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.
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Conference | Pacific Coast Conference |
Record | 3–7 (2–6 PCC) |
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Home stadium | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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UCLA was ranked at No. 69 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.[2]
Schedule
editDate | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 18 | Washington State | W 48–26 | 43,399 | ||
September 25 | Northwestern* |
| L 0–19 | 55,156 | [3] |
October 2 | Idaho |
| W 28–12 | 21,024 | [4] |
October 9 | at Washington | L 6–27 | 28,000 | ||
October 16 | Stanford |
| L 14–34 | 40,341 | [5] |
October 23 | Oregon State |
| L 0–28 | 30,933 | [6] |
October 30 | at Nebraska* | W 27–15 | 36,000 | ||
November 6 | at No. 5 California | L 13–28 | 65,000 | [7] | |
November 12 | No. 15 Oregon |
| L 7–26 | 42,700 | [8] |
November 20 | USC |
| L 13–20 | 76,577 | |
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References
edit- ^ "1948 UCLA Bruins Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
- ^ "Michigan, Irish Finish 1-2 in Litkenhous Ratings". Wilmington Morning News. December 15, 1948. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Ward, A. (September 26, 1948). "WILDCATS ROUT U.C.L.A., 19 TO 0". Chicago Daily Tribune.
- ^ Zimmerman, P. (October 3, 1948). "UCLA bruins romp over idaho, 28-12". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ "Stanford upsets U.C.L.A. with 4 touchdowns in second half at Los Angeles". New York Times. October 17, 1948.
- ^ "Favored UCLA trounced by Oregon State, 28 to 0". The Nebraska State Journal. October 24, 1948. Retrieved October 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Wolf, Al (November 7, 1948). "Golden bears slightly tarnished in 28-13 win". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ Wolf, Al (November 13, 1948). "Oregon bops bruins, 26-7". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ "2015 UCLA Bruins Football Media Guide Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). Retrieved December 15, 2016.