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1973 UCLA

9–⁠2 (6–⁠1 Pac-8), coached by Pepper Rodgers, finished No. 12 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

UCLA in 1973, game by game: lost at No. 4 Nebraska 13–40; won vs. Iowa 55–18; won at Michigan State 34–21; won vs. Utah 66–16; won at Stanford 59–13; won at Washington State 24–13; won vs. California 61–21; won vs. Washington 62–13; won at Oregon 27–7; won vs. Oregon State 56–14; lost at No. 9 USC 13–23+50−27Lost 13–40 at No. 4 Nebraska-27No. 4 NebraskaWon 55–18 vs. Iowa+37IowaWon 34–21 at Michigan State+13Michigan StateWon 66–16 vs. Utah+50UtahWon 59–13 at Stanford+46StanfordWon 24–13 at Washington State+11Washington StateWon 61–21 vs. California+40CaliforniaWon 62–13 vs. Washington+49WashingtonWon 27–7 at Oregon+20OregonWon 56–14 vs. Oregon State+42Oregon StateLost 13–23 at No. 9 USC-10No. 9 USC
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 8at4NebraskaL 13–⁠4024%
Sep 22vsIowaW 55–⁠1879%
Sep 29atMichigan StateW 34–⁠2147%
Oct 6vsUtahW 66–⁠1667%
Oct 13atStanfordW 59–⁠1347%
Oct 20atWashington StateW 24–⁠1367%
Oct 27vsCaliforniaW 61–⁠2182%
Nov 3vsWashingtonW 62–⁠1387%
Nov 10atOregonW 27–⁠773%
Nov 17vsOregon StateW 56–⁠1491%
Nov 24at9USCL 13–⁠2336%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to USC 23–⁠13; No. 12 in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Pac-8.

In program history: The 15th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 102 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 10
  2. Wk 2: 16
  3. Wk 3: 18
  4. Wk 4: 17
  5. Wk 5: 16
  6. Wk 6: 15
  7. Wk 7: 13
  8. Wk 8: 13
  9. Wk 9: 10
  10. Wk 10: 9
  11. Wk 11: 8
  12. Wk 12: 8
  13. Wk 13: 10
  14. Wk 14: 9
  15. Final: 12

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 1973.

Consensus All-AmericanKermit Johnson, RB

Record
9–⁠2
Conference
6–⁠1 2nd in Pac-8
AP final
No. 12 peak No. 8
Points
470–⁠199
Coach
Pepper Rodgers
Elo
1699 +134 this season
SP+ rating
22.5 No. 11 of 123; offense No. 1, defense No. 72
SRS
27.9 No. 7 of 129 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Homer Smith
Offense
Wishbone

Drafted in 1974

The 1974 draft
Rd 1Bill Sandifer DTSan Francisco 49ers
Rd 1Fred McNeill LBMinnesota Vikings
Rd 3Calvin Peterson LBDallas Cowboys
Rd 3Al Oliver OTLos Angeles Rams
Rd 4Jimmy Allen DBPittsburgh Steelers
Rd 6James McAlister RBOakland Raiders
Rd 6Jim Bright DBDallas Cowboys
Rd 7Kermit Johnson RBSan Francisco 49ers
Rd 7Efren Herrera KDetroit Lions

All-Pac-8

11 first team

First team

From Wikipedia’s 1973 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1973 Pac-8 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
USC7–⁠09–⁠2–⁠18
UCLA6–⁠19–⁠212
Stanford5–⁠27–⁠4
Washington State4–⁠35–⁠6
California2–⁠54–⁠7
Oregon2–⁠52–⁠9
Oregon State2–⁠52–⁠9
Washington0–⁠72–⁠9

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