1947 UCLA Bruins football team

1947 UCLA Bruins football
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
Record	5–4 (4–2 PCC)
Head coach	Bert LaBrucherie (3rd season)
Home stadium	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Seasons ← 1946 1948 →

1947 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 8 USC $	6	–	0	–	0	7	–	2	–	1
No. 15 California	5	–	1	–	0	9	–	1	–	0
Oregon	5	–	1	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
UCLA	4	–	2	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Montana	2	–	1	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Oregon State	3	–	4	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Washington	2	–	5	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
Washington State	2	–	5	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Idaho	1	–	4	–	0	4	–	4	–	0
Stanford	0	–	7	–	0	0	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1947 UCLA Bruins football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1947 college football season. In their third year under head coach Bert LaBrucherie, the Bruins compiled a 5–4 record (4–2 in PCC, fourth).^[1] Home games were played at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.

UCLA was ranked at No. 8 in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1947.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 26	Iowa*		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	W 22–7	89,800	^[3]
October 4	at Northwestern*		Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	L 26–27	44,000	^[4]
October 11	Oregon		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	W 24–7	43,713	^[5]
October 18	at Stanford	No. 19	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	W 39–6	25,000	^[6]
October 25	No. 14 SMU*	No. 16	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 0–7	64,197	^[7]
November 1	No. 14 California	No. 19	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (rivalry)	L 0–6	80,266	^[8]
November 8	at Oregon State		Multnomah Stadium Portland, OR	W 27–7	30,870	^[9]
November 15	Washington		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	W 34–7	43,777	^[10]
November 22	at No. 4 USC	No. 18	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (Victory Bell)	L 0–6	102,050	^[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked.
	Week
Poll	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Final
AP	—	19	16	19	—	—	18	17	19	—

^ "1947 UCLA Bruins Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 18, 1947). "Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings". Times. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Frank Finch (September 27, 1947). "89,800 Fans See Bruins Rout Iowa Grids, 22-7: U.C.L.A. Explodes in Second Half". Los Angeles Times. pp. 8–9 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Paul Zimmerman (October 5, 1947). "Bruins Upset By Wildcats, 27-26". Los Angeles Times. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Frank Finch (October 12, 1947). "Bruins Beat Stubborn Webfoots by 24-7 Before 43,713". Los Angeles Times. p. II-5, II-6 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Frank Finch (October 19, 1947). "Bruins Batter Tribe, 39-6". Los Angeles Times. pp. 11, 13.
^ Al Wolf (October 26, 1947). "Bruins Bow to Mustangs, 7 to 0". Los Angeles Times. pp. 12–13 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Al Wolf (November 2, 1947). "Bears Bump Bruins, 6-0". Los Angeles Times. pp. 10, 12 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Bruins Batter Beavers, 27 to 7". Eugene Register-Guard. November 9, 1947. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Al Wolf (November 16, 1947). "Bruins Roll Over Washington, 34-7". Los Angeles Times. p. II-5 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Paul Zimmerman (November 23, 1947). "Trojans Nod. Bruins, 6-0, for Bowl Bid". Los Angeles Times. pp. 1, 14 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "2015 UCLA Bruins Football Media Guide Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). Retrieved December 15, 2016.

v t e UCLA Bruins football
Venues	Moore Field (1919–1928) Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (1926–1981) Rose Bowl (1982–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games California USC: Victory Bell
Culture & lore	Joe Bruin "Sons of Westwood" "Mighty Bruins" Marching band 1967 "Game of the Century" 1998 Miami game
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
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