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1928 UCLA

4–⁠4–⁠1 (0–⁠4 Pacific Coast Conference), coached by William Spaulding.

Schedule and results

UCLA in 1928, game by game: won vs. California–Santa Barbara 19–0; tied vs. Arizona 7–7; won at California Tech 32–0; lost at Stanford 7–45; won vs. Pomona Pitzer 29–0; lost at Idaho 6–20; lost at Washington State 0–38; won vs. La Verne 65–0; lost vs. Oregon 6–26+65−38Won 19–0 vs. California–Santa Barbara+19California–Sant…Tied 7–7 vs. Arizona0ArizonaWon 32–0 at California Tech+32California TechLost 7–45 at Stanford-38StanfordWon 29–0 vs. Pomona Pitzer+29Pomona PitzerLost 6–20 at Idaho-14IdahoLost 0–38 at Washington State-38Washington StateWon 65–0 vs. La Verne+65La VerneLost 6–26 vs. Oregon-20Oregon
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 22vsCalifornia–Santa BarbaraW 19–⁠042%
Sep 29vsArizonaT 7–⁠717%
Oct 6atCalifornia TechW 32–⁠034%
Oct 13atStanfordL 7–⁠4510%
Oct 20vsPomona PitzerW 29–⁠057%
Oct 27atIdahoL 6–⁠2014%
Nov 10atWashington StateL 0–⁠387%
Nov 17vsLa VerneW 65–⁠057%
Nov 29vsOregonL 6–⁠2621%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Oregon 26–⁠6; tied for 9th in the Pacific Coast Conference.

In program history: The 99th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 102 on file).

Record
4–⁠4–⁠1
Conference
0–⁠4 tied for 9th in Pacific Coast Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
171–⁠136
Coach
William Spaulding
Elo
1216 +126 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−7.5 No. 71 of 100 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1928 Pacific Coast Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
USC4–⁠0–⁠19–⁠0–⁠1
California3–⁠0–⁠26–⁠2–⁠2
Stanford4–⁠1–⁠18–⁠3–⁠1
Oregon4–⁠29–⁠2
Washington State4–⁠37–⁠3
Oregon State2–⁠36–⁠3
Idaho2–⁠33–⁠4–⁠1
Washington2–⁠47–⁠4
UCLA0–⁠44–⁠4–⁠1
Montana0–⁠54–⁠5–⁠1

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.