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1991 UCLA

9–⁠3 (6–⁠2 Pac-10), coached by Terry Donahue, finished No. 19 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

UCLA in 1991, game by game: won vs. No. 25 BYU 27–23; lost at No. 11 Tennessee 16–30; won at San Diego State 37–12; lost vs. No. 18 California 24–27; won vs. Arizona 54–14; won at Oregon State 44–7; won at Arizona State 21–16; won vs. Washington State 44–3; lost at Stanford 10–27; won vs. Oregon 16–7; won at USC 24–21; won vs. Illinois 6–3+41−17Won 27–23 vs. No. 25 BYU+4No. 25 BYULost 16–30 at No. 11 Tennessee-14No. 11 TennesseeWon 37–12 at San Diego State+25San Diego StateLost 24–27 vs. No. 18 California-3No. 18 CaliforniaWon 54–14 vs. Arizona+40ArizonaWon 44–7 at Oregon State+37Oregon StateWon 21–16 at Arizona State+5Arizona StateWon 44–3 vs. Washington State+41Washington StateLost 10–27 at Stanford-17StanfordWon 16–7 vs. Oregon+9OregonWon 24–21 at USC+3USCWon 6–3 vs. Illinois+3Illinois
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 7vs25BYUW 27–⁠2350%
Sep 14at11TennesseeL 16–⁠3025%
Sep 26atSan Diego StateW 37–⁠1238%
Oct 5vs18CaliforniaL 24–⁠2755%
Oct 12vsArizonaW 54–⁠1463%
Oct 19atOregon StateW 44–⁠780%
Oct 26atArizona StateW 21–⁠1653%
Nov 2vsWashington StateW 44–⁠373%
Nov 9atStanfordL 10–⁠2749%
Nov 16vsOregonW 16–⁠773%
Nov 23atUSCW 24–⁠2154%
Dec 31Bowls & playoffvsIllinoisJohn Hancock BowlW 6–⁠357%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Illinois 6–⁠3 in the John Hancock Bowl; No. 19 in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Pac-10.

In program history: The 30th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 102 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 24
  2. Wk 2: 23
  3. Wk 3: 21
  4. Wk 6: 24
  5. Wk 10: 23
  6. Wk 11: 22
  7. Wk 13: 25
  8. Wk 14: 23
  9. Wk 15: 22
  10. Final: 19

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 1991.

Record
9–⁠3
Conference
6–⁠2 tied for 2nd in Pac-10
AP final
No. 19 peak No. 19
Points
323–⁠190
Coach
Terry Donahue
Elo
1631 +112 this season
SP+ rating
18.9 No. 14 of 104; offense No. 24, defense No. 10
SRS
16.9 No. 12 of 107 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Homer Smith
Defensive coordinator
Bob Field
Captains
Matt Darby, Tommy Maddox, Dion Lambert and Scott Spalding

Drafted in 1992

The 1992 draft
Rd 1Tommy Maddox QBDenver Broncos
Rd 4Dion Lambert DBNew England Patriots
Rd 5Maury Toy RBIndianapolis Colts
Rd 5Matt Darby DBBuffalo Bills
Rd 6James Malone LBTampa Bay Buccaneers
Rd 7Kevin Smith RBLos Angeles Raiders

All-Pac-10

3 first team, 5 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 1991 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1991 Pac-10 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Washington8–⁠012–⁠02
California6–⁠210–⁠28
UCLA6–⁠29–⁠319
Stanford6–⁠28–⁠422
Arizona State4–⁠46–⁠5
Washington State3–⁠54–⁠7
Arizona3–⁠54–⁠7
USC2–⁠63–⁠8
Oregon1–⁠73–⁠8
Oregon State1–⁠71–⁠10

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