The 1944 UCLA Bruins football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 1944 college football season. In their sixth year under head coach Edwin C. Horrell, the Bruins compiled a 4–5–1 record (1–2–1 conference) and finished in third place in the Pacific Coast Conference.[1]
| 1944 UCLA Bruins football | |
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| Conference | Pacific Coast Conference |
| Record | 4–5–1 (1–2–1 PCC) |
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| Home stadium | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 USC $ | 3 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 0 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UCLA | 1 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California | 1 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 23 | at USC | T 13–13 | 60,000 | ||
| September 30 | at California | L 0–6 | 45,000 | [2] | |
| October 7 | at San Diego NTS* | San Diego, CA | L 12–14 | 5,000 | [3] |
| October 14 | Saint Mary's* |
| W 39–0 | 1,713 | |
| October 21 | Saint Mary's Pre-Flight* |
| L 12–21 | 20,000 | [4] |
| October 27 | Alameda Coast Guard* |
| W 26–13 | 20,000 | [5] |
| November 4 | March Field* | Riverside County, CA | L 13–35 | 10,000 | [6] |
| November 11 | California |
| W 7–0 | 8,000 | [7] |
| November 18 | Pacific (CA)* |
| W 54–7 | 15,000 | [8] |
| November 25 | No. 8 USC |
| L 13–40 | 91,000 | |
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References
edit- ^ "1944 UCLA Bruins Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
- ^ "CALIFORNIA DOWNS U.C.L.A. ELEVEN, 6-0". New York Times. October 1, 1944.
- ^ Wolf, Al (October 8, 1944). "Bluejackets shade bruins". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ Wolf, Al (October 22, 1944). "ST. MARY'S PREFLIGHTS JOLT BRUINS, 21 TO 12". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ Wolf, Al (October 28, 1944). "SEA LIONS UPSET BY BRUINS, 26 TO 13". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ Wolf, Al (November 5, 1944). "Flyers trip bruins, 35-13". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ Wolf, Al (November 12, 1944). "Bruins edge bears, 7-0". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ Wolf, Al (November 19, 1944). "U.C.L.A. scores 54-7 win over pacific eleven". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ "2015 UCLA Bruins Football Media Guide Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). Retrieved December 15, 2016.
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