1943 UCLA
1–8 (0–4 Pacific Coast Conference), coached by Babe Horrell. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Saint Mary’s (CA) 19–7Nov 20
By 12 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25 | vs USC | L 0–20 | 64% |
| Oct 2 | vsPacific | L 7–19 | 85% |
| Oct 9 | at16March Field | L 7–47 | 34% |
| Oct 16 | vs California | L 0–13 | 52% |
| Oct 30 | atSan Diego Navy | L 0–28 | 71% |
| Nov 6 | vs14Del Monte Pre-Flight | L 7–26 | 31% |
| Nov 13 | atCalifornia | L 6–13 | 26% |
| Nov 20 | vsSaint Mary’s (CA) | W 19–7 | 46% |
| Nov 27 | atUSC | L 13–26 | 20% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to USC 26–13; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Pacific Coast Conference.
In program history: The 97th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 102 on file).
Players on this team
Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1943.
- Record
- 1–8
- Conference
- 0–4 3rd in Pacific Coast Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 59–199
- Coach
- Babe Horrell
- Elo
- 1342 −203 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 0.3 No. 38 of 76 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
Drafted in 1944
The 1944 draft| Rd 5 | Bob Waterfield QB | Cleveland Rams |
All-Pacific Coast
1 first team, 1 second teamFirst team
Don MalmbertgOTAP-1; UP-2
Second team
- Herb WeinerEAP-2; UP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1943 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1943 Pacific Coast Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| USC | 4–0 | 8–2 | |
| California | 2–2 | 4–6 | |
 Washington | 0–0 | 1–1 | 12 |
| UCLA | 0–4 | 1–8 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.