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1936 UCLA Bruins football team

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1936 UCLA Bruins football
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record6–3–1 (4–3–1 PCC)
Head coach
CaptainGeorge W. Dickerson
Home stadiumLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Seasons
← 1935
1937 →
1936 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Washington $ 7 0 1 7 2 1
Washington State 6 2 1 6 3 1
USC 3 2 2 4 2 3
California 4 3 0 6 5 0
UCLA 4 3 1 6 3 1
Stanford 2 3 2 2 5 2
Oregon State 3 5 0 4 6 0
Montana 1 3 0 6 3 0
Oregon 1 6 1 2 6 1
Idaho 0 4 0 3 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1936 UCLA Bruins football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 1936 college football season. In their 12th year under head coach William H. Spaulding, the Bruins compiled a 6–3–1 record (4–3–1 conference) and finished in fifth place in the Pacific Coast Conference, compared to a three-way tie for the first place in the previous season.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26Occidental*W 21–05,000[2]
September 26Pomona*
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 26–05,000[2]
October 2Montana
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 30–025,000[3][4]
October 10Washington
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
L 0–1450,000[5]
October 17at CaliforniaW 17–630,000[6][7]
October 24Oregon State
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 22–1326,563[8]
October 31Stanford
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
L 6–1930,000[9]
November 7at OregonW 7–010,000[10]
November 14Washington State
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
L 7–3235,000[11]
November 26at USC
T 7–785,000[12]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

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  1. ^ "1936 UCLA Bruins Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
  2. ^ a b Singer, J. (September 27, 1936). "Bruins batter Oxy, 21–0, then Pomona, 26–0". The Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 164684852.
  3. ^ "25,000 see U.C.L.A. score". New York Times. October 3, 1936. ProQuest 101699933.
  4. ^ "Bruins take opener 30–0 over Montana". The Pasadena Post. October 3, 1936. Retrieved January 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Huskies bowl over Uclans, 14 to 0". The Salt Lake Tribune. October 11, 1936. Retrieved January 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "U.C.L.A. subdues California, 17–6". New York Times. October 18, 1936. ProQuest 101669521.
  7. ^ "U.C.L.A. upsets California Bears, 17 to 6". The Fresno Bee. October 18, 1936. Retrieved January 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Bruins overpower Beavers, 22 to 13, at Coliseum". The Los Angeles Times. October 25, 1936. Retrieved January 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Henry, B (November 1, 1936). "Stanford indians thump U.C.L.A. in coliseum surprise party, 19 to 6". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 164648688.
  10. ^ "Bruins romp over Oregon 7 to 0". Oakland Tribune. November 8, 1936. Retrieved January 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Cougars trounce UCLA club". The Tacoma Daily Ledger. November 15, 1936. Retrieved January 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Bruins tie Trojans, 7–7, before 85,000". The Los Angeles Times. November 27, 1936. Retrieved January 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "2015 UCLA Bruins Football Media Guide Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). Retrieved December 15, 2016.