1955 UCLA Bruins football team

1955 UCLA Bruins football
PCC champion
Rose Bowl, L 14–17 vs. Michigan State
Conference Pacific Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 4
AP No. 4
1955 record 9–2 (6–0 PCC)
Head coach Red Sanders (7th season)
Offensive scheme Single wing
Home stadium Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
1955 PCC football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 4 UCLA $ 6 –0 –0  9 –2 –0
Oregon State 5 –2 –0  6 –3 –0
No. 16 Stanford 3 –2 –1  6 –3 –1
Oregon 4 –3 –0  6 –4 –0
Washington 4 –3 –1  5 –4 –1
No. 13 USC 3 –3 –0  6 –4 –0
California 1 –5 –1  2 –7 –1
Washington State 1 –5 –1  1 –7 –2
Idaho 0 –4 –0  2 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1955 UCLA Bruins football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 1955 college football season. In their seventh year under head coach Red Sanders, the Bruins compiled a 9–2 record (6–0 conference) and finished in first place in the Pacific Coast Conference.[1]

The Nov. 12 game with Washington was referenced in the 1989 film, Back to the Future Part II.

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
September 16 Texas A&M* No. 1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 21-0   63,334
September 24 at No. 5 Maryland* No. 1 Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD L 0-7   46,000
October 1 at Washington State No. 7 Rogers Field • Pullman, WA W 55-0   20,000
October 7 Oregon State No. 7 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 38-0   57,664
October 15 at Stanford No. 9 Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA W 21-13   52,000[2]
October 21 Iowa* No. 7 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 33-13   75,692
October 29 California No. 6 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA (Rivalry) W 47-0   56,980
November 5 at Pacific* No. 5 Pacific Memorial Stadium • Stockton, CA W 34-0   26,000
November 12 Washington No. 4 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 19-17   47,519
November 19 at USC No. 5 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA (Victory Bell) W 17-7   95,878
January 2 vs. No. 2 Michigan State* No. 4 Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA (Rose Bowl) L 14-17   100,809
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Pacific Time.

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References

  1. ↑ "1955 UCLA Bruins Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
  2. ↑ Hyland, D. (16 October 1955). "BRUINS HOLD OFF TRIBE FOR 21-13 VICTORY". Los Angeles Times.
  3. ↑ "2015 UCLA Bruins Football Media Guide Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). Retrieved December 15, 2016.
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