BOB TOLEDO YEAR BY YEAR

1996

Record: 5-6, 4-4, tie for fourth in Pac-10.

High point: A 48-41 victory over USC in double overtime in the finale made for a pleasant off-season.

Low point: Three losses to teams ranked No. 6 or higher -- Tennessee, Michigan and Arizona State -- in his first five games as coach.

Bottom line: Toledo, a default choice as coach, enjoyed a honeymoon period and began to develop sophomore quarterback Cade McNown into a winner.

1997

Record: 10-2, 7-1, tie for first.

High point: UCLA won its last 10 games, including a 52-28 blowout of No. 13 Washington, a 31-24 victory over USC and a 29-23 Cotton Bowl victory over Texas A&M; -- the school that fired Toledo as offensive coordinator in 1993.

Low point: The Bruins opened with a 37-34 loss to Washington State, a game that cost UCLA an outright Pac-10 title and raised questions about Toledo’s game management.

Bottom line: Toledo was hailed as a savior in Westwood, and the momentum carried into the following season.

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1998

Record: 10-2, 8-0, first.

High point: Behind the passing combination of McNown and receiver Danny Farmer, UCLA won its first 10 games to run its winning streak to 20 and position itself for the national championship game.

Low point: The Bruins had a complete defensive breakdown in a 49-45 loss to Miami in the regular-season finale, then lost the Rose Bowl to Wisconsin, 38-31. Toledo forced defensive coordinator Nick Aliotti to resign after the season.

Bottom line: The debacle at Miami dashed hopes of the first UCLA national title since 1954 and marked the first time Toledo was accused of shirking blame.

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1999

Record: 4-7, 2-6, ninth.

High point: The Bruins upset No. 23 Washington, 23-20, in overtime, spoiling first-year Husky Coach Rick Neuheisel’s chance to beat his alma mater.

Low point: The handicapped parking scandal set a negative tone early, but just as bad was scoring a total of 14 points in consecutive conference losses to California, Oregon State and Arizona.

Bottom line: The glaring hole at quarterback with McNown gone dogged Toledo for the rest of his tenure.

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2000

Record: 6-6, 3-5, fifth.

High point: UCLA upset No. 3 Alabama in its opener and No. 3 Michigan two weeks later.

Low point: For the third year in a row, the Bruins finished poorly, and a 38-35 loss to USC was especially painful.

Bottom line: Bruin followers began to wonder whether Toledo would ever recapture the glory of the 20-game winning streak.

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2001

Record: 7-4, 4-4, sixth.

High point: Behind a talented group of seniors, the season began with six victories in a row and tailback DeShaun Foster bolted into serious Heisman Trophy contention.

Low point: Losses to Stanford and Washington State were bad enough. But the season spiraled when the NCAA suspended Foster for the last three games because he drove a car that didn’t belong to him. The situation hit bottom when it came to light two days before the USC game that quarterback Cory Paus had failed to inform Toledo about two drunk driving convictions. The coach allowed Paus to play, the Bruins lost, 27-0, and the team was accused of quitting.

Bottom line: Although outgoing Athletic Director Pete Dalis stuck by Toledo, the seeds were planted for the coach’s dismissal.

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2002

Record: 7-5, 4-4, tie for fourth.

High point: The season opened with victories over Colorado State and Oklahoma State, and after Paus was injured in a loss to California, the Bruins reeled off three victories in a row, seemingly saving Toledo’s job.

Low point: UCLA surrendered 100 points in blowout losses to USC and Washington State, prompting Bruin fans to leave the Rose Bowl early in disgust.

Bottom line: The losses to the Trojans and Cougars made it easy for Guerrero to justify firing the coach.

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UCLA FOOTBALL COACHES

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Coach Years W L T Pct Fred W. Cozens 1919 2 6 0 250 Harry Trotter 1920-1922 2 13 1 156 James J. Cline 1923-1924 2 10 3 233 William H. Spaulding 1925-1938 72 51 8 580 Edwin C. “Babe” Horrell 1939-1944 24 31 6 443 Bert LaBrucherie 1945-1948 23 16 0 590 Harry R. “Red” Sanders 1949-1957 66 19 1 773 George W. Dickerson 1958 1 2 0 333 William F. “Bill” Barnes 1958-1964 31 34 3 478 Tommy Prothro 1965-1970 41 18 3 685 Pepper Rodgers 1971-1973 19 12 1 609 Dick Vermeil 1974-1975 15 5 3 717 Terry Donahue 1976-1995 151 74 8 665 Bob Toledo 1996-2002 49 32 0 605 Total (14 coaches) 498 323 37 607

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