1959 UCLA Bruins football team

1959 UCLA Bruins football
AAWU champion
Conference Athletic Association of Western Universities
1959 record 5–4–1 (3–1 AAWU)
Head coach Bill Barnes (2nd year)
Home stadium Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
1959 AAWU football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#8 Washington * + 3 1 0     10 1 0
#14 USC + 3 1 0     8 2 0
UCLA + 3 1 0     5 4 1
California 1 3 0     2 8 0
Stanford 0 4 0     3 7 0
  • + Conference co-champions
  • * – Selected as Rose Bowl representative
Rankings from AP Poll

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]

References

  1. "1959 UCLA Bruins Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
  2. "1959 UCLA Bruins Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
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