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1963 UCLA

2–⁠8 (2–⁠2 Athletic Association of Western Universities), coached by Bill Barnes.

Schedule and results

UCLA in 1963, game by game: lost vs. Pittsburgh 0–20; lost at Penn State 14–17; won at Stanford 10–9; lost vs. Syracuse 7–29; lost at Notre Dame 12–27; lost vs. No. 4 Illinois 12–18; lost vs. California 0–25; lost at Air Force 21–48; won vs. Washington 14–0; lost at USC 6–26+14−27Lost 0–20 vs. Pittsburgh-20PittsburghLost 14–17 at Penn State-3Penn StateWon 10–9 at Stanford+1StanfordLost 7–29 vs. Syracuse-22SyracuseLost 12–27 at Notre Dame-15Notre DameLost 12–18 vs. No. 4 Illinois-6No. 4 IllinoisLost 0–25 vs. California-25CaliforniaLost 21–48 at Air Force-27Air ForceWon 14–0 vs. Washington+14WashingtonLost 6–26 at USC-20USC
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 20vsPittsburghL 0–⁠2058%
Sep 28atPenn StateL 14–⁠1718%
Oct 5atStanfordW 10–⁠942%
Oct 11vsSyracuseL 7–⁠2938%
Oct 19atNotre DameL 12–⁠2730%
Oct 25vs4IllinoisL 12–⁠1849%
Nov 2vsCaliforniaL 0–⁠2559%
Nov 9atAir ForceL 21–⁠4823%
Nov 16vsWashingtonW 14–⁠019%
Nov 30atUSCL 6–⁠2614%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to USC 26–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Athletic Association of Western Universities.

In program history: The 95th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 102 on file).

Record
2–⁠8
Conference
2–⁠2 tied for 3rd in Athletic Association of Western Universities
AP final
Unranked
Points
96–⁠219
Coach
Bill Barnes
Elo
1385 −101 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−0.5 No. 64 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

All-Pacific Coast

1 first team, 2 second team

First team

  • Mel ProfitEAP-1; UPI-1

Second team

  • John WalkerOGAP-2
  • Walt DatheOGUPI-2

From Wikipedia’s 1963 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1963 Athletic Association of Western Universities standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Washington4–⁠16–⁠5
USC3–⁠17–⁠3
UCLA2–⁠22–⁠8
Washington State1–⁠13–⁠6–⁠1
California1–⁠34–⁠5–⁠1
Stanford1–⁠43–⁠7

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