1996 UCLA Bruins football team

The 1996 UCLA Bruins football team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. 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.

1996 UCLA Bruins football
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record5–6 (4–4 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorAl Borges (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorRocky Long (1st season)
Home stadiumRose Bowl
Seasons
← 1995
1997 →
1996 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
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

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 712:30 pmat No. 2 Tennessee*CBSL 20–35106,297[1]
September 147:00 pmNortheast Louisiana*W 44–040,990
September 2812:30 pmat No. 7 Michigan*ABCL 9–38106,011
October 53:30 pmat OregonFXW 41–2245,779
October 1212:30 pmNo. 4 Arizona State
  • Rose Bowl
  • Pasadena, CA
ABCL 34–4266,107
October 193:30 pmat No. 25 WashingtonFSNL 21–4170,444
October 263:30 pmat CaliforniaFSNW 38–2954,000
November 23:30 pmStanford
  • Rose Bowl
  • Pasadena, CA
FSNL 20–2150,498
November 912:30 pmWashington State
  • Rose Bowl
  • Pasadena, CA
ABCW 38–1440,421
November 1612:30 pmat ArizonaABCL 17–3547,171
November 2312:30 pmUSC
ABCW 48–41 2OT80,644
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

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Game summaries

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1 2 3 4OT2OT Total
Trojans 10 14 7 730 41
Bruins 0 7 14 1737 48

Six straight wins for the Bruins over the Trojans.

Roster

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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
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

References

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  1. ^ "It's a start". The Los Angeles Times. September 8, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ 1996 UCLA Bruins Stats | College Football at Sports-Reference.com