1926 Southern Branch Grizzlies football team

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1926 Southern Branch Grizzlies football
Conference Southern California Conference
Record5–3 (3–2 SCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMoore Field [1]
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Seasons
  1925
1927  
1926 Southern California Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Pomona $ 5 2 05 2 0
Southern Branch 4 2 05 3 0
Whittier 4 2 14 4 1
Occidental 3 2 04 4 1
Caltech 3 2 04 3 1
La Verne 1 1 22 2 2
San Diego State 1 3 13 4 1
Redlands 0 7 00 9 0
  • $ Conference champion

The 1926 Southern Branch Grizzlies football team was an American football team that represented the Southern Branch of the University of California (later known as UCLA) during the 1926 college football season. The program, which was later known as the Bruins, [2] was in their second year under head coach William H. Spaulding. The Grizzlies compiled a 5–3 record and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 153 to 67. [3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 25 Santa Barbara State *
W 25–0
October 9 San Diego State *
  • Moore Field
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 42–7
October 16at Whittier
L 6–16
October 23at Pomona
W 27–7
November 6 Occidental W 24–3
November 13at Redlands
W 26–3
November 20 Caltech
  • Moore Field
  • Los Angeles, CA
L 3–7
November 27 Iowa State *
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
L 0–2017,000 [4]
  • *Non-conference game

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