List of UCLA Bruins football seasons

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This is a list of UCLA Bruins football seasons since the college's inception in 1919.{{cite web | url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/ucla/index.html | title=UCLA Bruins Football Record by Year }}

Seasons

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{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead

| name = Fred Cozens

| conf = Independent

| startyear = 1919

| endyear = single

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| year = 1919

| name = Fred Cozens

| overall = 2–6

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{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead

| name = Harry Trotter

| conf = Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

| startyear = 1920

| endyear = 1922

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| year = 1920

| name = Harry Trotter

| overall = 0–5

| conference = 0–5

| confstanding =6th

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| year = 1921

| name = Harry Trotter

| overall = 0–5

| conference = 0–5

| confstanding =6th

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| year = 1922

| name = Harry Trotter

| overall = 2–3–1

| conference = 1–3–1

| confstanding =T–4th

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{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead

| name = James J. Cline

| conf = Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

| startyear = 1923

| endyear = 1924

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| year = 1923

| name = James J. Cline

| overall = 2–5

| conference = 0–5

| confstanding = 6th

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| year = 1924

| name = James J. Cline

| overall = 0–5–3

| conference = 0–4–1

| confstanding = 6th

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{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead

| name = William H. Spaulding

| conf = Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

| startyear = 1925

| endyear = 1927

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| year = 1925

| name = William H. Spaulding

| overall = 5–3–1

| conference = 3–1–1

| confstanding =2nd

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| year = 1926

| name = William H. Spaulding

| overall = 5–3

| conference = 4–2

| confstanding =2nd

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| year = 1927

| name = William H. Spaulding

| overall = 6–2–1

| conference = 4–0–1

| confstanding = 2nd

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{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead

| name = William H. Spaulding

| conf = Pacific Coast Conference

| startyear = 1928

| endyear = 1938

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| year = 1928

| name = William H. Spaulding

| overall = 4–4–1

| conference = 0–4

| confstanding = T–9th

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| year = 1929

| name = William H. Spaulding

| overall = 4–4

| conference = 1–3

| confstanding = 6th

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| year = 1930

| name = William H. Spaulding

| overall = 3–5

| conference = 1–4

| confstanding = T–8th

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| year = 1931

| name = William H. Spaulding

| overall = 3–4–1

| conference = 0–3

| confstanding = T–9th

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| year = 1932

| name = William H. Spaulding

| overall = 6–4

| conference = 4–2

| confstanding = 3rd

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| year = 1933

| name = William H. Spaulding

| overall = 6–4–1

| conference = 1–3–1

| confstanding = 8th

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| year = 1934

| name = William H. Spaulding

| overall = 7–3

| conference = 2–3

| confstanding = 6th

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| championship = conference

| year = 1935

| name = William H. Spaulding

| overall = 8–2

| conference = 4–1

| confstanding = T–1st

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| year = 1936

| name = William H. Spaulding

| overall = 6–3–1

| conference = 4–3–1

| confstanding = 4th

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| year = 1937

| name = William H. Spaulding

| overall = 2–6–1

| conference = 1–5–1

| confstanding = 9th

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| championship =

| year = 1938

| name = William H. Spaulding

| overall = 7–4–1

| conference = 4–3–1

| confstanding = T–3rd

| ranking =

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| bowlname = Pineapple

| bowloutcome = W

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{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead

| name = Edwin Horrell

| conf = Pacific Coast Conference

| startyear = 1939

| endyear = 1944

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| championship = conference

| year = 1939

| name = Edwin Horrell

| overall = 6–0–4

| conference = 5–0–3

| confstanding = T–1st

| ranking =

| ranking2 = 7

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| year = 1940

| name = Edwin Horrell

| overall = 1–9

| conference = 1–6

| confstanding = 9th

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| year = 1941

| name = Edwin Horrell

| overall = 5–5–1

| conference = 3–4–1

| confstanding = 6th

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| championship = conference

| year = 1942

| name = Edwin Horrell

| overall = 7–4

| conference = 6–1

| confstanding = 1st

| ranking =

| ranking2 = 13

| bowlname = Rose

| bowloutcome = L

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| year = 1943

| name = Edwin Horrell

| overall = 1–8

| conference = 0–4

| confstanding = 4th

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| year = 1944

| name = Edwin Horrell

| overall = 4–5–1

| conference = 1–2–1

| confstanding = 3rd

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{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead

| name = Bert LaBrucherie

| conf = Pacific Coast Conference

| startyear = 1945

| endyear = 1948

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| year = 1945

| name = Bert LaBrucherie

| overall = 5–4

| conference = 2–3

| confstanding = 5th

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| championship = conference

| year = 1946

| name = Bert LaBrucherie

| overall = 10–1

| conference = 7–0

| confstanding = 1st

| ranking =

| ranking2 = 4

| bowlname = Rose

| bowloutcome = L

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| year = 1947

| name = Bert LaBrucherie

| overall = 5–4

| conference = 4–2

| confstanding = 4th

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| year = 1948

| name = Bert LaBrucherie

| overall = 3–7

| conference = 2–6

| confstanding = 8th

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{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead

| name = Henry R. Sanders

| conf = Pacific Coast Conference

| startyear = 1949

| endyear = 1957

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| year = 1949

| name = Henry R. Sanders

| overall = 6–3

| conference = 5–2

| confstanding = 2nd

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| year = 1950

| name = Henry R. Sanders

| overall = 6–3

| conference = 5–2

| confstanding = 3rd

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| year = 1951

| name = Henry R. Sanders

| overall = 5–3–1

| conference = 4–1–1

| confstanding = 2nd

| ranking = 17

| ranking2 = 17

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| year = 1952

| name = Henry R. Sanders

| overall = 8–1

| conference = 5–1

| confstanding = 2nd

| ranking = 6

| ranking2 = 6

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| championship = conference

| year = 1953

| name = Henry R. Sanders

| overall = 8–2

| conference = 6–1

| confstanding = 1st

| ranking = 4

| ranking2 = 5

| bowlname = Rose

| bowloutcome = L

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| championship = national

| year = 1954

| name = Henry R. Sanders

| overall = 9–0

| conference = 6–0

| confstanding = 1st

| ranking = 1

| ranking2 = 2

| bowlname = {{#tag:ref|National Champion UCLA was ineligible for the Rose Bowl due to a "no-repeat" rule, with USC (a team UCLA had beaten 34–0) sent instead and losing.|group=n|name=1954season}}

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| championship = conference

| year = 1955

| name = Henry R. Sanders

| overall = 9–2

| conference = 6–0

| confstanding = 1st

| ranking = 4

| ranking2 = 4

| bowlname = Rose

| bowloutcome = L

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| year = 1956

| name = Henry R. Sanders

| overall = 7–3

| conference = 5–2

| confstanding = T–2nd

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| year = 1957

| name = Henry R. Sanders

| overall = 8–2

| conference = 5–2

| confstanding = 3rd

| ranking = 18

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{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead

| name = William F. Barnes

| conf = Pacific Coast Conference / AAWU

| startyear = 1958

| endyear = 1964

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| championship = conference

| year = 1958

| name = William F. Barnes

| overall = 3–6–1

| conference = 2–4–1

| confstanding = 6th

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| championship = conference

| year = 1959

| name = William F. Barnes

| overall = 5–4–1

| conference = 3–1

| confstanding = T–1st

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| year = 1960

| name = William F. Barnes

| overall = 7–2–1

| conference = 2–2

| confstanding = 3rd

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| championship = conference

| year = 1961

| name = William F. Barnes

| overall = 7–4

| conference = 3–1

| confstanding = 1st

| bowlname = Rose

| bowloutcome = L

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| year = 1962

| name = William F. Barnes

| overall = 4–6

| conference = 1–3

| confstanding = 5th

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| year = 1963

| name = William F. Barnes

| overall = 2–8

| conference = 2–2

| confstanding = 3rd

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| year = 1964

| name = William F. Barnes

| overall = 4–6

| conference = 2–2

| confstanding = 4th

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{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead

| name = Tommy Prothro

| conf = AAWU / Pacific-8 Conference

| startyear = 1965

| endyear = 1970

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| championship = conference

| year = 1965

| name = Tommy Prothro

| overall = 8–2–1

| conference = 4–0

| confstanding = 1st

| bowlname = Rose

| bowloutcome = W

| ranking = 5

| ranking2 = 4

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| year = 1966

| name = Tommy Prothro

| overall = 9–1

| conference = 3–1

| confstanding = T–2nd

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| ranking = 5

| ranking2 = 5

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| championship =

| year = 1967

| name = Tommy Prothro

| overall = 7–2–1

| conference = 4–1–1

| confstanding = T–2nd

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| ranking = 10

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| year = 1968

| name = Tommy Prothro

| overall = 3–7

| conference = 2–4

| confstanding = T–5th

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| championship =

| year = 1969

| name = Tommy Prothro

| overall = 8–1–1

| conference = 5–1–1

| confstanding = T–2nd

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| ranking = 10

| ranking2 = 13

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| year = 1970

| name = Tommy Prothro

| overall = 6–5

| conference = 4–3

| confstanding = T–2nd

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{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead

| name = Pepper Rodgers

| conf = Pacific-8 Conference

| startyear = 1971

| endyear = 1973

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| year = 1971

| name = Pepper Rodgers

| overall = 2–7–1

| conference = 1–4–1

| confstanding = 8th

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| year = 1972

| name = Pepper Rodgers

| overall = 8–3

| conference = 5–2

| confstanding = 2nd

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| year = 1973

| name = Pepper Rodgers

| overall = 9–2

| conference = 6–1

| confstanding = 2nd

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| ranking = 9

| ranking2 = 12

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{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead

| name = Dick Vermeil

| conf = Pacific-8 Conference

| startyear = 1974

| endyear = 1975

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| championship =

| year = 1974

| name = Dick Vermeil

| overall = 6–3–2

| conference = 4–2–1

| confstanding = T–3rd

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| championship = conference

| year = 1975

| name = Dick Vermeil

| overall = 9–2–1

| conference = 7–1

| confstanding = T–1st

| ranking = 5

| ranking2 = 5

| bowlname = Rose

| bowloutcome = W

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{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead

| name = Terry Donahue

| conf = Pacific-10 Conference

| startyear = 1976

| endyear = 1995

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| year = 1976

| name = Terry Donahue

| overall = 9–2–1

| conference = 6–1

| confstanding = 2nd

| ranking = 15

| ranking2 = 15

| bowlname = Liberty

| bowloutcome = L

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| year = 1977

| name = Terry Donahue

| overall = 7–4{{#tag:ref|UCLA finished the 1977 season 7–4 overall and 5–2 in conference, tied for 2nd in the conference. They later forfeited the 7 wins due to having an ineligible player.{{cite web|last=Moran |first=Malcolm |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1981/12/03/sports/ucla-comes-east-quietly.html |title=U.C.L.A. Comes East Quietly |work=The New York Times |date=1981-12-03 |accessdate=2016-09-14}}{{Cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1314&dat=19800813&id=ooBRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ZQgEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6536,5907359|title = The Spokesman-Review - Google News Archive Search}}|group=n|name=1977season}}

| conference = 5–2

| confstanding = 2nd

| ranking =

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| year = 1978

| name = Terry Donahue

| overall =8–3–1

| conference = 6–2

| confstanding = 2nd

| ranking = 14

| ranking2 = 12

| bowlname = Fiesta

| bowloutcome = T

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| year = 1979

| name = Terry Donahue

| overall = 5–6

| conference = 3–4

| confstanding = 7th

| ranking =

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| year = 1980

| name = Terry Donahue

| overall = 9–2

| conference = 5–2

| confstanding = 2nd

| ranking = 13

| ranking2 = 14

| bowlname = Ineligible{{#tag:ref|UCLA was ineligible for post season play after the 1980 season due to probation.|group=n|name=1980season}}

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| year = 1981

| name = Terry Donahue

| overall = 7–4–1

| conference = 4–2–1

| confstanding = T–4th

| ranking =

| ranking2 =

| bowlname = Bluebonnet

| bowloutcome = L

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| championship = conference

| year = 1982

| name = Terry Donahue

| overall = 10–1–1

| conference = 5–1–1

| confstanding = 1st

| ranking = 5

| ranking2 = 5

| bowlname = Rose

| bowloutcome = W

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| championship = conference

| year = 1983

| name = Terry Donahue

| overall = 7–4–1

| conference = 6–1–1

| confstanding = 1st

| ranking = 17

| ranking2 = 13

| bowlname = Rose

| bowloutcome = W

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| year = 1984

| name = Terry Donahue

| overall = 9–3

| conference = 5–2

| confstanding = T–3rd

| ranking = 9

| ranking2 = 10

| bowlname = Fiesta

| bowloutcome = W

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| championship = conference

| year = 1985

| name = Terry Donahue

| overall = 9–2–1

| conference = 6–2

| confstanding = 1st

| ranking = 7

| ranking2 = 6

| bowlname = Rose

| bowloutcome = W

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| year = 1986

| name = Terry Donahue

| overall = 8–3–1

| conference = 5–2–1

| confstanding = T–2nd

| ranking = 14

| ranking2 = 14

| bowlname = Freedom

| bowloutcome = W

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| championship = conference

| year = 1987

| name = Terry Donahue

| overall = 10–2

| conference = 7–1

| confstanding = T–1st

| ranking = 9

| ranking2 = 11

| bowlname = Aloha

| bowloutcome = W

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| year = 1988

| name = Terry Donahue

| overall = 10–2

| conference = 6–2

| confstanding = 2nd

| ranking = 6

| ranking2 = 6

| bowlname = Cotton

| bowloutcome = W

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| year = 1989

| name = Terry Donahue

| overall = 3–7–1

| conference = 2–5–1

| confstanding = 9th

| ranking =

| ranking2 =

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| year = 1990

| name = Terry Donahue

| overall = 5–6

| conference = 4–4

| confstanding = T–6th

| ranking =

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| year = 1991

| name = Terry Donahue

| overall = 9–3

| conference = 6–2

| confstanding = T–2nd

| ranking = 19

| ranking2 = 18

| bowlname = Sun

| bowloutcome = W

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| year = 1992

| name = Terry Donahue

| overall = 6–5

| conference = 3–5

| confstanding = 8th

| ranking =

| ranking2 =

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| championship = conference

| year = 1993

| name = Terry Donahue

| overall = 8–4

| conference = 6–1

| confstanding = T–1st

| ranking = 18

| ranking2 = 17

| bowlname = Rose

| bowloutcome = L

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| year = 1994

| name = Terry Donahue

| overall = 5–6

| conference = 3–5

| confstanding = T–5th

| ranking =

| ranking2 =

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| year = 1995

| name = Terry Donahue

| overall = 7–5

| conference = 4–4

| confstanding = T–5th

| ranking =

| ranking2 =

| bowlname = Aloha

| bowloutcome = L

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| name = Bob Toledo

| conf = Pacific-10 Conference

| startyear = 1996

| endyear = 2002

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| year = 1996

| name = Bob Toledo

| overall = 5–6

| conference = 4–4

| confstanding = 4th

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| championship = conference

| year = 1997

| name = Bob Toledo

| overall = 10–2

| conference = 7–1

| confstanding = 1st

| ranking = 5

| ranking2 = 5

| bowlname = Cotton

| bowloutcome = W

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| championship = conference

| year = 1998

| name = Bob Toledo

| overall = 10–2

| conference = 8–0

| confstanding = 1st

| ranking = 8

| ranking2 = 8

| bowlname = Rose

| bowloutcome = L

| bcsbowl = yes

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| year = 1999

| name = Bob Toledo

| overall = 4–7

| conference = 2–6

| confstanding = 9th

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| year = 2000

| name = Bob Toledo

| overall = 6–6

| conference = 3–5

| confstanding = T–5th

| ranking =

| ranking2 =

| bowlname = Sun

| bowloutcome = L

| bcsbowl = no

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| championship =

| year = 2001

| name = Bob Toledo

| overall = 7–4

| conference = 4–4

| confstanding = 6th

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| championship =

| year = 2002

| name = Bob Toledo{{#tag:ref|Coach Toledo was fired before the bowl game, so offensive line coach Ed Kezirian coached the 2002 Las Vegas Bowl.|group=n|name=2002season}}

| overall = 8–5

| conference = 4–4

| confstanding = T–4th

| ranking =

| ranking2 =

| bowlname = Las Vegas

| bowloutcome = W

| bcsbowl = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead

| name = Karl Dorrell

| conf = Pacific-10 Conference

| startyear = 2003

| endyear = 2007

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 2003

| name = Karl Dorrell

| overall = 6–7

| conference = 4–4

| confstanding = T–5th

| ranking =

| ranking2 =

| bowlname = Silicon Valley

| bowloutcome = L

| bcsbowl = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 2004

| name = Karl Dorrell

| overall = 6–6

| conference = 4–4

| confstanding = T–5th

| ranking =

| ranking2 =

| bowlname = Las Vegas

| bowloutcome = L

| bcsbowl = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 2005

| name = Karl Dorrell

| overall = 10–2

| conference = 6–2

| confstanding = 3rd

| ranking = 13

| ranking2 = 16

| bowlname = Sun

| bowloutcome = W

| bcsbowl = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 2006

| name = Karl Dorrell

| overall = 7–6

| conference = 5–4

| confstanding = 4th

| ranking =

| ranking2 =

| bowlname = Emerald

| bowloutcome = L

| bcsbowl = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 2007

| name = Karl Dorrell{{#tag:ref|Coach Dorrell was fired before the bowl game, so defensive coordinator DeWayne Walker coached the 2007 Las Vegas Bowl.|group=n|name=2007season}}

| overall = 6–7

| conference = 5–4

| confstanding = T–4th

| ranking =

| ranking2 =

| bowlname = Las Vegas

| bowloutcome = L

| bcsbowl = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead

| name = Rick Neuheisel

| conf = Pacific-10 / Pacific-12 Conference

| startyear = 2008

| endyear = 2011

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 2008

| name = Rick Neuheisel

| overall = 4–8

| conference = 3–6

| confstanding = 8th

| bowlname =

| bowloutcome =

| ranking =

| ranking2 =

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 2009

| name = Rick Neuheisel

| overall = 7–6

| conference = 3–6

| confstanding = 8th

| bowlname = EagleBank

| bowloutcome = W

| bcsbowl = no

| ranking =

| ranking2 =

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 2010

| name = Rick Neuheisel

| overall = 4–8

| conference = 2–7

| confstanding = 9th

| bowlname =

| bowloutcome =

| bcsbowl =

| ranking =

| ranking2 =

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship = division

| year = 2011

| name = Rick Neuheisel{{#tag:ref|Coach Neuheisel was fired before the bowl game, so offensive coordinator Mike Johnson coached the 2011 Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl.|group=n|name=2011season}}

| overall = 6–8

| conference = 5–4

| confstanding = 2nd (South){{#tag:ref|USC had a better conference record, but was ineligible for postseason play due to probation, so UCLA, the 2nd place finisher, was the Pac-12's first South Division Champion.|group=n|name=2011division}}

| bowlname = Kraft Fight Hunger

| bowloutcome = L

| bcsbowl = no

| ranking =

| ranking2 =

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead

| name = Jim L. Mora

| conf = Pac-12 Conference

| startyear = 2012

| endyear = 2017

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship = division

| year = 2012

| name = Jim L. Mora

| overall = 9–5

| conference = 6–3

| confstanding = 1st (South)

| ranking =

| ranking2 =

| bowlname = Holiday

| bowloutcome = L

| bcsbowl = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| year = 2013

| name = Jim L. Mora

| overall = 10–3

| conference = 6–3

| confstanding = T–2nd (South)

| ranking = 16

| ranking2 = 16

| bowlname = Sun

| bowloutcome = W

| bcsbowl = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| year = 2014

| name = Jim L. Mora

| overall = 10–3

| conference = 6–3

| confstanding = T–2nd (South)

| ranking = 10

| ranking2 = 10

| bowlname = Alamo

| bowloutcome = W

| bcsbowl =

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| year = 2015

| name = Jim L. Mora

| overall = 8–5

| conference = 5–4

| confstanding = 3rd (South)

| ranking =

| ranking2 =

| bowlname = Foster Farms

| bowloutcome = L

| bcsbowl =

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| year = 2016

| name = Jim L. Mora

| overall = 4–8

| conference = 2–7

| confstanding = 5th (South)

| ranking =

| ranking2 =

| bowlname =

| bowloutcome =

| bcsbowl =

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| year = 2017

| name = Jim L. Mora{{#tag:ref|Coach Mora was fired after the USC game, so offensive coordinator Jedd Fisch was head coach against Cal and in the 2017 Cactus Bowl.|group=n|name=2017season}}

| overall = 6–7

| conference = 4–5

| confstanding = 4th (South)

| ranking =

| ranking2 =

| bowlname = Cactus

| bowloutcome = L

| bcsbowl =

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead

| name = Chip Kelly

| conf = Pac-12 Conference

| startyear = 2018

| endyear = 2023

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| year = 2018

| name = Chip Kelly

| overall = 3–9

| conference = 3–6

| confstanding = 5th (South)

| ranking =

| ranking2 =

| bowlname =

| bowloutcome =

| bcsbowl =

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| year = 2019

| name = Chip Kelly

| overall = 4–8

| conference = 4–5

| confstanding = T–3rd (South)

| ranking =

| ranking2 =

| bowlname =

| bowloutcome =

| bcsbowl =

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| year = 2020

| name = Chip Kelly

| overall = 3–4

| conference = 3–4

| confstanding = 5th (South)

| ranking =

| ranking2 =

| bowlname =

| bowloutcome =

| bcsbowl =

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| year = 2021

| name = Chip Kelly

| overall = 8–4

| conference = 6–3

| confstanding = T–2nd (South)

| ranking =

| ranking2 =

| bowlname = Holiday{{#tag:ref|UCLA accepted a bid to the Holiday Bowl, where they were due to face North Carolina State. However, just hours before game time, the Bruins withdrew from the bowl due to COVID-19 protocols in their program, and the bowl was canceled.|group=n|name=2021season}}

| bowloutcome = CX

| bcsbowl =

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| year = 2022

| name = Chip Kelly

| overall = 9–4

| conference = 6–3

| confstanding = 5th

| ranking = 21

| ranking2 = 21

| bowlname = Sun

| bowloutcome = L

| bcsbowl =

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| year = 2023

| name = Chip Kelly

| overall = 8–5

| conference = 4–5

| confstanding = 8th

| ranking =

| ranking2 =

| bowlname = LA

| bowloutcome = W

| bcsbowl =

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead

| name = DeShaun Foster

| conf = Big Ten Conference

| startyear = 2024

| endyear =

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| year = 2024

| name = DeShaun Foster

| overall = 5–7

| conference = 3–6

| confstanding = 12th

| ranking =

| ranking2 =

| bowlname =

| bowloutcome =

| bcsbowl =

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record End

| overall = 629–438–37

| bowls =

| poll = two

| legend =

}}

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