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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: William H. Bill Spaulding
Conference: Pacific Coast-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1919  <-- 1937 <- 1938 -> 1939 --> 2024

1938 Season Highlights
 William H. Bill Spaulding enters his 14th season as Head Coach at UCLA.
 
1938 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Sep. 23  vs. Iowa  27   3   W       
 Sat., Oct. 1  @ Oregon  12   14   L       
 Sat., Oct. 8  vs. Washington  13   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 15  @ California  7   20   L       
 Sat., Oct. 22  vs. Idaho  33   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 29  vs. Stanford  6   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 5  @ Washington State  21   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 12  vs. Wisconsin  7   14   L       
 Thu., Nov. 24  @ Southern California  7   42   L       
 Sat., Dec. 10  vs. Oregon State  6   6   T       
 Mon., Dec. 26  @ Hawaii All-Stars  46   0   W       
 Mon., Jan. 2  @ Hawaii  32   7   W    @ Honolulu, HI   
 
1938 Season Totals
  Record7-4 -1
  Points Scored217
  Scoring Average18.1
  Points Allowed106
  Defense Average8.8
  Opponents Record46-43
  Conference Record3-3
  Home Record4-1 -1
  Away Record3-3
1938 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1938 Pacific Coast- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
California 10-121944 6-110737  Leonard B. Stub Allison
Southern California 9-217265Won  7-36-113136  Howard H. Jones
Oregon State 5-3-17251 4-2-15338  Alonaz L. Lon Stiner
UCLA 7-4-1217106 3-3-17282  William H. Bill Spaulding
Oregon 4-569138 3-450106  Gerald A. Tex Oliver
Washington 3-5-16883 3-45656  James M. Jimmy Phelan
Stanford 3-66792 2-54457  Claude E. Tiny Thornhill
Washington State 2-844159 0-717118  Orin E. Babe Hollingbery

1938 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1938 All Pacific Coast Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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