1938 UCLA Bruins football team
The 1938 UCLA Bruins football team represented the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in the 1938 college football season. Coached by William H. Spaulding, the Bruins finished the season with a 7–4–1 record and made their first postseason appearance in a bowl game. The Pineapple Bowl featured the Bruins playing the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors on January 2, 1939, in Honolulu. The Bruins season offense scored 217 points while the defense allowed 106 points. George Pfeiffer and Hal Hirshon served as Co-Captains of the team. Center John Ryland was selected to the PCC First-Team All Coast and drafted by the Cleveland Rams of the National Football League (NFL) in 1939. The team also featured future Baseball Hall of Famer Jackie Robinson, Hollywood actor Woody Strode, Football Hall of Famer Kenny Washington. and Bill Overlin.
| 1938 UCLA Bruins football | |
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Pineapple Bowl, W 32–7 vs. Hawaii | |
| Conference | Pacific Coast Conference |
| 1938 record | 7–4–1 (4–3–1 PCC) |
| Head coach | |
| Home stadium | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 USC + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14 California + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UCLA | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stanford | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington State | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Regular season
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
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| September 23 | Iowa* |
| W 27–3 | 40,000 |
| October 1 | at Oregon | L 12–14 | 8,000 | |
| October 8 | Washington |
| W 13–0 | 23,412 |
| October 15 | at California | L 7–20 | 40,000[1] | |
| October 22 | Idaho |
| W 33–0 | 25,000 |
| October 29 | Stanford |
| W 6–0 | 37,000[2] |
| November 5 | at Washington State | W 21–0 | 8,000 | |
| November 12 | No. 15 Wisconsin* |
| L 7–14 | 35,000[3] |
| November 24 | at No. 14 USC |
| L 7–42 | 65,000 |
| December 10 | Oregon State |
| T 6–6 | 15,000 |
| December 26 | at Honolulu Town* | Honolulu, HI | W 46–0 | 9,000[4] |
| January 2 | at Hawaii* | W 32–7 | 18,000[5] | |
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1938 team players in the NFL
The following player was claimed in the 1939 NFL Draft.
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
| John Ryland | Center | 14 | 123 | Cleveland Browns |
- Team member Jackie Robinson would go on to a career in Major League Baseball.[8]
References
- Finch, F. (16 October 1938). "POWERFUL BEARS ROUT BRUIN ELEVFN 20–7". Los Angeles Times.
- Finch, F. (30 October 1938). "TROJANS ROUT OREGON; BRUINS SHADE STANFORD". Los Angeles Times.
- Finch, F. (13 November 1938). "HUSKIES UPSET TROY, 7–6; BRUINS BEATEN, 14–7". Los Angeles Times.
- "Bruins score 46–0 victory". Los Angeles Times. 27 December 1938.
- "Bruins romp to 32–7 triumph over university of hawaii". Los Angeles Times. 3 January 1939.
- "2015 UCLA Bruins Football Media Guide Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). Retrieved December 15, 2016.
- https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1939.htm
- https://www.baseball-reference.com/r/robinja02.shtml