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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: Edwin C. Babe Horrell
Conference: Pacific Coast-

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1919 <-- 1939 <- 1940 -> 1941 --> 2024

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 Pacific Coast- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Stanford	10-0	196	85	Won 21-13	7-0	141	66	Clark D. Shaughnessy
Washington	7-2	169	54		6-1	134	35	James M. Jimmy Phelan
Oregon State	5-3-1	128	80		3-3-1	61	80	Alonaz L. Lon Stiner
California	4-6	84	128		3-4	75	68	Leonard B. Stub Allison
Oregon	4-4-1	100	58		2-4-1	50	56	Gerald A. Tex Oliver
Southern California	3-4-2	88	98		2-3-2	69	81	Howard H. Jones
Washington State	4-4-2	131	147		1-4-2	78	140	Orin E. Babe Hollingbery
UCLA	1-9	79	174		1-6	67	149	Edwin C. Babe Horrell

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

During the 1990s, Prairie View College put together an 80-game losing streak. One season, they were outscored each game by an average margin of 56 to 4.