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2002 UCLA

8–⁠5 (4–⁠4 Pac-10), coached by Bob Toledo, then Ed Kezirian (interim, bowl game).

Schedule and results

UCLA in 2002, game by game: won vs. No. 19 Colorado State 30–19; won at Oklahoma State 38–24; lost vs. Colorado 17–31; won at San Diego State 43–7; won at Oregon State 43–35; lost vs. No. 7 Oregon 30–31; lost at California 12–17; won vs. Stanford 28–18; won at Washington 34–24; won at Arizona 37–7; lost vs. No. 7 USC 21–52; lost vs. No. 7 Washington State 27–48; won vs. New Mexico 27–13+36−31Won 30–19 vs. No. 19 Colorado State+11No. 19 Colorado StateWon 38–24 at Oklahoma State+14Oklahoma StateLost 17–31 vs. Colorado-14ColoradoWon 43–7 at San Diego State+36San Diego StateWon 43–35 at Oregon State+8Oregon StateLost 30–31 vs. No. 7 Oregon-1No. 7 OregonLost 12–17 at California-5CaliforniaWon 28–18 vs. Stanford+10StanfordWon 34–24 at Washington+10WashingtonWon 37–7 at Arizona+30ArizonaLost 21–52 vs. No. 7 USC-31No. 7 USCLost 27–48 vs. No. 7 Washington State-21No. 7 Washington StateWon 27–13 vs. New Mexico+14New Mexico
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 7vs19Colorado StateW 30–⁠1952%
Sep 14atOklahoma StateW 38–⁠2459%
Sep 21vsColoradoL 17–⁠3164%
Sep 28atSan Diego StateW 43–⁠771%
Oct 5atOregon StateW 43–⁠3539%
Oct 12vs7OregonL 30–⁠3144%
Oct 19atCaliforniaL 12–⁠1759%
Oct 26vsStanfordW 28–⁠1868%
Nov 2atWashingtonW 34–⁠2451%
Nov 9atArizonaW 37–⁠768%
Nov 23vs7USCL 21–⁠5249%
Dec 7vs7Washington StateL 27–⁠4847%
Dec 25Bowls & playoffvsNew MexicoLas Vegas BowlW 27–⁠1361%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat New Mexico 27–⁠13 in the Las Vegas Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Pac-10.

In program history: The 42nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 102 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 4: 23
  2. Wk 5: 20
  3. Wk 14: 25

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 2002.

Record
8–⁠5
Conference
4–⁠4 tied for 4th in Pac-10
AP final
Unranked peak No. 20
Points
387–⁠326
Coach
Bob Toledo, then Ed Kezirian (interim, bowl game)
Elo
1603 +45 this season
SP+ rating
16.0 No. 21 of 117; offense No. 18, defense No. 35
SRS
11.8 No. 22 of 117 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 7
Offensive coordinator
Kelly Skipper
Defensive coordinator
Phil Snow
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense-0.9own 42— allowed
Defense0.0own 28— caused

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. From CollegeFootballData.com.

Top recruits in the 2002 class

Marcedes Lewis TE★★★★★No. 37
Jarrad Page S★★★★No. 57
Eric McNeal S★★★★No. 67
Ryan Boschetti DT★★★★No. 82
Glenn Ohaeri APB★★★★No. 115

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2002 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs14.00.933
Receivers15.00.984
Offensive line23.00.800
Defensive line14.00.967
Linebackers13.00.800
Defensive backs24.00.974
Whole class83.80.904

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Drafted in 2003

The 2003 draft
Rd 3Mike Seidman TECarolina Panthers
Rd 3Ricky Manning Jr. DBCarolina Panthers

All-Pac-10

4 first team, 5 second team

First team

Second team

  • Tyler EbellRBCoaches-2
  • Eyoseph EfseaffOLCoaches-2
  • Bryce BohlanderOLCoaches-2
  • Dave BallDLCoaches-2
  • Marcus ReeseLBCoaches-2

From Wikipedia’s 2002 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2002 Pac-10 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
USC7–⁠111–⁠24
Washington State7–⁠110–⁠310
Arizona State5–⁠38–⁠6
Oregon State4–⁠48–⁠5
UCLA4–⁠48–⁠5
California4–⁠47–⁠5
Washington4–⁠47–⁠6
Oregon3–⁠57–⁠6
Arizona1–⁠74–⁠8
Stanford1–⁠72–⁠9

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.