List of UCLA Bruins softball seasons

The following is a list of UCLA Bruins softball seasons. The University of California, Los Angeles is a member of the Pac-12 Conference of the NCAA Division I. The Bruins are fourteen time Women's College World Series champions,[a] with the first of those titles coming during the AIAW years, and the remaining 13 under NCAA organization. UCLA has also appeared in the final event 33 times - 3 under the AIAW and 30 under the NCAA. The team played its first season in 1975.

National champions WCWS Appearance NCAA Tournament appearance Conference champions
Season Head coach Conference Season results Postseason result
Overall Conference
Wins Losses Ties % Wins Losses Ties % Finish
1975 Sharron Backus SCWIAC 14 6 0 .700 9 0 0 1.000 1st
1976 13 4 0 .765 9 1 0 .900 1st
1977 Independent 17 10 0 .630 — — — — —
1978 31 13 0 .705 — — — — — National Champions
1979 24 9 0 .727 — — — — — WCWS Runner-up
1980 WCAA 24 13 0 .649 11 5 0 .688 2nd
1981 38 10 0 .792 10 5 0 .667 2nd WCWS Third Place
1982 33 7 2 .810 15 4 1 .775 2nd NCAA National Champions
1983 40 7 0 .851 17 3 0 .850 1st WCWS Third Place
1984 45 6 1 .875 7 3 0 .700 1st National Champions
1985 41 9 0 .820 9 3 0 .750 2nd National Champions
1986 28 15 0 .651 10 2 0 .833 1st
1987 Pac-12 50 10 0 .833 7 3 0 .700 2nd WCWS Runner-up
1988 53 8 0 .869 15 3 0 .833 1st National Champions
1989 Sharron Backus & Sue Enquist 48 4 0 .923 18 2 0 .900 1st National Champions
1990 62 7 0 .899 16 2 0 .889 1st National Champions
1991 56 7 0 .889 16 4 0 .800 1st WCWS Runner-up
1992 54 2 0 .964 14 2 0 .875 2nd National Champions
1993 50 5 0 .909 25 1 0 .962 1st WCWS Runner-up
1994 43 14 0 .754 16 6 0 .727 2nd WCWS Fourth Place
1995 43 6 0 .878 23 4 0 .852 2nd National Champions[b]
1996 47 11 0 .810 20 7 0 .741 3rd WCWS Third Place
1997 Sue Enquist 49 14 0 .778 21 7 0 .750 2nd WCWS Runner-up
1998 18 27 0 .400 8 18 0 .308 7th
1999 63 6 0 .913 22 6 0 .786 1st National Champions
2000 46 12 1 .788 14 7 0 .667 3rd WCWS Runner-up
2001 62 6 0 .912 16 5 0 .762 2nd WCWS Runner-up
2002 55 9 0 .859 18 3 0 .857 1st WCWS Fifth Place
2003 54 7 0 .885 17 4 0 .810 2nd National Champions
2004 47 9 0 .839 12 8 0 .600 4th National Champions
2005 40 20 0 .667 11 10 0 .524 5th WCWS Runner-up
2006 50 9 0 .847 15 5 0 .750 1st WCWS Fourth Place
2007 Kelly Inouye-Perez 37 18 0 .673 12 9 0 .571 T-3rd NCAA Tournament
2008 51 9 0 .850 17 4 0 .810 2nd WCWS Fifth Place
2009 45 11 0 .804 16 5 0 .762 1st NCAA Tournament
2010 50 11 0 .820 14 7 0 .667 2nd National Champions
2011 36 19 0 .655 9 12 0 .429 T-6th NCAA Tournament
2012 36 20 0 .643 12 12 0 .500 T-4th NCAA Tournament
2013 40 20 0 .667 10 14 0 .417 T-5th NCAA Tournament
2014 52 8 0 .867 19 5 0 .792 2nd NCAA Tournament
2015 51 12 0 .810 19 5 0 .792 2nd WCWS Fifth Place
2016 40 16 1 .711 16 5 1 .750 2nd WCWS Seventh Place
2017 48 15 0 .762 16 8 0 .667 T-3rd WCWS Fifth Place
2018 57 7 0 .891 20 4 0 .833 2nd WCWS Third Place
2019 56 6 0 .903 20 4 0 .833 T-1st National Champions
2020 25 1 0 .962 0 0 0 – – Covid-19 Season
2021 47 7 0 .870 19 2 0 .905 1st WCWS Fifth Place

Notes

  1. ^ Includes the 1995 championship, which was later vacated by the NCAA.
  2. ^ Later vacated by the NCAA.

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