1942 UCLA Bruins football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1942 UCLA Bruins football Pacific Coast Conference PCC 13 7–4 6–1 Edwin C. Horrell 4th Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum PCC champion Rose Bowl L 0–9 vs. Georgia The 1942 UCLA Bruins football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 1942 college football season. In their fourth year under head coach Edwin C. Horrell, the Bruins compiled a 7–4 record (6–1 conference), finished in first place in the Pacific Coast Conference, and lost to Georgia in the 1943 Rose Bowl.1942 UCLA Bruins Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football December 17, 2015 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/ucla/1942-schedule.html UCLA was ranked at No. 33 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2 Twin City Sentinel Dr. E. E. Litkenhous December 16, 1942 10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123106326/litkenhous-rates-georgia-no-1-ohio/ Newspapers.com Schedule 1942 AP Pacific September 25 l y TCU Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA 6–7 15,000 Wolf Al Frogs come from behind https://www.proquest.com/docview/165361983 The Los Angeles Times September 26, 1942 165361983 October 3 l y Saint Mary's Pre-Flight Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA 7–18 20,000 Wolf Al Navy wins over Bruins https://www.proquest.com/docview/165385182 The Los Angeles Times October 4, 1942 165385182 October 10 w Oregon State Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA 30–7 35,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/medford-mail-tribune-state-walloped-by-u/188865718/ Medford Mail Tribune State walloped by Uclans 30–7, in coast upset October 11, 1942 January 13, 2026 Newspapers.com October 17 w y California California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA rivalry 21–0 35,000 U.C.L.A. checks California by 21–0 https://www.proquest.com/docview/106384521 New York Times October 18, 1942 106384521 October 24 w y 14 Santa Clara 9 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA 14–6 45,000 Wolf Al Broncos bow to Bruins https://www.proquest.com/docview/165359430 Los Angeles Times October 25, 1942 165359430 October 31 w 11 Stanford Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA 20–7 55,000 Wolf Al Bruins spot Stanford touchdown, then win https://www.proquest.com/docview/165387504 The Los Angeles Times November 1, 1942 165387504 November 7 l y 10 Oregon Hayward Field Eugene, OR 7–14 8,000 Oregon rises in fourth period to upset UCLA, 14–7 https://www.proquest.com/docview/176890595 Chicago Daily Tribune November 8, 1942 176890595 November 21 w 18 Washington Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA 14–10 35,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-pasadena-post-bruins-nip-huskies/188865999/ The Pasadena Post Bruins nip Huskies November 22, 1942 January 13, 2026 Newspapers.com December 5 w 13 Idaho Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA 40–13 25,000 Wolf Al Bruins rout Vandals; Trojans club Grizzlies https://www.proquest.com/docview/165373522 The Los Angeles Times December 6, 1942 165373522 December 12 w y 13 USC Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA Victory Bell 14–7 87,500 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-arizona-republic-ucla-routs-trojans/188866163/ The Arizona Republic UCLA routs Trojans' jinx, 14–7 December 13, 1942 January 13, 2026 Newspapers.com January 1 l y 13 Georgia Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA Rose Bowl 0–9 90,000 Georgia Beats U.C.L.A., 9–0 The Los Angeles Times Paul Zimmerman January 2, 1943 I-1, II-12 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99033474/georgia-beats-ucla-9-0/ Newspapers.com 2015 UCLA Bruins Football Media Guide Year-by-Year Results http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/uclabruins.com/documents/2015/8/13/FB_15MG_96_100.pdf December 15, 2016 December 20, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161220211707/http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/uclabruins.com/documents/2015/8/13/FB_15MG_96_100.pdf dead Rankings 1942 college football rankings AP 1 8 NR 14 11 10 (1) 18 18т 11 13 References UCLA Category:UCLA Bruins football seasons Category:Pac-12 Conference football champion seasons UCLA Bruins football UCLA Bruins football