1955 UCLA Bruins football team
| 1955 UCLA Bruins football | |
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PCC champion | |
Rose Bowl, L 14–17 vs. Michigan State | |
| Conference | Pacific Coast Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 4 |
| AP | No. 4 |
| Record | 9–2 (6–0 PCC) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive scheme | Single-wing |
| Home stadium | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1955 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 1955 college football season. In their seventh year under head coach Red Sanders, the Bruins compiled a 9–1 record in the regular season (6–0 in PCC, first) to secure their third consecutive conference title,[1] but lost to second-ranked Michigan State by three points in the Rose Bowl to finish at 9–2.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 16 | Texas A&M* | No. 1 |
| W 21–0 | 63,334 | [2] |
| September 24 | at No. 5 Maryland* | No. 1 | L 0–7 | 46,000 | [3] | |
| October 1 | at Washington State | No. 7 | W 55–0 | 19,000 | [4] | |
| October 7 | Oregon State | No. 7 |
| W 38–0 | 57,664 | [5] |
| October 15 | at Stanford | No. 9 | W 21–13 | 52,000 | [6] | |
| October 21 | Iowa* | No. 7 |
| W 33–13 | 75,692 | [7] |
| October 29 | California | No. 6 |
| W 47–0 | 56,980 | [8] |
| November 5 | at Pacific (CA)* | No. 5 | W 34–0 | 26,000 | [9] | |
| November 12 | Washington | No. 4 |
| W 19–17 | 47,519 | [10] |
| November 19 | at USC | No. 5 |
| W 17–7 | 95,878 | [11] |
| January 2, 1956 | vs. No. 2 Michigan State* | No. 4 | L 14–17 | 100,809 | [12] | |
The game against Washington on November 12 was referenced in the 1989 film Back to the Future Part II; the older Biff Tannen traveled back in time to give his younger self a sports almanac, and he referenced this game to verify its accuracy.
References
- ^ "1955 UCLA Bruins Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
- ^ "UCLA beats Ags, 21–0; Knox stars". The Oregon Daily Journal. September 17, 1955. Retrieved March 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Terrapins trip UCLA 7–0 in tight defensive battle; Ronnie hits his target". The Sacramento Union. September 25, 1955. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bruins paint 55 to 0 loss on Cougars". The Sacramento Union. October 2, 1955. Retrieved January 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "UCLA smothers Oregon State, 38–0". The Honolulu Advertiser. October 8, 1955. Retrieved January 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Hyland, D. (October 16, 1955). "Bruins hold off Tribe for 21–13 victory". The Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 166859996.
- ^ "UCLA crushes Iowa of Big Ten, 33 to 13". The Arizona Daily Star. October 22, 1955. Retrieved January 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Peters, Bruims toll 47–0 count on Cal". Pasadena Independent. October 30, 1955. Retrieved January 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "COP finds Bruins are not in same grid set, suffer 34–0 walloping". The Fresno Bee. November 6, 1955. Retrieved January 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Field goal in last 18 seconds saves trailing Bruins, 19 to 17". The Register. November 13, 1955. Retrieved January 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "UCLA lands berth in Rose Bowl, ripping Trojans, 17–7, before 95,878". Democrat and Chronicle. November 20, 1955. Retrieved January 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "MSU Edges UCLA, 17–14, Before 100,809: Kaiser's 41-Yard Kick in Final Seven Seconds Decides Rose Bowl". Los Angeles Times. January 3, 1956. pp. IV-1, IV-3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Schedule/Results (1955 UCLA)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved January 18, 2026.
- ^ "2015 UCLA Bruins Football Media Guide Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). Retrieved December 15, 2016.