2009 UCLA Bruins Football Team
The 2009 UCLA Bruins football team (Motto: Then ... Now ... Forever and Our Finest Hour), under second year head coach Rick Neuheisel, opened the season at the Rose Bowl on September 5 against San Diego State. One scheduling change was that the last game of the season against USC was moved from the "Championship Saturday" weekend of December. Instead, the UCLA-USC rivalry game was played on Saturday, November 28 at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.
Following the regular season, which they finished with six wins and six losses, the Bruins were invited to play in the 2009 EagleBank Bowl, thanks to the normal tie-in Army not being Bowl eligible at 5-7. UCLA defeated Temple 30-21 to finish the season with a winning record.
All regular season UCLA football games were broadcast on the UCLA ISP Sports Network (AM 570 KLAC in Southern California) and SIRIUS Satellite Radio nationally.
Read more about 2009 UCLA Bruins Football Team: Recruitment, Spring Practice, Pre-season Practice, Notes, Schedule, Bowl Game – EagleBank Bowl, Awards and Honors, Coaches
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