The Joe E. Brown All-Stars, Bank of America and Universal Pictures don’t find their way onto UCLA’s schedule anymore.
It may sound like the stuff of Hollywood, but those were actual opponents of the Bruins in the 1930s and 1940s. Equally surreal was what was happening in the rivalry between UCLA and USC.
The Bruins lost 42 consecutive games to that other team across town. It’s true. The team that leads its rival, 11-0, in national championships could not win a game in the series between February 1932 and January 1943.
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