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2011 UCLA

6–⁠8 (5–⁠4 Pac-12), coached by Rick Neuheisel, then Mike Johnson (interim, bowl game).

Schedule and results

UCLA in 2011, game by game: lost at Houston 34–38; won vs. San José State 27–17; lost vs. No. 23 Texas 20–49; won at Oregon State 27–19; lost at No. 6 Stanford 19–45; won vs. Washington State 28–25; lost at Arizona 12–48; won vs. California 31–14; won vs. No. 20 Arizona State 29–28; lost at Utah 6–31; won vs. Colorado 45–6; lost at No. 10 USC 0–50; lost vs. No. 8 Oregon 31–49; lost vs. Illinois 14–20+39−50Lost 34–38 at Houston-4HoustonWon 27–17 vs. San José State+10San José StateLost 20–49 vs. No. 23 Texas-29No. 23 TexasWon 27–19 at Oregon State+8Oregon StateLost 19–45 at No. 6 Stanford-26No. 6 StanfordWon 28–25 vs. Washington State+3Washington StateLost 12–48 at Arizona-36ArizonaWon 31–14 vs. California+17CaliforniaWon 29–28 vs. No. 20 Arizona State+1No. 20 Arizona StateLost 6–31 at Utah-25UtahWon 45–6 vs. Colorado+39ColoradoLost 0–50 at No. 10 USC-50No. 10 USCLost 31–49 vs. No. 8 Oregon-18No. 8 OregonLost 14–20 vs. Illinois-6Illinois
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3atHoustonL 34–⁠3838%
Sep 10vsSan José StateW 27–⁠1772%
Sep 17vs23TexasL 20–⁠4944%
Sep 24atOregon StateW 27–⁠1933%
Oct 1at6StanfordL 19–⁠4513%
Oct 8vsWashington StateW 28–⁠2562%
Oct 20atArizonaL 12–⁠4842%
Oct 29vsCaliforniaW 31–⁠1445%
Nov 5vs20Arizona StateW 29–⁠2837%
Nov 12atUtahL 6–⁠3128%
Nov 19vsColoradoW 45–⁠665%
Nov 26at10USCL 0–⁠5017%
Dec 2vs8OregonPac-12 Championship GameL 31–⁠4913%
Dec 31Bowls & playoffvsIllinoisFight Hunger BowlL 14–⁠2049%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Illinois 20–⁠14 in the Fight Hunger Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Pac-12.

In program history: The 84th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 102 on file).

Pac-12 South champions5–⁠4 in the conference

Record
6–⁠8
Conference
5–⁠4 tied for 4th in Pac-12
AP final
Unranked
Points
323–⁠439
Coach
Rick Neuheisel, then Mike Johnson (interim, bowl game)
Elo
1445 −13 this season
SP+ rating
3.5 No. 55 of 120; offense No. 41, defense No. 71, special teams No. 40
SRS
−1.0 No. 68 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 45
Offensive coordinator
Mike Johnson
Defensive coordinator
Joe Tresey
Offense
Pistol
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense41st of 120
  • Defense91st of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted37th of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted83rd of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0741%1.0141st of 120
Defense0.0944%0.9091st of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.07 off
0.07 def		42% off
43% def		—37th off
83rd 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-0.1own 312% allowed
Defense-0.2own 301% 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 yardsKevin Prince QB1,828 yds
Passing touchdownsKevin Prince QB12 TD
Rushing yardsJohnathan Franklin RB976 yds
Rushing touchdownsDerrick Coleman RB11 TD
Receiving yardsNelson Rosario WR1,161 yds
Receiving touchdownsJoseph Fauria WR6 TD
InterceptionsAndrew Abbott 4 INT

Top recruits in the 2011 class

Brett Hundley DUAL★★★★No. 68
Devin Lucien WR★★★★No. 276
Kevin McReynolds DT★★★No. 345
Sam Tai WDE★★★No. 1140
Jerry Neuheisel PRO★★★No. 1250

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

The 2011 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks23.50.893
Running backs13.00.812
Receivers14.00.895
Offensive line22.00.763
Defensive line23.00.856
Defensive backs12.00.767
Athletes and specialists13.00.806
Whole class102.90.830

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.

Roster 118

The 2011 roster

118 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2011 line; 28 have a stat line. See the roster

All-Pac-12

1 second team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2011 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2011 Pac-12 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Oregon8–⁠112–⁠24
Stanford8–⁠111–⁠27
USC7–⁠210–⁠26
Washington5–⁠47–⁠6
UCLA5–⁠46–⁠8
California5–⁠57–⁠6
Utah4–⁠58–⁠5
Arizona State4–⁠56–⁠7
Oregon State3–⁠63–⁠9
Washington State2–⁠74–⁠8
Arizona2–⁠74–⁠8
Colorado2–⁠83–⁠10

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