1959 UCLA Bruins football team

1959 UCLA Bruins football
AAWU co-champion
ConferenceAthletic Association of Western Universities
Record5–4–1 (3–1 AAWU)
Head coach
Captains
  • Rod Cochran
  • Ray Smith
Home stadiumLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
1959 Athletic Association of Western Universities football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 8 Washington ^ + 3 1 010 1 0
No. 14 USC + 3 1 08 2 0
UCLA + 3 1 05 4 1
California 1 3 02 8 0
Stanford 0 4 03 7 0
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ – Selected as Rose Bowl representative
Rankings from AP poll

The 1959 UCLA Bruins football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 1959 college football season. In their second year under head coach Bill Barnes, the Bruins compiled a 5–4–1 record (3–1 conference) and finished in a three-way tie for first place in the Athletic Association of Western Universities.

UCLA's offensive leaders in 1959 were quarterback Billy Kilmer with 702 passing yards each, Ray Smith with 417 rushing yards, and Marv Luster with 366 receiving yards.