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1989 UCLA Bruins football
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

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]

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

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

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[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.

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