1948 UCLA Bruins football team

1948 UCLA Bruins football
Program for Oct. 23 game against OSC
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record3–7 (2–6 PCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
1948 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 California ^ + 6 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
No. 9 Oregon + 7 – 0 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
USC 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 1
Washington State 4 – 3 – 1 4 – 5 – 1
Stanford 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Oregon State 2 – 3 – 2 5 – 4 – 3
Washington 2 – 5 – 1 2 – 7 – 1
UCLA 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Idaho 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Montana 0 – 3 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – Selected as Rose Bowl representative
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1948 UCLA Bruins football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1948 college football season. In their fourth and final year under head coach Bert LaBrucherie, the Bruins compiled a 3–7 record (2–6 in PCC, eighth).[1] Home games were played at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.

UCLA was ranked at No. 69 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18Washington State
W 48–2643,399[3]
September 25Northwestern*
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
L 0–1955,156[4]
October 2Idaho
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 28–1221,024[5]
October 9at Washington
L 6–2728,500[6]
October 16Stanford
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
L 14–3440,341[7][8]
October 23Oregon State
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
L 0–2830,933[9]
October 30at Nebraska*
W 27–1536,000[10]
November 6at No. 5 California
L 13–2865,000[11][12]
November 12No. 15 Oregon
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
L 7–2642,700[13]
November 20USC
L 13–2076,577[14]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • Source: [15]

References

  1. ^ "1948 UCLA Bruins Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
  2. ^ "Michigan, Irish Finish 1-2 in Litkenhous Ratings". Wilmington Morning News. December 15, 1948. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "UCLA rambles to 48–26 win over Washington State". The Fresno Bee. September 19, 1948. Retrieved January 14, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Ward, A. (September 26, 1948). "Wildcats rout U.C.L.A., 19 TO 0". Chicago Daily Tribune. ProQuest 177487236.
  5. ^ Zimmerman, P. (October 3, 1948). "UCLA Bruins romp over Idaho, 28–12". The Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 165892633.
  6. ^ "28,500 see Huskies upset Bruins, 27–6". Tulsa World. October 10, 1948. Retrieved January 14, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Stanford upsets U.C.L.A. with 4 touchdowns in second half at Los Angeles". New York Times. October 17, 1948. ProQuest 108261511.
  8. ^ "Stanford upsets Bruins 34–14". The Sacramento Union. October 17, 1948. Retrieved January 14, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Favored UCLA trounced by Oregon State, 28 to 0". The Nebraska State Journal. October 24, 1948. Retrieved October 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "U.C.L.A. rips Nebraska, 27 to 15". The Des Moines Register. October 31, 1948. Retrieved January 14, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Wolf, Al (November 7, 1948). "Golden Bears slightly tarnished in 28–13 win". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 165883592.
  12. ^ "Bears beat Bruin cousins, 28–13". Oakland Tribune. November 7, 1948. Retrieved January 14, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ Wolf, Al (November 13, 1948). "Oregon bops Bruins, 26–7". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 165875536.
  14. ^ "Uclans fight but lose to tough Troy". Press-Telegram. November 21, 1948. Retrieved January 14, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "2015 UCLA Bruins Football Media Guide Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). Retrieved December 15, 2016.
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