1952 UCLA Bruins football team

The 1952 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 1952 college football season. In their fourth year under head coach Red Sanders, the Bruins compiled an 8–1 record (5–1 in PCC, second).^[1]

1952 UCLA Bruins football
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 6
AP	No. 6
Record	8–1 (5–1 PCC)
Head coach	Red Sanders (4th season)
Offensive scheme	Single-wing
Home stadium	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Seasons ← 1951 1953 →

1952 Pacific Coast Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 5 USC $	6	–	0	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
No. 6 UCLA	5	–	1	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
Washington	6	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
California	3	–	3	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Washington State	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Stanford	2	–	5	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Oregon	2	–	5	–	0			2	–	7	–	1
Idaho	1	–	3	–	0			4	–	4	–	1
Oregon State	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 20	Oregon	No. 18	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	W 13–6	24,587	[2]
September 27	No. 9 TCU*	No. 18	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	W 14–0	34,158	[3]
October 4	at Washington	No. 14	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	W 32–7	44,969
October 11	Rice	No. 11	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	W 20–0	30,926	[4]
October 18	No. 13 Stanford	No. 10	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	W 24–14	80,617
October 25	at No. 10 Wisconsin*	No. 8	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	W 20–7	52,131	[5]
November 1	at No. 11 California	No. 7	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA (rivalry)	W 28–7	80,000
November 8	Oregon State	No. 5	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	W 57–0	22,585
November 22	No. 4 USC	No. 3	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (Victory Bell)	L 12–14	96,869
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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