1939 UCLA Bruins football team

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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]

APNo. 7
Record6–0–4 (5–0–3 PCC)
Headcoach
Quick facts UCLA Bruins football, Conference ...
1939 UCLA Bruins football
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Ranking
APNo. 7
Record6–0–4 (5–0–3 PCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Seasons
 1938
1940 
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1939 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 USC $502802
No. 7 UCLA503604
Oregon State611911
Washington440451
Oregon331341
Washington State350450
Montana120360
California250370
Stanford061171
Idaho030260
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
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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

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29TCU*W 6–260,000[4]
October 7at WashingtonW 14–713,000[5]
October 14at StanfordT 14–1418,000[6]
October 21Montana
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 20–625,000[7]
October 28Oregon
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 16–640,000[8]
November 4CaliforniaNo. 19
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA (rivalry)
W 20–755,000[9]
November 18No. 14 Santa Clara*No. 11
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
T 0–055,000[10]
November 25Oregon StateNo. 13
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
T 13–1350,000[11]
November 30Washington StateNo. 13
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 24–725,000[12]
December 9No. 3 USCNo. 9
T 0–0103,303[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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