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-
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
Record 7-3
Points Scored 148
Scoring Average 14.8
Points Allowed 122
Defense Average 12.2
Opponents Record 49-46
Conference Record 5-2
Home Record 5-1
Away Record 2-2
1956 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
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
The first college football National Champion was Princeton. They received the honor in 1869 and only played two games.