1946 Season
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1946 Season
- Became PCC Champions and earned trip to 1947 Rose Bowl.
- Despite loss in Rose Bowl , team finished season ranked #4 (AP).
- First 10-win season
- End Burr Baldwin earned consensus All-American honors.
- Baldwin, Gene "Skip" Rowland, Ernie Johnson, Cal Rossi, Jack "Moose" Myers, Al Hoisch and Les Steiner were key members of the UCLA team that went 10-0 in the regular season and won the Pacific Coast Conference. Baldwin led the Bruins in receiving that season with 18 catches for 374 yards and three touchdowns, including the game-winner in a 13-6 victory against USC. Rowland led the team in rushing with 540 yards and averaged 6.3 yards per carry, and Johnson, the left halfback, was the Bruins' leading scorer with 42 points. Rossi was drafted twice to play professionally but never did; Myers enjoyed a pro career with Philadelphia and Los Angeles; and Hoisch returned a kickoff in the Rose Bowl 103 yards for a touchdown, an unbreakable UCLA record.
PCC W L T Pts Opp W L T UCLA 7 0 0 216 45 10 1 0 Oregon State 6 1 1 122 81 7 1 1 USC 5 2 0 132 46 6 4 0 Washington 5 3 0 124 116 5 4 0 Stanford 3 3 1 138 107 6 3 1 Oregon 3 4 1 74 112 4 4 1 Montana 1 3 0 28 116 4 4 0 Washington St 1 5 1 98 121 1 6 1 California 1 6 0 85 128 2 7 0 Idaho 0 5 0 13 156 1 8 0
| Sep 28 | Oregon St | 50 - 7 | W | |
| Oct 05 | at Washington | 39 - 13 | W | |
| Oct 12 | Stanford | 26 - 6 | W | |
| Oct 19 | at California | 13 - 6 | W | |
| Oct 26 | Santa Clara | 33 - 7 | W | |
| Nov 01 | St Mary's | 46 - 20 | W | |
| Nov 09 | at Oregon | 14 - 0 | W | |
| Nov 16 | Montana | 61 - 7 | W | |
| Nov 23 | USC | 13 - 6 | W | |
| Nov 30 | Nebraska | 18 - 0 | W | |
| Jan 01, 1947 | Illinois | 14 - 45 | L | |
| OVERALL RECORD: 10 - 1 - 0 | ||||
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