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1972 UCLA

8–⁠3 (5–⁠2 Pac-8), coached by Pepper Rodgers, finished No. 15 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

UCLA in 1972, game by game: won vs. No. 1 Nebraska 20–17; won at Pittsburgh 38–28; lost vs. No. 12 Michigan 9–26; won vs. Oregon 65–20; won vs. Arizona 42–31; won at Oregon State 37–7; won at California 49–13; won vs. Washington State 35–20; won vs. Stanford 28–23; lost at Washington 21–30; lost vs. No. 1 USC 7–24+45−17Won 20–17 vs. No. 1 Nebraska+3No. 1 NebraskaWon 38–28 at Pittsburgh+10PittsburghLost 9–26 vs. No. 12 Michigan-17No. 12 MichiganWon 65–20 vs. Oregon+45OregonWon 42–31 vs. Arizona+11ArizonaWon 37–7 at Oregon State+30Oregon StateWon 49–13 at California+36CaliforniaWon 35–20 vs. Washington State+15Washington StateWon 28–23 vs. Stanford+5StanfordLost 21–30 at Washington-9WashingtonLost 7–24 vs. No. 1 USC-17No. 1 USC
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 9vs1NebraskaW 20–⁠1723%
Sep 16atPittsburghW 38–⁠2856%
Sep 23vs12MichiganL 9–⁠2638%
Sep 29vsOregonW 65–⁠2058%
Oct 7vsArizonaW 42–⁠3173%
Oct 14atOregon StateW 37–⁠755%
Oct 21atCaliforniaW 49–⁠1363%
Oct 28vsWashington StateW 35–⁠2072%
Nov 4vsStanfordW 28–⁠2353%
Nov 11atWashingtonL 21–⁠3046%
Nov 18vs1USCL 7–⁠2437%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to USC 24–⁠7; No. 15 in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Pac-8.

In program history: The 46th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 102 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 2: 8
  2. Wk 3: 6
  3. Wk 4: 15
  4. Wk 5: 14
  5. Wk 6: 14
  6. Wk 7: 11
  7. Wk 8: 9
  8. Wk 9: 8
  9. Wk 10: 8
  10. Wk 11: 14
  11. Wk 12: 14
  12. Wk 13: 15
  13. Wk 14: 14
  14. Final: 15

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 1972.

Record
8–⁠3
Conference
5–⁠2 2nd in Pac-8
AP final
No. 15 peak No. 6
Points
351–⁠239
Coach
Pepper Rodgers
Elo
1597 +113 this season
SP+ rating
19.2 No. 13 of 121; offense No. 7, defense No. 58
SRS
18.9 No. 10 of 127 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Homer Smith
Offense
Wishbone

Drafted in 1973

The 1973 draft
Rd 5Allan Ellis DBChicago Bears
Rd 5Bruce Walton OTDallas Cowboys

All-Pac-8

5 first team

First team

From Wikipedia’s 1972 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1972 Pac-8 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
USC7–⁠012–⁠01
UCLA5–⁠28–⁠315
Washington4–⁠38–⁠3
Washington State4–⁠37–⁠419
California3–⁠43–⁠8
Stanford2–⁠56–⁠5
Oregon2–⁠54–⁠7
Oregon State1–⁠62–⁠9

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