1959 UCLA Bruins football team
American college football season
The 1959 UCLA Bruins football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 1959 college football season . In their second year under head coach Bill Barnes , the Bruins compiled a 5–4–1 record (3–1 conference) and finished in a three-way tie for first place in the Athletic Association of Western Universities .[ 1]
UCLA's offensive leaders in 1959 were quarterback Billy Kilmer with 702 passing yards each, Ray Smith with 417 rushing yards, and Marv Luster with 366 receiving yards.[ 2]
Schedule
Date Opponent Rank Site Result Attendance Source September 18 No. 11 Purdue * T 0–038,675
October 3 at Pittsburgh * L 21–2530,683 [ 3]
October 17 California Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (rivalry ) W 19–1233,008
October 23 Air Force * Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA L 7–2033,008
October 31 No. 17 Washington Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA L 7–2332,838 [ 4] [ 5]
November 7 at Stanford W 55–1335,000 [ 6]
November 13 NC State * Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA W 21–1221,112 [ 7]
November 21 at No. 4 USC W 10–385,917
November 28 Utah * No. 20 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA W 21–619,600
December 5 No. 1 Syracuse * No. 17 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA L 8–3646,557
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Personnel
Players
Glen Almquist, end
Foster Anderson, sophomore tackle
Harry Baldwin, junior center
Steve Bauwens, sophomore tackle
Dean Betts, junior tackle
Craig Chudy, junior end
Rod Cochran, senior guard and co-captain
Dave Dabov, junior guard
Gene Gaines, junior halfback
Chuck Hicks, sophomore tackle
Ron Hull, sophomore center
Jim Johnson, junior halfback
Ivory Jones, junior quarterback
Billy Kilmer , junior tailback
Tony Longo, junior tackle
Marv Luster, junior end
Frank Macari, sophomore guard
Jack Metcalf, junior guard
Trusse Norris, senior end
Paul Oglesby, senior tackle
Tom Paton, sophomore guard
Art Phillips, senior quarterback
John Pierovich, senior end
Joe Rosenkrans, sophomore halfback
Marshall Shirk, sophomore guard
Bob Smith, sophomore halfback
Earl Smith, junior end
Skip Smith, senior tailback
Ray Smith, senior fullback
Bob Stevens, sophomore fullback
Al Story, senior tailback
Don Vena, sophomore end
Jim Wallace, senior tackle
Duane Wills, sophomore center
Fred Zingler, sophomore fullback
Coaches
Head coach - Bill Barnes
Assistant coaches - Dan Peterson, John Hermann, Deke Bracket (senior assistant), John Johnson, Sam Boghosian, Jim Dawson, Bob Bergdahl[ 10]
Other personnel
Trainer - Ducky Drake[ 11]
Assistant trainers - Don Vick, Larry Carter[ 11]
Team physician -Dr. Martin Blazina[ 11]
References
^ "1959 UCLA Bruins Schedule and Results" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 17, 2015 .
^ "1959 UCLA Bruins Stats" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 17, 2015 .
^ "Pittsburgh air attack overcomes UCLA, 25-21" . The Washington Post . October 4, 1959.
^ "UW dumps UCLA" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. November 1, 1959. p. 2, sports.
^ "Husky bowl hopes up after beating UCLA" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho). Associated Press. November 1, 1959. p. 8.
^ Wolf, Al (November 8, 1959). "Bruins Rebound To Crush Tribe, 55-13" . Los Angeles Times .
^ "State holds off early UCLA bids but collapses, 21–12" . The Charlotte Observer . November 14, 1959. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ " '59 coliseum attendance in 33.6% increase" . Los Angeles Times . December 25, 1959.
^ "2015 UCLA Bruins Football Media Guide Year-by-Year Results" (PDF) . Retrieved December 19, 2016 .
^ UCLA Southern Campus 1960, p. 220.
^ a b c UCLA Southern Campus 1960, p. 221.
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