The 1943 UCLA Bruins football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 1943 college football season. In their fifth year under head coach Edwin C. Horrell, the Bruins compiled a 1–8 record (0–4 conference) and finished in last place in the Pacific Coast Conference.[1]
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Conference | Pacific Coast Conference |
Record | 1–8 (0–4 PCC) |
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Home stadium | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
USC $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
California | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 12 Washington | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UCLA | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In the final Litkenhous Ratings, UCLA ranked 92nd among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 67.8.[2]
Schedule
editDate | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 25 | USC | L 0–20 | 50,000 | ||
October 2 | Pacific (CA)* |
| L 7–19 | 22,000 | [3] |
October 9 | at No. 16 March Field* | Riverside County, CA | L 7–47 | 9,000 | [4] |
October 16 | California |
| L 0–13 | 20,000 | [5] |
October 30 | at San Diego NTS* |
| L 0–28 | 6,000 | [6] |
November 6 | Del Monte Pre-Flight* |
| L 7–26 | 10,000 | [7] |
November 13 | at California | L 6–13 | 18,000 | [8] | |
November 20 | Saint Mary's* |
| W 19–7 | 11,000 | [9] |
November 27 | at USC |
| L 13–26 | 35,000 | |
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Source:[10]
References
edit- ^ "1943 UCLA Bruins Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
- ^ Litkenhous, E. E. (December 17, 1943). "Litkenhouse Selects U. S. Grid Leaders". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. p. 18. Retrieved April 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Wolf, Al (October 3, 1943). "U.C.L.A. loses by 19-7 count". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ Al Wolf (October 10, 1943). "Fourth Airmen Bomb Bruins in 47-7 Victory". Los Angeles Times. pp. 13–14 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "California's eleven beats U.C.L.A., 13-0". Chicago Daily Tribune. October 17, 1943.
- ^ Wolf, Al (October 31, 1943). "San diego beats bruins". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ "Fliers bury UCLA under 26-to-7 score". The Washington Post. November 7, 1943.
- ^ "CALIFORNIA TOPS U.C.L.A." New York Times. November 14, 1943.
- ^ Al Wolf (November 21, 1943). "Bruins Beat Gaels, 19-7, for Year's First Win: Jack Boyd Bags All Touchdowns". Los Angeles Times. p. I-17 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "2015 UCLA Bruins Football Media Guide Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). Retrieved December 15, 2016.