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1943 UCLA Bruins football
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record1–8 (0–4 PCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Seasons
← 1942
1944 →
1943 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
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

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]

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

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25USC
L 0–2050,000[3]
October 2Pacific (CA)*
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
L 7–1922,000[4]
October 9at No. 16 March Field*Riverside County, CAL 7–479,000[5]
October 16California
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA (rivalry)
L 0–1320,000[6][7]
October 30at San Diego NTS*
L 0–286,000[8]
November 6Del Monte Pre-Flight*
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
L 7–2610,000[9]
November 13at California
L 6–1320,000[10][11]
November 20Saint Mary's*
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 19–711,000[12]
November 27at USC
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
L 13–2635,000[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

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  1. ^ "1943 UCLA Bruins Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
  2. ^ Litkenhous, E. E. (December 17, 1943). "Litkenhouse Selects U. S. Grid Leaders". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. p. 18. Retrieved April 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "Trojan 'T' wrecks Bruin hopes, 20–0". The San Francisco Examiner. September 26, 1943. Retrieved January 13, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Wolf, Al (October 3, 1943). "U.C.L.A. loses by 19–7 count". The Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 165446943.
  5. ^ Al Wolf (October 10, 1943). "Fourth Airmen Bomb Bruins in 47–7 Victory". The Los Angeles Times. pp. 13–14 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "California's eleven beats U.C.L.A., 13–0". Chicago Daily Tribune. October 17, 1943. ProQuest 176860136.
  7. ^ "Bears beat UCLA 13–0". The Humboldt Times. October 17, 1943. Retrieved January 13, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Wolf, Al (October 31, 1943). "San Diego beats Bruins". The Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 165475979.
  9. ^ "Fliers bury UCLA under 26-to-7 score". The Washington Post. November 7, 1943. ProQuest 151639047.
  10. ^ "California tops U.C.L.A." New York Times. November 14, 1943. ProQuest 106806119.
  11. ^ "But ex-Indian gives Cal win over UCLA". The San Francisco Examiner. November 14, 1943. Retrieved January 13, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Al Wolf (November 21, 1943). "Bruins Beat Gaels, 19–7, for Year's First Win: Jack Boyd Bags All Touchdowns". The Los Angeles Times. p. I-17 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Comedy of errors won by S.C. 26 to 13". The Pasadena Post. November 28, 1943. Retrieved January 13, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
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