The 1956 UCLA Bruins football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 1956 NCAA University Division football season . In their eighth year under head coach Red Sanders , the Bruins compiled a 7–3 record (5–2 conference) and finished in third place in the Pacific Coast Conference .[1]
UCLA's offensive leaders in 1956 were quarterback Doug Bradley with 293 passing yards each, Barry Billington with 399 rushing yards, and Dick Wallen with 308 receiving yards.[2]
Schedule [ ] Date Opponent Rank Site Result Attendance September 21 Utah * No. 17 W 13-737,038[3] September 29 at No. 13 Michigan * L 13-4270,159 October 5 Oregon Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA W 6-032,097 October 13 Washington State Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA W 28-027,192 October 20 at California W 34-2048,000[4] October 27 at Oregon State L 7-2117,080 November 3 No. 10 Stanford Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA W 14-1376,505[5] November 10 at Washington No. 19 W 13-927,950 November 17 Kansas * Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA W 13-021,913[6] November 24 USC L 7-1063,709 *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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↑ "1956 UCLA Bruins Schedule and Results" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/ucla/1956-schedule.html . Retrieved December 17, 2015 .↑ "1956 UCLA Bruins Stats" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/ucla/1956.html . Retrieved December 17, 2015 .↑ Hyland, D. (22 September 1956). "LISTLESS BRUINS HOLD OFF UTAH, 13-7" . Los Angeles Times . https://search.proquest.com/docview/167000944 ? . ↑ "UCLA beats california on interceptions." . The Washington Post and Times Herald . 21 October 1956. https://search.proquest.com/docview/148764943 ? .↑ Hyland, D. (4 November 1956). "UCLA UPSETS TRIBE, 14-13, BEFORE 76,505." . Los Angeles Times . https://search.proquest.com/docview/167060498 ? . ↑ "UCLA beats kansas, 13-0." . The Washington Post and Times Herald . 18 November 1956. https://search.proquest.com/docview/148710480 ? .↑ "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 19, 2016 .
