1944 UCLA Bruins football team

1944 UCLA Bruins football
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
Record	4–5–1 (1–2–1 PCC)
Head coach	Edwin C. Horrell (6th season)
Home stadium	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

1944 Pacific Coast Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 7 USC $	3	–	0	–	2			8	–	0	–	2
Washington	1	–	1	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
UCLA	1	–	2	–	1			4	–	5	–	1
California	1	–	3	–	1			3	–	6	–	1
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1944 UCLA Bruins football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 1944 college football season. In their sixth year under head coach Edwin C. Horrell, the Bruins compiled a 4–5–1 record (1–2–1 conference) and finished in third place in the Pacific Coast Conference.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 23	at USC	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (Victory Bell)	T 13–13	60,000
September 30	at California	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA (rivalry)	L 0–6	45,000	[2]
October 7	at San Diego NTS*	San Diego, CA	L 12–14	5,000	[3]
October 14	Saint Mary's*	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	W 39–0	1,713
October 21	Saint Mary's Pre-Flight*	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 12–21	20,000	[4]
October 27	Alameda Coast Guard*	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	W 26–13	20,000	[5]
November 4	March Field*	Riverside County, CA	L 13–35	10,000	[6]
November 11	California	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	W 7–0	8,000	[7]
November 18	Pacific (CA)*	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	W 54–7	15,000	[8]
November 25	No. 8 USC	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 13–40	91,000
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

1. "1944 UCLA Bruins Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
2. "CALIFORNIA DOWNS U.C.L.A. ELEVEN, 6-0". New York Times. October 1, 1944.
3. Wolf, Al (October 8, 1944). "Bluejackets shade bruins". Los Angeles Times.
4. Wolf, Al (October 22, 1944). "ST. MARY'S PREFLIGHTS JOLT BRUINS, 21 TO 12". Los Angeles Times.
5. Wolf, Al (October 28, 1944). "SEA LIONS UPSET BY BRUINS, 26 TO 13". Los Angeles Times.
6. Wolf, Al (November 5, 1944). "Flyers trip bruins, 35-13". Los Angeles Times.
7. Wolf, Al (November 12, 1944). "Bruins edge bears, 7-0". Los Angeles Times.
8. Wolf, Al (November 19, 1944). "U.C.L.A. scores 54-7 win over pacific eleven". Los Angeles Times.
9. "2015 UCLA Bruins Football Media Guide Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). Retrieved December 15, 2016.