Location: Los Angeles, California ▪ Colors: Blue & Gold
Stadium: Rose Bowl (cap. 92,542)
Record: 84 Years, 533-344-31, .604 W-L% (Major School)
Bowls: 31 Bowls, 14-16-1, .468 W-L% (Major Bowls)
Conferences: Pac-12, Pac-10, Pac-8, AAWU and PCC
Conference Champion: 16 Times
Ranked in Preseason AP Poll: 35 Times
Ranked in Final AP Poll: 30 Times
| School Rank (FBS Era): #35. Cincinnati… #36. UCLA… #37. South Florida… |
| Rk | Year | Conf | W | L | T | W-L% | SRS | SOS | AP Pre | AP High | AP Post | Coach(es) | Bowl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2011 | Pac-12 | 6 | 8 | 0 | .429 | -1.05 | 5.77 | Rick Neuheisel (6-6) Mike Johnson (0-2) |
Fight Hunger Bowl-L | |||
| 2 | 2010 | Pac-10 | 4 | 8 | 0 | .333 | 0.63 | 8.39 | Rick Neuheisel (4-8) | ||||
| 3 | 2009 | Pac-10 | 7 | 6 | 0 | .538 | 3.80 | 4.38 | Rick Neuheisel (7-6) | EagleBank Bowl-W | |||
| 4 | 2008 | Pac-10 | 4 | 8 | 0 | .333 | -3.98 | 4.72 | 23 | Rick Neuheisel (4-8) | |||
| 5 | 2007 | Pac-10 | 6 | 7 | 0 | .462 | 7.97 | 8.85 | 14 | 11 | Karl Dorrell (6-6) DeWayne Walker (0-1) |
Las Vegas Bowl-L | |
| 6 | 2006 | Pac-10 | 7 | 6 | 0 | .538 | 8.71 | 7.19 | Karl Dorrell (7-6) | Emerald Bowl-L | |||
| 7 | 2005 | Pac-10 | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | 11.22 | 4.52 | 7 | 16 | Karl Dorrell (10-2) | Sun Bowl-W | |
| 8 | 2004 | Pac-10 | 6 | 6 | 0 | .500 | 9.61 | 6.77 | Karl Dorrell (6-6) | Las Vegas Bowl-L | |||
| 9 | 2003 | Pac-10 | 6 | 7 | 0 | .462 | 0.56 | 4.70 | Karl Dorrell (6-7) | Silicon Valley Bowl-L | |||
| 10 | 2002 | Pac-10 | 8 | 5 | 0 | .615 | 8.97 | 6.49 | 20 | Bob Toledo (7-5) Ed Kezirian (1-0) |
Las Vegas Bowl-W | ||
| 11 | 2001 | Pac-10 | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | 12.32 | 6.61 | 17 | 4 | Bob Toledo (7-4) | ||
| 12 | 2000 | Pac-10 | 6 | 6 | 0 | .500 | 7.57 | 8.81 | 6 | Bob Toledo (6-6) | Sun Bowl-L | ||
| 13 | 1999 | Pac-10 | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | -2.01 | 4.25 | 16 | 14 | Bob Toledo (4-7) | ||
| 14 | 1998 | Pac-10 | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | 17.40 | 6.94 | 7 | 2 | 8 | Bob Toledo (10-2) | Rose Bowl-L |
| 15 | 1997 | Pac-10 | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | 19.12 | 6.61 | 5 | 5 | Bob Toledo (10-2) | Cotton Bowl-W | |
| 16 | 1996 | Pac-10 | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 6.12 | 7.41 | Bob Toledo (5-6) | ||||
| 17 | 1995 | Pac-10 | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 6.90 | 4.20 | 16 | 12 | Terry Donahue (7-5) | Aloha Bowl-L | |
| 18 | 1994 | Pac-10 | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 1.39 | 6.29 | 14 | 13 | Terry Donahue (5-6) | ||
| 19 | 1993 | Pac-10 | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 15.97 | 9.20 | 10 | 18 | Terry Donahue (8-4) | Rose Bowl-L | |
| 20 | 1992 | Pac-10 | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 4.14 | 5.37 | 18 | 11 | Terry Donahue (6-5) | ||
| Rk | Year | Conf | W | L | T | W-L% | SRS | SOS | AP Pre | AP High | AP Post | Coach(es) | Bowl |
| 21 | 1991 | Pac-10 | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 13.43 | 5.99 | 24 | 19 | 19 | Terry Donahue (9-3) | Sun Bowl-W |
| 22 | 1990 | Pac-10 | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 5.53 | 8.40 | 19 | 19 | Terry Donahue (5-6) | ||
| 23 | 1989 | Pac-10 | 3 | 7 | 1 | .318 | 3.68 | 8.04 | 9 | 6 | Terry Donahue (3-7-1) | ||
| 24 | 1988 | Pac-10 | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | 17.94 | 7.01 | 5 | 1 | 6 | Terry Donahue (10-2) | Cotton Bowl-W |
| 25 | 1987 | Pac-10 | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | 19.17 | 5.61 | 3 | 3 | 9 | Terry Donahue (10-2) | Aloha Bowl-W |
| 26 | 1986 | Pac-10 | 8 | 3 | 1 | .708 | 19.16 | 9.45 | 4 | 4 | 14 | Terry Donahue (8-3-1) | Freedom Bowl-W |
| 27 | 1985 | Pac-10 | 9 | 2 | 1 | .792 | 17.22 | 6.27 | 20 | 7 | 7 | Terry Donahue (9-2-1) | Rose Bowl-W |
| 28 | 1984 | Pac-10 | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 6.32 | 2.78 | 5 | 4 | 9 | Terry Donahue (9-3) | Fiesta Bowl-W |
| 29 | 1983 | Pac-10 | 7 | 4 | 1 | .625 | 10.83 | 8.33 | 20 | 17 | 17 | Terry Donahue (7-4-1) | Rose Bowl-W |
| 30 | 1982 | Pac-10 | 10 | 1 | 1 | .875 | 21.66 | 8.93 | 20 | 5 | 5 | Terry Donahue (10-1-1) | Rose Bowl-W |
| 31 | 1981 | Pac-10 | 7 | 4 | 1 | .625 | 14.35 | 7.71 | 13 | 6 | Terry Donahue (7-4-1) | Bluebonnet Bowl-L | |
| 32 | 1980 | Pac-10 | 9 | 2 | 0 | .818 | 18.52 | 6.39 | 2 | 13 | Terry Donahue (9-2) | ||
| 33 | 1979 | Pac-10 | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 11.13 | 11.60 | 17 | Terry Donahue (5-6) | |||
| 34 | 1978 | Pac-10 | 8 | 3 | 1 | .708 | 15.42 | 9.51 | 12 | 8 | 14 | Terry Donahue (8-3-1) | Fiesta Bowl-T |
| 35 | 1977 | Pac-8 | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | 12.81 | 7.92 | 11 | 11 | Terry Donahue (7-4) | ||
| 36 | 1976 | Pac-8 | 9 | 2 | 1 | .792 | 17.36 | 5.49 | 17 | 2 | 15 | Terry Donahue (9-2-1) | Liberty Bowl-L |
| 37 | 1975 | Pac-8 | 9 | 2 | 1 | .792 | 16.04 | 8.19 | 14 | 5 | 5 | Dick Vermeil (9-2-1) | Rose Bowl-W |
| 38 | 1974 | Pac-8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | .636 | 8.04 | 3.64 | 12 | 12 | Dick Vermeil (6-3-2) | ||
| 39 | 1973 | Pac-8 | 9 | 2 | 0 | .818 | 19.45 | 5.69 | 10 | 8 | 12 | Pepper Rodgers (9-2) | |
| 40 | 1972 | Pac-8 | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | 16.34 | 9.45 | 6 | 15 | Pepper Rodgers (8-3) | ||
| Rk | Year | Conf | W | L | T | W-L% | SRS | SOS | AP Pre | AP High | AP Post | Coach(es) | Bowl |
| 41 | 1971 | Pac-8 | 2 | 7 | 1 | .250 | 2.09 | 8.97 | 15 | 15 | Pepper Rodgers (2-7-1) | ||
| 42 | 1970 | Pac-8 | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 15.97 | 14.24 | 18 | 13 | Tommy Prothro (6-5) | ||
| 43 | 1969 | Pac-8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | .850 | 20.69 | 5.47 | 17 | 6 | 13 | Tommy Prothro (8-1-1) | |
| 44 | 1968 | Pac-8 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | 0.43 | 8.65 | 16 | 8 | Tommy Prothro (3-7) | ||
| 45 | 1967 | AAWU | 7 | 2 | 1 | .750 | 16.46 | 8.22 | 8 | 1 | Tommy Prothro (7-2-1) | ||
| 46 | 1966 | AAWU | 9 | 1 | 0 | .900 | 15.63 | 3.84 | 4 | 2 | 5 | Tommy Prothro (9-1) | |
| 47 | 1965 | AAWU | 8 | 2 | 1 | .773 | 21.11 | 15.21 | 4 | 4 | Tommy Prothro (8-2-1) | Rose Bowl-W | |
| 48 | 1964 | AAWU | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 4.83 | 12.83 | Bill Barnes (4-6) | ||||
| 49 | 1963 | AAWU | 2 | 8 | 0 | .200 | -0.42 | 11.75 | Bill Barnes (2-8) | ||||
| 50 | 1962 | AAWU | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 3.05 | 5.43 | Bill Barnes (4-6) | ||||
| 51 | 1961 | AAWU | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | 7.90 | 4.59 | 9 | 16 | Bill Barnes (7-4) | Rose Bowl-L | |
| 52 | 1960 | AAWU | 7 | 2 | 1 | .750 | 13.21 | 5.11 | 8 | Bill Barnes (7-2-1) | |||
| 53 | 1959 | AAWU | 5 | 4 | 1 | .550 | 7.57 | 7.98 | 17 | Bill Barnes (5-4-1) | |||
| 54 | 1958 | PCC | 3 | 6 | 1 | .350 | 0.95 | 5.40 | George Dickerson (1-2) Bill Barnes (2-4-1) |
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| 55 | 1957 | PCC | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | 12.10 | 4.57 | 15 | Red Sanders (8-2) | |||
| 56 | 1956 | PCC | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | 10.99 | 8.23 | 17 | 17 | Red Sanders (7-3) | ||
| 57 | 1955 | PCC | 9 | 2 | 0 | .818 | 23.59 | 10.77 | 1 | 1 | 4 | Red Sanders (9-2) | Rose Bowl-L |
| 58 | 1954 | PCC | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 19.95 | 0.73 | 8 | 1 | 2 | Red Sanders (9-0) | |
| 59 | 1953 | PCC | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | 18.17 | 7.90 | 4 | 4 | 5 | Red Sanders (8-2) | Rose Bowl-L |
| 60 | 1952 | PCC | 8 | 1 | 0 | .889 | 23.88 | 10.76 | 18 | 3 | 6 | Red Sanders (8-1) | |
| Rk | Year | Conf | W | L | T | W-L% | SRS | SOS | AP Pre | AP High | AP Post | Coach(es) | Bowl |
| 61 | 1951 | PCC | 5 | 3 | 1 | .611 | 16.05 | 11.63 | 15 | 17 | Red Sanders (5-3-1) | ||
| 62 | 1950 | PCC | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | 14.68 | 8.29 | 13 | Red Sanders (6-3) | |||
| 63 | 1949 | PCC | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | 17.06 | 13.96 | 13 | Red Sanders (6-3) | |||
| 64 | 1948 | PCC | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | -0.81 | 8.36 | Bert LaBrucherie (3-7) | ||||
| 65 | 1947 | PCC | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | 17.68 | 10.97 | 16 | Bert LaBrucherie (5-4) | |||
| 66 | 1946 | PCC | 10 | 1 | 0 | .909 | 15.69 | 2.36 | 4 | 4 | Bert LaBrucherie (10-1) | Rose Bowl-L | |
| 67 | 1945 | PCC | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | -2.96 | -4.46 | 12 | Bert LaBrucherie (5-4) | |||
| 68 | 1944 | PCC | 4 | 5 | 1 | .450 | -2.97 | -0.21 | Babe Horrell (4-5-1) | ||||
| 69 | 1943 | PCC | 1 | 8 | 0 | .111 | -13.42 | 1.57 | Babe Horrell (1-8) | ||||
| 70 | 1942 | PCC | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | 10.60 | 6.27 | 10 | 13 | Babe Horrell (7-4) | Rose Bowl-L | |
| 71 | 1941 | PCC | 5 | 5 | 1 | .500 | 5.91 | 11.18 | Babe Horrell (5-5-1) | ||||
| 72 | 1940 | PCC | 1 | 9 | 0 | .100 | 3.09 | 14.39 | Babe Horrell (1-9) | ||||
| 73 | 1939 | PCC | 6 | 0 | 4 | .800 | 8.08 | 3.28 | 7 | 7 | Babe Horrell (6-0-4) | ||
| 74 | 1938 | PCC | 7 | 4 | 1 | .625 | 10.17 | 5.51 | William Spaulding (7-4-1) | ||||
| 75 | 1937 | PCC | 2 | 6 | 1 | .278 | 0.80 | 8.27 | William Spaulding (2-6-1) | ||||
| 76 | 1936 | PCC | 6 | 3 | 1 | .650 | 7.47 | 5.20 | William Spaulding (6-3-1) | ||||
| 77 | 1935 | PCC | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | 13.31 | 8.97 | William Spaulding (8-2) | ||||
| 78 | 1934 | PCC | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | 4.89 | 2.40 | William Spaulding (7-3) | ||||
| 79 | 1933 | PCC | 6 | 4 | 1 | .591 | 7.57 | 5.33 | William Spaulding (6-4-1) | ||||
| 80 | 1932 | PCC | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | 7.67 | 5.79 | William Spaulding (6-4) | ||||
| Rk | Year | Conf | W | L | T | W-L% | SRS | SOS | AP Pre | AP High | AP Post | Coach(es) | Bowl |
| 81 | 1931 | PCC | 3 | 4 | 1 | .438 | 4.51 | 7.26 | William Spaulding (3-4-1) | ||||
| 82 | 1930 | PCC | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | -0.47 | 6.96 | William Spaulding (3-5) | ||||
| 83 | 1929 | PCC | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | -3.55 | 2.56 | William Spaulding (4-4) | ||||
| 84 | 1928 | PCC | 4 | 4 | 1 | .500 | -2.45 | 0.72 | William Spaulding (4-4-1) |