1945 UCLA Bruins football team

1945 UCLA Bruins football
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
Record	5–4 (2–3 PCC)
Head coach	Bert LaBrucherie (1st season)
Home stadium	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

1945 Pacific Coast Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 11 USC $	5	–	1	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Washington State	6	–	2	–	1			6	–	2	–	1
Washington	6	–	3	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Oregon State	4	–	4	–	0			4	–	4	–	1
UCLA	2	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
California	2	–	4	–	1			4	–	5	–	1
Oregon	3	–	6	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Idaho	1	–	5	–	0			1	–	7	–	0
Montana	0	–	1	–	0			1	–	4	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1945 UCLA Bruins football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1945 college football season. In their first year under head coach Bert LaBrucherie, the Bruins compiled a 5–4 record (2–3 in PCC, fifth);^[1] eight of their nine games were played at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 21		USC		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (Victory Bell)	L 6–13	81,000
September 29	2:30 p.m.	San Diego NTS*		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	W 20–14	20,000	[2][3][4]
October 5		Pacific (CA)*		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	W 50–0	10,000	[5]
October 13		California		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (rivalry)	W 13–0	40,000	[6]
October 19	8:30 p.m.	Saint Mary's Pre-Flight*		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 6–13	30,000	[7][8]
October 26	8:30 p.m.	Oregon		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	W 12–0	40,000	[9][10]
November 17		No. 5 Saint Mary's*		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	W 13–7	87,000
November 24		at California	No. 12	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	L 0–6	25,000	[11]
December 1		at No. 16 USC		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 15–26	103,000
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

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In addition to the above listed games, UCLA met the El Toro Marines in a scrimmage held on November 1 in Los Angeles, won by the Marines, 27–19.^[13]

Rankings

See also: 1945 NCAA football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked ( ) = First-place votes

	Week
Poll	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
AP	—	—	—	—	—	—	12 (1)	—	—

References

1. "1945 UCLA Bruins Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
2. "Navy Favored To Beat Bruins at Coliseum". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 29, 1945. p. 6, part I. Retrieved March 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
3. Wolf, Al (September 30, 1945). "Bruins Upset San Diego Navy by 20-14 Edge". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. 5, part II. Retrieved March 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
4. Wolf, Al (September 30, 1945). "Bruins Upset San Diego Navy (continued)". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. 6, part II. Retrieved March 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
5. Dyer, B. (October 6, 1945). "BRUINS BOWL OVER PACIFIC TIGERS, 50-0". Los Angeles Times.
6. "UCLA trims california bears by 13-0 score". The Atlanta Constitution. October 14, 1945.
7. Wolf, Al (October 19, 1945). "Bruins, Preflighters in Grid Clash Tonight". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. 10, part I. Retrieved March 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
8. Wolf, Al (October 20, 1945). "St. Mary's Preflights Upset Bruins, 13 to 6". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. 6, part I. Retrieved March 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
9. Wolf, Al (October 26, 1945). "Webfoots Invade Bruins' Lair Tonight". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. 10, part I. Retrieved April 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
10. Wolf, Al (October 27, 1945). "Bruins Down Webfoots In Ripsnorter, 12-0". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. 6, part I. Retrieved April 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
11. "Uclans upset by california". The Atlanta Constitution. November 25, 1945.
12. "2015 UCLA Bruins Football Media Guide Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). Retrieved December 15, 2016.
13. "Marines Beat UCLA". The Seattle Star. Seattle, Washington. United Press. November 2, 1945. p. 7. Retrieved March 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .