1955 UCLA Bruins football team
The 1955 UCLA Bruins football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 1955 college football season. In their seventh year under head coach Red Sanders, the Bruins compiled a 9–2 record (6–0 conference) and finished in first place in the Pacific Coast Conference.[1]
| 1955 UCLA Bruins football | |
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PCC champion | |
Rose Bowl, L 14–17 vs. Michigan State | |
| Conference | Pacific Coast Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 4 |
| AP | No. 4 |
| 1955 record | 9–2 (6–0 PCC) |
| Head coach | Red Sanders (7th season) |
| Offensive scheme | Single wing |
| Home stadium | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 UCLA $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon State | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16 Stanford | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 USC | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California | 1 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington State | 1 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Nov. 12 game with Washington was referenced in the 1989 film, Back to the Future Part II.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance |
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| September 16 | Texas A&M* | No. 1 |
| W 21–0 | 63,334 |
| September 24 | at No. 5 Maryland* | No. 1 |
| L 0–7 | 46,000 |
| October 1 | at Washington State | No. 7 | W 55–0 | 20,000 | |
| October 7 | Oregon State | No. 7 |
| W 38–0 | 57,664 |
| October 15 | at Stanford | No. 9 | W 21–13 | 52,000[2] | |
| October 21 | Iowa* | No. 7 |
| W 33–13 | 75,692 |
| October 29 | California | No. 6 |
| W 47–0 | 56,980 |
| November 5 | at Pacific (CA)* | No. 5 |
| W 34–0 | 26,000 |
| November 12 | Washington | No. 4 |
| W 19–17 | 47,519 |
| November 19 | at USC | No. 5 |
| W 17–7 | 95,878 |
| January 2 | vs. No. 2 Michigan State* | No. 4 | L 14–17 | 100,809 | |
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References
- "1955 UCLA Bruins Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
- Hyland, D. (16 October 1955). "BRUINS HOLD OFF TRIBE FOR 21-13 VICTORY". Los Angeles Times.
- "2015 UCLA Bruins Football Media Guide Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). Retrieved December 15, 2016.
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