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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  <-- 1954 <- 1955 -> 1956 --> 2024
1955 Season Highlights
 Harry R. Red Sanders enters his 7th season as Head Coach at UCLA.
 The Bruins won the Pacific Coast Conference Championship.
 
1955 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Sep. 16  vs. Texas A&M  21   0   W       
 Sat., Sep. 24  @ Maryland  0   7   L       
 Sat., Oct. 1  @ Washington State  55   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 7  vs. Oregon State  38   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 15  @ Stanford  21   13   W       
 Fri., Oct. 21  vs. Iowa  33   13   W       
 Sat., Oct. 29  vs. California  47   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 5  @ Pacific  34   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 12  vs. Washington  19   17   W       
 Sat., Nov. 19  @ Southern California  17   7   W       
 Mon., Jan. 2   Michigan State  14   17   L    @ Pasadena, CA   Rose Bowl
 
1955 Season Totals
  Record9-2
  Points Scored299
  Scoring Average27.2
  Points Allowed74
  Defense Average6.7
  Opponents Record55-37
  Conference Record6-0
  Home Record5-0
  Away Record4-1
1955 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
4 9-1-0 AP
4 9-1-0 Coaches
4 9-1-0 INS
4 9-1-0 UP
  
1955 Pacific Coast- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
UCLA 9-229974Lost  14-176-019737  Harry R. Red Sanders
Oregon State 6-3126120 4-25393  J. Thompson Tommy Prothro
Oregon 6-4204158 3-3113105  Leonard J. Len Casanova
Southern California 6-4265158 3-315285  Jesse T. Jess Hill
Stanford 6-3-1198135 3-2-111165  Charles A. Chuck Taylor
Washington 5-4-114193 3-3-19073  John Cherberg
California 2-7-1107216 1-5-160162  Lynn O. Pappy Waldorf
Washington State 1-7-267257 0-5-145201  Alton S. Al Kircher

1955 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1955 All Pacific Coast Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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