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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  <-- 1953 <- 1954 -> 1955 --> 2024
1954 Season Highlights
 Harry R. Red Sanders enters his 6th season as Head Coach at UCLA.
 The Bruins won the Pacific Coast Conference Championship.
 The Bruins won the National Championship.
 
1954 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 18  vs. San Diego Navy  67   0   W       
 Sat., Sep. 25  @ Kansas  32   7   W       
 Fri., Oct. 1  vs. Maryland  12   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 9  @ Washington  21   20   W       
 Sat., Oct. 16  vs. Stanford  72   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 23  @ Oregon State  61   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 30  @ California  27   6   W       
 Sat., Nov. 6  vs. Oregon  41   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 20  vs. Southern California  34   0   W       
 
1954 Season Totals
  Record9-0
  Points Scored367
  Scoring Average40.8
  Points Allowed40
  Defense Average4.4
  Opponents Record33-47
  Conference Record6-0
  Home Record5-0
  Away Record4-0
1954 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
29-0-0 AP
19-0-0 Coaches
29-0-0 INS
19-0-0 UP
  
1954 Pacific Coast- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
UCLA 9-036740 6-025626  Harry R. Red Sanders
Southern California 8-4258159Lost  7-206-118882  Jesse T. Jess Hill
Oregon 6-4218159 4-3145145  Leonard J. Len Casanova
California 5-5249177 4-3178129  Lynn O. Pappy Waldorf
Washington State 4-6149225 3-3111121  Alton S. Al Kircher
Stanford 4-6123229 2-484171  Charles A. Chuck Taylor
Washington 2-878215 1-664161  John Cherberg
Oregon State 1-860296 0-634225  LeVerne H. Kip Taylor

1954 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1954 All Pacific Coast Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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