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-
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
Record 1-9
Points Scored 79
Scoring Average 7.9
Points Allowed 174
Defense Average 17.4
Opponents Record 54-25
Conference Record 1-6
Home Record 1-6
Away Record 0-3
1940 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
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 Orange Bowl was played between Manhattan College and the University of Miami on New Year's Day in 1935.