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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  <-- 1955 <- 1956 -> 1957 --> 2024
1956 Season Highlights
 Harry R. Red Sanders enters his 8th season as Head Coach at UCLA.
 
1956 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Sep. 21  vs. Utah  13   7   W       
 Sat., Sep. 29  @ Michigan  13   42   L       
 Fri., Oct. 5  vs. Oregon  6   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 13  vs. Washington State  28   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 20  @ California  34   20   W       
 Sat., Oct. 27  @ Oregon State  7   21   L       
 Sat., Nov. 3  vs. Stanford  14   13   W       
 Sat., Nov. 10  @ Washington  13   9   W       
 Sat., Nov. 17  vs. Kansas  13   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 24  vs. Southern California  7   10   L       
 
1956 Season Totals
  Record7-3
  Points Scored148
  Scoring Average14.8
  Points Allowed122
  Defense Average12.2
  Opponents Record49-46
  Conference Record5-2
  Home Record5-1
  Away Record2-2
1956 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1956 Pacific Coast- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Southern California 8-2218126 5-213380  Jesse T. Jess Hill
Oregon State 7-3-1203166Lost  19-355-1-113894  J. Thompson Tommy Prothro
UCLA 7-3148122 5-210973  Harry R. Red Sanders
Washington 5-5232206 3-4137138  Darrell Royal
Stanford 4-6218213 3-4151140  Charles A. Chuck Taylor
Oregon 4-4-2133102 2-3-27074  Leonard J. Len Casanova
California 3-7135181 2-595142  Lynn O. Pappy Waldorf
Washington State 3-6-1163247 1-5-185177  James Jim Sutherland

1956 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1956 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

In the 1940s, college football teams competed for the Oil Bowl, the Salad Bowl and the Raisin Bowl, which were all played on New Year's Day.