Edwin C. Horrell

Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Template other Edwin C. "Babe" Horrell (September 29, 1902 – June 13, 1992) was an American football player and coach. He played college football at the University of California, Berkeley, where he was an All-American in 1924 at center. Horrell served as the head football coach at the University of California, Los Angeles from 1939 to 1944, compiling a record of 24–31–6. In 1942, he led the UCLA Bruins to the Pacific Coast Conference title and an appearance in the Rose Bowl. Horrell was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a player in 1969.

Playing career

Horrell played as center for the California Golden Bears from 1922 to 1924. During those three seasons, the team went 26–0–3 under head coach Andy Smith.

Coaching career

From 1926 to 1938, Horrell was an assistant coach for the UCLA Bruins. He then served as the head coach from 1939 to 1944, compiling a 24–31–6 record. His 1942 UCLA Bruins team lost to Georgia in the 1943 Rose Bowl. He was the first coach to lead a UCLA team to defeat the rival USC Trojans in what became the UCLA–USC rivalry.

Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs	AP#
UCLA Bruins (Pacific Coast Conference) (1939–1944)
1939	UCLA	6–0–4	5–0–3	T–2nd		7
1940	UCLA	1–9	1–6	9th
1941	UCLA	5–5–1	3–4–1	6th
1942	UCLA	7–4	6–1	1st	L Rose	13
1943	UCLA	1–8	0–4	3rd
1944	UCLA	4–5–1	1–2–1	3rd
UCLA:		24–31–6	16–17–5
Total:		24–31–6
National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth
Template:Plainlist #Rankings from final AP Poll.

External links

• [[[:Template:College Football HoF/url]] College Football Hall of Fame profile]

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