1940 UCLA Bruins football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1940 UCLA Bruins football Pacific Coast Conference PCC 1–9 1–6 Edwin C. Horrell 2nd Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum The 1940 UCLA Bruins football team represented the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in the 1940 college football season. The Bruins offense scored 79 points while the defense allowed 174 points. Coached by Edwin C. Horrell, the Bruins finished the season with a 1–9 record. UCLA was ranked at No. 60 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings The Boston Globe Dr. E. E. Litkenhous December 19, 1940 22 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123126338/final-1940-litkenhous-ratings/ Newspapers.com Schedule 1940 AP Pacific September 27 l y SMU Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA 6–9 70,000 Wolf Al S.M.U. wins over bruins, 9–6 https://www.proquest.com/docview/165101279 Los Angeles Times 28 September 1940 165101279 October 4 l y Santa Clara Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA 6–9 45,000 Wolf Al Johnson's field goal gives santa cara 9–6 victory https://www.proquest.com/docview/165100000 Los Angeles Times 165100000 October 12 l y Texas A&M Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA 0–7 60,000 Aggies shade U.C.L.A., 7–0, before 60,000 https://www.proquest.com/docview/151217824 The Washington Post 13 October 1940 151217824 October 19 l y California California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA rivalry 7–9 40,000 Field goal beats U.C.L.A. for bears, 9–7 https://www.proquest.com/docview/151244581 The Washington Post 20 October 1940 151244581 October 26 l Oregon State Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA 0–7 25,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/press-telegram-stanford-rally-routs-troy/188865275/ Press-Telegram Stanford rally routs Troy eleven 21–7 October 27, 1940 January 13, 2026 Newspapers.com November 2 l Stanford 6 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA 14–20 55,000 Stanford, combining trickery with power, tops U.C.L.A and remains unbeaten https://www.proquest.com/docview/105313558 New York Times 3 November 1940 105313558 November 9 l y Oregon Hayward Field Eugene, OR 0–18 7,500 Wolf Al Webfoots take bruin team, 18–0 https://www.proquest.com/docview/165146607 Los Angeles Times 10 November 1940 165146607 November 16 w Washington State Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA 34–26 35,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/el-paso-times-bruins-tumble-cougars-342/188862055/ The El Paso Times Bruins tumble Cougars 34–26 November 17, 1940 January 13, 2026 Newspapers.com November 23 l Washington 13 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA 0–41 30,000 Bruins Fall Apart in Second Half as Huskies Win, 41 to 0: Bruins Fold in Second Half; Huskies Win, 41-0 The Los Angeles Times Al Wolf November 24, 1940 29 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120940873/bruins-fall-apart-in-second-half-as/ Newspapers.com November 30 l y USC Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA Victory Bell 12–28 65,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-san-francisco-examiner-troy-hands-br/188864304/ The San Francisco Examiner Troy hands Bruins 9th defeat, 28–12 December 1, 1940 January 13, 2026 Newspapers.com 1940 UCLA Bruins Schedule and Results https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/ucla/1940-schedule.html College Football at Sports-Reference.com Sports Reference January 13, 2026 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 1940 Bruins in professional sports The following players were claimed in the 1941 NFL draft. 2 UCLA Bruins Player Position Round Pick NFL club Jack Sommers Center 11 92 Chicago Cardinals Del Lyman Tackle 14 126 Green Bay Packers https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1941.htm Reference at www.pro-football-reference.com Pro-Football-Reference.com 2018-03-28 2009-10-25 https://web.archive.org/web/20091025130051/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1941.htm dead Jackie Robinson went on to a career in Major League Baseball.https://www.baseball-reference.com/r/robinja02.shtml Jackie Robinson Stats References UCLA Category:UCLA Bruins football seasons UCLA Bruins football