The
UCLA Bruins football program represents the
University of California, Los Angeles in
college football as members of the
Pac-12 Conference at the
NCAA Division I FBS level. The Bruins have enjoyed several periods of success in their history, having been ranked in the top ten of the
AP Poll at least once in every decade since the poll began in the 1930s. Their first major period of success came in the 1950s, under head coach
Henry Russell Sanders. Sanders led the Bruins to the
Coaches' Poll national championship in 1954, three conference championships, and an overall record of 66–19–1 in nine years. In the 1980s and 1990s, during the tenure of
Terry Donahue, the Bruins compiled a 151–74–8 record, including 13 bowl games and an NCAA record eight straight bowl wins. The program has produced 28 first round picks in the
NFL Draft, 30 consensus
All-Americans, and multiple major award winners, including Heisman winner
Gary Beban. The UCLA Bruins' main rival is the
USC Trojans.
Jim L. Mora is the current head coach.