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UCLA Football Team History


UCLA Bruins
University of California at Los Angeles
 Los Angeles, CA
Founded: 1919
Stadium: Rose Bowl
Capacity: 91,136
Colors: Blue & Gold
Coach: Harry R. Red Sanders
Conference: Pacific Coast-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1919  <-- 1952 <- 1953 -> 1954 --> 2024
1953 Season Highlights
 Harry R. Red Sanders enters his 5th season as Head Coach at UCLA.
 The Bruins won the Pacific Coast Conference Championship.
 
1953 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Sep. 18  vs. Oregon State  41   0   W       
 Fri., Sep. 25  vs. Kansas  19   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 3  @ Oregon  12   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 9  vs. Wisconsin  13   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 17  @ Stanford  20   21   L       
 Sat., Oct. 24  vs. Washington State  44   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 31  vs. California  20   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 14  vs. Washington  22   6   W       
 Sat., Nov. 21  @ Southern California  13   0   W       
 Fri., Jan. 1   Michigan State  20   28   L    @ Pasadena, CA   Rose Bowl
 
1953 Season Totals
  Record8-2
  Points Scored224
  Scoring Average22.4
  Points Allowed76
  Defense Average7.6
  Opponents Record47-44
  Conference Record6-1
  Home Record6-0
  Away Record2-1
1953 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
5 8-1-0 AP
4 8-1-0 Coaches
4 8-1-0 INS
4 8-1-0 UP
  
1953 Pacific Coast- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
UCLA 8-222476Lost  20-286-117241  Harry R. Red Sanders
Stanford 6-3-1246148 5-1-115190  Charles A. Chuck Taylor
Southern California 6-3-1199161 4-2-114192  Jesse T. Jess Hill
California 4-4-2220170 2-2-212798  Lynn O. Pappy Waldorf
Washington State 4-6146256 2-471148  Alton S. Al Kircher
Oregon State 3-639187 2-514153  LeVerne H. Kip Taylor
Washington 3-6-1154217 2-4-1113132  John Cherberg
Oregon 4-5-19185 1-5-11954  Leonard J. Len Casanova

1953 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1953 All Pacific Coast Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

In the 1940s, college football teams competed for the Oil Bowl, the Salad Bowl and the Raisin Bowl, which were all played on New Year's Day.