1955 UCLA Bruins football team

1955 UCLA Bruins football
PCC champion
Rose Bowl, L 14–17 vs. Michigan State
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 4
APNo. 4
Record9–2 (6–0 PCC)
Head coach
Offensive schemeSingle wing
Home stadiumLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Seasons
← 1954
1956 →
1955 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 UCLA $ 6 – 0 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Oregon State 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
No. 16 Stanford 3 – 2 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
Oregon 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Washington 4 – 3 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
No. 13 USC 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
California 1 – 5 – 1 2 – 7 – 1
Washington State 1 – 5 – 1 1 – 7 – 2
Idaho 0 – 4 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1955 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 1955 college football season. In their seventh year under head coach Red Sanders, the Bruins compiled a 9–1 record in the regular season (6–0 in PCC, first) to secure their third consecutive conference title,[1] but lost to second-ranked Michigan State by three points in the Rose Bowl to finish at 9–2.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16Texas A&M*No. 1
W 21–063,334
September 24at No. 5 Maryland*No. 1
L 0–746,000[2]
October 1at Washington StateNo. 7
W 55–020,000
October 7Oregon StateNo. 7
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 38–057,664
October 15at StanfordNo. 9
W 21–1352,000[3]
October 21Iowa*No. 7
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 33–1375,692
October 29CaliforniaNo. 6
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA (rivalry)
W 47–056,980
November 5at Pacific (CA)*No. 5
W 34–026,000
November 12WashingtonNo. 4
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 19–1747,519
November 19at USCNo. 5
W 17–795,878
January 2, 1956vs. No. 2 Michigan State*No. 4
L 14–17100,809[4]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[5]

The game against Washington on November 12 was referenced in the 1989 film Back to the Future Part II; the older Biff Tannen traveled back in time to give his younger self a sports almanac, and he referenced this game to verify its accuracy.

References

  1. ^ "1955 UCLA Bruins Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
  2. ^ "Terrapins trip UCLA 7–0 in tight defensive battle; Ronnie hits his target". The Sacramento Union. September 25, 1955. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Hyland, D. (October 16, 1955). "BRUINS HOLD OFF TRIBE FOR 21-13 VICTORY". Los Angeles Times.
  4. ^ "MSU Edges UCLA, 17-14, Before 100,809: Kaiser's 41-Yard Kick in Final Seven Seconds Decides Rose Bowl". Los Angeles Times. January 3, 1956. pp. IV-1, IV-3 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "2015 UCLA Bruins Football Media Guide Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). Retrieved December 15, 2016.


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