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2007 UCLA

6–⁠7 (5–⁠4 Pac-10), coached by Karl Dorrell, then DeWayne Walker (interim, bowl game).

Schedule and results

UCLA in 2007, game by game: won at Stanford 45–17; won vs. BYU 27–17; lost at Utah 6–44; won vs. Washington 44–31; won at Oregon State 40–14; lost vs. Notre Dame 6–20; won vs. No. 10 California 30–21; lost at Washington State 7–27; lost at Arizona 27–34; lost vs. No. 9 Arizona State 20–24; won vs. No. 9 Oregon 16–0; lost at No. 8 USC 7–24; lost vs. No. 21 BYU 16–17+28−38Won 45–17 at Stanford+28StanfordWon 27–17 vs. BYU+10BYULost 6–44 at Utah-38UtahWon 44–31 vs. Washington+13WashingtonWon 40–14 at Oregon State+26Oregon StateLost 6–20 vs. Notre Dame-14Notre DameWon 30–21 vs. No. 10 California+9No. 10 CaliforniaLost 7–27 at Washington State-20Washington StateLost 27–34 at Arizona-7ArizonaLost 20–24 vs. No. 9 Arizona State-4No. 9 Arizona StateWon 16–0 vs. No. 9 Oregon+16No. 9 OregonLost 7–24 at No. 8 USC-17No. 8 USCLost 16–17 vs. No. 21 BYU-1No. 21 BYU
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1atStanfordW 45–⁠1764%
Sep 8vsBYUW 27–⁠1748%
Sep 15atUtahL 6–⁠4456%
Sep 22vsWashingtonW 44–⁠3166%
Sep 29atOregon StateW 40–⁠1447%
Oct 6vsNotre DameL 6–⁠2076%
Oct 20vs10CaliforniaW 30–⁠2141%
Oct 27atWashington StateL 7–⁠2762%
Nov 3atArizonaL 27–⁠3451%
Nov 10vs9Arizona StateL 20–⁠2442%
Nov 24vs9OregonW 16–⁠037%
Dec 1at8USCL 7–⁠2416%
Dec 22Bowls & playoffvs21BYULas Vegas BowlL 16–⁠1729%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to BYU 17–⁠16 in the Las Vegas Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Pac-10.

In program history: The 57th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 102 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 14
  2. Wk 2: 13
  3. Wk 3: 11
Record
6–⁠7
Conference
5–⁠4 tied for 4th in Pac-10
AP final
Unranked peak No. 11
Points
291–⁠290
Coach
Karl Dorrell, then DeWayne Walker (interim, bowl game)
Elo
1551 −6 this season
SP+ rating
11.2 No. 39 of 120; offense No. 86, defense No. 5, special teams No. 13
SRS
8.4 No. 27 of 119 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 91
Offensive coordinator
Jay Norvell
Defensive coordinator
DeWayne Walker
Offense
West Coast
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense102nd of 119
  • Defense3rd of 119
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense-0.0337%0.95102nd of 119
Defense-0.0734%0.973rd of 119
How these are measured

Play-weighted averages over games against FBS opponents; raw numbers, not adjusted for the strength of the opponent. EPA (expected points added) measures how much each play changed the expected score; success rate counts plays that kept the offense on schedule; explosiveness is the average EPA on successful plays. Lower is better on defense. Ranked by EPA per play among teams that were FBS that season.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense0.0own 322% allowed
Defense-0.2own 322% 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 2007 class

Raymond Carter RB★★★★No. 78
Brian Price DT★★★★No. 115
Chris Forcier DUAL★★★★No. 159
Akeem Ayers OLB★★★★No. 179

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

The 2007 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks14.00.926
Running backs14.00.961
Defensive line14.00.941
Linebackers14.00.917
Whole class44.00.936

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 2008

The 2008 draft
Rd 3Bruce Davis OLBPittsburgh Steelers
Rd 5Matt Slater WRNew England Patriots
Rd 7Chris Horton SWashington Redskins

All-Pac-10

2 first team, 1 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2007 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2007 Pac-10 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
USC7–⁠211–⁠23
Arizona State7–⁠210–⁠316
Oregon State6–⁠39–⁠425
Oregon5–⁠49–⁠423
UCLA5–⁠46–⁠7
Arizona4–⁠55–⁠7
California3–⁠67–⁠6
Washington State3–⁠65–⁠7
Stanford3–⁠64–⁠8
Washington2–⁠74–⁠9

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