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1948 UCLA Bruins football
Conference Pacific Coast Conference
Record3–7 (2–6 PCC)
Head coach
Home stadium Los 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). [1] 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. [2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18 Washington State
W 48–2643,399
September 25 Northwestern*
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
L 0–1955,156 [3]
October 2 Idaho
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 28–1221,024 [4]
October 9at Washington
L 6–2728,000
October 16 Stanford
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
L 14–3440,341 [5]
October 23 Oregon State
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
L 0–2830,933 [6]
October 30at Nebraska*
W 27–1536,000
November 6at No. 5 California
L 13–2865,000 [7]
November 12No. 15 Oregon
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
L 7–2642,700 [8]
November 20 USC
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA ( Victory Bell)
L 13–2076,577
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[9]

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.
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