1950 UCLA Bruins football
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record6–3 (5–2 PCC)
Head coach
Offensive schemeSingle-wing
Home stadiumLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Seasons
← 1949
1951 →
1950 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 California $ 5 – 0 – 1 9 – 1 – 1
No. 11 Washington 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
UCLA 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Stanford 2 – 2 – 2 5 – 3 – 2
Idaho 1 – 1 – 1 3 – 5 – 1
Washington State 2 – 3 – 2 4 – 3 – 2
USC 1 – 3 – 2 2 – 5 – 2
Oregon State 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Oregon 0 – 7 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1950 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 1950 college football season. In their second year under head coach Red Sanders, the Bruins compiled a 6–3 record (5–2 in PCC, third).[1] Home games were played at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23Oregon
W 28–053,052[2]
September 30Washington State
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 42–020,117
October 7at No. 10 WashingtonNo. 13
L 20–2137,706
October 13Illinois*
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
L 6–1445,619[3]
October 21No. 6 Stanford
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 21–758,143[4]
October 28at Purdue*No. 18
W 20–639,000[5]
November 4Oregon StateNo. 19
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 20–1315,323
November 11at No. 6 CaliforniaNo. 19
L 0–3581,000[6]
November 25USC
W 39–051,906
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ^ "1950 UCLA Bruins Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
  2. ^ Hyland, D. (September 24, 1950). "Hard-charging bruins roll over webfoots, 28 to 0". Los Angeles Times.
  3. ^ "45,619 see illini beat bruins, 14-6". Los Angeles Times. October 14, 1950.
  4. ^ "U.C.L.A. aerial attack topples stanford from ranks of undefeated teams". New York Times. October 22, 1950.
  5. ^ Hyland, D. (October 29, 1950). "BRUINS TROUNCE PURDUE--TROJANS TOPPLE OREGON". Los Angeles Times.
  6. ^ "California routs UCLA". The Washington Post. November 12, 1950.
  7. ^ "2015 UCLA Bruins Football Media Guide Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). Retrieved December 15, 2016.
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