Kicker, UCLA (from California), 2023–⁠26

Mateen Bhaghani

Number
No. 15
Height
6′0″
Weight
178 lb
Class (2026)
Senior
Hometown
San Diego, CA

Mateen Bhaghani plays kicker for UCLA, after California (2023).

2026 so far

6 of 8 field goals

Last game: vs. Wisconsin, W 17–⁠7

Next game: vs. Michigan State, Oct 24

Game by game this season, field goals
  1. 1@CAL
  2. 0SDSU
  3. 1PUR
  4. 2@MD
  5. 1@ORE
  6. 1WIS

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

4field goals, career highat UCLA, 2023

Kicking

Field goals made, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamFGMFGAPctLongXPPts
2023California8988.9432852
2024UCLA202483.3572080
2025UCLA162080.0542270
2026UCLA6875.0402745
Career506182.05797247

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2023California15PKFr.
2024UCLA15PKSo.
2025UCLA15PKJr.
2026UCLA15PKSr.6′0″178

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsagePAAR
2023California––––––2.3 (9 att.)
2024UCLA––––––7.7 (24 att.)
2025UCLA––––––6.3 (20 att.)
2026UCLA––––––-1.7 (7 att.)

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). PAAR: points a kicker added above a replacement-level kicker, with his field-goal attempts. From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2026 UCLA 6 games, 6 of 8 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Sep 5atCaliforniaW 45–⁠24113869
Sep 12vs.San Diego StateW 28–⁠1000044
Sep 19vs.PurdueW 52–⁠381234710
Sep 26atMarylandW 54–⁠32240612
Oct 10atOregonW 17–⁠15122125
Oct 17vs.WisconsinW 17–⁠7112425
2025 UCLA 12 games, 16 of 20 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Aug 30vs.UtahL 10–⁠43114614
Sep 6atUNLVL 23–⁠303335211
Sep 12vs.New MexicoL 10–⁠35115114
Sep 27atNorthwesternL 14–⁠17222806
Oct 4vs.Penn StateW 42–⁠372354410
Oct 11atMichigan StateW 38–⁠13124758
Oct 18vs.MarylandW 20–⁠17234228
Oct 25atIndianaL 6–⁠56224406
Nov 8vs.NebraskaL 21–⁠2801033
Nov 15atOhio StateL 10–⁠48113214
Nov 22vs.WashingtonL 14–⁠4800022
Nov 29atUSCL 10–⁠29113814
2024 UCLA 12 games, 20 of 24 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Aug 31atHawai’iW 16–⁠13333709
Sep 14vs.IndianaL 13–⁠42233417
Sep 21atLSUL 17–⁠34114725
Sep 28vs.OregonL 13–⁠34225417
Oct 5atPenn StateL 11–⁠27112503
Oct 12vs.MinnesotaL 17–⁠21113425
Oct 19atRutgersW 35–⁠3201055
Nov 2atNebraskaW 27–⁠20222639
Nov 8vs.IowaW 20–⁠17235728
Nov 15atWashingtonL 19–⁠31234017
Nov 23vs.USCL 13–⁠19225117
Nov 30vs.Fresno StateW 20–⁠13224028
2023 California 10 games, 8 of 9 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Sep 23atWashingtonL 32–⁠5900011
Sep 30vs.Arizona StateW 24–⁠21113736
Oct 7vs.Oregon StateL 40–⁠52112036
Oct 14atUtahL 14–⁠3401022
Oct 28vs.USCL 49–⁠5000055
Nov 4atOregonL 19–⁠63224317
Nov 11vs.Washington StateW 42–⁠3900055
Nov 18atStanfordW 27–⁠1500033
Nov 25atUCLAW 33–⁠74443315
Dec 16 ✦vs.Texas TechL 14–⁠3400022

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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