1948 UCLA Bruins football team

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

1948 UCLA Bruins football
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
1948 record	3–7 (2–6 PCC)
Head coach	Bert LaBrucherie (4th season)
Home stadium	Los 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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 18	Washington State	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	W 48-26	43,399
September 25	Northwestern*	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 0-19	55,156[2]
October 2	Idaho	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	W 28-12	21,024[3]
October 9	at Washington	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	L 6-27	28,000
October 16	Stanford	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 14-34	40,341[4]
October 23	Oregon State	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 0-28	30,933
October 30	at Nebraska*	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	W 27-15	36,000
November 6	at No. 5 California	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA (rivalry)	L 13-28	65,000[5]
November 12	No. 15 Oregon	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 7-26	42,700[6]
November 20	USC	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (Victory Bell)	L 13-20	76,577
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

1. "1948 UCLA Bruins Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
2. Ward, A. (26 September 1948). "WILDCATS ROUT U.C.L.A., 19 TO 0". Chicago Daily Tribune.
3. Zimmerman, P. (3 October 1948). "UCLA bruins romp over idaho, 28-12". Los Angeles Times.
4. "Stanford upsets U.C.L.A. with 4 touchdowns in second half at los angeles". New York Times. 17 October 1948.
5. Wolf, Al (7 November 1948). "Golden bears slightly tarnished in 28-13 win". Los Angeles Times.
6. Wolf, Al (13 November 1948). "Oregon bops bruins, 26-7". Los Angeles Times.
7. "2015 UCLA Bruins Football Media Guide Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). Retrieved December 15, 2016.