The 1957 UCLA Bruins football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 1957 NCAA University Division football season . In their ninth and final year under head coach Red Sanders , the Bruins compiled an 8–2 record (5–2 conference) and finished in third place in the Pacific Coast Conference .[1]
UCLA's offensive leaders in 1957 were quarterback Don Long with 479 passing yards, Chuck Kendall with 388 rushing yards, and Dick Wallen with 303 receiving yards.[2]
Schedule [ ] Date Opponent Rank Site Result Attendance September 20 Air Force * W 47-033,293[3] September 27 Illinois * Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA W 16-648,714[4] October 5 at Oregon L 0-2116,332 October 12 Washington Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA W 19-024,899 October 19 No. 7 Oregon State Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA W 26-746,120 October 26 at Stanford No. 15 L 6-2046,000[5] November 2 California Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (Rivalry ) W 16-1444,772[6] November 9 at Washington State W 19-1327,000 November 16 at Pacific * W 21-023,000[7] November 23 at USC W 20-964,818 *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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↑ "1957 UCLA Bruins Schedule and Results" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/ucla/1957-schedule.html . Retrieved December 17, 2015 .↑ "1957 UCLA Bruins Stats" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/ucla/1957.html . Retrieved December 17, 2015 .↑ "Bruins demolish air force, 47 to 0." . Los Angeles Times . 21 September 1957. https://search.proquest.com/docview/167196898 ? .↑ Wolf, Al (28 September 1957). "48,714 SEE BRUINS DEFEAT ILLINOIS, 16-6: Invaders Beaten Decisively Bruins Hand Big Ten Foe Decisive Loss" . Los Angeles Times . https://search.proquest.com/docview/167193208/3218FA440E404010PQ/1 ? . ↑ Wolf, Al (27 October 1957). "TRIBE TAME UCLA---COUGARS NIP TROY." . Los Angeles Times . https://search.proquest.com/docview/167128067 ? . ↑ Wolf, Al (3 November 1957). "UCLA nudges cal by 16-14" . Los Angeles Times . https://search.proquest.com/docview/167226559 ? . ↑ Wolf, Al (17 November 1957). "UCLA rolls over errant COP, 21-0" . Los Angeles Times . https://search.proquest.com/docview/167235241 ? . ↑ "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 .
