The 1936 UCLA Bruins football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 1936 college football season. In their 12th year under head coach William H. Spaulding, the Bruins compiled a 6–3–1 record (4–3–1 conference) and finished in fifth place in the Pacific Coast Conference, compared to a three-way tie for the first place in the previous season.[1]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 26 | Occidental* | | W 21–0 | 5,000 | [2] |
| September 26 | Pomona* | - Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
- Los Angeles, CA
| W 26–0 | 5,000 | [2] |
| October 2 | Montana | - Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
- Los Angeles, CA
| W 30–0 | 25,000 | [3][4] |
| October 10 | Washington | - Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
- Los Angeles, CA
| L 0–14 | 50,000 | [5] |
| October 17 | at California | | W 17–6 | 30,000 | [6][7] |
| October 24 | Oregon State | - Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
- Los Angeles, CA
| W 22–13 | 26,563 | [8] |
| October 31 | Stanford | - Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
- Los Angeles, CA
| L 6–19 | 30,000 | [9] |
| November 7 | at Oregon | | W 7–0 | 10,000 | [10] |
| November 14 | Washington State | - Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
- Los Angeles, CA
| L 7–32 | 35,000 | [11] |
| November 26 | at USC | | T 7–7 | 85,000 | [12] |
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References
- ^ "1936 UCLA Bruins Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
- ^ a b Singer, J. (September 27, 1936). "Bruins batter Oxy, 21–0, then Pomona, 26–0". The Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 164684852.
- ^ "25,000 see U.C.L.A. score". New York Times. October 3, 1936. ProQuest 101699933.
- ^ "Bruins take opener 30–0 over Montana". The Pasadena Post. October 3, 1936. Retrieved January 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Huskies bowl over Uclans, 14 to 0". The Salt Lake Tribune. October 11, 1936. Retrieved January 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "U.C.L.A. subdues California, 17–6". New York Times. October 18, 1936. ProQuest 101669521.
- ^ "U.C.L.A. upsets California Bears, 17 to 6". The Fresno Bee. October 18, 1936. Retrieved January 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bruins overpower Beavers, 22 to 13, at Coliseum". The Los Angeles Times. October 25, 1936. Retrieved January 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Henry, B (November 1, 1936). "Stanford indians thump U.C.L.A. in coliseum surprise party, 19 to 6". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 164648688.
- ^ "Bruins romp over Oregon 7 to 0". Oakland Tribune. November 8, 1936. Retrieved January 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cougars trounce UCLA club". The Tacoma Daily Ledger. November 15, 1936. Retrieved January 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bruins tie Trojans, 7–7, before 85,000". The Los Angeles Times. November 27, 1936. Retrieved January 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "2015 UCLA Bruins Football Media Guide Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). Retrieved December 15, 2016.
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