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UCLA Football Team History


UCLA Bruins
University of California at Los Angeles
 Los Angeles, CA
Founded: 1919
Stadium: Rose Bowl
Capacity: 91,136
Colors: Blue & Gold
Coach: Edwin C. Babe Horrell
Conference: Pacific Coast-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1919  <-- 1939 <- 1940 -> 1941 --> 2024
1940 Season Highlights
 Edwin C. Babe Horrell enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at UCLA.
 
1940 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sun., Sep. 29  vs. Southern Methodist  6   9   L       
 Fri., Oct. 4  vs. Santa Clara  6   9   L       
 Sat., Oct. 12  vs. Texas A&M  0   7   L       
 Sat., Oct. 19  @ California  7   9   L       
 Sat., Oct. 26  vs. Oregon State  0   7   L       
 Sat., Nov. 2  vs. Stanford  14   20   L       
 Sat., Nov. 9  @ Oregon  0   18   L       
 Sat., Nov. 16  vs. Washington State  34   26   W       
 Sat., Nov. 23  vs. Washington  0   41   L       
 Sat., Nov. 30  @ Southern California  12   28   L       
 
1940 Season Totals
  Record1-9
  Points Scored79
  Scoring Average7.9
  Points Allowed174
  Defense Average17.4
  Opponents Record54-25
  Conference Record1-6
  Home Record1-6
  Away Record0-3
1940 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1940 Pacific Coast- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Stanford 10-019685Won  21-137-014166  Clark D. Shaughnessy
Washington 7-216954 6-113435  James M. Jimmy Phelan
Oregon State 5-3-112880 3-3-16180  Alonaz L. Lon Stiner
California 4-684128 3-47568  Leonard B. Stub Allison
Oregon 4-4-110058 2-4-15056  Gerald A. Tex Oliver
Southern California 3-4-28898 2-3-26981  Howard H. Jones
Washington State 4-4-2131147 1-4-278140  Orin E. Babe Hollingbery
UCLA 1-979174 1-667149  Edwin C. Babe Horrell

1940 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1940 All Pacific Coast Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.