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1929 UCLA

4–⁠4 (1–⁠3 Pacific Coast Conference), coached by William Spaulding.

Schedule and results

UCLA in 1929, game by game: lost at USC 0–76; won vs. Fresno State 56–6; lost vs. Stanford 0–57; won at California Tech 31–0; won vs. Pomona Pitzer 20–0; lost at Oregon 0–27; lost vs. Saint Mary’s (CA) 0–24; won vs. Montana 14–0+50−76Lost 0–76 at USC-76USCWon 56–6 vs. Fresno State+50Fresno StateLost 0–57 vs. Stanford-57StanfordWon 31–0 at California Tech+31California TechWon 20–0 vs. Pomona Pitzer+20Pomona PitzerLost 0–27 at Oregon-27OregonLost 0–24 vs. Saint Mary’s (CA)-24Saint Mary’s (C…Won 14–0 vs. Montana+14Montana
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 28atUSCL 0–⁠769%
Oct 5vsFresno StateW 56–⁠682%
Oct 12vsStanfordL 0–⁠5721%
Oct 19atCalifornia TechW 31–⁠062%
Oct 26vsPomona PitzerW 20–⁠077%
Nov 2atOregonL 0–⁠2716%
Nov 16vsSaint Mary’s (CA)L 0–⁠2468%
Nov 28vsMontanaW 14–⁠041%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Montana 14–⁠0; 6th in the Pacific Coast Conference.

In program history: The 98th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 102 on file).

Record
4–⁠4
Conference
1–⁠3 6th in Pacific Coast Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
121–⁠190
Coach
William Spaulding
Elo
1315 +5 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−4.6 No. 65 of 100 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1929 Pacific Coast Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
USC6–⁠110–⁠2
Stanford5–⁠19–⁠2
California4–⁠17–⁠1–⁠1
Oregon4–⁠17–⁠3
Washington State4–⁠210–⁠2
UCLA1–⁠34–⁠4
Oregon State1–⁠45–⁠4
Idaho1–⁠44–⁠5
Montana0–⁠4–⁠13–⁠5–⁠1
Washington0–⁠5–⁠12–⁠6–⁠1

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