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2013 UCLA

10–⁠3 (6–⁠3 Pac-12), coached by Jim Mora, finished No. 16 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

UCLA in 2013, game by game: won vs. Nevada 58–20; won at No. 23 Nebraska 41–21; won vs. New Mexico State 59–13; won at Utah 34–27; won vs. California 37–10; lost at No. 13 Stanford 10–24; lost at No. 2 Oregon 14–42; won vs. Colorado 45–23; won at Arizona 31–26; won vs. Washington 41–31; lost vs. No. 19 Arizona State 33–38; won at No. 23 USC 35–14; won vs. Virginia Tech 42–12+46−28Won 58–20 vs. Nevada+38NevadaWon 41–21 at No. 23 Nebraska+20No. 23 NebraskaWon 59–13 vs. New Mexico State+46New Mexico StateWon 34–27 at Utah+7UtahWon 37–10 vs. California+27CaliforniaLost 10–24 at No. 13 Stanford-14No. 13 StanfordLost 14–42 at No. 2 Oregon-28No. 2 OregonWon 45–23 vs. Colorado+22ColoradoWon 31–26 at Arizona+5ArizonaWon 41–31 vs. Washington+10WashingtonLost 33–38 vs. No. 19 Arizona State-5No. 19 Arizona StateWon 35–14 at No. 23 USC+21No. 23 USCWon 42–12 vs. Virginia Tech+30Virginia Tech
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vsNevadaW 58–⁠2060%
Sep 14at23NebraskaW 41–⁠2137%
Sep 21vsNew Mexico StateW 59–⁠1392%
Oct 3atUtahW 34–⁠2753%
Oct 12vsCaliforniaW 37–⁠1085%
Oct 19at13StanfordL 10–⁠2432%
Oct 26at2OregonL 14–⁠4221%
Nov 2vsColoradoW 45–⁠2384%
Nov 9atArizonaW 31–⁠2647%
Nov 15vsWashingtonW 41–⁠3165%
Nov 23vs19Arizona StateL 33–⁠3856%
Nov 30at23USCW 35–⁠1438%
Dec 31Bowls & playoffvsVirginia TechSun BowlW 42–⁠1261%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Virginia Tech 42–⁠12 in the Sun Bowl; No. 16 in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Pac-12.

In program history: The 13th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 102 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 21
  2. Wk 2: 18
  3. Wk 3: 16
  4. Wk 4: 13
  5. Wk 5: 13
  6. Wk 6: 12
  7. Wk 7: 11
  8. Wk 8: 9
  9. Wk 9: 12
  10. Wk 10: 17
  11. Wk 11: 16
  12. Wk 12: 13
  13. Wk 13: 14
  14. Wk 14: 22
  15. Wk 15: 17
  16. Wk 16: 17
  17. Final: 16

Consensus All-AmericanAnthony Barr, LB

Record
10–⁠3
Conference
6–⁠3 tied for 4th in Pac-12
AP final
No. 16 peak No. 9
Points
480–⁠301
Coach
Jim Mora
Elo
1705 +163 this season
SP+ rating
20.0 No. 18 of 125; offense No. 18, defense No. 25, special teams No. 21
SRS
17.9 No. 10 of 125 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 7
Offensive coordinator
Noel Mazzone
Defensive coordinator
Lou Spanos
Offense
Multiple
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense13th of 125
  • Defense91st of 125
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted11th of 125
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted91st of 125
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1645%0.9813th of 125
Defense0.1145%0.8891st of 125
Opponent-adjusted0.14 off
0.10 def		46% off
44% def		—11th off
91st 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 332% allowed
Defense-0.2own 274% 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.

Player leaders are hidden for this season: our source’s player stats for UCLA are missing players (they add up to less than 85% of the team’s passing or rushing yards).

Top recruits in the 2013 class

Eddie Vanderdoes DT★★★★★No. 7
Priest Willis S★★★★No. 39
Tahaan Goodman S★★★★No. 64
Kylie Fitts SDE★★★★No. 92
Isaako Savaiinaea ILB★★★★No. 128
Asiantii Woulard DUAL★★★★No. 130
John Johnson CB★★★★No. 148
Eldridge Massington WR★★★★No. 192

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

The 2013 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks14.00.939
Running backs14.00.899
Receivers33.70.881
Offensive line73.70.895
Defensive line34.30.953
Linebackers53.60.899
Defensive backs53.80.935
Athletes and specialists13.00.818
Whole class263.80.908

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 2014

The 2014 draft
Rd 1Anthony Barr OLBMinnesota Vikings
Rd 2Xavier Su’a-Filo OGHouston Texans
Rd 4Cassius Marsh DESeattle Seahawks
Rd 4Shaq Evans WRNew York Jets
Rd 6Jordan Zumwalt OLBPittsburgh Steelers

Roster 118

The 2013 roster

118 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2013 line; 38 have a stat line. See the roster

All-Pac-12

2 first team, 2 second team

First team

Second team

  • Myles JackLBCoaches-2
  • Ryan HoffmeisterSpecial teams playerCoaches-2

From Wikipedia’s 2013 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2013 Pac-12 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Arizona State8–⁠110–⁠421
Oregon7–⁠211–⁠29
Stanford7–⁠211–⁠311
UCLA6–⁠310–⁠316
USC6–⁠310–⁠419
Washington5–⁠49–⁠425
Arizona4–⁠58–⁠5
Oregon State4–⁠57–⁠6
Washington State4–⁠56–⁠7
Utah2–⁠75–⁠7
Colorado1–⁠84–⁠8
California0–⁠91–⁠11

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