The 1939 UCLA Bruins football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 1939 college football season. In their first year under head coach Edwin C. Horrell (after 14 years under William H. Spaulding as head coach), the Bruins compiled a 6–0–4 record (5–0–3 conference), finished in second place in the Pacific Coast Conference, played #3-ranked USC to a scoreless tie, and were ranked #7 in the final AP Poll.[1]
| 1939 UCLA Bruins football | |
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| Conference | Pacific Coast Conference |
| Ranking | |
| AP | No. 7 |
| Record | 6–0–4 (5–0–3 PCC) |
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| Home stadium | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 USC $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 0 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 UCLA | 5 | – | 0 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 0 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon State | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington State | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stanford | 0 | – | 6 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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UCLA was also ranked at No. 15 in the 1939 Williamson System ratings,[2] and at No. 34 in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.[3]
Jackie Robinson, who is better known for breaking the color barrier in pro baseball, was a running back on the team.
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 29 | TCU* | W 6–2 | 60,000 | [4] | ||
| October 7 | at Washington | W 14–7 | 15,017 | |||
| October 14 | at Stanford | T 14–14 | 18,000 | [5] | ||
| October 21 | Montana |
| W 20–6 | 25,000 | [6] | |
| October 28 | Oregon |
| W 16–6 | 40,000 | [7] | |
| November 4 | California | No. 19 |
| W 20–7 | 55,000 | [8] |
| November 18 | No. 14 Santa Clara* | No. 11 |
| T 0–0 | 55,000 | [9] |
| November 25 | Oregon State | No. 13 |
| T 13–13 | 40,000 | |
| November 30 | Washington State | No. 13 |
| W 24–7 | 25,000 | [10] |
| December 9 | at No. 3 USC | No. 9 |
| T 0–0 | 103,303 | [11] |
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References
edit- ^ "1939 UCLA Bruins Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
- ^ Paul Williamson (December 8, 1941). "Texas Aggies Ranked Nation's Top". The Atlanta Constitution. p. 26 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ E. E. Litkenhous (December 31, 1939). "Vols Second In Final Litkenhous Grid Rankings; Southern California Tenth". Johnson City Sunday Press. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Al Wolf (September 30, 1939). "Bruins Score 6-to-2 Victory Over Texas Christian Gridders". Los Angeles Times. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Al Wolf (October 15, 1939). "Stanford Holds Bruins Even: Jackie Robinson Saves U.C.L.A. From Defeat With Dazzling Run". Los Angeles Times. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "U.C.L.A. beats montana, 26-61, in coast battle". The Washington Post. October 22, 1939.
- ^ "U.C.L.A. TRIUMPHS OVER OREGON, 16-6". New York Times. October 29, 1939.
- ^ "U.C.L.A. CONQUERS CALIFORNIA BY 20-7. (1939, Nov 05)". New York Times. November 5, 1939.
- ^ Al Wolf (November 19, 1939). "Bruin, Bronco Elevens Battle to Scoreless Deadlock". Los Angeles Times. p. II-9 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "U.C.L.A. surges to victory over Washington State in last quarter". Spokesman-Review. December 1, 1939. p. 13. Retrieved April 10, 2021 – via Google News Archives.
- ^ Dick Hyland (December 10, 1939). "Trojans and Bruins in 0-0 Tie Before 103,300: Foes Battle to Standstill". The Los Angeles Times. p. II-11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "2015 UCLA Bruins Football Media Guide Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). Retrieved December 15, 2016.
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