1943 UCLA Bruins football team

The 1943 UCLA Bruins football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 1943 college football season. In their fifth year under head coach Edwin C. Horrell, the Bruins compiled a 1–8 record (0–4 conference) and finished in last place in the Pacific Coast Conference.^[1]

1943 UCLA Bruins football
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
Record	1–8 (0–4 PCC)
Head coach	Edwin C. Horrell (5th season)
Home stadium	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Seasons ← 1942 1944 →

1943 Pacific Coast Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
USC $	5	–	0	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
California	2	–	2	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
No. 12 Washington	0	–	1	–	0			4	–	1	–	0
UCLA	0	–	4	–	0			1	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

In the final Litkenhous Ratings, UCLA ranked 92nd among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 67.8.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 25	USC	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (Victory Bell)	L 0–20	50,000
October 2	Pacific (CA)*	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 7–19	22,000	[3]
October 9	at No. 16 March Field*	Riverside County, CA	L 7–47	9,000	[4]
October 16	California	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (rivalry)	L 0–13	20,000	[5]
October 30	at San Diego NTS*	Hull Field San Diego, CA	L 0–28	6,000	[6]
November 6	Del Monte Pre-Flight*	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 7–26	10,000	[7]
November 13	at California	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	L 6–13	18,000	[8]
November 20	Saint Mary's*	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	W 19–7	11,000	[9]
November 27	at USC	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 13–26	35,000
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game