The 1944 UCLA Bruins football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 1944 college football season. In their sixth year under head coach Edwin C. Horrell, the Bruins compiled a 4âÂÂ5âÂÂ1 record (1âÂÂ2âÂÂ1 conference) and finished in third place in the Pacific Coast Conference.