1945 UCLA Bruins football team

1945 UCLA Bruins football
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
1945 record	5–4 (2–3 PCC)
Head coach	Bert LaBrucherie (1st season)
Home stadium	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Seasons

1945 PCC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#11 USC †	5	–	1	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Washington State	6	–	2	–	1			6	–	2	–	1
Washington	6	–	3	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Oregon State	4	–	4	–	0			4	–	4	–	1
UCLA	2	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
California	2	–	4	–	1			4	–	5	–	1
Oregon	3	–	6	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Idaho	1	–	5	–	0			1	–	7	–	0
Montana	0	–	1	–	0			1	–	4	–	0
† – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1945 UCLA Bruins football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 1945 college football season. In their first year under head coach Bert LaBrucherie, the Bruins compiled a 5–4 record (2–3 conference) and finished in fifth place in the Pacific Coast Conference.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
September 21	USC		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (Victory Bell)	L 6–13	81,000
September 29	San Diego Navy*		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	W 20–14	20,000
October 5	Pacific (CA)*		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	W 50–0	10,000
October 13	California		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (rivalry)	W 13–0	40,000
October 19	[[{{{school}}}|Saint Mary's Pre-Flight]]*		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 6–13	30,000
October 27	Oregon		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	W 12–0	40,000
November 17	No. 5 Saint Mary's*		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	W 13–7	87,000
November 24	at California	No. 12	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	L 0–6	25,000
December 1	at No. 16 USC		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 15-26	103,000
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game