The 1955 UCLA Bruins football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 1955 college football season. In their seventh year under head coach Red Sanders, the Bruins compiled a 9–2 record (6–0 conference) and finished in first place in the Pacific Coast Conference.[1]
The Nov. 12 game with Washington was referenced in the 1989 film, Back to the Future Part II.
Schedule[]
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance |
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September 16 | Texas A&M* | No. 1 | | W 21–0 | 63,334 |
September 24 | at No. 5 Maryland* | No. 1 | | L 0–7 | 46,000 |
October 1 | at Washington State | No. 7 | | W 55–0 | 20,000 |
October 7 | Oregon State | No. 7 | - Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
- Los Angeles, CA
| W 38–0 | 57,664 |
October 15 | at Stanford | No. 9 | | W 21–13 | 52,000[2] |
October 21 | Iowa* | No. 7 | - Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
- Los Angeles, CA
| W 33–13 | 75,692 |
October 29 | California | No. 6 | - Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
- Los Angeles, CA (Rivalry)
| W 47–0 | 56,980 |
November 5 | at Pacific (CA)* | No. 5 | | W 34–0 | 26,000 |
November 12 | Washington | No. 4 | - Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
- Los Angeles, CA
| W 19–17 | 47,519 |
November 19 | at USC | No. 5 | | W 17–7 | 95,878 |
January 2 | vs. No. 2 Michigan State* | No. 4 | | L 14–17 | 100,809 |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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