1941 UCLA Bruins football team

1941 UCLA Bruins football
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
1941 record	5–5–1 (3–4–1 PCC)
Head coach	Babe Horrell
Home stadium	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

1941 PCC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#12 Oregon State $	7	–	2	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Washington	5	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
#19 Washington State	5	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Stanford	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Oregon	4	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
UCLA	3	–	4	–	1			5	–	5	–	1
California	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
USC	2	–	4	–	1			2	–	6	–	1
Montana	1	–	3	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Idaho	0	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1941 UCLA Bruins football team represented the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in the 1941 college football season. Coached by Babe Horrell, the Bruins finished the season with an overall record of 5–5–1 in fifth place in the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) with 3–4–1 mark.

Regular season

Schedule

Game	Date	Opponent	Result	Bruins points	Opponents	Record
1	Sept. 28	Washington State	W	7	6	1–0
2	Oct. 4	at Stanford	L	0	33	1–1
3	Oct. 10	Montana	W	14	7	2–1
4	Oct. 18	at Washington	L	7	14	2–2
5	Oct. 25	#16 Oregon	W	14	7	3–2
6	Nov. 1	California	L	7	27	3–3
7	Nov. 8	at Oregon State	L	0	19	3–4
8	Nov. 15	Camp Haan	W	29	0	4–4
9	Nov. 22	Santa Clara	L	13	31	4–5
10	Dec. 6	USC	T	7	7	4–5–1
11	Dec. 20	at Florida	W	30	27	5–5–1
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Game notes

USC

	1	2	3	4	Total
UCLA	0	0	7	0	7
USC	0	0	7	0	7

Bob Waterfield lateraled to Vic Smith for a 12-yard touchdown in the third quarter to put the Bruins on the scoreboard first. Bobby Robertson scored from the 1-yard line for USC.

1941 team players in the NFL

The following players were claimed in the 1941 NFL Draft.

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club