1944 UCLA Bruins football team

1944 UCLA Bruins football
Conference Pacific Coast Conference
1944 record 4–5–1 (1–2–1 PCC)
Head coach Babe Horrell (6th season)
Home stadium Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
1944 PCC football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 7 USC $ 3 –0 –2  8 –0 –2
Washington 1 –1 –0  5 –3 –0
UCLA 1 –2 –1  4 –5 –1
California 1 –3 –1  3 –6 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1944 UCLA Bruins football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 1944 college football season. In their sixth year under head coach Babe Horrell, the Bruins compiled a 4–5–1 record (1–2–1 conference) and finished in third place in the Pacific Coast Conference.[1]

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
September 23 at USC Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA (Victory Bell) T 13-13   60,000
September 30 at California California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA (Rivalry) L 0-6   45,000[2]
October 7 at San Diego Navy* San Diego, CA L 12-14   5,000[3]
October 14 Saint Mary's* Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 39-0   1,713
October 21 Saint Mary's Pre-Flight* Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA L 12-21   20,000[4]
October 27 Alameda Coast Guard* Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 26-13   20,000[5]
November 4 March Field* Riverside County, CA L 13-35   10,000[6]
November 11 California Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA (Rivalry) W 7-0   8,000[7]
November 18 Pacific* Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 54-7   15,000[8]
November 25 No. 8 USC Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA (Victory Bell) L 13-40   91,000
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Pacific Time.

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References

  1. ↑ "1944 UCLA Bruins Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
  2. ↑ "CALIFORNIA DOWNS U.C.L.A. ELEVEN, 6-0". New York Times. 1 October 1944.
  3. ↑ Wolf, Al (8 October 1944). "Bluejackets shade bruins". Los Angeles Times.
  4. ↑ Wolf, Al (22 October 1944). "ST. MARY'S PREFLIGHTS JOLT BRUINS, 21 TO 12". Los Angeles Times.
  5. ↑ Wolf, Al (28 October 1944). "SEA LIONS UPSET BY BRUINS, 26 TO 13". Los Angeles Times.
  6. ↑ Wolf, Al (5 November 1944). "Flyers trip bruins, 35-13". Los Angeles Times.
  7. ↑ Wolf, Al (12 November 1944). "Bruins edge bears, 7-0". Los Angeles Times.
  8. ↑ Wolf, Al (19 November 1944). "U.C.L.A. scores 54-7 win over pacific eleven". Los Angeles Times.
  9. ↑ "2015 UCLA Bruins Football Media Guide Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). Retrieved December 15, 2016.


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