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1947 UCLA Bruins football
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
1947 record5–4 (4–2 PCC)
Head coachBert LaBrucherie (3rd season)
Home stadiumLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Seasons
← 1946
1948 →
1947 PCC football standings
v · d · e Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#8 USC 6 0 0     7 2 1
#15 California 5 1 0     9 1 0
Oregon 5 1 0     7 3 0
UCLA 4 2 0     5 4 0
Montana 2 1 0     7 4 0
Oregon State 3 4 0     5 5 0
Washington 2 5 0     3 6 0
Washington State 2 5 0     3 7 0
Idaho 1 4 0     4 4 0
Stanford 0 7 0     0 9 0
† – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1947 UCLA Bruins football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 1947 college football season. In their third year under head coach Bert LaBrucherie, the Bruins compiled a 5–4 record (4–2 conference) and finished in fourth place in the Pacific Coast Conference.[1]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26Iowa*W 22-789,800[2]
October 4at Northwestern*L 26-2744,000[3]
October 11Oregon
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 24-743,713[4]
October 18at StanfordNo. 19W 39-625,000[5]
October 25No. 14 SMU*No. 16
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
L 0-764,197[6]
November 1No. 14 CaliforniaNo. 19
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA (Rivalry)
L 0-680,266[7]
November 8at Oregon StateW 27-730,870[8]
November 15Washington
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 34-743,777[9]
November 22at No. 4 USCNo. 18
L 0-6102,050[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[11]

References[]

  1. "1947 UCLA Bruins Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/ucla/1947-schedule.html. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
  2. Frank Finch (September 27, 1947). "89,800 Fans See Bruins Rout Iowa Grids, 22-7: U.C.L.A. Explodes in Second Half". Los Angeles Times: pp. 8-9. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28436685/89800_fans_see_bruins_rout_iowa_grids/.
  3. Paul Zimmerman (October 5, 1947). "Bruins Upset By Wildcats, 27-26". Los Angeles Times: p. 13. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28432799/bruins_upset_by_wildcats_2726/.
  4. Frank Finch (October 12, 1947). "Bruins Beat Stubborn Webfoots by 24-7 Before 43,713". Los Angeles Times: p. II-5, II-6. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28095572/bruins_beat_stubborn_webfoots_by_247/.
  5. Frank Finch (October 19, 1947). "Bruins Batter Tribe, 39-6". Los Angeles Times: pp. 11, 13. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28459672/bruins_batter_tribe_396/.
  6. Al Wolf (October 26, 1947). "Bruins Bow to Mustangs, 7 to 0". Los Angeles Times: pp. 12-13. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28441810/bruins_bow_to_mustangs_7_to_0/.
  7. Al Wolf (November 2, 1947). "Bears Bump Bruins, 6-0". Los Angeles Times: pp. 10, 12. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28459975/bears_bump_bruins_60/.
  8. "Bruins Batter Beavers, 27 to 7". Eugene Register-Guard: p. 22. November 9, 1947. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28101151/bruins_batter_beavers_27_to_7/.
  9. Al Wolf (November 16, 1947). "Bruins Roll Over Washington, 34-7". Los Angeles Times: p. II-5. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28459293/bruins_roll_over_washington_347/.
  10. Paul Zimmerman (November 23, 1947). "Trojans Nod. Bruins, 6-0, for Bowl Bid". Los Angeles Times: pp. 1, 14. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28460317/trojans_nod_bruins_60_for_bowl_bid/.
  11. "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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