1946 UCLA Bruins football team

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1946 UCLA Bruins football
PCC champion
Rose Bowl, L 14–45 vs. Illinois
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Ranking
APNo. 4
1946 record10–1 (7–0 PCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Seasons
← 1945
1947 →
1946 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 UCLA $ 7 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
Oregon State 6 – 1 – 1 7 – 1 – 1
USC 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Washington 5 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Stanford 3 – 3 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
Oregon 3 – 4 – 1 4 – 4 – 1
Montana 1 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Washington State 1 – 5 – 1 1 – 6 – 1
California 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Idaho 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1946 UCLA Bruins football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 1946 college football season. In their second year under head coach Bert LaBrucherie, the Bruins compiled a 10–1 record (7–0 conference), finished in first place in the Pacific Coast Conference, and lost to Illinois in the 1947 Rose Bowl.[1]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 28Oregon State
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 50-740,203
October 5at Washington
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
W 39-1341,000
October 12No. 17 StanfordNo. 5
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 26-689,131
October 19at CaliforniaNo. 4
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA (rivalry)
W 13-665,000[2]
October 26Santa Clara*No. 5
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 33-736,000[3]
November 1Saint Mary's*No. 4
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 46-2092,962
November 9at OregonNo. 4
  • Hayward Field
  • Eugene, OR
W 14-030,000[4]
November 16MontanaNo. 4
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 61-723,000[5]
November 23No. 10 USCNo. 4
W 13-693,714
November 30Nebraska*No. 4
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 18-052,558
January 1vs. Illinois*No. 4
  • Rose Bowl
  • Pasadena, CA (Rose Bowl)
L 14-4593,083
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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After the season[]

Main article: 1947 NFL Draft

The 1947 NFL Draft was held on December 16, 1946. The following Bruins were selected.[7]

Round Pick Player Position NFL Club
1 4 Cal Rossi Back Washington Redskins
1 6 Ernie Case Quarterback Green Bay Packers
3 20 Burr Baldwin End Green Bay Packers
3 21 Don Paul Linebacker Los Angeles Rams
8 58 Jerry Shipkey Linebacker Pittsburgh Steelers
9 68 Roy Kurrasch End Washington Redskins
13 113 Mike Dimitro Guard Los Angeles Rams
20 183 Ben Reiges Back Los Angeles Rams
21 193 Leon McLaughlin Center Los Angeles Rams

References[]

  1. ^ "1946 UCLA Bruins Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
  2. ^ "Bruins Squeeze Past Bears; Cal Rossi Hurt". Los Angeles Times. 20 October 1946.
  3. ^ "Unbeaten Bruins Whip Broncs". Los Angeles Times. 27 October 1946.
  4. ^ "Bruins Mush Through Slush to Beat Ducks". Los Angeles Times. 10 November 1946.
  5. ^ "U.C.L.A. Bops Grizzlies, 61-7". Los Angeles Times. 17 November 1946.
  6. ^ "2015 UCLA Bruins Football Media Guide Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). Retrieved December 15, 2016.
  7. ^ "1947 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.


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