1947 UCLA Bruins football team

The 1947 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 1947 college football season. In their third year under head coach Bert LaBrucherie, the Bruins compiled a 5–4 record (4–2 in PCC, fourth).^[1] Home games were played at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.

1947 UCLA Bruins football
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
Record	5–4 (4–2 PCC)
Head coach	Bert LaBrucherie (3rd season)
Home stadium	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Seasons ← 1946 1948 →

1947 Pacific Coast Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 8 USC $	6	–	0	–	0			7	–	2	–	1
No. 15 California	5	–	1	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
Oregon	5	–	1	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
UCLA	4	–	2	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Montana	2	–	1	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Oregon State	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Washington	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Washington State	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Idaho	1	–	4	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Stanford	0	–	7	–	0			0	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

UCLA was ranked at No. 8 in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1947.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 26	Iowa*		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	W 22–7	89,800	[3]
October 4	at Northwestern*		Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	L 26–27	44,000	[4]
October 11	Oregon		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	W 24–7	43,713	[5]
October 18	at Stanford	No. 19	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	W 39–6	25,000	[6]
October 25	No. 14 SMU*	No. 16	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 0–7	64,197	[7]
November 1	No. 14 California	No. 19	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (rivalry)	L 0–6	80,266	[8]
November 8	at Oregon State		Multnomah Stadium Portland, OR	W 27–7	30,870	[9]
November 15	Washington		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	W 34–7	43,777	[10]
November 22	at No. 4 USC	No. 18	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (Victory Bell)	L 0–6	102,050	[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Rankings

See also: 1947 NCAA football rankings

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

	Week
Poll	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Final
AP	—	19	16	19	—	—	18	17	19	—

References

1. "1947 UCLA Bruins Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
2. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 18, 1947). "Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings". Times. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Frank Finch (September 27, 1947). "89,800 Fans See Bruins Rout Iowa Grids, 22-7: U.C.L.A. Explodes in Second Half". Los Angeles Times. pp. 8–9 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Paul Zimmerman (October 5, 1947). "Bruins Upset By Wildcats, 27-26". Los Angeles Times. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Frank Finch (October 12, 1947). "Bruins Beat Stubborn Webfoots by 24-7 Before 43,713". Los Angeles Times. p. II-5, II-6 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Frank Finch (October 19, 1947). "Bruins Batter Tribe, 39-6". Los Angeles Times. pp. 11, 13.
7. Al Wolf (October 26, 1947). "Bruins Bow to Mustangs, 7 to 0". Los Angeles Times. pp. 12–13 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Al Wolf (November 2, 1947). "Bears Bump Bruins, 6-0". Los Angeles Times. pp. 10, 12 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Bruins Batter Beavers, 27 to 7". Eugene Register-Guard. November 9, 1947. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
10. Al Wolf (November 16, 1947). "Bruins Roll Over Washington, 34-7". Los Angeles Times. p. II-5 – via Newspapers.com.
11. Paul Zimmerman (November 23, 1947). "Trojans Nod. Bruins, 6-0, for Bowl Bid". Los Angeles Times. pp. 1, 14 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "2015 UCLA Bruins Football Media Guide Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). Retrieved December 15, 2016.