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1977 UCLA

7–⁠4 (5–⁠2 Pac-8), coached by Terry Donahue. UCLA forfeited seven wins; the NCAA and UCLA still count the results on the field.

Schedule and results

UCLA in 1977, game by game: lost at No. 14 Houston 13–17; won vs. Kansas 17–7; lost at Minnesota 13–27; won vs. Iowa 34–16; lost at Stanford 28–32; won at Washington State 27–16; won vs. No. 15 California 21–19; won vs. Washington 20–12; won at Oregon 21–3; won vs. Oregon State 48–18; lost at USC 27–29+30−14Lost 13–17 at No. 14 Houston-4No. 14 HoustonWon 17–7 vs. Kansas+10KansasLost 13–27 at Minnesota-14MinnesotaWon 34–16 vs. Iowa+18IowaLost 28–32 at Stanford-4StanfordWon 27–16 at Washington State+11Washington StateWon 21–19 vs. No. 15 California+2No. 15 CaliforniaWon 20–12 vs. Washington+8WashingtonWon 21–3 at Oregon+18OregonWon 48–18 vs. Oregon State+30Oregon StateLost 27–29 at USC-2USC
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 12at14HoustonL 13–⁠1743%
Sep 17vsKansasW 17–⁠769%
Sep 24atMinnesotaL 13–⁠2762%
Oct 1vsIowaW 34–⁠1677%
Oct 8atStanfordL 28–⁠3248%
Oct 15atWashington StateW 27–⁠1659%
Oct 22vs15CaliforniaW 21–⁠1958%
Oct 29vsWashingtonW 20–⁠1266%
Nov 5atOregonW 21–⁠381%
Nov 12vsOregon StateW 48–⁠1889%
Nov 25atUSCL 27–⁠2941%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to USC 29–⁠27; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Pac-8.

In program history: The 28th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 102 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 11
  2. Wk 2: 14
  3. Wk 3: 18
  4. Wk 11: 20
  5. Wk 12: 17

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 1977.

Consensus All-AmericanJerry Robinson, LB

Record
7–⁠4
Conference
5–⁠2 tied for 2nd in Pac-8
AP final
Unranked peak No. 11
Points
269–⁠196
Coach
Terry Donahue
Elo
1642 +13 this season
SP+ rating
11.4 No. 32 of 140; offense No. 33, defense No. 48
SRS
14.2 No. 19 of 145 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Jed Hughes

Drafted in 1978

The 1978 draft
Rd 3Frank Corral PLos Angeles Rams
Rd 7Levi Armstrong DBNew York Jets

All-Pac-8

5 first team, 2 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 1977 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1977 Pac-8 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Washington6–⁠18–⁠410
Stanford5–⁠29–⁠315
USC5–⁠28–⁠413
UCLA5–⁠27–⁠4
California3–⁠47–⁠4
Washington State3–⁠46–⁠5
Oregon1–⁠62–⁠9
Oregon State0–⁠72–⁠9

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