1948 UCLA Bruins football team

1948 UCLA Bruins football
Program for Oct. 23 game against OSC
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
Record	3–7 (2–6 PCC)
Head coach	Bert LaBrucherie (4th season)
Home stadium	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

1948 Pacific Coast Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 4 California ^ +	6	–	0	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
No. 9 Oregon +	7	–	0	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
USC	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	1
Washington State	4	–	3	–	1			4	–	5	–	1
Stanford	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Oregon State	2	–	3	–	2			5	–	4	–	3
Washington	2	–	5	–	1			2	–	7	–	1
UCLA	2	–	6	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Idaho	1	–	5	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Montana	0	–	3	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – Selected as Rose Bowl representative Rankings from AP Poll

The 1948 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 1948 college football season. In their fourth and final year under head coach Bert LaBrucherie, the Bruins compiled a 3–7 record (2–6 in PCC, eighth).^[1] Home games were played at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.

UCLA was ranked at No. 69 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 18	Washington State	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	W 48–26	43,399
September 25	Northwestern*	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 0–19	55,156	[3]
October 2	Idaho	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	W 28–12	21,024	[4]
October 9	at Washington	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	L 6–27	28,000
October 16	Stanford	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 14–34	40,341	[5]
October 23	Oregon State	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 0–28	30,933	[6]
October 30	at Nebraska*	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	W 27–15	36,000
November 6	at No. 5 California	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA (rivalry)	L 13–28	65,000	[7]
November 12	No. 15 Oregon	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 7–26	42,700	[8]
November 20	USC	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (Victory Bell)	L 13–20	76,577
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

1. "1948 UCLA Bruins Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
2. "Michigan, Irish Finish 1-2 in Litkenhous Ratings". Wilmington Morning News. December 15, 1948. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Ward, A. (September 26, 1948). "WILDCATS ROUT U.C.L.A., 19 TO 0". Chicago Daily Tribune. ProQuest 177487236.
4. Zimmerman, P. (October 3, 1948). "UCLA bruins romp over idaho, 28-12". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 165892633.
5. "Stanford upsets U.C.L.A. with 4 touchdowns in second half at Los Angeles". New York Times. October 17, 1948. ProQuest 108261511.
6. "Favored UCLA trounced by Oregon State, 28 to 0". The Nebraska State Journal. October 24, 1948. Retrieved October 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Wolf, Al (November 7, 1948). "Golden bears slightly tarnished in 28-13 win". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 165883592.
8. Wolf, Al (November 13, 1948). "Oregon bops bruins, 26-7". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 165875536.
9. "2015 UCLA Bruins Football Media Guide Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). Retrieved December 15, 2016.