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1935 UCLA

8–⁠2 (4–⁠1 Pacific Coast Conference), coached by William Spaulding.

Schedule and results

UCLA in 1935, game by game: won vs. Utah State 39–0; won at Oregon State 20–7; won at Stanford 7–6; won vs. Oregon 33–6; lost vs. California 2–14; lost vs. SMU 0–21; won vs. Hawai’i 19–6; won vs. Loyola Marymount 14–6; won vs. Idaho 13–6; won at Saint Mary’s (CA) 13–7+39−21Won 39–0 vs. Utah State+39Utah StateWon 20–7 at Oregon State+13Oregon StateWon 7–6 at Stanford+1StanfordWon 33–6 vs. Oregon+27OregonLost 2–14 vs. California-12CaliforniaLost 0–21 vs. SMU-21SMUWon 19–6 vs. Hawai’i+13Hawai’iWon 14–6 vs. Loyola Marymount+8Loyola MarymountWon 13–6 vs. Idaho+7IdahoWon 13–7 at Saint Mary’s (CA)+6Saint Mary’s (C…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 28vsUtah StateW 39–⁠053%
Oct 5atOregon StateW 20–⁠755%
Oct 19atStanfordW 7–⁠636%
Oct 26vsOregonW 33–⁠661%
Nov 2vsCaliforniaL 2–⁠1466%
Nov 9vsSMUL 0–⁠2146%
Nov 15vsHawai’iW 19–⁠691%
Nov 23vsLoyola MarymountW 14–⁠665%
Dec 7vsIdahoW 13–⁠681%
Dec 14atSaint Mary’s (CA)W 13–⁠737%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Saint Mary’s (CA) 13–⁠7; Pacific Coast Conference champions.

In program history: The 43rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 102 on file).

Pacific Coast Conference champions4–⁠1 in the conference, shared with California and Stanford

Record
8–⁠2
Conference
4–⁠1 shared first in Pacific Coast Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
160–⁠79
Coach
William Spaulding
Elo
1603 +79 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
16.5 No. 13 of 128 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

Drafted in 1936

The 1936 draft
Rd 2Chuck Cheshire BDetroit Lions

All-Pacific Coast

2 first team, 1 second team

First team

  • Charles “Chuck” CheshireRBAP-1; HJ-1; NEA-1; OS-1; UP-1; WS-1
  • Sherm ChavoorCUP-1; WS-1

Second team

  • Earl SargentOGUP-2; AP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1935 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1935 Pacific Coast Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
California4–⁠19–⁠1
Stanford4–⁠18–⁠1
UCLA4–⁠18–⁠2
Oregon3–⁠26–⁠3
Washington State3–⁠25–⁠3–⁠1
Washington4–⁠35–⁠3
Oregon State2–⁠3–⁠16–⁠4–⁠1
USC2–⁠45–⁠7
Idaho1–⁠52–⁠7
Montana0–⁠5–⁠11–⁠5–⁠2

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