While the coach and captain returned, most of the team was different than the previous season and that did not help the Bruins against their two opponents.
They faced California and USC in two series during the year and didn't win a single game.
In most games the team's defense was good enough to keep the score close but, as it had been last year, the offense was lacking.
While it was too late to salvage the 1930 season, since most of the players were to return for the following year there was some hope of improvement from the Bruins.
[1] The ice hockey team was the only minor sport at UCLA that was able to turn a profit for the year.