The first winning season. Six wins. It wasn't much, but after 2-9 twice, it was progress.
6-5. First winning season under Brooks. After back-to-back 2-9 records, six wins felt like a breakthrough. Still no bowl invitation, but the direction had changed.
6-5
Record
55% Win Rate
4-3
Pac-10
Game-by-Game Results
GameOpponentResult
1@ ColoradoW 33-19
2@ Michigan StateL 17-41
3WashingtonL 17-21
4@ PurdueL 7-13
5CaliforniaW 19-14
6@ ArizonaL 13-24
7Air ForceW 17-9
8@ Washington StateW 37-26
9@ StanfordW 16-7
10UCLAL 0-35
11Oregon StateW 24-3
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