1979-80 UCLA Bruins basketball — schedule and results

The 1979-80 UCLA Bruins went 22-10 (12-6 in the Pac-10) under head coach Larry Brown. The team peaked at #7 in the AP poll. Simple Rating System: 15.66.

Hoopsipedia's log holds 26 games from this season: 12–4 at home, 5–5 on the road. The Bruins scored 80.3 points per game and allowed 69.9 (+10.5 per game). Their longest winning streak ran 4 games, from Dec 21, 1979 to Dec 29, 1979. The most lopsided win was 102–58 over UC Santa Barbara Gauchos on Dec 21, 1979; the heaviest defeat was 80–64 at Washington State Cougars on Jan 26, 1980. The tightest finish was a 2-point loss against Arizona State Sun Devils (76–78).

Among UCLA Bruins' 107 recorded seasons, 1979-80's .688 winning percentage ranks 55th. Previous season: 1978-79 Bruins (25–5). Next season: 1980-81 Bruins (20–7).

Game-by-game results (32 games)

Date	Opponent	Result	Arena
1979-11-30	vs Idaho State Bengals	W 82–40	Pauley Pavilion
1979-12-01	vs Hofstra Pride	W 90–71	Pauley Pavilion
1979-12-08	vs Santa Clara Broncos	W 92–79	Pauley Pavilion
1979-12-11	at Notre Dame Fighting Irish	L 74–77	Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center
1979-12-15	vs DePaul Blue Demons	L 94–99	Pauley Pavilion
1979-12-21	vs UC Santa Barbara Gauchos	W 102–58	Pauley Pavilion
1979-12-22	vs Colorado State Rams	W 86–63	Pauley Pavilion
1979-12-28	vs California Golden Bears	W 73–59	Pauley Pavilion
1979-12-29	vs Stanford Cardinal	W 69–60	Pauley Pavilion
1980-01-03	at Oregon State Beavers	L 67–76	Gill Coliseum
1980-01-05	at Oregon Ducks	W 76–62	McArthur Court
1980-01-12	at USC Trojans	L 74–82	L.A. Sports Arena
1980-01-17	vs Arizona State Sun Devils	L 76–78	Pauley Pavilion
1980-01-19	vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish	L 73–80	Pauley Pavilion
1980-01-21	vs Arizona Wildcats	W 69–59	Pauley Pavilion
1980-01-24	at Washington Huskies	W 76–59	Hec Edmundson Pavilion
1980-01-26	at Washington State Cougars	L 64–80	Friel Court at Beasley Coliseum
1980-01-31	vs Oregon State Beavers	W 93–67	Pauley Pavilion
1980-02-02	vs Oregon Ducks	W 90–76	Pauley Pavilion
1980-02-09	vs USC Trojans	W 91–64	Pauley Pavilion
1980-02-16	at Arizona Wildcats	W 90–78	McKale Center
1980-02-18	at Arizona State Sun Devils	L 80–92	Desert Financial Arena
1980-02-21	vs Washington State Cougars	W 80–66	Pauley Pavilion
1980-02-23	vs Washington Huskies	L 70–72	Pauley Pavilion
1980-02-28	at Stanford Cardinal	W 75–62	Maples Pavilion
1980-03-01	at California Golden Bears	W 83–58	Harmon Gym
1980-03-07	neutral Old Dominion Monarchs	W 87–74 *	Desert Financial Arena
1980-03-09	neutral DePaul Blue Demons	W 77–71 *	Desert Financial Arena
1980-03-13	neutral Ohio State Buckeyes	W 72–68 *	McKale Center
1980-03-15	neutral Clemson Tigers	W 85–74 *	McKale Center
1980-03-22	neutral Purdue Boilermakers	W 67–62 *	Market Square Arena
1980-03-24	neutral Louisville Cardinals	L 54–59 *	Market Square Arena

* Result later vacated by the NCAA and not counted in official records.

Game recaps

1979-11-30: UCLA Bruins blew out Idaho State Bengals 82–40 as Vandeweghe scored a team-high 16.

1979-12-01: Behind Vandeweghe's 31 points, UCLA Bruins pulled away from Hofstra 90–71. Taylor had 21 for Hofstra.

1979-12-08: Behind Vandeweghe's 28 points, UCLA Bruins pulled away from Santa Clara Broncos 92–79. Rambis had 13 for Santa Clara Broncos.

1979-12-11: Notre Dame Fighting Irish edged UCLA Bruins 77–74. Rich Branning led the winners with 16 points. Kiki Vandeweghe had 17 for UCLA Bruins.

1979-12-21: UCLA Bruins blew out UC Santa Barbara 102–58 as Vandeweghe scored a team-high 17. Gross had 14 for UC Santa Barbara.

1979-12-22: UCLA Bruins blew out Colorado State Rams 86–63 as Wilkes scored a team-high 26. Young had 37 for Colorado State Rams.

1979-12-28: UCLA Bruins beat California 73–59 as Vandeweghe scored a team-high 19. True had 14 for California.

1980-01-03: Oregon State Beavers beat UCLA Bruins 76–67. Blume, Ray led the winners with 23 points. Vandeweghe, Kiki had 22 for UCLA Bruins.

1980-01-05: Behind Rod Foster's 13 points, UCLA Bruins pulled away from Oregon Ducks 76–62. Mike Clark had 15 for Oregon Ducks.

1980-01-12: Behind Carfino, Don's 24 points, USC Trojans defeated UCLA Bruins 82–74. Vandeweghe, Kiki had 15 for UCLA Bruins.

1980-01-17: Arizona State Sun Devils survived UCLA Bruins 78–76 as Lister scored a team-high 21. Vandeweghe had 24 for UCLA Bruins.

1980-01-19: Behind Branning's 20 points, Notre Dame Fighting Irish defeated UCLA Bruins 80–73. Vandeweghe had 22 for UCLA Bruins.

1980-01-21: UCLA Bruins handled Arizona Wildcats 69–59. Vandeweghe led the winners with 22 points. Davis had 16 for Arizona Wildcats.

1980-01-24: UCLA Bruins beat Washington Huskies 76–59 as Rod Foster scored a team-high 19.

1980-01-26: Behind Don Collins's 31 points, Washington State Cougars pulled away from UCLA Bruins 80–64. Mike Sanders had 23 for UCLA Bruins.

1980-01-31: Behind Sanders's 19 points, UCLA Bruins rolled past Oregon State Beavers 93–67. Johnson had 29 for Oregon State Beavers.

1980-02-02: UCLA Bruins beat Oregon Ducks 90–76 as Vandeweghe scored a team-high 27. Clark had 16 for Oregon Ducks.

1980-02-09: UCLA Bruins blew out USC Trojans 91–64 as Wilkes scored a team-high 18. Miller had 19 for USC Trojans.

1980-02-16: UCLA Bruins beat Arizona Wildcats 90–78 as Foster scored a team-high 28. Nehls had 25 for Arizona Wildcats.

1980-02-18: Behind Alton Lister's 21 points, Arizona State Sun Devils pulled away from UCLA Bruins 92–80. James Wilkes had 14 for UCLA Bruins. Alton Lister grabbed 15 rebounds.

1980-02-21: UCLA Bruins handled Washington State Cougars 80–66. Vandeweghe led the winners with 22 points. Collins had 37 for Washington State Cougars.

1980-02-23: Washington Huskies survived UCLA Bruins 72–70 as Romar scored a team-high 18. Vandeweghe had 28 for UCLA Bruins.

1980-02-28: Behind Cliff Pruitt's 18 points, UCLA Bruins pulled away from Stanford Cardinal 75–62. Kimberly Belton had 23 for Stanford Cardinal.

1980-03-01: UCLA Bruins routed California Golden Bears 83–58. Kiki Vandeweghe led the winners with 23 points. Doug True had 21 for California Golden Bears.

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