1928 UCLA Bruins football team

1928 UCLA Bruins football
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
Record	4–4–1 (0–4 PCC)
Head coach	William H. Spaulding (4th season)
Home stadium	Moore Field [1] Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Seasons ←  1927 1929  →

1928 Pacific Coast Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 USC $	4	–	0	–	1			9	–	0	–	1
No. 2 California ^	3	–	0	–	2			6	–	2	–	2
No. 4 Stanford	4	–	1	–	1			8	–	3	–	1
Oregon	4	–	2	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Washington State	4	–	3	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Oregon State	2	–	3	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Idaho	2	–	3	–	0			3	–	4	–	1
Washington	2	–	4	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
UCLA	0	–	4	–	0			4	–	4	–	1
Montana	0	–	5	–	0			4	–	5	–	1
$ – Conference champion ^ – Selected as Rose Bowl representative (USC declined) Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1928 UCLA Bruins football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) during the 1928 college football season. In their fourth year under head coach William H. Spaulding and their first as a member of the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC), the Bruins (known as UCLA Grizzlies in the previous season) compiled a 4–4–1 record (0–4 conference), finished in ninth place in the PCC, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 171 to 136. ^{[2] [3]}

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 22	Santa Barbara State *	Moore Field Los Angeles, CA	W 19–0	10,000	[4]
September 29	Arizona *	Moore Field Los Angeles, CA	T 7–7
October 6	at Caltech *	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	W 32–0
October 13	at Stanford	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	L 7–45
October 20	Pomona *	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	W 29–0
October 27	at Idaho	MacLean Field Moscow, ID	L 6–20		[5] [6] [7]
November 10	vs. Washington State	Multnomah Stadium Portland, OR	L 0–38	1,000	[8]
November 17	La Verne *	Moore Field Los Angeles, CA	W 65–0	50,000
November 29	Oregon	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 6–26	35,000	[9]
*Non-conference game

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References

1. "2003 General Information" (PDF). UCLA, p. 6. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
2. "1930 UCLA Bruins Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
3. 2013 UCLA Football Media Guide, UCLA, 2013
4. Roche, F. (September 23, 1928). "Sports". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest   162119698 . Retrieved September 21, 2017.
5. "Idaho to play U.C.L.A. Saturday". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). October 21, 1928. p. 1, sports.
6. "Tromple Bruins". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 28, 1928. p. 15.
7. "Idaho is victor over U.C.L.A., 20-6". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). October 28, 1928. p. 1, sports.
8. "2016 WSU Cougars Football Media Guide" (PDF). WSUCougars.com. WSU Athletics. pp. 74–78. Retrieved March 29, 2017.
9. "Oregon overcomes game UCLAs, 26–6". The Oregonian. November 30, 1928. Retrieved June 16, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
10. "2015 UCLA Bruins Football Media Guide Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). Retrieved December 14, 2016.