1945 UCLA Bruins football team

The 1945 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 1945 college football season. In their first year under head coach Bert LaBrucherie, the Bruins compiled a 5–4 record (2–3 in PCC, fifth);^[1] eight of their nine games were played at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.

1945 UCLA Bruins football
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
Record	5–4 (2–3 PCC)
Head coach	Bert LaBrucherie (1st season)
Home stadium	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Seasons ← 1944 1946 →

1945 Pacific Coast Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 11 USC $	5	–	1	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Washington State	6	–	2	–	1			6	–	2	–	1
Washington	6	–	3	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Oregon State	4	–	4	–	0			4	–	4	–	1
UCLA	2	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
California	2	–	4	–	1			4	–	5	–	1
Oregon	3	–	6	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Idaho	1	–	5	–	0			1	–	7	–	0
Montana	0	–	1	–	0			1	–	4	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 21		USC		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (Victory Bell)	L 6–13	81,000
September 29	2:30 p.m.	San Diego NTS*		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	W 20–14	20,000	[2][3][4]
October 5		Pacific (CA)*		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	W 50–0	10,000	[5]
October 13		California		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (rivalry)	W 13–0	40,000	[6]
October 19	8:30 p.m.	Saint Mary's Pre-Flight*		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 6–13	30,000	[7][8]
October 26	8:30 p.m.	Oregon		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	W 12–0	40,000	[9][10]
November 17		No. 5 Saint Mary's*		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	W 13–7	87,000
November 24		at California	No. 12	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	L 0–6	25,000	[11]
December 1		at No. 16 USC		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 15–26	103,000
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

^[12]

In addition to the above listed games, UCLA met the El Toro Marines in a scrimmage held on November 1 in Los Angeles, won by the Marines, 27–19.^[13]

Rankings

See also: 1945 college football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked ( ) = First-place votes

	Week
Poll	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
AP	—	—	—	—	—	—	12 (1)	—	—