1943 Pacific
7–2, coached by Amos Alonzo Stagg, finished No. 19 in the AP poll. Share
Schedule and results
- Best winBeat No. 11 Del Monte Pre-Flight 16–7Oct 16
Over the best-ranked team it beat, at home.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18 | atAlameda Coast Guard | W 14–7 | 44% |
| Sep 25 | vsSaint Mary’s (CA) Pre-Flight | W 13–7 | 20% |
| Oct 2 | at UCLA | W 19–7 | 15% |
| Oct 9 | at California | W 12–6 | 19% |
| Oct 16 | vs11Del Monte Pre-Flight | W 16–7 | 28% |
| Oct 23 | at 7USC | L 0–6 | 16% |
| Nov 6 | vsSaint Mary’s (CA) | W 19–7 | 49% |
| Nov 13 | vsYuma Field | W 43–0 | 76% |
| Dec 11 | vsMarch Field | L 10–19 | 27% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to March Field 19–10; No. 19 in the final AP poll.
In program history: The 20th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 64 on file).
AP poll, week by week
- Wk 1: 20
- Wk 2: 10
- Wk 3: 6
- Wk 4: 10
- Wk 5: 10
- Wk 6: 11
- Wk 7: 13
- Final: 19
- Record
- 7–2
- Conference
- —
- AP final
- No. 19 peak No. 6
- Points
- 146–66
- Coach
- Amos Alonzo Stagg
- Elo
- 1401 +208 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 20.8 No. 9 of 76 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
Drafted in 1944
The 1944 draft| Rd 4 | Art McCaffray OT | Pittsburgh Steelers |
All-Pacific Coast
4 first team, 4 second teamFirst team
- Johnny PodestoFBAP-1; UP-1
- Art McCaffrayOTAP-1; UP-1
- Earl KlapsteinOTAP-2; UP-1
- Bart GianelliOGAP-1; UP-1
Second team
- Jack VeruttiQBAP-3; UP-2
- Carl LuederEAP-3; UP-2
- John CeccarelliOGAP-2; UP-2
- Jim WatsonCAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1943 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).