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2000 UCLA

6–⁠6 (3–⁠5 Pac-10), coached by Bob Toledo.

Schedule and results

UCLA in 2000, game by game: won vs. No. 3 Alabama 35–24; won vs. Fresno State 24–21; won vs. No. 3 Michigan 23–20; lost at Oregon 10–29; won vs. Arizona State 38–31; lost at California 38–46; lost vs. No. 19 Oregon State 38–44; won at No. 24 Arizona 27–24; won vs. Stanford 37–35; lost at No. 7 Washington 28–35; lost vs. USC 35–38; lost vs. Wisconsin 20–21+11−19Won 35–24 vs. No. 3 Alabama+11No. 3 AlabamaWon 24–21 vs. Fresno State+3Fresno StateWon 23–20 vs. No. 3 Michigan+3No. 3 MichiganLost 10–29 at Oregon-19OregonWon 38–31 vs. Arizona State+7Arizona StateLost 38–46 at California-8CaliforniaLost 38–44 vs. No. 19 Oregon State-6No. 19 Oregon StateWon 27–24 at No. 24 Arizona+3No. 24 ArizonaWon 37–35 vs. Stanford+2StanfordLost 28–35 at No. 7 Washington-7No. 7 WashingtonLost 35–38 vs. USC-3USCLost 20–21 vs. Wisconsin-1Wisconsin
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2vs3AlabamaW 35–⁠2438%
Sep 9vsFresno StateW 24–⁠2162%
Sep 16vs3MichiganW 23–⁠2037%
Sep 23atOregonL 10–⁠2934%
Sep 30vsArizona StateW 38–⁠3155%
Oct 14atCaliforniaL 38–⁠4662%
Oct 21vs19Oregon StateL 38–⁠4448%
Oct 28at24ArizonaW 27–⁠2427%
Nov 4vsStanfordW 37–⁠3565%
Nov 11at7WashingtonL 28–⁠3527%
Nov 18vsUSCL 35–⁠3864%
Dec 29Bowls & playoffvsWisconsinSun BowlL 20–⁠2128%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Wisconsin 21–⁠20 in the Sun Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Pac-10.

In program history: The 70th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 102 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 3: 16
  2. Wk 4: 14
  3. Wk 5: 6
  4. Wk 6: 15
  5. Wk 7: 16
  6. Wk 8: 13
  7. Wk 9: 23

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 2000.

Consensus All-AmericanFreddie Mitchell, WR

Record
6–⁠6
Conference
3–⁠5 tied for 5th in Pac-10
AP final
Unranked peak No. 6
Points
353–⁠368
Coach
Bob Toledo
Elo
1506 +9 this season
SP+ rating
11.6 No. 33 of 116; offense No. 16, defense No. 68
SRS
7.8 No. 33 of 116 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 14
Offensive coordinator
Al Borges
Defensive coordinator
Bob Field
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3

Top recruits in the 2000 class

Paul Mociler OG★★★★★No. 38
Tab Perry WR★★★★No. 64
Ben Emanuel S★★★★No. 101

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2000 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Receivers14.00.976
Offensive line15.00.983
Defensive backs14.00.965
Whole class34.30.975

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Drafted in 2001

The 2001 draft
Rd 1Freddie Mitchell WRPhiladelphia Eagles

All-Pac-10

3 first team, 3 second team

First team

Second team

  • Robert ThomasLBCoaches-2
  • Chris GriffithKCoaches-2
  • Nate FiksePCoaches-2

From Wikipedia’s 2000 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2000 Pac-10 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Washington7–⁠111–⁠13
Oregon State7–⁠111–⁠14
Oregon7–⁠110–⁠27
Stanford4–⁠45–⁠6
Arizona State3–⁠56–⁠6
UCLA3–⁠56–⁠6
Arizona3–⁠55–⁠6
USC2–⁠65–⁠7
Washington State2–⁠64–⁠7
California2–⁠63–⁠8

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