1955 UCLA Bruins football team

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.

1955 UCLA Bruins football
PCC champion
Rose Bowl, L 14–17 vs. Michigan State
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 4
AP	No. 4
Record	9–2 (6–0 PCC)
Head coach	Red Sanders (7th season)
Offensive scheme	Single-wing
Home stadium	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Seasons ← 1954 1956 →

1955 Pacific Coast Conference football standings

v t e	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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 16	Texas A&M*	No. 1	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	W 21–0	63,334	[2]
September 24	at No. 5 Maryland*	No. 1	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	L 0–7	46,000	[3]
October 1	at Washington State	No. 7	Rogers Field Pullman, WA	W 55–0	20,000
October 7	Oregon State	No. 7	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	W 38–0	57,664
October 15	at Stanford	No. 9	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	W 21–13	52,000	[4]
October 21	Iowa*	No. 7	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	W 33–13	75,692
October 29	California	No. 6	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (rivalry)	W 47–0	56,980
November 5	at Pacific (CA)*	No. 5	Pacific Memorial Stadium Stockton, CA	W 34–0	26,000–26,001
November 12	Washington	No. 4	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	W 19–17	47,519
November 19	at USC	No. 5	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (Victory Bell)	W 17–7	95,878
January 2, 1956	vs. No. 2 Michigan State*	No. 4	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA (Rose Bowl)	L 14–17	100,809	[5]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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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.