1975 Washington
6–5 (5–2 Pac-8), coached by Don James. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest upsetBeat No. 13 UCLA 17–13Nov 1
UCLA was ranked No. 13, above it.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 13 | at Arizona State | L 12–35 | 29% |
| Sep 20 | vs 8Texas | L 10–28 | 34% |
| Sep 27 | vs Navy | W 14–13 | 49% |
| Oct 4 | at Oregon | W 27–17 | 54% |
| Oct 11 | at 7Alabama | L 0–52 | 14% |
| Oct 18 | vs Stanford | L 21–24 | 50% |
| Oct 25 | vs Oregon State | W 35–7 | 71% |
| Nov 1 | at 13UCLA | W 17–13 | 20% |
| Nov 8 | at 18California | L 24–27 | 30% |
| Nov 15 | vs 13USC | W 8–7 | 29% |
| Nov 22 | vs Washington State | W 28–27 | 74% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Washington State 28–27; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Pac-8.
In program history: The 88th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 112 on file).
- Record
- 6–5
- Conference
- 5–2 tied for 3rd in Pac-8
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 196–250
- Coach
- Don James
- Elo
- 1489 +22 this season
- SP+ rating
- 11.0 No. 40 of 132; offense No. 38, defense No. 45
- SRS
- 7.0 No. 39 of 137 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinator
- Dick Scesniak
- Defensive coordinator
- Jim E. Mora
- Captains
- Ray Pinney, John Whitacre, Dan Lloyd and Al Burleson
- Most valuable player
- Al Burleson
Drafted in 1976
The 1976 draft| Rd 2 | Ray Pinney C | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Rd 6 | Dan Lloyd LB | New York Giants |
All-Pac-8
3 first team, 4 second teamFirst team
Ray PinneyCUPI-1; Coaches-1- Dan LloydLBUPI-1; Coaches-1
- Al BurlesonDBUPI-1; Coaches-1
Second team
- Robin EarlRBCoaches-2
- Charles JacksonDTCoaches-2
- Paul StrohmeierLBCoaches-2
- Frank ReedDBCoaches-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
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| UCLA | 6–1 | 9–2–1 | 5 |
| California | 6–1 | 8–3 | 14 |
| Stanford | 5–2 | 6–4–1 | |
| Washington | 5–2 | 6–5 | |
| USC | 3–4 | 8–4 | 17 |
| Oregon | 2–5 | 3–8 | |
| Oregon State | 1–6 | 1–10 | |
| Washington State | 0–7 | 3–8 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.