| 1940 UCLA Bruins football | |
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| Conference | Pacific Coast Conference |
| Record | 1–9 (1–6 PCC) |
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| Home stadium | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum |
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| No. 2 Stanford $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 Washington | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USC | 2 | – | 3 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UCLA | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1940 UCLA Bruins football team represented the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in the 1940 college football season. The Bruins offense scored 79 points while the defense allowed 174 points. Coached by Edwin C. Horrell, the Bruins finished the season with a 1–9 record.
UCLA was ranked at No. 60 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.[1]
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 27 | SMU* | L 6–9 | 70,000 | [2] | |
| October 4 | Santa Clara* |
| L 6–9 | 45,000 | [3] |
| October 12 | Texas A&M* |
| L 0–7 | 60,000 | [4] |
| October 19 | at California | L 7–9 | 40,000 | [5] | |
| October 26 | Oregon State |
| L 0–7 | 25,000 | |
| November 2 | No. 6 Stanford |
| L 14–20 | 55,000 | [6] |
| November 9 | at Oregon | L 0–18 | 7,500 | [7] | |
| November 16 | Washington State |
| W 34–26 | 35,000 | |
| November 23 | No. 13 Washington |
| L 0–41 | 30,000 | [8] |
| November 30 | at USC |
| L 12–28 | 70,000 | |
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1940 Bruins in professional sports
The following players were claimed in the 1941 NFL draft.
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
| Jack Sommers | Center | 11 | 92 | Chicago Cardinals |
| Del Lyman | Tackle | 14 | 126 | Green Bay Packers |
Jackie Robinson went on to a career in Major League Baseball.[11]
References
- ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 19, 1940). "Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings". The Boston Globe. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Wolf, Al (September 28, 1940). "S.M.U. wins over bruins, 9-6". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ Wolf, Al. "Johnson's field goal gives santa cara 9-6 victory". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ "Aggies shade U.C.L.A., 7-0, before 60,000". The Washington Post. October 13, 1940.
- ^ "Field goal beats U.C.L.A. for bears, 9-7". The Washington Post. October 20, 1940.
- ^ "Stanford, combining trickery with power, tops U.C.L.A AND remains unbeaten". New York Times. November 3, 1940.
- ^ Wolf, Al (November 10, 1940). "Webfoots take bruin team, 18-0". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ Al Wolf (November 24, 1940). "Bruins Fall Apart in Second Half as Huskies Win, 41 to 0: Bruins Fold in Second Half; Huskies Win, 41-0". Los Angeles Times. p. 29 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "2015 UCLA Bruins Football Media Guide Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). Retrieved December 15, 2016.
- ^ "Reference at www.pro-football-reference.com". Archived from the original on October 25, 2009. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
- ^ "Jackie Robinson Stats".
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