1931 UCLA Bruins football team

The 1931 UCLA Bruins football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 1931 college football season. In their seventh year under head coach William H. Spaulding, the Bruins compiled a 3–4–1 record (0–3 conference) and finished in ninth place, ahead only of the bottom-placed Montana, in the Pacific Coast Conference.^[1]

1931 UCLA Bruins football
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
Record	3–4–1 (0–3 PCC)
Head coach	William H. Spaulding (7th season)
Home stadium	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Seasons ← 1930 1932 →

1931 Pacific Coast Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 USC $	7	–	0	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
California	4	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Oregon	3	–	1	–	1			6	–	2	–	2
Washington State	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Washington	3	–	3	–	1			5	–	3	–	1
Stanford	2	–	2	–	1			7	–	2	–	2
Oregon State	1	–	3	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
Idaho	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	4	–	0
UCLA	0	–	3	–	0			3	–	4	–	1
Montana	0	–	5	–	0			1	–	6	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from Dickinson System

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 25	Occidental*	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	T 0–0	10,000	[2]
October 3	at Washington State	Rogers Field Pullman, WA	L 0–13	10,000	[3]
October 17	at Northwestern*	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	L 0–19	35,000	[4]
October 24	at Pomona*	Claremont, CA	W 46–0		[5]
October 31	at Stanford	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	L 6–12	10,000	[6]
November 11	Saint Mary's*	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	W 12–0	50,000	[7]
November 21	Oregon	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 6–13	15,000	[8]
November 26	Florida*	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	W 13–0	20,000	[9]
*Non-conference game

References

1. "1931 UCLA Bruins Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
2. "Occidental hold UCLA to 0–0 tie". The Salt Lake Tribune. September 27, 1931.
3. "Washington State wins over U.C.L.A." The Missoulian. October 4, 1931. Retrieved June 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Uclans make surprise showing despite loss to Northwestern". The San Bernardino County Sun. October 18, 1931. Retrieved June 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Sagehens defeated by Bruins". The Los Angeles Times. October 25, 1931. Retrieved June 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "UCLANs nearly hold Stanford". The Oregon Statesman. November 1, 1931.
7. "Bruins ruin St. Mary's by 12-to-0 score". The Los Angeles Times. November 12, 1931.
8. "Oregon trims Bruins, 13–6". The Los Angeles Times. November 22, 1931.
9. "Bruins rally to win over Florida 13–0". The Los Angeles Times. November 27, 1931.