| 1939 UCLA Bruins football | |
| Conference | Pacific Coast Conference |
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| Ranking | |
| AP | No. 7 |
| 1939 record | 6–0–4 (5–0–3 PCC) |
| Head coach | Babe Horrell (1st season) |
| Home stadium | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #3 USC † | 5 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 0 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #7 UCLA | 5 | – | 0 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 0 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon State | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington State | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stanford | 0 | – | 6 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1939 UCLA Bruins football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 1939 college football season. In their first year under head coach Babe Horrell, the Bruins compiled a 6–0–4 record (5–0–3 conference), finished in second place in the Pacific Coast Conference, played #3-ranked USC to a scoreless tie, and were ranked #7 in the final AP Poll.[1]
Schedule[]
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance |
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| September 29 | TCU* | W 6-2 | 60,000[2] | ||
| October 7 | at Washington | W 14-7 | 15,017 | ||
| October 14 | at Stanford | T 14-14 | 18,000[3] | ||
| October 21 | Montana |
| W 20-6 | 25,000[4] | |
| October 28 | Oregon |
| W 16-6 | 40,000[5] | |
| November 4 | California | No. 19 |
| W 20-7 | 55,000[6] |
| November 18 | No. 14 Santa Clara* | No. 11 |
| T 0-0 | 55,000[7] |
| November 25 | Oregon State | No. 13 |
| T 13-13 | 40,000 |
| November 30 | Washington State | No. 13 |
| W 24-7 | 25,000 |
| December 9 | at No. 3 USC | No. 9 |
| T 0-0 | 103,303 |
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Roster[]
- HB #28 Jackie Robinson
References[]
- ↑ "1939 UCLA Bruins Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/ucla/1939-schedule.html. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
- ↑ "Bruins score 6-to-2 victory over texas christian gridders". Los Angeles Times. 30 September 1939. https://search.proquest.com/docview/165028653?.
- ↑ Wolf, A. (15 October 1939). "Stanford holds bruins even". Los Angeles Times. https://search.proquest.com/docview/164937286?.
- ↑ "U.C.L.A. beats montana, 26-61, in coast battle". The Washington Post. 22 October 1939. https://search.proquest.com/docview/151124969?.
- ↑ "U.C.L.A. TRIUMPHS OVER OREGON, 16-6.". New York Times. 29 October 1939. https://search.proquest.com/docview/102771590?.
- ↑ "U.C.L.A. CONQUERS CALIFORNIA BY 20-7. (1939, Nov 05)". New York Times. 5 November 1939. https://search.proquest.com/docview/102881419?.
- ↑ "UCLA- santa clara in 0-0 tie; kenny washington stars.". The Pittsburgh Courier. 25 November 1939. https://search.proquest.com/docview/202053329?.
- ↑ "2015 UCLA Bruins Football Media Guide Year-by-Year Results". http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/uclabruins.com/documents/2015/8/13/FB_15MG_96_100.pdf. Retrieved December 15, 2016.
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