1941 UCLA Bruins football team
American college football season
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The 1941 UCLA Bruins football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1941 college football season. In their third season under head coach Edwin C. Horrell, the Bruins compiled a 5–5–1 record (3–4–1 against PCC opponents), finished fifth in the PCC, and were outscored by a total of 178 to 128.[1]
- Edwin C. Horrell (3rd season)
| 1941 UCLA Bruins football | |
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| Conference | Pacific Coast Conference |
| Record | 5–5–1 (3–4–1 PCC) |
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| Home stadium | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12 Oregon State $ | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 Washington State | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stanford | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UCLA | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USC | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Quarterback Bob Waterfield later played for the Los Angeles Rams and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Other key players included Clarence Mackey, a transfer player from Compton Junior College.
UCLA was ranked at No. 77 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1941.[2]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 26 | Washington State | W 7–6 | 45,000 | [3] | |
| October 4 | at Stanford | L 0–33 | 40,000 | [4][5] | |
| October 10 | Montana |
| W 14–7 | 20,000 | [6] |
| October 18 | at Washington | L 7–14 | 18,000 | [7] | |
| October 25 | No. 16 Oregon |
| W 14–7 | 30,000 | [8] |
| November 1 | California |
| L 7–27 | 50,000 | [9] |
| November 8 | at Oregon State | L 0–19 | 10,000 | [10] | |
| November 15 | Camp Haan[11]* |
| W 29–0 | 15,000 | [12] |
| November 22 | Santa Clara* |
| L 13–31 | 25,000 | [13] |
| December 6 | USC |
| T 7–7 | 60,000 | [14] |
| December 20 | at Florida* | W 30–27 | 8,000 | [15] | |
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Game summaries
USC
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| UCLA | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| USC | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
Bob Waterfield lateraled to Vic Smith for a 12-yard touchdown in the third quarter to put the Bruins on the scoreboard first. Bobby Robertson scored from the 1-yard line for USC.
1941 NFL draft
The following players were claimed in the 1941 NFL draft.
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
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| Jack Sommers | Center | 11 | 92 | Chicago Cardinals |
| Alex Schibanoff | Tackle | 14 | 125 | Detroit Lions |