1936 UCLA Bruins football team

The 1936 UCLA Bruins football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 1936 college football season. In their 12th year under head coach William H. Spaulding, the Bruins compiled a 6–3–1 record (4–3–1 conference) and finished in fifth place in the Pacific Coast Conference, compared to a three-way tie for the first place in the previous season.^[1]

1936 UCLA Bruins football
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
Record	6–3–1 (4–3–1 PCC)
Head coach	William H. Spaulding (12th season)
Captain	George W. Dickerson
Home stadium	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Seasons ← 1935 1937 →

1936 Pacific Coast Conference football standings

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 26	Occidental*	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	W 21–0	5,000	[2]
September 26	Pomona*	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	W 26–0	5,000
October 2	Montana	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	W 30–0	25,000	[3]
October 10	Washington	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 0–14	26,563
October 17	at California	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA (rivalry)	W 17–6	30,000	[4]
October 24	Oregon State	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	W 22–13	26,563
October 31	Stanford	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 6–19	30,000	[5]
November 7	at Oregon	Multnomah Stadium Portland, OR	W 7–0	10,000
November 14	Washington State	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 7–32	35,000
November 26	at USC	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (Victory Bell)	T 7–7	90,000
*Non-conference game

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References

1. "1936 UCLA Bruins Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
2. Singer, J. (September 27, 1936). "BRUINS BATTER OXY, 21-0, THEN POMONA, 26-0". Los Angeles Times.
3. "25,000 SEE U.C.L.A. SCORE". New York Times. October 3, 1936.
4. "U.C.L.A. SUBDUES CALIFORNIA, 17-6". New York Times. October 18, 1936.
5. Henry, B (November 1, 1936). "Stanford indians thump U.C.L.A. in coliseum surprise party, 19 to 6". Los Angeles Times.
6. "2015 UCLA Bruins Football Media Guide Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). Retrieved December 15, 2016.