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1938 UCLA

7–⁠4–⁠1 (4–⁠3–⁠1 Pacific Coast Conference), coached by William Spaulding.

Schedule and results

UCLA in 1938, game by game: won vs. Iowa 27–3; lost at Oregon 12–14; won vs. Washington 13–0; lost at California 7–20; won vs. Idaho 33–0; won vs. Stanford 6–0; won at Washington State 21–0; lost vs. No. 15 Wisconsin 7–14; lost at No. 14 USC 7–42; tied vs. Oregon State 6–6; won at Hawaii All-Stars 46–0; won at Hawai’i 32–7+46−35Won 27–3 vs. Iowa+24IowaLost 12–14 at Oregon-2OregonWon 13–0 vs. Washington+13WashingtonLost 7–20 at California-13CaliforniaWon 33–0 vs. Idaho+33IdahoWon 6–0 vs. Stanford+6StanfordWon 21–0 at Washington State+21Washington StateLost 7–14 vs. No. 15 Wisconsin-7No. 15 WisconsinLost 7–42 at No. 14 USC-35No. 14 USCTied 6–6 vs. Oregon State0Oregon StateWon 46–0 at Hawaii All-Stars+46Hawaii All-StarsWon 32–7 at Hawai’i+25Hawai’i
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 23vsIowaW 27–⁠362%
Oct 1atOregonL 12–⁠1443%
Oct 8vsWashingtonW 13–⁠046%
Oct 15atCaliforniaL 7–⁠2021%
Oct 22vsIdahoW 33–⁠068%
Oct 29vsStanfordW 6–⁠059%
Nov 5atWashington StateW 21–⁠056%
Nov 12vs15WisconsinL 7–⁠1460%
Nov 24at14USCL 7–⁠4230%
Dec 10vsOregon StateT 6–⁠658%
Dec 26atHawaii All-StarsW 46–⁠080%
Jan 2atHawai’iW 32–⁠787%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Hawai’i 32–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Pacific Coast Conference.

In program history: The 62nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 102 on file).

Record
7–⁠4–⁠1
Conference
4–⁠3–⁠1 tied for 3rd in Pacific Coast Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
217–⁠106
Coach
William Spaulding
Elo
1537 +71 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
8.6 No. 29 of 122 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

All-Pacific Coast

2 first team, 1 second team

First team

Second team

  • Mladen ZarubicaOTAP-2; NEA-3

From Wikipedia’s 1938 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1938 Pacific Coast Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
California6–⁠110–⁠114
USC6–⁠19–⁠27
UCLA4–⁠3–⁠17–⁠4–⁠1
Oregon State4–⁠3–⁠15–⁠3–⁠1
Oregon4–⁠44–⁠5
Washington3–⁠4–⁠13–⁠5–⁠1
Idaho2–⁠3–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
Stanford2–⁠53–⁠6
Washington State1–⁠72–⁠8
Montana0–⁠15–⁠3–⁠1

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