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[]
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 26 | Iowa* | | | W 22-7 | 89,800 | [2] |
October 4 | at Northwestern* | | | L 26-27 | 44,000 | [3] |
October 11 | Oregon | | - Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
- Los Angeles, CA
| W 24-7 | 43,713 | [4] |
October 18 | at Stanford | No. 19 | | W 39-6 | 25,000 | [5] |
October 25 | No. 14 SMU* | No. 16 | - Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
- Los Angeles, CA
| L 0-7 | 64,197 | [6] |
November 1 | No. 14 California | No. 19 | - Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
- Los Angeles, CA (Rivalry)
| L 0-6 | 80,266 | [7] |
November 8 | at Oregon State | | | W 27-7 | 30,870 | [8] |
November 15 | Washington | | - Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
- Los Angeles, CA
| W 34-7 | 43,777 | [9] |
November 22 | at No. 4 USC | No. 18 | | L 0-6 | 102,050 | [10] |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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References[]
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ 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/.
- ↑ 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/.
- ↑ 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/.
- ↑ 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/.
- ↑ 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/.
- ↑ 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/.
- ↑ "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/.
- ↑ 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/.
- ↑ 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/.
- ↑ "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.