1952 UCLA Bruins football team

1952 UCLA Bruins football
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 6
AP	No. 6
Record	8–1 (5–1 PCC)
Head coach	Red Sanders (4th season)
Offensive scheme	Single-wing
Home stadium	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

1952 Pacific Coast Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 5 USC $	6	–	0	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
No. 6 UCLA	5	–	1	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
Washington	6	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
California	3	–	3	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Washington State	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Stanford	2	–	5	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Oregon	2	–	5	–	0			2	–	7	–	1
Idaho	1	–	3	–	0			4	–	4	–	1
Oregon State	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1952 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 1952 college football season. In their fourth year under head coach Red Sanders, the Bruins compiled an 8–1 record (5–1 in PCC, second).^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 20	Oregon	No. 18	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	W 13–6	24,587	[2]
September 27	No. 9 TCU*	No. 18	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	W 14–0	34,158	[3]
October 4	at Washington	No. 14	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	W 32–7	44,969
October 11	Rice	No. 11	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	W 20–0	30,926	[4]
October 18	No. 13 Stanford	No. 10	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	W 24–14	80,617
October 25	at No. 10 Wisconsin*	No. 8	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	W 20–7	52,131
November 1	at No. 11 California	No. 7	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA (rivalry)	W 28–7	80,000
November 8	Oregon State	No. 5	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	W 57–0	22,585
November 22	No. 4 USC	No. 3	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (Victory Bell)	L 12–14	96,869
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Source:^[5]

Conference opponents not played this season: Idaho, Washington State

References

1. "1952 UCLA Bruins Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
2. Geyer, J. (September 21, 1952). "Oregon's ducks uncovered as nonsitting type". Los Angeles Times.
3. Hyland, D. (September 28, 1952). "BRUINS' 3RD PERIOD SURGE SINKS TCU, 14-0". Los Angeles Times.
4. Hyland, D. (October 12, 1952). "RICE BLANKED BY BRUINS". Los Angeles Times.
5. "2015 UCLA Bruins Football Media Guide Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). Retrieved December 15, 2016.