The UCLA Bruins college football team represents University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in the Big Ten Conference (Big Ten). The Bruins compete as part of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision. The program has had 20 head coaches and five interim head coaches since it began play during the 1919 season. From November 2017 to February 2024, Chip Kelly served as head coach of the Bruins. Since December 2025, Bob Chesney has served as the head coach at UCLA.
Terry Donahue is the leader in both total wins and seasons coached with 151 wins during his 20 year tenure as head coach of the program. Red Sanders has the highest winning percentage at 0.773. Harry Trotter has the lowest winning percentage of those who have coached more than one game, with 0.156. Of the 19 different head coaches who have led the Bruins, Edwin C. Horrell, Sanders, Tommy Prothro, and Donahue have been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.
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Coaches + List of head football coaches showing season(s) coached, overall records, conference records, postseason records, championships and selected awards No. Name Season(s) GC OW OL OT O% CW CL CT C% PW PL PT CC NC Awards 1 1919 — — — — — — — — — — 2 1920–1922 — — — — — 3 1923–1924 — — — — — 4 1928–1938 — — 5 1939–1944 — — 6 1945–1948 — — 7 1949–1957 1954 — 8 1958 — 9 1958–1964 — 10 1965–1970 — 11 1971–1973 — 12 1974–1975 — 13 1976–1995 — 14 1996–2002 — — — — Int. 2002 — — — — 15 2003–2007 — — — — Int. 2007 — — — — 16 2008–2011 — — — — Int. 2011 — — — — 17 2012–2017 — — — — Int. 2017 — — — — 18 2018–2023 — — — — 19 2024–2025 — — — — Int. 2025 — — — — 20 2026– — — — —
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