| Year: | 1946 |
| Team: | UCLA Bruins |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Pacific Coast Conference |
| Short Conf: | PCC |
| Aprank: | 4 |
| Record: | 10–1 |
| Conf Record: | 7–0 |
| Head Coach: | Bert LaBrucherie |
| Hc Year: | 2nd |
| Stadium: | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum |
| Champion: | PCC champion |
| Bowl: | Rose Bowl |
| Bowl Result: | L 14–45 vs. Illinois |
The 1946 UCLA Bruins football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1946 college football season. In their second year under head coach Bert LaBrucherie, the Bruins won all ten games in the regular season (7–0 in PCC, first), but lost 45–14 to Illinois in the Rose Bowl to finish at 10–1.[1] Home games were played at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.
The Bruins ranked fourth nationally in total offense, averaging 377.9 yards per game;[2] and were ranked fifth nationally in rushing defense with an average 259.8 yards per game.[3]
Ten UCLA players were selected by the Associated Press (AP) or United Press (UP) on the 1946 All-Pacific Coast football team: quarterback Ernie Case (AP-1, UP-1); end Burr Baldwin (AP-1, UP-1); tackle Don Malmberg (AP-1, UP-1); center/linebacker Don Paul (AP-1, UP-1); backs Jerry Shipkey (AP-2, UP-3), Cal Rossi (AP-3, UP-2), and Ernie Johnson (AP-3); tackle Bill Chambers (AP-2, UP-2); guard Mike Dimitro (AP-2, UP-3); and end Tom Fears (AP-3, UP-2).[4] [5]
See also: 1946 NCAA football rankings.
See main article: 1947 NFL draft. The 1947 NFL Draft was held on December 16, 1946. The following Bruins were selected.[7]
| 1 | 4 | Washington Redskins | |||
| 1 | 6 | Green Bay Packers | |||
| 3 | 20 | Green Bay Packers | |||
| 3 | 21 | Don Paul | Los Angeles Rams | ||
| 8 | 58 | Linebacker | Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| 9 | 68 | End | Washington Redskins | ||
| 13 | 113 | Mike Dimitro | Los Angeles Rams | ||
| 20 | 183 | Back | Los Angeles Rams | ||
| 21 | 193 | Los Angeles Rams |