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1939 UCLA Bruins football
Conference Pacific Coast Conference
Ranking
APNo. 7
Record6–0–4 (5–0–3 PCC)
Head coach
Home stadium Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Seasons
←  1938
1940 →
1939 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 USC $ 5 – 0 – 2 8 – 0 – 2
No. 7 UCLA 5 – 0 – 3 6 – 0 – 4
Oregon State 6 – 1 – 1 9 – 1 – 1
Washington 4 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 1
Oregon 3 – 3 – 1 3 – 4 – 1
Washington State 3 – 5 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Montana 1 – 2 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
California 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Stanford 0 – 6 – 1 1 – 7 – 1
Idaho 0 – 3 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1939 UCLA Bruins football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 1939 college football season. In their first year under head coach Edwin C. Horrell, the Bruins compiled a 6–0–4 record (5–0–3 conference), finished in second place in the Pacific Coast Conference, played #3-ranked USC to a scoreless tie, and were ranked #7 in the final AP Poll. [1]

UCLA was also ranked at No. 15 in the 1939 Williamson System ratings, [2] and at No. 34 in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939. [3]

Jackie Robinson, who is better known for breaking the color barrier in pro baseball, was a running back on the team.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29 TCU*
W 6–260,000 [4]
October 7at Washington
W 14–715,017
October 14at Stanford
T 14–1418,000 [5]
October 21 Montana
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 20–625,000 [6]
October 28 Oregon
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 16–640,000 [7]
November 4 CaliforniaNo. 19
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA ( rivalry)
W 20–755,000 [8]
November 18No. 14 Santa Clara*No. 11
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
T 0–055,000 [9]
November 25 Oregon StateNo. 13
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
T 13–1340,000
November 30 Washington StateNo. 13
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 24–725,000
December 9at No. 3 USCNo. 9
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA ( Victory Bell)
T 0–0103,303 [10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[11]

References

  1. ^ "1939 UCLA Bruins Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
  2. ^ Paul Williamson (December 8, 1941). "Texas Aggies Ranked Nation's Top". The Atlanta Constitution. p. 26 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ E. E. Litkenhous (December 31, 1939). "Vols Second In Final Litkenhous Grid Rankings; Southern California Tenth". Johnson City Sunday Press. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Al Wolf (September 30, 1939). "Bruins Score 6-to-2 Victory Over Texas Christian Gridders". Los Angeles Times. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Al Wolf (October 15, 1939). "Stanford Holds Bruins Even: Jackie Robinson Saves U.C.L.A. From Defeat With Dazzling Run". Los Angeles Times. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "U.C.L.A. beats montana, 26-61, in coast battle". The Washington Post. October 22, 1939.
  7. ^ "U.C.L.A. TRIUMPHS OVER OREGON, 16-6". New York Times. October 29, 1939.
  8. ^ "U.C.L.A. CONQUERS CALIFORNIA BY 20-7. (1939, Nov 05)". New York Times. November 5, 1939.
  9. ^ Al Wolf (November 19, 1939). "Bruin, Bronco Elevens Battle to Scoreless Deadlock". Los Angeles Times. p. II-9 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Dick Hyland (December 10, 1939). "Trojans and Bruins in 0-0 Tie Before 103,300: Foes Battle to Standstill". The Los Angeles Times. p. II-11 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "2015 UCLA Bruins Football Media Guide Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). Retrieved December 15, 2016.


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