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1974 UCLA

6–⁠3–⁠2 (4–⁠2–⁠1 Pac-8), coached by Dick Vermeil.

Schedule and results

UCLA in 1974, game by game: tied at No. 16 Tennessee 17–17; lost at Iowa 10–21; won vs. Michigan State 56–14; won at Utah 27–14; tied vs. Stanford 13–13; won vs. Washington State 17–13; won at No. 20 California 28–3; lost at Washington 9–31; won vs. Oregon 21–0; won at Oregon State 33–14; lost vs. No. 8 USC 9–34+42−25Tied 17–17 at No. 16 Tennessee0No. 16 TennesseeLost 10–21 at Iowa-11IowaWon 56–14 vs. Michigan State+42Michigan StateWon 27–14 at Utah+13UtahTied 13–13 vs. Stanford0StanfordWon 17–13 vs. Washington State+4Washington StateWon 28–3 at No. 20 California+25No. 20 CaliforniaLost 9–31 at Washington-22WashingtonWon 21–0 vs. Oregon+21OregonWon 33–14 at Oregon State+19Oregon StateLost 9–34 vs. No. 8 USC-25No. 8 USC
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 7at16TennesseeT 17–⁠1747%
Sep 21atIowaL 10–⁠2181%
Sep 28vsMichigan StateW 56–⁠1465%
Oct 5atUtahW 27–⁠1469%
Oct 12vsStanfordT 13–⁠1375%
Oct 19vsWashington StateW 17–⁠1379%
Oct 26at20CaliforniaW 28–⁠354%
Nov 2atWashingtonL 9–⁠3175%
Nov 9vsOregonW 21–⁠085%
Nov 16atOregon StateW 33–⁠1470%
Nov 23vs8USCL 9–⁠3446%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to USC 34–⁠9; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Pac-8.

In program history: The 41st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 102 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 12
  2. Wk 2: 12
  3. Wk 3: 12
  4. Wk 9: 18

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 1974.

Record
6–⁠3–⁠2
Conference
4–⁠2–⁠1 tied for 3rd in Pac-8
AP final
Unranked peak No. 12
Points
240–⁠174
Coach
Dick Vermeil
Elo
1604 −29 this season
SP+ rating
4.4 No. 60 of 124; offense No. 64, defense No. 52
SRS
8.6 No. 37 of 129 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Rod Dowhower
Defensive coordinator
Lynn Stiles

Drafted in 1975

The 1975 draft
Rd 6Fulton Kuykendall LBAtlanta Falcons

All-Pac-8

3 first team, 6 second team

First team

Second team

  • Phil McKinnelyOTAP-2
  • Randy CrossOGAP-2
  • Myke HortonOGAP-2
  • Dale CurryLBAP-2
  • John NanoskiDBAP-2
  • Kent PearceDBAP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1974 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1974 Pac-8 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
USC6–⁠0–⁠110–⁠1–⁠12
Stanford5–⁠1–⁠15–⁠4–⁠2
California4–⁠2–⁠17–⁠3–⁠1
UCLA4–⁠2–⁠16–⁠3–⁠2
Washington3–⁠45–⁠6
Oregon State3–⁠43–⁠8
Washington State1–⁠62–⁠9
Oregon0–⁠72–⁠9

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