1946 UCLA Bruins football
PCC champion
Rose Bowl, L 14–45 vs. Illinois
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Ranking
APNo. 4
Record10–1 (7–0 PCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Seasons
← 1945
1947 →
1946 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 UCLA $ 7 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
Oregon State 6 – 1 – 1 7 – 1 – 1
USC 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Washington 5 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Stanford 3 – 3 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
Oregon 3 – 4 – 1 4 – 4 – 1
Montana 1 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Washington State 1 – 5 – 1 1 – 6 – 1
California 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Idaho 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1946 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 1946 college football season. In their second year under head coach Bert LaBrucherie, the Bruins won all ten games in the regular season (7–0 in PCC, first), but lost 45–14 to Illinois in the Rose Bowl to finish at 10–1.[1] Home games were played at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.

The Bruins ranked fourth nationally in total offense, averaging 377.9 yards per game;[2] and were ranked fifth nationally in rushing defense with an average 259.8 yards per game.[3]

Ten UCLA players were selected by the Associated Press (AP) or United Press (UP) on the 1946 All-Pacific Coast football team: quarterback Ernie Case (AP-1, UP-1); end Burr Baldwin (AP-1, UP-1); tackle Don Malmberg (AP-1, UP-1); center/linebacker Don Paul (AP-1, UP-1); backs Jerry Shipkey (AP-2, UP-3), Cal Rossi (AP-3, UP-2), and Ernie Johnson (AP-3); tackle Bill Chambers (AP-2, UP-2); guard Mike Dimitro (AP-2, UP-3); and end Tom Fears (AP-3, UP-2).[4][5]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28Oregon State
W 50–748,650[6]
October 5at Washington
W 39–1343,000[7]
October 12No. 17 StanfordNo. 5
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 26–690,803[8]
October 19at CaliforniaNo. 4
W 13–665,000[9]
October 26Santa Clara*No. 5
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 33–736,000[10]
November 1Saint Mary's*No. 4
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 46–2092,976[11]
November 9at OregonNo. 4
W 14–030,000[12]
November 16MontanaNo. 4
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 61–723,000[13]
November 23No. 10 USCNo. 4
W 13–693,714[14]
November 30Nebraska*No. 4
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 18–052,558[15]
January 1, 1947vs. Illinois*No. 4
L 14–4593,083[16]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[17]

Rankings

See also: 1946 NCAA football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
Week
Poll12345678Final
AP5 (1)4 (5)5 (2)4 (1)4 (3)4 (7)4 (5)4 (5)4 (2)

After the season

Main article: 1947 NFL Draft

The 1947 NFL Draft was held on December 16, 1946. The following Bruins were selected.[18]

Round Pick Player Position NFL Club
1 4 Cal Rossi Back Washington Redskins
1 6 Ernie Case Quarterback Green Bay Packers
3 20 Burr Baldwin End Green Bay Packers
3 21 Don Paul Linebacker Los Angeles Rams
8 58 Jerry Shipkey Linebacker Pittsburgh Steelers
9 68 Roy Kurrasch End Washington Redskins
13 113 Mike Dimitro Guard Los Angeles Rams
20 183 Ben Reiges Back Los Angeles Rams
21 193 Leon McLaughlin Center Los Angeles Rams

References

  1. ^ "1946 UCLA Bruins Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
  2. ^ W.J. Bingham, ed. (1947). The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Guide including the Official Rules 1947. A.S. Barnes and Company. p. 73.
  3. ^ W.J. Bingham, ed. (1947). The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Guide including the Official Rules 1947. A.S. Barnes and Company. p. 74.
  4. ^ "Four Bruins, Two Trojans Make AP All-Coast". Valley Times. November 27, 1946. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Horace Gillom, Nevada End, Makes UP's All-Pacific Coast Selection". Nevada State Journal. November 29, 1946. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Dave Lewis (September 29, 1946). "Bruins in Smashing 50-7 Triumph Over OSC!". The Independent. Long Beach, California. p. 53 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Paul Zimmerman (October 6, 1946). "Bruins 39 Huskies 13: U.C.L.A. Keeps Record Clean; Unbeaten Bruins Hand Washington 39-13 Shellacking Before 43,000". Los Angeles Times. pp. II-5, II-7 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Paul Zimmerman (October 13, 1946). "Bruins 26 Indians 6: 90,803 See Bruins Scalp Indians, 26-6; Baffled Stanford Team Fails to Halt Fast Running Uclan Attack". Los Angeles Times. p. II-5 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Paul Zimmerman (October 20, 1946). "Bruins Squeeze Past Bears; Cal Rossi Hurt". Los Angeles Times. pp. II-5, II-6 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Al Wolf (October 27, 1946). "Unbeaten Bruins Whip Broncs, 33-7". Los Angeles Times. p. II-5 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Al Wolf (November 2, 1946). "92,976 See Bruins Beat Gaels, 46-20: Fists Fly as Uclans Ramble On". Los Angeles Times. pp. 6, 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Al Wolf (November 10, 1946). "Bruins Mush Through Slush to Beat Ducks". Los Angeles Times. pp. II-5, II-6 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ Al Wolf (November 17, 1946). "Bruins 61 Grizzlies 7: U.C.L.A. Bops Grizzlies, 61-7; Bruin Regulars Under Wraps as Team Scores Easy Victory". Los Angeles Times. pp. II-5, II-6 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ Paul Zimmerman (November 24, 1946). "Bruins Make Breaks to Beat Troy: Uclans Outmud S.C., 13-6, for Bowl Bid Before 93,714 Fans". Los Angeles Times. pp. I-1, II-5 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ Al Wolf (December 1, 1946). "Bruins 18 Huskers 0: Bruins Beat Huskers, 18-0, for 10th Win: Crowd of 52,588 Sees Uclans Complete First Perfect Grid Season". Los Angeles Times. p. I-14 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ Paul Zimmerman (January 2, 1947). "Illinois Wallops Bruins by 45-14: Young, Rykovich Run Wild Behind Fast Illini Line as 93,083 Fans Gasp". Los Angeles Times. pp. 1, 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. ^ "2015 UCLA Bruins Football Media Guide Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). Retrieved December 15, 2016.
  18. ^ "1947 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
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