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1975 UCLA

9–⁠2–⁠1 (6–⁠1 Pac-8), coached by Dick Vermeil, finished No. 5 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

UCLA in 1975, game by game: won vs. Iowa State 37–21; won vs. No. 10 Tennessee 34–28; tied at Air Force 20–20; lost vs. No. 2 Ohio State 20–41; won at Stanford 31–21; won at Washington State 37–23; won vs. California 28–14; lost vs. Washington 13–17; won at Oregon 50–17; won vs. Oregon State 31–9; won at USC 25–22; won vs. No. 1 Ohio State 23–10+33−21Won 37–21 vs. Iowa State+16Iowa StateWon 34–28 vs. No. 10 Tennessee+6No. 10 TennesseeTied 20–20 at Air Force0Air ForceLost 20–41 vs. No. 2 Ohio State-21No. 2 Ohio StateWon 31–21 at Stanford+10StanfordWon 37–23 at Washington State+14Washington StateWon 28–14 vs. California+14CaliforniaLost 13–17 vs. Washington-4WashingtonWon 50–17 at Oregon+33OregonWon 31–9 vs. Oregon State+22Oregon StateWon 25–22 at USC+3USCWon 23–10 vs. No. 1 Ohio State+13No. 1 Ohio State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 13vsIowa StateW 37–⁠2166%
Sep 20vs10TennesseeW 34–⁠2853%
Sep 27atAir ForceT 20–⁠2069%
Oct 4vs2Ohio StateL 20–⁠4140%
Oct 11atStanfordW 31–⁠2149%
Oct 18atWashington StateW 37–⁠2367%
Oct 25vsCaliforniaW 28–⁠1467%
Nov 1vsWashingtonL 13–⁠1780%
Nov 8atOregonW 50–⁠1775%
Nov 15vsOregon StateW 31–⁠989%
Nov 28atUSCW 25–⁠2237%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs1Ohio StateRose BowlW 23–⁠1027%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Ohio State 23–⁠10 in the Rose Bowl; No. 5 in the final AP poll; Pac-8 champions.

In program history: The 18th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 102 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 14
  2. Wk 2: 16
  3. Wk 3: 12
  4. Wk 4: 10
  5. Wk 5: 13
  6. Wk 7: 18
  7. Wk 8: 19
  8. Wk 9: 13
  9. Wk 11: 19
  10. Wk 12: 14
  11. Wk 13: 14
  12. Wk 14: 11
  13. Final: 5

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 1975.

Pac-8 champions6–⁠1 in the conference, shared with California

Consensus All-AmericanJohn Sciarra, QB

Record
9–⁠2–⁠1
Conference
6–⁠1 shared first in Pac-8
AP final
No. 5 peak No. 5
Points
349–⁠243
Coach
Dick Vermeil
Elo
1690 +121 this season
SP+ rating
18.1 No. 20 of 132; offense No. 4, defense No. 63
SRS
15.6 No. 18 of 137 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Rod Dowhower
Defensive coordinator
Lynn Stiles

Drafted in 1976

The 1976 draft
Rd 2Cliff Frazier DTKansas City Chiefs
Rd 2Randy Cross CSan Francisco 49ers
Rd 4John Sciarra DBChicago Bears

All-Pac-8

4 first team, 4 second team

First team

Second team

  • Wendell TylerRBCoaches-2
  • Jack DeMartinisOTCoaches-2
  • Terry TautoloLBCoaches-2
  • Oscar EdwardsDBCoaches-2

From Wikipedia’s 1975 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1975 Pac-8 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
UCLA6–⁠19–⁠2–⁠15
California6–⁠18–⁠314
Stanford5–⁠26–⁠4–⁠1
Washington5–⁠26–⁠5
USC3–⁠48–⁠417
Oregon2–⁠53–⁠8
Oregon State1–⁠61–⁠10
Washington State0–⁠73–⁠8

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