1952 UCLA Bruins football team

American college football season

1952 UCLA Bruins football
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 6
AP	No. 6
Record	8–1 (5–1 PCC)
Head coach	Red Sanders (4th season)
Offensive scheme	Single-wing
Home stadium	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Seasons← 1951 1953 →

1952 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 5 USC $	6	–	0	–	0	10	–	1	–	0
No. 6 UCLA	5	–	1	–	0	8	–	1	–	0
Washington	6	–	2	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
California	3	–	3	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Washington State	3	–	4	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Stanford	2	–	5	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Oregon	2	–	5	–	0	2	–	7	–	1
Idaho	1	–	3	–	0	4	–	4	–	1
Oregon State	1	–	6	–	0	2	–	7	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1952 UCLA Bruins football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1952 college football season. In their fourth year under head coach Red Sanders, the Bruins compiled an 8–1 record (5–1 in PCC, second).

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
September 20	Oregon	No. 18	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	W 13–6	24,587
September 27	No. 9 TCU*	No. 18	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	W 14–0	34,158
October 4	at Washington	No. 14	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	W 32–7	44,969
October 11	Rice	No. 11	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	W 20–0	30,926
October 18	No. 13 Stanford	No. 10	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	W 24–14	80,617
October 25	at No. 10 Wisconsin*	No. 8	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	W 20–7	52,131
November 1	at No. 11 California	No. 7	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA (rivalry)	W 28–7	80,000
November 8	Oregon State	No. 5	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	W 57–0	22,585
November 22	No. 4 USC	No. 3	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (Victory Bell)	L 12–14	96,869
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Source:

Conference opponents not played this season: Idaho, Washington State

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"2015 UCLA Bruins Football Media Guide Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). Retrieved December 15, 2016.

v t e UCLA Bruins football
Venues	Moore Field (1919–1928) Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (1926–1981) Rose Bowl (1982–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games California USC: Victory Bell
Culture & lore	Joe Bruin "Sons of Westwood" "Mighty Bruins" Marching band 1967 "Game of the Century" 1998 Miami game
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
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