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1965 UCLA

8–⁠2–⁠1 (4–⁠0 Athletic Association of Western Universities), coached by Tommy Prothro, finished No. 4 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

UCLA in 1965, game by game: lost at Michigan State 3–13; won at Penn State 24–22; won vs. Syracuse 24–14; tied at Missouri 14–14; won vs. California 56–3; won at Air Force 10–0; won vs. Washington 28–24; won at Stanford 30–13; won at No. 6 USC 20–16; lost at No. 7 Tennessee 34–37; won vs. No. 1 Michigan State 14–12+53−10Lost 3–13 at Michigan State-10Michigan StateWon 24–22 at Penn State+2Penn StateWon 24–14 vs. Syracuse+10SyracuseTied 14–14 at Missouri0MissouriWon 56–3 vs. California+53CaliforniaWon 10–0 at Air Force+10Air ForceWon 28–24 vs. Washington+4WashingtonWon 30–13 at Stanford+17StanfordWon 20–16 at No. 6 USC+4No. 6 USCLost 34–37 at No. 7 Tennessee-3No. 7 TennesseeWon 14–12 vs. No. 1 Michigan State+2No. 1 Michigan State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 18atMichigan StateL 3–⁠1329%
Oct 2atPenn StateW 24–⁠2225%
Oct 9vsSyracuseW 24–⁠1437%
Oct 16atMissouriT 14–⁠1426%
Oct 23vsCaliforniaW 56–⁠358%
Oct 30atAir ForceW 10–⁠055%
Nov 6vsWashingtonW 28–⁠2456%
Nov 13atStanfordW 30–⁠1344%
Nov 20at6USCW 20–⁠1629%
Dec 4at7TennesseeL 34–⁠3742%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs1Michigan StateRose BowlW 14–⁠1230%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Michigan State 14–⁠12 in the Rose Bowl; No. 4 in the final AP poll; Athletic Association of Western Universities champions.

In program history: The 33rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 102 on file).

AP poll, week by week

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

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 1965.

Athletic Association of Western Universities champions4–⁠0 in the conference

Record
8–⁠2–⁠1
Conference
4–⁠0 first in Athletic Association of Western Universities
AP final
No. 4 peak No. 4
Points
257–⁠168
Coach
Tommy Prothro
Elo
1618 +173 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
22.6 No. 6 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

All-Pacific Coast

8 first team, 3 second team

First team

  • Gary BebanQBAP-1; UPI-1; Coaches-1
  • Mel FarrRBAP-2; UPI-1; Coaches-1
  • Kurt AltenbergEAP-1; UPI-2; Coaches-1
  • Russ BanducciOTAP-1; UPI-1; Coaches-1
  • Jim CollettoDEUPI-2; Coaches-1
  • John RichardsonMG
  • Jeff SmithLBAP-1; UPI-1; Coaches-1
  • Bob StilesDBAP-1; UPI-2; Coaches-1

Second team

  • Barry LeventhalOGUPI-2
  • Erwin DutcherDEAP-2
  • Dallas GriderLBAP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1965 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1965 Athletic Association of Western Universities standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
UCLA4–⁠08–⁠2–⁠14
USC4–⁠17–⁠2–⁠110
Washington State2–⁠17–⁠3
Washington4–⁠35–⁠5
Stanford2–⁠36–⁠3–⁠1
California2–⁠35–⁠5
Oregon State1–⁠35–⁠5
Oregon0–⁠54–⁠5–⁠1

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