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1931 UCLA

3–⁠4–⁠1 (0–⁠3 Pacific Coast Conference), coached by William Spaulding.

Schedule and results

UCLA in 1931, game by game: tied vs. Occidental 0–0; lost at Washington State 0–13; lost at Northwestern 0–19; won vs. Pomona Pitzer 46–0; lost at Stanford 6–12; won vs. Saint Mary’s (CA) 12–0; lost vs. Oregon 6–13; won vs. Florida 13–0+46−19Tied 0–0 vs. Occidental0OccidentalLost 0–13 at Washington State-13Washington StateLost 0–19 at Northwestern-19NorthwesternWon 46–0 vs. Pomona Pitzer+46Pomona PitzerLost 6–12 at Stanford-6StanfordWon 12–0 vs. Saint Mary’s (CA)+12Saint Mary’s (C…Lost 6–13 vs. Oregon-7OregonWon 13–0 vs. Florida+13Florida
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 25vsOccidentalT 0–⁠082%
Oct 3atWashington StateL 0–⁠1317%
Oct 17atNorthwesternL 0–⁠1915%
Oct 24vsPomona PitzerW 46–⁠082%
Oct 31atStanfordL 6–⁠1215%
Nov 11vsSaint Mary’s (CA)W 12–⁠039%
Nov 21vsOregonL 6–⁠1335%
Nov 26vsFloridaW 13–⁠045%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Florida 13–⁠0; tied for 9th in the Pacific Coast Conference.

In program history: The 89th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 102 on file).

Record
3–⁠4–⁠1
Conference
0–⁠3 tied for 9th in Pacific Coast Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
83–⁠57
Coach
William Spaulding
Elo
1431 +33 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
11.4 No. 27 of 110 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

All-Pacific Coast

1 first team

First team

  • Leonard WellendorfEAP-1

From Wikipedia’s 1931 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1931 Pacific Coast Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
USC7–⁠010–⁠1
California4–⁠18–⁠2
Oregon3–⁠1–⁠16–⁠2–⁠2
Washington State4–⁠36–⁠4
Washington3–⁠3–⁠15–⁠3–⁠1
Stanford2–⁠2–⁠17–⁠2–⁠2
Oregon State1–⁠3–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
Idaho1–⁠43–⁠4
UCLA0–⁠33–⁠4–⁠1
Montana0–⁠51–⁠6

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