The 1946 UCLA Bruins football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 1946 college football season. In their second year under head coach Bert LaBrucherie, the Bruins compiled a 10–1 record (7–0 conference) and finished in first place in the Pacific Coast Conference. After completing the regular season with an undefeated record, they lost to Illinois in the 1947 Rose Bowl.