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The 1956 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 1956 college football season. In their eighth year under head coach Red Sanders, the Bruins compiled a 7–3 record (5–2 in PCC, third).[1] Entering the season, UCLA had won three consecutive conference titles.
1956 UCLA Bruins football | |
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Conference | Pacific Coast Conference |
Record | 7–3 (5–2 PCC) |
Head coach |
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Offensive scheme | Single-wing |
Home stadium | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 10 Oregon State $ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 18 USC | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UCLA | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon | 3 | – | 3 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stanford | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington State | 2 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
California | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Idaho | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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UCLA's offensive leaders were Doug Bradley with 293 passing yards, Barry Billington with 399 rushing yards, and Dick Wallen with 308 receiving yards.[2]
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 21 | Utah* | No. 17 | W 13–7 | 37,038 | [3] | |
September 29 | at No. 13 Michigan* | L 13–42 | 70,159 | |||
October 5 | Oregon |
| W 6–0 | 32,097 | ||
October 13 | Washington State |
| W 28–0 | 27,192 | ||
October 20 | at California | W 34–20 | 48,000 | [4] | ||
October 27 | at Oregon State | L 7–21 | 17,080 | |||
November 3 | No. 10 Stanford |
| W 14–13 | 76,505 | [5] | |
November 10 | at Washington | No. 19 | W 13–9 | 27,950 | ||
November 17 | Kansas* |
| W 13–0 | 21,913 | [6] | |
November 24 | USC |
| L 7–10 | 63,709 | ||
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