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2010 UCLA

4–⁠8 (2–⁠7 Pac-10), coached by Rick Neuheisel.

Schedule and results

UCLA in 2010, game by game: lost at Kansas State 22–31; lost vs. No. 25 Stanford 0–35; won vs. No. 23 Houston 31–13; won at No. 7 Texas 34–12; won vs. Washington State 42–28; lost at California 7–35; lost at No. 1 Oregon 13–60; lost vs. No. 15 Arizona 21–29; won vs. Oregon State 17–14; lost at Washington 7–24; lost at Arizona State 34–55; lost vs. USC 14–28+22−47Lost 22–31 at Kansas State-9Kansas StateLost 0–35 vs. No. 25 Stanford-35No. 25 StanfordWon 31–13 vs. No. 23 Houston+18No. 23 HoustonWon 34–12 at No. 7 Texas+22No. 7 TexasWon 42–28 vs. Washington State+14Washington StateLost 7–35 at California-28CaliforniaLost 13–60 at No. 1 Oregon-47No. 1 OregonLost 21–29 vs. No. 15 Arizona-8No. 15 ArizonaWon 17–14 vs. Oregon State+3Oregon StateLost 7–24 at Washington-17WashingtonLost 34–55 at Arizona State-21Arizona StateLost 14–28 vs. USC-14USC
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4atKansas StateL 22–⁠3146%
Sep 11vs25StanfordL 0–⁠3544%
Sep 18vs23HoustonW 31–⁠1341%
Sep 25at7TexasW 34–⁠1214%
Oct 2vsWashington StateW 42–⁠2885%
Oct 9atCaliforniaL 7–⁠3545%
Oct 21at1OregonL 13–⁠6019%
Oct 30vs15ArizonaL 21–⁠2942%
Nov 6vsOregon StateW 17–⁠1443%
Nov 18atWashingtonL 7–⁠2457%
Nov 26atArizona StateL 34–⁠5544%
Dec 4vsUSCL 14–⁠2837%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to USC 28–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; 9th in the Pac-10.

In program history: The 86th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 102 on file).

Record
4–⁠8
Conference
2–⁠7 9th in Pac-10
AP final
Unranked
Points
242–⁠364
Coach
Rick Neuheisel
Elo
1437 −70 this season
SP+ rating
3.9 No. 56 of 120; offense No. 69, defense No. 49, special teams No. 17
SRS
1.3 No. 56 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 10
Offensive coordinator
Norm Chow
Defensive coordinator
Chuck Bullough
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
3–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense90th of 120
  • Defense83rd of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted98th of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted77th of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0140%0.8390th of 120
Defense0.0743%0.9483rd of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.02 off
0.05 def		41% off
41% def		—98th off
77th def
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. The opponent-adjusted row (offense / defense) is CollegeFootballData.com’s WEPA, which accounts for who each team played.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense-0.2own 313% allowed
Defense0.0own 292% 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.

Leaders

Passing yardsRichard Brehaut QB1,296 yds
Passing touchdownsRichard Brehaut QB6 TD
Rushing yardsJohnathan Franklin RB1,127 yds
Rushing touchdownsJohnathan Franklin RB8 TD
Receiving yardsTaylor Embree WR409 yds
Receiving touchdownsJoseph Fauria WR2 TD
InterceptionsAaron Hester CB3 INT

Top recruits in the 2010 class

Owamagbe Odighizuwa SDE★★★★★No. 17
Jordon James RB★★★★No. 47
Malcolm Jones RB★★★★No. 48
Anthony Barr ATH★★★★No. 62
Dietrich Riley S★★★★No. 98
Cassius Marsh DT★★★★No. 118
Aramide Olaniyan OLB★★★★No. 161
Anthony Jefferson ATH★★★★No. 237

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

The 2010 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs24.00.975
Receivers23.00.851
Offensive line53.40.871
Defensive line24.50.969
Linebackers24.00.919
Defensive backs23.50.919
Athletes and specialists43.50.898
Whole class193.60.906

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 2011

The 2011 draft
Rd 2Akeem Ayers OLBTennessee Titans
Rd 2Rahim Moore SDenver Broncos
Rd 6David Carter DTArizona Cardinals

Roster 117

The 2010 roster

117 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2010 line; 27 have a stat line. See the roster

All-Pac-10

2 first team, 3 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2010 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2010 Pac-10 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Oregon9–⁠012–⁠13
Stanford8–⁠112–⁠14
USC5–⁠48–⁠5
Washington5–⁠47–⁠6
Arizona4–⁠57–⁠6
Arizona State4–⁠56–⁠6
Oregon State4–⁠55–⁠7
California3–⁠65–⁠7
UCLA2–⁠74–⁠8
Washington State1–⁠82–⁠10

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