1940 UCLA Bruins football team

1940 UCLA Bruins football
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
1940 record	1–9 (1–6 PCC)
Head coach	Babe Horrell
Home stadium	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

1940 PCC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#2 Stanford $	7	–	0	–	0			10	–	0	–	0
#10 Washington	7	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Oregon State	4	–	3	–	1			5	–	3	–	1
Washington State	3	–	4	–	2			4	–	4	–	2
Oregon	3	–	4	–	1			4	–	4	–	1
California	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
USC	2	–	3	–	2			3	–	4	–	2
Montana	1	–	2	–	0			4	–	4	–	1
UCLA	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
Idaho	0	–	4	–	0			1	–	7	–	1
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1940 UCLA Bruins football team represented the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in the 1940 college football season. The Bruins offense scored 79 points while the defense allowed 174 points. Coached by Babe Horrell, the Bruins finished the season with a 1–9 record.

Regular season

Schedule

Game	Date	Opponent	Result	Bruins points	Opponents	Record
1	Sept. 29	Southern Methodist	Loss	6	9	0–1
2	Oct. 4	Santa Clara	Loss	6	9	0–2
3	Oct. 12	Texas A&M	Loss	0	7	0–3
4	Oct. 19	@ California	Loss	7	9	0–4
5	Oct. 26	Oregon State	Loss	0	7	0–5
6	Nov. 2	Stanford	Loss	14	20	0–6
7	Nov. 9	@ Oregon	Loss	0	18	0–7
8	Nov. 16	Washington State	Win	34	26	1–7
9	Nov. 23	Washington	Loss	0	41	1–8
10	Nov. 30	@ Southern California	Loss	12	28	1–9

1940 team players in the NFL

The following players were claimed in the 1941 NFL Draft.

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Jack Sommers	Center	11	92	Chicago Cardinals
Del Lyman	Tackle	14	126	Green Bay Packers

• Team member Jackie Robinson would go on to a career in Major League Baseball.