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1970 UCLA

6–⁠5 (4–⁠3 Pac-8), coached by Tommy Prothro.

Schedule and results

UCLA in 1970, game by game: won at Oregon State 14–9; won at Pittsburgh 24–15; won vs. Northwestern 12–7; lost at No. 2 Texas 17–20; lost vs. Oregon 40–41; won at California 24–21; lost vs. No. 8 Stanford 7–9; won vs. Washington State 54–9; lost at Washington 20–61; won vs. USC 45–20; lost at No. 5 Tennessee 17–28+45−41Won 14–9 at Oregon State+5Oregon StateWon 24–15 at Pittsburgh+9PittsburghWon 12–7 vs. Northwestern+5NorthwesternLost 17–20 at No. 2 Texas-3No. 2 TexasLost 40–41 vs. Oregon-1OregonWon 24–21 at California+3CaliforniaLost 7–9 vs. No. 8 Stanford-2No. 8 StanfordWon 54–9 vs. Washington State+45Washington StateLost 20–61 at Washington-41WashingtonWon 45–20 vs. USC+25USCLost 17–28 at No. 5 Tennessee-11No. 5 Tennessee
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 12atOregon StateW 14–⁠946%
Sep 19atPittsburghW 24–⁠1569%
Sep 26vsNorthwesternW 12–⁠786%
Oct 3at2TexasL 17–⁠2030%
Oct 10vsOregonL 40–⁠4178%
Oct 17atCaliforniaW 24–⁠2161%
Oct 24vs8StanfordL 7–⁠952%
Oct 30vsWashington StateW 54–⁠989%
Nov 14atWashingtonL 20–⁠6162%
Nov 21vsUSCW 45–⁠2044%
Dec 5at5TennesseeL 17–⁠2826%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Tennessee 28–⁠17; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Pac-8.

In program history: The 45th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 102 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 18
  2. Wk 2: 16
  3. Wk 3: 15
  4. Wk 4: 13
  5. Wk 5: 15
  6. Wk 6: 19
  7. Wk 7: 16
  8. Wk 8: 19
  9. Wk 9: 16
  10. Wk 10: 17
Record
6–⁠5
Conference
4–⁠3 tied for 2nd in Pac-8
AP final
Unranked peak No. 13
Points
274–⁠240
Coach
Tommy Prothro
Elo
1600 +2 this season
SP+ rating
19.8 No. 15 of 117; offense No. 15, defense No. 25
SRS
20.3 No. 15 of 123 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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All-Pac-8

2 first team, 2 second team

First team

Second team

  • Dennis DummitQBUPI-2
  • Ron CarverDBUPI-2

From Wikipedia’s 1970 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1970 Pac-8 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Stanford6–⁠19–⁠38
Washington4–⁠36–⁠4
Oregon4–⁠36–⁠4–⁠1
California4–⁠36–⁠5
UCLA4–⁠36–⁠5
USC3–⁠46–⁠4–⁠115
Oregon State3–⁠46–⁠5
Washington State0–⁠71–⁠10

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