1938 University of California at Los Angeles Bruins football team

1938 UCLA Bruins football
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
1938 record	7-4-1 (4–3-1 PCC)
Head coach	William H. Spaulding
Home stadium	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

	Conf					Overall
1938 PCC football standings
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#7 USC §	6	–	1	–	0	9	–	2	–	0
#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

§ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

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 which included their first post season appearance in a Bowl Game and their first Bowl victory. The Pineapple Bowl, previously known as the Poi Bowl, featured the Bruins playing the University of Hawaii Rainbows 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 NFL's Cleveland Rams in 1939. The team also featured future Baseball Hall of Famer & legend Jackie Robinson, Hollywood actor Woody Strode, Football Hall of Famer Kenny Washington and Bill Overlin.

Regular season

Schedule

Game	Date	Opponent	Result	Bruins points	Opponents	Record
1	Sept. 23	Iowa	Win	27	3	1–0
2	Oct. 1	@ Oregon	Loss	12	14	1–1
3	Oct. 8	Washington	Win	13	0	2–1
4	Oct. 15	@ California	Loss	7	20	2–2
5	Oct. 22	Idaho	Win	33	0	3–2
6	Oct. 29	Stanford	Win	6	0	4–2
7	Nov. 5	@ Washington State	Win	21	0	5–2
8	Nov. 12	Wisconsin	Loss	7	14	5–3
9	Nov. 24	@ Southern California	Loss	7	42	5–4
10	Dec. 10	@ Oregon State	Tie	6	6	5-4-1
11	Dec. 26	@ Honolulu Town	Win	46	0	6-4-1
12	Jan. 2	@ Hawaii	Win	32	7	7-4-1

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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

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Team member Jackie Robinson would go on to a career in Major League Baseball.^[3]

References

UCLA Bruins football

Venues	Moore Field (1919–1927) Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (1928–1981) Rose Bowl (1982–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games California USC (Victory Bell)

Culture & lore	Joe Bruin "Sons of Westwood" "Mighty Bruins" UCLA Bruin Marching Band

People	Head coaches NFL draftees

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

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