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1969 UCLA

8–⁠1–⁠1 (5–⁠1–⁠1 Pac-8), coached by Tommy Prothro, finished No. 13 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

UCLA in 1969, game by game: won vs. Oregon State 37–0; won vs. Pittsburgh 42–8; won at Wisconsin 34–23; won at Northwestern 36–0; won at Washington State 46–14; won vs. California 32–0; tied at No. 19 Stanford 20–20; won vs. Washington 57–14; won at Oregon 13–10; lost at No. 5 USC 12–14+43−2Won 37–0 vs. Oregon State+37Oregon StateWon 42–8 vs. Pittsburgh+34PittsburghWon 34–23 at Wisconsin+11WisconsinWon 36–0 at Northwestern+36NorthwesternWon 46–14 at Washington State+32Washington StateWon 32–0 vs. California+32CaliforniaTied 20–20 at No. 19 Stanford0No. 19 StanfordWon 57–14 vs. Washington+43WashingtonWon 13–10 at Oregon+3OregonLost 12–14 at No. 5 USC-2No. 5 USC
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 13vsOregon StateW 37–⁠042%
Sep 20vsPittsburghW 42–⁠879%
Sep 27atWisconsinW 34–⁠2373%
Oct 4atNorthwesternW 36–⁠072%
Oct 11atWashington StateW 46–⁠1466%
Oct 18vsCaliforniaW 32–⁠063%
Oct 25at19StanfordT 20–⁠2047%
Nov 1vsWashingtonW 57–⁠1486%
Nov 15atOregonW 13–⁠1068%
Nov 22at5USCL 12–⁠1430%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to USC 14–⁠12; No. 13 in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Pac-8.

In program history: The tied 26th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 102 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 17
  2. Wk 2: 14
  3. Wk 3: 11
  4. Wk 4: 11
  5. Wk 5: 8
  6. Wk 6: 6
  7. Wk 7: 9
  8. Wk 8: 7
  9. Wk 9: 7
  10. Wk 10: 6
  11. Wk 11: 11
  12. Wk 12: 10
  13. Wk 13: 10
  14. Final: 13

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 1969.

Consensus All-AmericanMike Ballou, LB

Record
8–⁠1–⁠1
Conference
5–⁠1–⁠1 tied for 2nd in Pac-8
AP final
No. 13 peak No. 6
Points
329–⁠103
Coach
Tommy Prothro
Elo
1647 +148 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
27.9 No. 3 of 122 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

Drafted in 1970

The 1970 draft
Rd 3George Farmer WRChicago Bears
Rd 3Mike Ballou LBBoston Patriots
Rd 4Wes Grant DENew York Giants
Rd 5Greg Jones RBMinnesota Vikings

All-Pacific Coast

9 first team, 1 second team

First team

  • Greg JonesRBAP-1; UPI-1; Coaches-1
  • Mickey CuretonRBAP-2; UPI-1
  • Gwen CooperEAP-1; UPI-1; Coaches-1
  • Gordon BossermanOTAP-2; UPI-1
  • Dennis AlumbaughOGAP-1; UPI-2; Coaches-1
  • Wes GrantDE
  • Floyd ReeseDT
  • Mike BallouLBAP-1; UPI-1; Coaches-1
  • Ron CarverDBAP-2; UPI-1

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 1969 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1969 Pac-8 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
USC6–⁠010–⁠0–⁠13
UCLA5–⁠1–⁠18–⁠1–⁠113
Stanford5–⁠1–⁠17–⁠2–⁠119
Oregon State4–⁠36–⁠4
Oregon2–⁠35–⁠5–⁠1
California2–⁠45–⁠5
Washington1–⁠61–⁠9
Washington State0–⁠71–⁠9

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