College Team Guide
UCLA Bruins: History, National Titles & Facts
UCLA has won 11 NCAA men's basketball championships, 10 of them under John Wooden between 1964 and 1975. Its football team, first fielded in 1919, claims the 1954 national title.
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Quick facts
| First football season | 1919 |
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| Football stadium | Rose Bowl, Pasadena (home since 1982) |
| Basketball arena | Pauley Pavilion (opened 1965) |
| Basketball national titles | 11 (1964–1995) |
| Football national titles | 1 (1954) |
| Conference | Big Ten since 2024; previously the Pac-12 and its predecessors |
National championships
UCLA has won 11 NCAA basketball titles, including seven in a row from 1967 to 1973. Its football team shared the 1954 national title.
- Basketball: 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975 (all under John Wooden)
- Basketball: 1995, under Jim Harrick
- Basketball: 19 Final Four appearances from 1962 to 2021, through the 2026 tournament (1980 later vacated by the NCAA)
- Football: 1954 national title (UPI coaches' poll), after a 9–0 season under Red Sanders
- Football: 17 conference titles, from 1935 to 1998, through the 2025 season
Program history
- 1919: Fielded its first football team.
- 1948: Hired basketball coach John Wooden.
- 1964: Won its first NCAA basketball title.
- 1965: Opened Pauley Pavilion.
- 1971–1974: Won 88 straight basketball games, a streak ended by Notre Dame on January 19, 1974.
- 1982: Moved home football games from the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum to the Rose Bowl.
- 2024: Joined the Big Ten Conference.
Program record holders
| Rushing yards (football) | Johnathan Franklin, 4,403 (2009–2012) |
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| Receiving yards (football) | Danny Farmer, 3,020 (1996–1999) |
| Points (basketball) | Don MacLean, 2,608 (1988–1992) |
Retired numbers
- 5Kenny Easley (football)
- 8Troy Aikman (football)
- 13Kenny Washington (football)
- 16Gary Beban (football)
- 34Paul Cameron (football)
- 38Burr Baldwin (football)
- 79Jonathan Ogden (football)
- 80Donn Moomaw (football)
- 84Jerry Robinson (football)
- 11Don Barksdale (basketball)
- 25Gail Goodrich (basketball)
- 31Ed O'Bannon and Reggie Miller (basketball)
- 32Bill Walton (basketball)
- 33Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (basketball)
- 35Sidney Wicks (basketball)
- 42Walt Hazzard (basketball); Jackie Robinson (retired across all UCLA sports, 2014)
- 52Jamaal Wilkes (basketball)
- 54Marques Johnson (basketball)
College Football & Basketball Hall of Famers
Kenny Washington, Donn Moomaw, Gary Beban, Kenny Easley, Jerry Robinson, Randy Cross, Troy Aikman, Jonathan Ogden, Red Sanders (football coach), Terry Donahue (football coach), John Wooden (basketball coach).
Biggest rivalries
- USC: the crosstown series began in 1929; since 1942 the winner has kept the Victory Bell.
- California: a longtime Pac-12 rival; Cal joined the ACC in 2024, the year UCLA joined the Big Ten.
- Stanford: a longtime Pac-12 rival; Stanford joined the ACC in 2024, the year UCLA joined the Big Ten.
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How many NCAA basketball championships has UCLA won?
Eleven: 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975 and 1995.
Has UCLA won a football national championship?
UCLA claims one, for 1954, when it went 9–0 and finished first in the UPI coaches' poll. Ohio State was first in the AP poll.
Who is UCLA's Heisman Trophy winner?
Quarterback Gary Beban, in 1967.
How long was UCLA's basketball winning streak?
88 games, from 1971 to 1974. Notre Dame ended it 71–70 on January 19, 1974.
Why is No. 42 retired at UCLA?
UCLA retired No. 42 across all sports in 2014 to honor Jackie Robinson, who lettered in four sports there. In basketball it was already retired for Walt Hazzard.
Sources
Facts checked September 23, 2026. Live figures above come from ESPN.