1996 UCLA Bruins football team

The 1996 UCLA Bruins football team represented the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) as a member of the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by first-year head coach Bob Toledo, the Bruins compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, placing fourth in the Pac-10. UCLA played home games at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California.

1996 UCLA Bruins football
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Record	5–6 (4–4 Pac-10)
Head coach	Bob Toledo (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Al Borges (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Rocky Long (1st season)
Home stadium	Rose Bowl
Seasons ← 1995 1997 →

1996 Pacific-10 Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 4 Arizona State $		8	–	0					11	–	1
No. 16 Washington		7	–	1					9	–	3
Stanford		5	–	3					7	–	5
UCLA		4	–	4					5	–	6
Oregon		3	–	5					6	–	5
California		3	–	5					6	–	6
USC		3	–	5					6	–	6
Arizona		3	–	5					5	–	6
Washington State		3	–	5					5	–	6
Oregon State		1	–	7					2	–	9
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The season was highlighted by the 25-yard Skip Hicks touchdown run in the second overtime that won the game for the Bruins over the crosstown-rival USC Trojans.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 7	12:30 pm	at No. 2 Tennessee*	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	CBS	L 20–35	106,297	[1]
September 14	7:00 pm	Northeast Louisiana*	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA		W 44–0	40,990
September 28	12:30 pm	at No. 7 Michigan*	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	ABC	L 9–38	106,011
October 5	3:30 pm	at Oregon	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	FX	W 41–22	45,779
October 12	12:30 pm	No. 4 Arizona State	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	ABC	L 34–42	66,107
October 19	3:30 pm	at No. 25 Washington	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	FSN	L 21–41	70,444
October 26	3:30 pm	at California	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	FSN	W 38–29	54,000
November 2	3:30 pm	Stanford	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	FSN	L 20–21	50,498
November 9	12:30 pm	Washington State	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	ABC	W 38–14	40,421
November 16	12:30 pm	at Arizona	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	ABC	L 17–35	47,171
November 23	12:30 pm	USC	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA (Victory Bell)	ABC	W 48–41 2OT	80,644
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

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Game summaries

USC

	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	Total
Trojans	10	14	7	7	3	0	41
Bruins	0	7	14	17	3	7	48

See also: 1996 USC Trojans football team

Six straight wins for the Bruins over the Trojans.

Roster

1996 UCLA Bruins football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 87 Danny Farmer Fr OT 71 Kris Farris So RB 42 Skip Hicks Jr WR 81 Tod McBride So WR 85 Jim McElroy Jr QB 18 Cade McNown So OT 69 Chad Overhauser Jr RB 33 Ryan Roques So	Defense Pos. # Name Class CB 35 Larry Atkins So LB 50 Brendon Ayanbadejo So DE 98 Travis Kirschke Sr S 9 Abdul McCullough Sr LB 97 Phillip Ward Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Bob Toledo Coordinators/assistant coaches Gary Bernardi (tight ends) Al Borges (offensive coordinator) Ron Caragher (wide receivers) Marc Dove (defensive backs) Bob Field (assistant head coach) Rocky Long (defensive coordinator/linebackers) Steve Marshall (offensive line) Skip Peete (running backs) Terry Tumey (defensive line/special teams) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt