1943 UCLA Bruins football team

The 1943 UCLA Bruins football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 1943 college football season. In their fifth year under head coach Edwin C. Horrell, the Bruins compiled a 1–8 record (0–4 conference) and finished in last place in the Pacific Coast Conference.^[1]

1943 UCLA Bruins football
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
Record	1–8 (0–4 PCC)
Head coach	Edwin C. Horrell (5th season)
Home stadium	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Seasons ← 1942 1944 →

1943 Pacific Coast Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
USC $	5	–	0	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
California	2	–	2	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
No. 12 Washington	0	–	1	–	0			4	–	1	–	0
UCLA	0	–	4	–	0			1	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

In the final Litkenhous Ratings, UCLA ranked 92nd among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 67.8.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 25	USC	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (Victory Bell)	L 0–20	50,000
October 2	Pacific (CA)*	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 7–19	22,000	[3]
October 9	at No. 16 March Field*	Riverside County, CA	L 7–47	9,000	[4]
October 16	California	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (rivalry)	L 0–13	20,000	[5]
October 30	at San Diego NTS*	Hull Field San Diego, CA	L 0–28	6,000	[6]
November 6	Del Monte Pre-Flight*	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 7–26	10,000	[7]
November 13	at California	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	L 6–13	18,000	[8]
November 20	Saint Mary's*	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	W 19–7	11,000	[9]
November 27	at USC	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 13–26	35,000
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Source:^[10]

References

1. "1943 UCLA Bruins Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
2. Litkenhous, E. E. (December 17, 1943). "Litkenhouse Selects U. S. Grid Leaders". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. p. 18. Retrieved April 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
3. Wolf, Al (October 3, 1943). "U.C.L.A. loses by 19-7 count". Los Angeles Times.
4. Al Wolf (October 10, 1943). "Fourth Airmen Bomb Bruins in 47-7 Victory". Los Angeles Times. pp. 13–14 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "California's eleven beats U.C.L.A., 13-0". Chicago Daily Tribune. October 17, 1943.
6. Wolf, Al (October 31, 1943). "San diego beats bruins". Los Angeles Times.
7. "Fliers bury UCLA under 26-to-7 score". The Washington Post. November 7, 1943.
8. "CALIFORNIA TOPS U.C.L.A." New York Times. November 14, 1943.
9. Al Wolf (November 21, 1943). "Bruins Beat Gaels, 19-7, for Year's First Win: Jack Boyd Bags All Touchdowns". Los Angeles Times. p. I-17 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "2015 UCLA Bruins Football Media Guide Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). Retrieved December 15, 2016.