1958 UCLA Bruins football team

The 1958 UCLA Bruins football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 1958 NCAA University Division football season. In their first year under head coaches George W. Dickerson (three games) and then Bill Barnes (seven games), the Bruins compiled a 3–6–1 record (2–4–1 conference) and finished in sixth place in the Pacific Coast Conference.[1]

1958 UCLA Bruins football
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
1958 record	3–6–1 (2–4–1 PCC)
Head coach	George W. Dickerson, Bill Barnes (1st season)
Captain	Jim Steffen
Home stadium	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

1958 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 16 California $	6	–	1	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Washington State	6	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
USC	4	–	2	–	1			4	–	5	–	1
Oregon State	5	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Oregon	4	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
UCLA	2	–	4	–	1			3	–	6	–	1
Stanford	2	–	5	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
Washington	1	–	6	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Idaho	0	–	3	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

UCLA's offensive leaders in 1958 were quarterback Don Long with 395 passing yards each, Ray Smith with 307 rushing yards, and John Brown with 259 receiving yards.[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 20	No. 19 Pittsburgh*	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 6-27	30,578[3]
September 27	at Illinois*	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	W 18-14	16,775[4]
October 4	at Oregon State	Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR	L 0-14	18,532
October 10	Florida*	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 14-21	31,175[5]
October 18	at Washington	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	W 20-0	34,594
October 25	Stanford	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 19-21	39,129[6]
November 1	Washington State	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 20-38	25,090
November 8	at California	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA (rivalry)	L 17-20	50,000[7]
November 15	Oregon	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	W 7-3	22,297[8]
November 22	USC	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (Victory Bell)	T 15-15	58,507
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Personnel

Players

• Glen Almquist, end, junior
• Harry Baldwin, center, sophomore
• Ray Benstead, center, senior
• Dean Betts, tackle
• John Brown, receiver, senior
• Dick Butler, center, senior
• Rod Cochran, guard
• John Davis, wingback
• Rod Fagerholm, tackle
• Gene Gaines, fullback
• Steve Gertsman, quarterback
• Joe Harper, guard
• Jim Johnson, receiver
• Chuck Kendall, tailback
• Billy Kilmer, tailback, sophomore
• Bob King, guard, senior
• Bill Leeka, guard, senior
• Don Long, tailback, senior
• Tony Longo, tackle
• Marv Luster, end, sophomore
• Jack Metcalf, guard, sophomore
• Trusse Norris, lineman
• Paul Oglesby, tackle, junior
• Phil Parslow, wingback, senior
• Dave Peterson, quarterback
• Art Phillips, junior
• John Pierovich, end
• Mike Riskas, guard, senior
• Ray Smith, fullback, junior
• "Skip" Smith, tailback, junior
• Jim Steffen, tailback
• Ben Treat, center, sophomore
• Jim Wallace, defensive tackle
• Dick Wallen, end
• Clint Whitfield, guard
• Kirk Wilson, punter

Coaching staff

• George W. Dickerson - head coach[10]
• Bill Barnes - acting head coach following death of Red Sanders[10]
• Assistant coaches - John Johnson, Bob Bergdahl (frosh coach), Deke Brackett, Sam Boghosian, and Dan Peterson[10]

Other personnel

• Trainer - Ducky Drake[11]
• Assistant trainer - Larry Carter[11]
• Team physician - Dr. Martin Blazina[11]
• Varsity football managers - Tom Naykama, Bob Nishimura, Peter Dalis (senior manager), Perry Gluckman, Tony Giovanazzo, Larry Kasindorf[12]

References

1. "1958 UCLA Bruins Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
2. "1958 UCLA Bruins Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
3. Wolf, Al (21 September 1958). "GROGGY BRUINS UPSET BY PITT, 27-6". Los Angeles Times.
4. Wolf, Al (28 September 1958). "BRUINS RALLY TO UPSET ILLINOIS, 18-14". Los Angeles Times.
5. Wolf, Al (11 October 1958). "FLORIDA HOLDS OFF UCLA RALLY, 21-14". Los Angeles Times.
6. Wolf, Al (26 October 1958). "UCLA edged out by indians, 21-19". Los Angeles Times.
7. "Cal edges bruins, 20-17, nears bowl". Los Angeles Times. 9 November 1958.
8. Wolf, Al (16 November 1958). "LATE BRUIN FLURRY EDGES OREGON, 7-3". Los Angeles Times.
9. "2015 UCLA Bruins Football Media Guide Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). Retrieved December 19, 2016.
10. UCLA 1959 Southern Campus, Volume 40, p. 224.
11. UCLA 1959 Southern Campus, Volume 40, p. 225.
12. UCLA 1959 Southern Campus, Volume 40, p. 226.