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The 1945 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 1945 college football season. In their first year under head coach Bert LaBrucherie, the Bruins compiled a 5–4 record (2–3 in PCC, fifth);[1] eight of their nine games were played at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.

Record5–4 (2–3 PCC)
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1945 UCLA Bruins football
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record5–4 (2–3 PCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Seasons
 1944
1946 
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1945 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 11 USC $510740
Washington State621621
Washington630630
Oregon State440441
UCLA230540
California241451
Oregon360360
Idaho150170
Montana010140
  • $ Conference champion
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Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21USCL 6–1390,000[2]
September 292:30 p.m.San Diego NTS*
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 20–1420,000[3][4][5]
October 5Pacific (CA)*
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 50–010,000[6]
October 13California
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA (rivalry)
W 13–040,000[7]
October 198:30 p.m.Saint Mary's Pre-Flight*
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
L 6–1330,000[8][9]
October 268:30 p.m.Oregon
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 12–040,000[10][11]
November 17No. 5 Saint Mary's*
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 13–787,000[12]
November 24at CaliforniaNo. 12L 0–625,000[13]
December 1at No. 16 USC
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
L 15–26103,000[14]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time
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[15]

In addition to the above listed games, UCLA met the El Toro Marines in a scrimmage held on November 1 in Los Angeles, won by the Marines, 27–19.[16]

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