The following is a list of UCLA Bruins softball seasons. The University of California, Los Angeles is a member of the Pac-12 Conference of the NCAA Division I. The Bruins are fourteen time Women's College World Series champions,[a] with the first of those titles coming during the AIAW years, and the remaining 13 under NCAA organization. UCLA has also appeared in the final event 33 times - 3 under the AIAW and 30 under the NCAA. The team played its first season in 1975.
National champions | WCWS Appearance | NCAA Tournament appearance | Conference champions |
Season | Head coach | Conference | Season results | Postseason result | ||||||||
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Wins | Losses | Ties | % | Wins | Losses | Ties | % | Finish | ||||
1975 | Sharron Backus | SCWIAC | 14 | 6 | 0 | .700 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1st | |
1976 | 13 | 4 | 0 | .765 | 9 | 1 | 0 | .900 | 1st | |||
1977 | Independent | 17 | 10 | 0 | .630 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1978 | 31 | 13 | 0 | .705 | — | — | — | — | — | National Champions | ||
1979 | 24 | 9 | 0 | .727 | — | — | — | — | — | WCWS Runner-up | ||
1980 | WCAA | 24 | 13 | 0 | .649 | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 2nd | ||
1981 | 38 | 10 | 0 | .792 | 10 | 5 | 0 | .667 | 2nd | WCWS Third Place | ||
1982 | 33 | 7 | 2 | .810 | 15 | 4 | 1 | .775 | 2nd | NCAA National Champions | ||
1983 | 40 | 7 | 0 | .851 | 17 | 3 | 0 | .850 | 1st | WCWS Third Place | ||
1984 | 45 | 6 | 1 | .875 | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | 1st | National Champions | ||
1985 | 41 | 9 | 0 | .820 | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 2nd | National Champions | ||
1986 | 28 | 15 | 0 | .651 | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | 1st | |||
1987 | Pac-12 | 50 | 10 | 0 | .833 | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | 2nd | WCWS Runner-up | |
1988 | 53 | 8 | 0 | .869 | 15 | 3 | 0 | .833 | 1st | National Champions | ||
1989 | Sharron Backus & Sue Enquist | 48 | 4 | 0 | .923 | 18 | 2 | 0 | .900 | 1st | National Champions | |
1990 | 62 | 7 | 0 | .899 | 16 | 2 | 0 | .889 | 1st | National Champions | ||
1991 | 56 | 7 | 0 | .889 | 16 | 4 | 0 | .800 | 1st | WCWS Runner-up | ||
1992 | 54 | 2 | 0 | .964 | 14 | 2 | 0 | .875 | 2nd | National Champions | ||
1993 | 50 | 5 | 0 | .909 | 25 | 1 | 0 | .962 | 1st | WCWS Runner-up | ||
1994 | 43 | 14 | 0 | .754 | 16 | 6 | 0 | .727 | 2nd | WCWS Fourth Place | ||
1995 | 43 | 6 | 0 | .878 | 23 | 4 | 0 | .852 | 2nd | National Champions[b] | ||
1996 | 47 | 11 | 0 | .810 | 20 | 7 | 0 | .741 | 3rd | WCWS Third Place | ||
1997 | Sue Enquist | 49 | 14 | 0 | .778 | 21 | 7 | 0 | .750 | 2nd | WCWS Runner-up | |
1998 | 18 | 27 | 0 | .400 | 8 | 18 | 0 | .308 | 7th | |||
1999 | 63 | 6 | 0 | .913 | 22 | 6 | 0 | .786 | 1st | National Champions | ||
2000 | 46 | 12 | 1 | .788 | 14 | 7 | 0 | .667 | 3rd | WCWS Runner-up | ||
2001 | 62 | 6 | 0 | .912 | 16 | 5 | 0 | .762 | 2nd | WCWS Runner-up | ||
2002 | 55 | 9 | 0 | .859 | 18 | 3 | 0 | .857 | 1st | WCWS Fifth Place | ||
2003 | 54 | 7 | 0 | .885 | 17 | 4 | 0 | .810 | 2nd | National Champions | ||
2004 | 47 | 9 | 0 | .839 | 12 | 8 | 0 | .600 | 4th | National Champions | ||
2005 | 40 | 20 | 0 | .667 | 11 | 10 | 0 | .524 | 5th | WCWS Runner-up | ||
2006 | 50 | 9 | 0 | .847 | 15 | 5 | 0 | .750 | 1st | WCWS Fourth Place | ||
2007 | Kelly Inouye-Perez | 37 | 18 | 0 | .673 | 12 | 9 | 0 | .571 | T-3rd | NCAA Tournament | |
2008 | 51 | 9 | 0 | .850 | 17 | 4 | 0 | .810 | 2nd | WCWS Fifth Place | ||
2009 | 45 | 11 | 0 | .804 | 16 | 5 | 0 | .762 | 1st | NCAA Tournament | ||
2010 | 50 | 11 | 0 | .820 | 14 | 7 | 0 | .667 | 2nd | National Champions | ||
2011 | 36 | 19 | 0 | .655 | 9 | 12 | 0 | .429 | T-6th | NCAA Tournament | ||
2012 | 36 | 20 | 0 | .643 | 12 | 12 | 0 | .500 | T-4th | NCAA Tournament | ||
2013 | 40 | 20 | 0 | .667 | 10 | 14 | 0 | .417 | T-5th | NCAA Tournament | ||
2014 | 52 | 8 | 0 | .867 | 19 | 5 | 0 | .792 | 2nd | NCAA Tournament | ||
2015 | 51 | 12 | 0 | .810 | 19 | 5 | 0 | .792 | 2nd | WCWS Fifth Place | ||
2016 | 40 | 16 | 1 | .711 | 16 | 5 | 1 | .750 | 2nd | WCWS Seventh Place | ||
2017 | 48 | 15 | 0 | .762 | 16 | 8 | 0 | .667 | T-3rd | WCWS Fifth Place | ||
2018 | 57 | 7 | 0 | .891 | 20 | 4 | 0 | .833 | 2nd | WCWS Third Place | ||
2019 | 56 | 6 | 0 | .903 | 20 | 4 | 0 | .833 | T-1st | National Champions | ||
2020 | 25 | 1 | 0 | .962 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | Covid-19 Season | ||
2021 | 47 | 7 | 0 | .870 | 19 | 2 | 0 | .905 | 1st | WCWS Fifth Place |