1949 UCLA Bruins football team

The 1949 UCLA Bruins football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1949 college football season. In their first year under head coach Red Sanders, the Bruins compiled a 6–3 record (5–2 in PCC, second).^[1] Home games were played at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.

1949 UCLA Bruins football
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
Record	6–3 (5–2 PCC)
Head coach	Red Sanders (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Single-wing
Home stadium	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Seasons ← 1948 1950 →

1949 Pacific Coast Conference football standings

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

Sanders was previously the head coach at Vanderbilt in the Southeastern Conference.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 16	Oregon State		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	W 35–13	37,427	[2]
September 24	at Iowa*		Iowa Stadium Iowa City, IA	W 41–25	43,546	[3]
September 30	Oregon		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	W 35–27	43,137
October 8	at Stanford	No. 18	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	W 14–7	40,000	[4]
October 15	Santa Clara*	No. 13	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 0–14	28,911	[5]
October 22	at Washington State		Rogers Field Pullman, WA	W 27–20	21,000
October 29	No. 4 California	No. 20	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (rivalry)	L 21–35	58,668	[6]
November 12	Washington		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	W 47–26	26,420
November 19	at USC		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (Victory Bell)	L 7–21	75,026
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Rankings

See also: 1949 NCAA football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked

	Week
Poll	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
AP	18	13	—	20	—	—	—	—	—

References

1. "1949 UCLA Bruins Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
2. "UCLA blasts OSC, 35–13". The Salt Lake Tribune. September 17, 1949. Retrieved October 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Smith, W. (September 25, 1949). "Iowa loses to U.C.L.A. power, 41–25". Chicago Tribune.
4. "Alert UCLA Team Stays Undefeated". Los Angeles Times. October 9, 1949.
5. "Santa Clara's Broncos stun U.C.L.A." Chicago Daily Tribune. October 16, 1949.
6. Wolf, Al (October 30, 1949). "Bears bump Bruins, 35–21; Troy trips-Huskies, 40–28". Los Angeles Times.
7. "2015 UCLA Bruins Football Media Guide Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). Retrieved December 15, 2016.