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2012 UCLA

9–⁠5 (6–⁠3 Pac-12), coached by Jim Mora.

Schedule and results

UCLA in 2012, game by game: won at Rice 49–24; won vs. No. 16 Nebraska 36–30; won vs. Houston 37–6; lost vs. Oregon State 20–27; won at Colorado 42–14; lost at California 17–43; won vs. Utah 21–14; won at Arizona State 45–43; won vs. No. 24 Arizona 66–10; won at Washington State 44–36; won vs. No. 21 USC 38–28; lost vs. No. 11 Stanford 17–35; lost vs. No. 8 Stanford 24–27; lost vs. Baylor 26–49+56−26Won 49–24 at Rice+25RiceWon 36–30 vs. No. 16 Nebraska+6No. 16 NebraskaWon 37–6 vs. Houston+31HoustonLost 20–27 vs. Oregon State-7Oregon StateWon 42–14 at Colorado+28ColoradoLost 17–43 at California-26CaliforniaWon 21–14 vs. Utah+7UtahWon 45–43 at Arizona State+2Arizona StateWon 66–10 vs. No. 24 Arizona+56No. 24 ArizonaWon 44–36 at Washington State+8Washington StateWon 38–28 vs. No. 21 USC+10No. 21 USCLost 17–35 vs. No. 11 Stanford-18No. 11 StanfordLost 24–27 vs. No. 8 Stanford-3No. 8 StanfordLost 26–49 vs. Baylor-23Baylor
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30atRiceW 49–⁠2450%
Sep 8vs16NebraskaW 36–⁠3039%
Sep 15vsHoustonW 37–⁠656%
Sep 22vsOregon StateL 20–⁠2765%
Sep 29atColoradoW 42–⁠1462%
Oct 6atCaliforniaL 17–⁠4354%
Oct 13vsUtahW 21–⁠1458%
Oct 27atArizona StateW 45–⁠4335%
Nov 3vs24ArizonaW 66–⁠1054%
Nov 10atWashington StateW 44–⁠3672%
Nov 17vs21USCW 38–⁠2845%
Nov 24vs11StanfordL 17–⁠3540%
Nov 30vs8StanfordPac-12 Championship GameL 24–⁠2727%
Dec 27Bowls & playoffvsBaylorHoliday BowlL 26–⁠4942%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Baylor 49–⁠26 in the Holiday Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Pac-12.

In program history: The 55th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 102 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 3: 22
  2. Wk 4: 19
  3. Wk 6: 25
  4. Wk 10: 25
  5. Wk 11: 17
  6. Wk 12: 17
  7. Wk 13: 15
  8. Wk 14: 17
  9. Wk 15: 17

Pac-12 South champions6–⁠3 in the conference

Record
9–⁠5
Conference
6–⁠3 tied for 3rd in Pac-12
AP final
Unranked peak No. 15
Points
482–⁠386
Coach
Jim Mora
Elo
1562 +99 this season
SP+ rating
14.8 No. 24 of 124; offense No. 23, defense No. 39, special teams No. 37
SRS
8.8 No. 28 of 124 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 18
Offensive coordinator
Noel Mazzone
Defensive coordinator
Lou Spanos
Offense
Multiple
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense43rd of 124
  • Defense46th of 124
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted46th of 124
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted46th of 124
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0842%0.9843rd of 124
Defense0.0440%0.9146th of 124
Opponent-adjusted0.08 off
0.05 def		42% off
40% def		—46th off
46th 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 343% allowed
Defense-0.3own 262% 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 yardsBrett Hundley QB3,745 yds
Passing touchdownsBrett Hundley QB29 TD
Rushing yardsJohnathan Franklin RB1,734 yds
Rushing touchdownsJohnathan Franklin RB13 TD
Receiving yardsJoseph Fauria WR637 yds
Receiving touchdownsJoseph Fauria WR12 TD
InterceptionsAndrew Abbott 4 INT

Top recruits in the 2012 class

Ellis McCarthy DT★★★★★No. 24
Devin Fuller ATH★★★★No. 39
Jordan Payton WR★★★★No. 135
Ishmael Adams CB★★★★No. 136
Aaron Porter ILB★★★★No. 245
Marcus Rios CB★★★★No. 258
Lacy Westbrook OT★★★★No. 318

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

The 2012 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks22.50.826
Running backs22.50.785
Receivers23.50.914
Offensive line43.30.869
Defensive line24.00.914
Linebackers14.00.914
Defensive backs63.30.877
Athletes and specialists43.30.873
Whole class233.30.870

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 2013

The 2013 draft
Rd 1Datone Jones DEGreen Bay Packers
Rd 4Johnathan Franklin RBGreen Bay Packers
Rd 5Jeff Locke PMinnesota Vikings
Rd 6Jeff Baca OGMinnesota Vikings

Roster 114

The 2012 roster

114 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2012 line; 35 have a stat line. See the roster

All-Pac-12

7 first team

First team

From Wikipedia’s 2012 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2012 Pac-12 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Oregon8–⁠112–⁠12
Stanford8–⁠112–⁠27
Oregon State6–⁠39–⁠420
UCLA6–⁠39–⁠5
Arizona State5–⁠48–⁠5
USC5–⁠47–⁠6
Washington5–⁠47–⁠6
Arizona4–⁠58–⁠5
Utah3–⁠65–⁠7
California2–⁠73–⁠9
Washington State1–⁠83–⁠9
Colorado1–⁠81–⁠11

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