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UCLA

PAC · 1978 Season · Final

Rebuilding
Record
8–3–1
0.708 Win %
Conference
4th
6–2 in PAC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
99
1928–2026
All-Time Record
626–425–31
0.593 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#1
1965
#1 Finishes
1
Top 5: 8 · Top 10: 18 · Top 25: 33
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 5 Top 10
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 4 Top 10 · 1× #1
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 6 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 8 seasons · 1 Top 10

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare UCLA head-to-head · History & Eras

1978 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 12Washington (WASHINGTON)H2HPAC7–4W 10–7
4Week 4 · Sep 19Tennessee (TENNESSEE)H2HSEC5–5–1W 13–0
5Week 5 · Sep 26Kansas (KANSAS)H2HIND B81–10L 24–28
6Week 6 · Oct 3Minnesota (MINNESOTA)H2HB105–6W 17–3
7Week 7 · Oct 10Stanford (STANFORD)H2HPAC8–4W 27–26
8Week 8 · Oct 17Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)H2HPAC3–7–1W 45–31
9Week 9 · Oct 24California (CALIFORNIA)H2HPAC6–5W 45–0
10Week 10 · Oct 31Arizona (ARIZONA)H2HPAC5–6W 24–14
11Week 11 · Nov 7Oregon (OREGON)H2HPAC2–9W 23–21
12Week 12 · Nov 14Oregon State (OREGON STATE)H2HPAC3–7–1L 13–15
13Week 13 · Nov 21USCH2HPAC12–1L 10–17
3Post-Season Week 3 · Dec 26Arkansas (ARKANSAS)H2HIND SWC9–2–1T 10–10

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
2.118
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+23
-18+41
  • Stanford +8
  • Washington +7
  • California +6
  • Tennessee +5
  • Minnesota +5
  • Arizona +5
  • Washington State +3
  • Oregon +2
  • Arkansas 0
  • USC -1
  • Oregon State -7
  • Kansas -10

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #32Better than 77%
Win % Place 29thBetter than 80%

0.708 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#30Regular Season Final#30Post-Season W1#30Post-Season W2#32Post-Season W3#32Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+3
+13
-4
+14
+1
+14
+45
+10
+2
-2
-7
0

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#171973#451974#101975#141976#411977

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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