1946 UCLA
10–1 (7–0 Pacific Coast Conference), coached by Bert LaBrucherie, finished No. 4 in the AP poll. Share
Schedule and results
- Best winBeat No. 10 USC 13–6Nov 23
Over the best-ranked team it beat, at home.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28 | vs Oregon State | W 50–7 | 58% |
| Oct 5 | at Washington | W 39–13 | 42% |
| Oct 12 | vs 17Stanford | W 26–6 | 49% |
| Oct 19 | at California | W 13–6 | 63% |
| Oct 26 | vsSanta Clara | W 33–7 | 71% |
| Nov 1 | vsSaint Mary’s (CA) | W 46–20 | 70% |
| Nov 9 | at Oregon | W 14–0 | 66% |
| Nov 16 | vs Montana | W 61–7 | 94% |
| Nov 23 | vs 10USC | W 13–6 | 65% |
| Nov 30 | vs Nebraska | W 18–0 | 85% |
| Jan 1Bowls & playoff | vs 5IllinoisRose Bowl | L 14–45 | 56% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Illinois 45–14 in the Rose Bowl; No. 4 in the final AP poll; Pacific Coast Conference champions.
In program history: The 32nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 102 on file).
AP poll, week by week
- Wk 1: 5
- Wk 2: 4
- Wk 3: 5
- Wk 4: 4
- Wk 5: 4
- Wk 6: 4
- Wk 7: 4
- Wk 8: 4
- Final: 4
Players on this team
Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1946.
Pacific Coast Conference champions7–0 in the conference
- Record
- 10–1
- Conference
- 7–0 first in Pacific Coast Conference
- AP final
- No. 4 peak No. 4
- Points
- 327–117
- Coach
- Bert LaBrucherie
- Elo
- 1623 +156 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 15.6 No. 19 of 120 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1947
The 1947 draft| Rd 1 | Cal Rossi B | Washington Redskins |
| Rd 1 | Ernie Case QB | Green Bay Packers |
| Rd 3 | Burr Baldwin E | Green Bay Packers |
| Rd 3 | Don Paul LB | Los Angeles Rams |
| Rd 1 | Burr Baldwin E | Los Angeles Dons (AAFC) |
| Rd 2 | Jerry Shipkey B | Los Angeles Dons (AAFC) |
| Rd 4 | Cal Rossi B | Los Angeles Dons (AAFC) |
| Rd 6 | Don Malmberg OT | Florida Seahawks (AAFC) |
All-Pacific Coast
4 first team, 5 second teamFirst team
Ernie CaseQBAP-1; UP-1
Burr BaldwinEAP-1; UP-1- Don MalmbergOTAP-1; UP-1
Don PaulCAP-1; UP-1
Second team
- Cal RossiRBAP-3; UP-2
- Jerry ShipkeyRBAP-2
Tom FearsEAP-3; UP-2- Bill ChambersOTAP-2; UP-2
- Mike DimitroOGAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1946 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1946 Pacific Coast Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| UCLA | 7–0 | 10–1 | 4 |
| Oregon State | 6–1–1 | 7–1–1 | |
| USC | 5–2 | 6–4 | |
| Washington | 5–3 | 5–4 | |
| Stanford | 3–3–1 | 6–3–1 | |
| Oregon | 3–4–1 | 4–4–1 | |
| Montana | 1–3 | 4–4 | |
 Washington State | 1–5–1 | 1–6–1 | |
| California | 1–6 | 2–7 | |
 Idaho | 0–5 | 1–8 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.