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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: Harry R. Red Sanders
Conference: Pacific Coast-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1919  <-- 1948 <- 1949 -> 1950 --> 2024
1949 Season Highlights
 Harry R. Red Sanders enters his 1st season as Head Coach at UCLA.
 
1949 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Sep. 16  vs. Oregon State  35   13   W       
 Sat., Sep. 24  @ Iowa  41   25   W       
 Fri., Sep. 30  vs. Oregon  35   27   W       
 Sat., Oct. 8  @ Stanford  14   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 15  vs. Santa Clara  0   14   L       
 Sat., Oct. 22  @ Washington State  27   20   W       
 Sat., Oct. 29  vs. California  21   35   L       
 Sat., Nov. 12  vs. Washington  47   26   W       
 Sat., Nov. 19  @ Southern California  7   21   L       
 
1949 Season Totals
  Record6-3
  Points Scored227
  Scoring Average25.2
  Points Allowed188
  Defense Average20.9
  Opponents Record43-34
  Conference Record5-2
  Home Record3-2
  Away Record3-1
1949 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1949 Pacific Coast- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
California 10-1319131Lost  14-177-022080  Lynn O. Pappy Waldorf
UCLA 6-3227188 5-2186149  Harry R. Red Sanders
Southern California 5-3-1214170 4-2159105  Newell J. Jeff Cravath
Oregon State 7-3232188 3-382122  LeVerne H. Kip Taylor
Stanford 7-3-1366121 3-212267  Marchmont H. Marchy Schwartz
Washington 3-7167285 2-5126203  Howard Howie Odell
Oregon 4-6250219 1-5112164  James W. Jim Aiken
Washington State 3-6149205 0-668185  Philip J. Phil Sarboe

1949 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1949 All Pacific Coast Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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