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1996 UCLA

5–⁠6 (4–⁠4 Pac-10), coached by Bob Toledo.

Schedule and results

UCLA in 1996, game by game: lost at No. 2 Tennessee 20–35; won vs. UL Monroe 44–0; lost at No. 7 Michigan 9–38; won at Oregon 41–22; lost vs. No. 4 Arizona State 34–42; lost at No. 25 Washington 21–41; won at California 38–29; lost vs. Stanford 20–21; won vs. Washington State 38–14; lost at Arizona 17–35; won vs. USC 48–41+44−29Lost 20–35 at No. 2 Tennessee-15No. 2 TennesseeWon 44–0 vs. UL Monroe+44UL MonroeLost 9–38 at No. 7 Michigan-29No. 7 MichiganWon 41–22 at Oregon+19OregonLost 34–42 vs. No. 4 Arizona State-8No. 4 Arizona StateLost 21–41 at No. 25 Washington-20No. 25 WashingtonWon 38–29 at California+9CaliforniaLost 20–21 vs. Stanford-1StanfordWon 38–14 vs. Washington State+24Washington StateLost 17–35 at Arizona-18ArizonaWon 48–41 vs. USC+7USC
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 7at2TennesseeL 20–⁠3524%
Sep 14vsUL MonroeW 44–⁠084%
Sep 28at7MichiganL 9–⁠3827%
Oct 5atOregonW 41–⁠2237%
Oct 12vs4Arizona StateL 34–⁠4249%
Oct 19at25WashingtonL 21–⁠4136%
Oct 26atCaliforniaW 38–⁠2939%
Nov 2vsStanfordL 20–⁠2173%
Nov 9vsWashington StateW 38–⁠1461%
Nov 16atArizonaL 17–⁠3548%
Nov 23vsUSCW 48–⁠4152%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat USC 48–⁠41; unranked in the final AP poll; 4th in the Pac-10.

In program history: The 54th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 102 on file).

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 1996.

Record
5–⁠6
Conference
4–⁠4 4th in Pac-10
AP final
Unranked
Points
330–⁠318
Coach
Bob Toledo
Elo
1564 +13 this season
SP+ rating
12.7 No. 27 of 111; offense No. 16, defense No. 60
SRS
10.1 No. 26 of 111 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Al Borges
Defensive coordinator
Rocky Long
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
3–⁠3–⁠5

All-Pac-10

1 first team, 2 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 1996 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1996 Pac-10 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Arizona State8–⁠011–⁠14
Washington7–⁠19–⁠316
Stanford5–⁠37–⁠5
UCLA4–⁠45–⁠6
Oregon3–⁠56–⁠5
USC3–⁠56–⁠6
California3–⁠56–⁠6
Arizona3–⁠55–⁠6
Washington State3–⁠55–⁠6
Oregon State1–⁠72–⁠9

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