1971 UCLA
2–7–1 (1–4–1 Pac-8), coached by Pepper Rodgers. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Arizona 28–12Oct 16
By 16 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11 | vs Pittsburgh | L 25–29 | 73% |
| Sep 18 | vs 3Texas | L 10–28 | 37% |
| Sep 25 | at 4Michigan | L 0–38 | 24% |
| Oct 2 | vs Oregon State | L 17–34 | 57% |
| Oct 9 | at Washington State | W 34–21 | 51% |
| Oct 16 | at Arizona | W 28–12 | 48% |
| Oct 23 | vs California | L 24–31 | 55% |
| Oct 30 | vs Washington | L 12–23 | 47% |
| Nov 6 | at 12Stanford | L 9–20 | 17% |
| Nov 20 | at 15USC | T 7–7 | 21% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Tied USC 7–7; unranked in the final AP poll; 8th in the Pac-8.
In program history: The 79th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 102 on file).
AP poll, week by week
- Wk 1: 15
- Record
- 2–7–1
- Conference
- 1–4–1 8th in Pac-8
- AP final
- Unranked peak No. 15
- Points
- 166–243
- Coach
- Pepper Rodgers
- Elo
- 1477 −90 this season
- SP+ rating
- 1.4 No. 61 of 120; offense No. 57, defense No. 67
- SRS
- 2.3 No. 56 of 128 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offense
- Wishbone
Drafted in 1972
The 1972 draft| Rd 4 | Ed Galigher DE | New York Jets |
| Rd 4 | Dave Dalby C | Oakland Raiders |
| Rd 5 | Bob Christiansen TE | Los Angeles Rams |
| Rd 6 | Bob Pifferini LB | Chicago Bears |
All-Pac-8
2 first teamFirst team
Bob ChristiansenEnds/receiversAP-1- Dave DalbyCAP-1
From Wikipedia’s 1971 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1971 Pac-8 standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stanford | 6–1 | 9–3 | 10 |
| USC | 3–2–1 | 6–4–1 | 20 |
| Washington | 4–3 | 8–3 | 19 |
| California | 4–3 | 6–5 | |
| Oregon State | 3–3 | 5–6 | |
 Oregon | 2–4 | 5–6 | |
| Washington State | 2–5 | 4–7 | |
| UCLA | 1–4–1 | 2–7–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.