1978-79 UCLA Bruins — schedule and results

The 1978-79 UCLA Bruins went 25-5 (15-3 in the Pac-10) under head coach Gary Cunningham. The team peaked at #1 in the AP poll. Simple Rating System: 18.45.

Game-by-game results (30 games)

DateOpponentResultArena
1978-11-24vs Boise State BroncosW 79–59Pauley Pavilion
1978-11-25vs DePaul Blue DemonsW 108–85Pauley Pavilion
1978-12-02vs Santa Clara BroncosW 87–73Pauley Pavilion
1978-12-09vs Notre Dame Fighting IrishL 78–81Pauley Pavilion
1978-12-16vs San Diego State AztecsW 97–73Pauley Pavilion
1978-12-22vs Fordham RamsW 95–64Pauley Pavilion
1978-12-23vs Boston College EaglesW 103–81Pauley Pavilion
1978-12-27at Stanford CardinalL 72–75Maples Pavilion
1978-12-28at California Golden BearsW 95–67Harmon Gym
1979-01-04at Oregon State BeaversW 65–63Gill Coliseum
1979-01-06vs Rutgers Scarlet KnightsW 78–57Pauley Pavilion
1979-01-08vs Oregon DucksW 74–71Pauley Pavilion
1979-01-13at USC TrojansW 89–86L.A. Sports Arena
1979-01-18at Arizona WildcatsL 69–70McKale Center
1979-01-20at Arizona State Sun DevilsW 95–79Desert Financial Arena
1979-01-25vs Washington State CougarsW 89–71Pauley Pavilion
1979-01-27vs Washington HuskiesW 86–61Pauley Pavilion
1979-02-01at Oregon DucksW 65–58McArthur Court
1979-02-03at Oregon State BeaversW 69–56Gill Coliseum
1979-02-09vs USC TrojansW 102–94Pauley Pavilion
1979-02-11at Notre Dame Fighting IrishW 56–52Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center
1979-02-15vs Arizona State Sun DevilsW 85–83Pauley Pavilion
1979-02-17vs Arizona WildcatsW 110–86Pauley Pavilion
1979-02-22at Washington HuskiesL 68–69Hec Edmundson Pavilion
1979-02-24at Washington State CougarsW 110–102Friel Court at Beasley Coliseum
1979-03-01vs California Golden BearsW 79–68Pauley Pavilion
1979-03-03vs Stanford CardinalW 99–71Pauley Pavilion
1979-03-11neutral Pepperdine WavesW 76–71Pauley Pavilion
1979-03-15neutral San Francisco DonsW 99–81Marriott Center
1979-03-17neutral DePaul Blue DemonsL 91–95Marriott Center

Game recaps

1978-11-24: UCLA Bruins routed Boise State Broncos 79–59. Hamilton led the winners with 24 points. Anderson had 12 for Boise State Broncos.

1978-12-02: UCLA Bruins beat Santa Clara Broncos 87–73 as Hamilton scored a team-high 24. Theus had 22 for Santa Clara Broncos.

1978-12-09: Notre Dame Fighting Irish survived UCLA Bruins 81–78 as Tripucka scored a team-high 21. Holland had 21 for UCLA Bruins.

1978-12-16: UCLA Bruins blew out San Diego State Aztecs 97–73 as Hamilton scored a team-high 23. Boetz had 20 for San Diego State Aztecs. Sims grabbed 15 rebounds.

1978-12-22: Behind Hamilton's 20 points, UCLA Bruins rolled past Fordham 95–64. Tripucka had 20 for Fordham.

1978-12-23: Behind Holland's 25 points, UCLA Bruins rolled past Boston College Eagles 103–81. Cobb had 20 for Boston College Eagles.

1978-12-27: Behind Wolfe Perry's 34 points, Stanford Cardinal held off UCLA Bruins 75–72. Brad Holland had 25 for UCLA Bruins.

1978-12-28: UCLA Bruins routed California Golden Bears 95–67. Brad Holland led the winners with 20 points. Kevin Singleton had 14 for California Golden Bears.

1979-01-04: UCLA Bruins survived Oregon State Beavers 65–63 as Greenwood scored a team-high 19. Blume had 23 for Oregon State Beavers.

1979-01-06: UCLA Bruins routed Rutgers 78–57. Holland led the winners with 17 points. Bailey had 17 for Rutgers.

1979-01-08: UCLA Bruins survived Oregon Ducks 74–71 as Greenwood scored a team-high 21. Hartshorne had 23 for Oregon Ducks.

1979-01-13: UCLA Bruins survived Southern California 89–86 as David Greenwood scored a team-high 19. Cliff Robinson had 32 for Southern California.

1979-01-18: Behind Demic's 20 points, Arizona Wildcats held off UCLA Bruins 70–69. Greenwood had 19 for UCLA Bruins.

1979-01-20: UCLA Bruins handled Arizona State Sun Devils 95–79. Greenwood, David led the winners with 22 points. Zeno, Tony had 20 for Arizona State Sun Devils.

1979-01-25: Behind Holland's 22 points, UCLA Bruins pulled away from Washington State Cougars 89–71. Rison had 20 for Washington State Cougars.

1979-01-27: UCLA Bruins routed Washington Huskies 86–61. Greenwood led the winners with 24 points. Griffin had 16 for Washington Huskies. Greenwood grabbed 16 rebounds.

1979-02-01: UCLA Bruins got past Oregon Ducks 65–58 as Roy Hamilton scored a team-high 18. Kalvin Small had 15 for Oregon Ducks.

1979-02-03: UCLA Bruins beat Oregon State Beavers 69–56 as Holland, Brad scored a team-high 23. Johnson, Steve had 14 for Oregon State Beavers.

1979-02-09: UCLA Bruins beat USC Trojans 102–94. Greenwood led the winners with 25 points. Robinson had 35 for USC Trojans. Robinson grabbed 18 rebounds.

1979-02-11: Behind Roy Hamilton's 12 points, UCLA Bruins defeated Notre Dame Fighting Irish 56–52.

1979-02-15: UCLA Bruins survived Arizona State Sun Devils 85–83 as Greenwood scored a team-high 22. Zeno had 14 for Arizona State Sun Devils. Greenwood grabbed 18 rebounds.

1979-02-17: Behind Greenwood's 31 points, UCLA Bruins rolled past Arizona Wildcats 110–86. Demic had 38 for Arizona Wildcats.

1979-02-22: Washington Huskies survived UCLA Bruins 69–68 as Petur Gudmundsson scored a team-high 17. David Greenwood had 22 for UCLA Bruins. David Greenwood grabbed 17 rebounds.

1979-02-24: Behind Brad Holland's 28 points, UCLA Bruins defeated Washington State Cougars 110–102. Don Collins had 36 for Washington State Cougars.

1979-03-01: Behind Holland's 25 points, UCLA Bruins pulled away from California 79–68. Singleton had 17 for California.

1979-03-03: UCLA Bruins blew out Stanford Cardinal 99–71 as Greenwood scored a team-high 28. Belton had 23 for Stanford Cardinal.

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