1940 UCLA Bruins football team

1940 UCLA Bruins football
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
1940 record	1–9 (1–6 PCC)
Head coach	Babe Horrell (2nd season)
Home stadium	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Seasons

1940 PCC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#2 Stanford †	7	–	0	–	0			10	–	0	–	0
#10 Washington	7	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Oregon State	4	–	3	–	1			5	–	3	–	1
Washington State	3	–	4	–	2			4	–	4	–	2
Oregon	3	–	4	–	1			4	–	4	–	1
California	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
USC	2	–	3	–	2			3	–	4	–	2
Montana	1	–	2	–	0			4	–	4	–	1
UCLA	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
Idaho	0	–	4	–	0			1	–	7	–	1
† – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1940 UCLA Bruins football team represented the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in the 1940 college football season. The Bruins offense scored 79 points while the defense allowed 174 points. Coached by Babe Horrell, the Bruins finished the season with a 1–9 record.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 27	SMU*	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 6-9	70,000
October 4	Santa Clara*	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 6-9	45,000
October 12	Texas A&M*	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 0-7	60,000
October 19	at California	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA (Rivalry)	L 7-9	40,000
October 26	Oregon State	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 0-7	25,000
November 2	No. 6 Stanford	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 14-20	55,000
November 9	at Oregon	Hayward Field Eugene, OR	L 0-18	7,500
November 16	Washington State	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	W 34-26	35,000
November 23	No. 13 Washington	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 0-41	35,000
November 30	at USC	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 12-28	70,000
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

1940 Bruins in professional sports

The following players were claimed in the 1941 NFL Draft.

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Jack Sommers	Center	11	92	Chicago Cardinals
Del Lyman	Tackle	14	126	Green Bay Packers

Jackie Robinson went on to a career in Major League Baseball.