1948 UCLA Bruins football team

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1948 UCLA Bruins football
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record3–7 (2–6 PCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Seasons
← 1947
1949 →
1948 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 California ^ + 6 0 0 10 1 0
No. 9 Oregon + 7 0 0 9 2 0
USC 4 2 0 6 3 1
Washington State 4 3 1 4 5 1
Stanford 3 4 0 4 6 0
Oregon State 2 3 2 5 4 3
Washington 2 5 1 2 7 1
UCLA 2 6 0 3 7 0
Idaho 1 5 0 3 6 0
Montana 0 3 0 3 7 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – Selected as Rose Bowl representative
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1948 UCLA Bruins football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1948 college football season. In their fourth and final year under head coach Bert LaBrucherie, the Bruins compiled a 3–7 record (2–6 in PCC, eighth). Home games were played at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.

UCLA was ranked at No. 69 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18Washington StateW 48–2643,399
September 25Northwestern*
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
L 0–1955,156
October 2Idaho
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 28–1221,024
October 9at WashingtonL 6–2728,000
October 16Stanford
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
L 14–3440,341
October 23Oregon State
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
L 0–2830,933
October 30at Nebraska*W 27–1536,000
November 6at No. 5 CaliforniaL 13–2865,000
November 12No. 15 Oregon
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
L 7–2642,700
November 20USC
L 13–2076,577
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "1948 UCLA Bruins Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
  2. ^ "Michigan, Irish Finish 1-2 in Litkenhous Ratings". Wilmington Morning News. December 15, 1948. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Ward, A. (September 26, 1948). "WILDCATS ROUT U.C.L.A., 19 TO 0". Chicago Daily Tribune.
  4. ^ Zimmerman, P. (October 3, 1948). "UCLA bruins romp over idaho, 28-12". Los Angeles Times.
  5. ^ "Stanford upsets U.C.L.A. with 4 touchdowns in second half at Los Angeles". New York Times. October 17, 1948.
  6. ^ "Favored UCLA trounced by Oregon State, 28 to 0". The Nebraska State Journal. October 24, 1948. Retrieved October 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Wolf, Al (November 7, 1948). "Golden bears slightly tarnished in 28-13 win". Los Angeles Times.
  8. ^ Wolf, Al (November 13, 1948). "Oregon bops bruins, 26-7". Los Angeles Times.
  9. ^ "2015 UCLA Bruins Football Media Guide Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). Retrieved December 15, 2016.