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1954 UCLA

9–⁠0 (6–⁠0 Pacific Coast Conference), coached by Red Sanders, finished No. 2 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

UCLA in 1954, game by game: won vs. San Diego Navy 67–0; won at Kansas 32–7; won vs. No. 6 Maryland 12–7; won at Washington 21–20; won vs. Stanford 72–0; won at Oregon State 61–0; won at California 27–6; won vs. Oregon 41–0; won vs. No. 7 USC 34–0+72Won 67–0 vs. San Diego Navy+67San Diego NavyWon 32–7 at Kansas+25KansasWon 12–7 vs. No. 6 Maryland+5No. 6 MarylandWon 21–20 at Washington+1WashingtonWon 72–0 vs. Stanford+72StanfordWon 61–0 at Oregon State+61Oregon StateWon 27–6 at California+21CaliforniaWon 41–0 vs. Oregon+41OregonWon 34–0 vs. No. 7 USC+34No. 7 USC
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 18vsSan Diego NavyW 67–⁠092%
Sep 25atKansasW 32–⁠774%
Oct 1vs6MarylandW 12–⁠753%
Oct 9atWashingtonW 21–⁠2069%
Oct 16vsStanfordW 72–⁠075%
Oct 23atOregon StateW 61–⁠083%
Oct 30atCaliforniaW 27–⁠670%
Nov 6vsOregonW 41–⁠083%
Nov 20vs7USCW 34–⁠071%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat USC 34–⁠0; No. 2 in the final AP poll; Pacific Coast Conference champions.

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

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 8
  2. Wk 2: 8
  3. Wk 3: 4
  4. Wk 4: 2
  5. Wk 5: 3
  6. Wk 6: 3
  7. Wk 7: 3
  8. Wk 8: 1
  9. Wk 9: 1
  10. Wk 10: 2
  11. Wk 11: 2
  12. Final: 2

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 1954.

National championsa title the school claims

Pacific Coast Conference champions6–⁠0 in the conference

Consensus All-AmericanJack Ellena, OT

Record
9–⁠0
Conference
6–⁠0 first in Pacific Coast Conference
AP final
No. 2 peak No. 1
Points
367–⁠40
Coach
Red Sanders
Elo
1778 +122 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
20.9 No. 4 of 111 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Offense
Single-wing

Drafted in 1955

The 1955 draft
Rd 2Bob Long BLos Angeles Rams
Rd 2Jim Salsbury OGDetroit Lions

All-Pacific Coast

6 first team, 3 second team

First team

Second team

  • Bob HeydenfeldtEUP-2
  • Joe RayOTAP-2
  • Sam BoghosianOGAP-2; UP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1954 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1954 Pacific Coast Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
UCLA6–⁠09–⁠02
USC6–⁠18–⁠417
Oregon5–⁠36–⁠4
California4–⁠35–⁠5
Washington State3–⁠44–⁠6
Stanford2–⁠44–⁠6
Idaho1–⁠24–⁠5
Washington1–⁠62–⁠8
Oregon State1–⁠61–⁠8

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