
• Scott Miller – wide receiver (414 receiving yards)
• Kevin Williams – running back (380 rushing yards)
• Shawn Wills – running back (440 rushing yards)
• Jeff O'Flannagan – Defensive Back (31 interceptions)

References

1. "1989 UCLA Bruins Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
2. "1989 UCLA Bruins Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
3. "It's a Tennessee waltz over UCLA". The Los Angeles Times. September 10, 1989. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.