1956 UCLA Bruins football team

1956 UCLA Bruins football
Conference Pacific Coast Conference
1956 record 7–3 (5–2 PCC)
Head coach Red Sanders (8th season)
Offensive scheme Single wing
Home stadium Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
1956 PCC football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 10 Oregon State $ 6 –1 –1  7 –3 –1
No. 18 USC 5 –2 –0  8 –2 –0
UCLA 5 –2 –0  7 –3 –0
Washington 4 –4 –0  5 –5 –0
Oregon 3 –3 –2  4 –4 –2
Stanford 3 –4 –0  4 –6 –0
Washington State 2 –5 –1  3 –6 –1
California 2 –5 –0  3 –7 –0
Idaho 0 –4 –0  4 –5 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1956 UCLA Bruins football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 1956 college football season. In their eighth year under head coach Red Sanders, the Bruins compiled a 7–3 record (5–2 conference) and finished in third place in the Pacific Coast Conference.[1]

UCLA's offensive leaders in 1956 were quarterback Doug Bradley with 293 passing yards each, Barry Billington with 399 rushing yards, and Dick Wallen with 308 receiving yards.[2]

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
September 21 Utah* No. 17 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 13-7   37,038[3]
September 29 at No. 13 Michigan* Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI L 13-42   70,159
October 5 Oregon Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 6-0   32,097
October 13 Washington State Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 28-0   27,192
October 20 at California California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA (Rivalry) W 34-20   48,000[4]
October 27 at Oregon State Parker Stadium • Corvallis, OR L 7-21   17,080
November 3 No. 10 Stanford Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 14-13   76,505[5]
November 10 at Washington No. 19 Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA W 13-9   27,950
November 17 Kansas* Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 13-0   21,913[6]
November 24 USC Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA (Victory Bell) L 7-10   63,709
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Pacific Time.

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References

  1. ↑ "1956 UCLA Bruins Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
  2. ↑ "1956 UCLA Bruins Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
  3. ↑ Hyland, D. (22 September 1956). "LISTLESS BRUINS HOLD OFF UTAH, 13-7". Los Angeles Times.
  4. ↑ "UCLA beats california on interceptions". The Washington Post and Times Herald. 21 October 1956.
  5. ↑ Hyland, D. (4 November 1956). "UCLA UPSETS TRIBE, 14-13, BEFORE 76,505". Los Angeles Times.
  6. ↑ "UCLA beats kansas, 13-0". The Washington Post and Times Herald. 18 November 1956.
  7. ↑ "2015 UCLA Bruins Football Media Guide Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). Retrieved December 19, 2016.
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