1942 UCLA Bruins football team

The 1942 UCLA Bruins football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 1942 college football season. In their fourth year under head coach Edwin C. Horrell, the Bruins compiled a 7–4 record (6–1 conference), finished in first place in the Pacific Coast Conference, and lost to Georgia in the 1943 Rose Bowl.[1]

1942 UCLA Bruins football
PCC champion
Rose Bowl, L 0–9 vs. Georgia
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Ranking
APNo. 13
1942 record7–4 (6–1 PCC)
Head coachEdwin C. Horrell (4th season)
Home stadiumLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
1942 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 13 UCLA $ 6 –1 –0  7 –4 –0
Washington State 5 –1 –1  6 –2 –2
No. 12 Stanford 5 –2 –0  6 –4 –0
USC 4 –2 –1  5 –5 –1
Oregon State 4 –4 –0  4 –5 –1
Washington 3 –3 –2  4 –3 –3
California 3 –4 –0  5 –5 –0
Oregon 2 –5 –0  2 –6 –0
Idaho 1 –5 –0  3 –7 –0
Montana 0 –6 –0  0 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 25TCU*
L 6-715,000[2]
October 3Saint Mary's Pre-Flight*
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
L 7-1820,000[3]
October 10Oregon State
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 30-736,000[4]
October 17at California
W 21-035,000[5]
October 24No. 9 Santa Clara*No. 14
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 14-645,000[6]
October 31StanfordNo. 11
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 20-755,000[7]
November 7at OregonNo. 10
L 7-148,000[8]
November 21WashingtonNo. 18
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 14-1032,000
December 5IdahoNo. 13
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 40-1325,000[9]
December 12USCNo. 13
W 14-790,000
January 1vs. GeorgiaNo. 13
L 0-990,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[10]

References
  1. "1942 UCLA Bruins Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
  2. Wolf, Al (26 September 1942). "Frogs come from behind". Los Angeles Times.
  3. Wolf, Al (4 October 1942). "Navy wins over bruins". Los Angeles Times.
  4. "2016 Oregon State Beavers Football Media Guide Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). Retrieved December 15, 2016.
  5. "U.C.L.A. CHECKS CALIFORNIA BY 21-0". New York Times. 18 October 1942.
  6. Wolf, Al (25 October 1942). "Broncos bow to bruins". Los Angeles Times.
  7. Wolf, Al (1 November 1942). "Bruins spot stanford touchdown, then win". Los Angeles Times.
  8. "OREGON RISES IN FOURTH PERIOD TO UPSET UCLA, 14-7". Chicago Daily Tribune. 8 November 1942.
  9. Wolf, Al (6 December 1942). "Bruins rout vandals; trojans club grizzlies". Los Angeles Times.
  10. "2015 UCLA Bruins Football Media Guide Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). Retrieved December 15, 2016.


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