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2014 UCLA

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

Schedule and results

UCLA in 2014, game by game: won at Virginia 28–20; won vs. Memphis 42–35; won vs. Texas 20–17; won at No. 15 Arizona State 62–27; lost vs. Utah 28–30; lost vs. No. 12 Oregon 30–42; won at California 36–34; won at Colorado 40–37; won vs. No. 14 Arizona 17–7; won at Washington 44–30; won vs. No. 24 USC 38–20; lost vs. Stanford 10–31; won vs. No. 11 Kansas State 40–35+35−21Won 28–20 at Virginia+8VirginiaWon 42–35 vs. Memphis+7MemphisWon 20–17 vs. Texas+3TexasWon 62–27 at No. 15 Arizona State+35No. 15 Arizona StateLost 28–30 vs. Utah-2UtahLost 30–42 vs. No. 12 Oregon-12No. 12 OregonWon 36–34 at California+2CaliforniaWon 40–37 at Colorado+3ColoradoWon 17–7 vs. No. 14 Arizona+10No. 14 ArizonaWon 44–30 at Washington+14WashingtonWon 38–20 vs. No. 24 USC+18No. 24 USCLost 10–31 vs. Stanford-21StanfordWon 40–35 vs. No. 11 Kansas State+5No. 11 Kansas State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30atVirginiaW 28–⁠2075%
Sep 6vsMemphisW 42–⁠3584%
Sep 13vsTexasW 20–⁠1763%
Sep 25at15Arizona StateW 62–⁠2747%
Oct 4vsUtahL 28–⁠3076%
Oct 11vs12OregonL 30–⁠4256%
Oct 18atCaliforniaW 36–⁠3474%
Oct 25atColoradoW 40–⁠3779%
Nov 1vs14ArizonaW 17–⁠759%
Nov 8atWashingtonW 44–⁠3054%
Nov 22vs24USCW 38–⁠2064%
Nov 28vsStanfordL 10–⁠3167%
Jan 2Bowls & playoffvs11Kansas StateAlamo BowlW 40–⁠3552%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Kansas State 40–⁠35 in the Alamo Bowl; No. 10 in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Pac-12.

In program history: The 14th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 102 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 7
  2. Wk 2: 11
  3. Wk 3: 12
  4. Wk 4: 12
  5. Wk 5: 11
  6. Wk 6: 8
  7. Wk 7: 18
  8. Wk 9: 25
  9. Wk 10: 25
  10. Wk 11: 18
  11. Wk 12: 14
  12. Wk 13: 11
  13. Wk 14: 9
  14. Wk 15: 16
  15. Wk 16: 14
  16. Final: 10

Butkus AwardEric Kendricks, ILB

Record
10–⁠3
Conference
6–⁠3 tied for 3rd in Pac-12
AP final
No. 10 peak No. 7
Points
435–⁠365
Coach
Jim Mora
Elo
1700 +64 this season
SP+ rating
17.7 No. 19 of 128; offense No. 14, defense No. 38, special teams No. 33
SRS
13.4 No. 20 of 128 in FBS
Returning
91% of last season’s EPA, No. 9 of 125
Recruiting class
No. 18
Offensive coordinator
Noel Mazzone
Defensive coordinator
Jeff Ulbrich
Offense
Multiple
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense46th of 128
  • Defense43rd of 128
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted31st of 128
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted29th of 128
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1846%1.1446th of 128
Defense0.1141%1.1543rd of 128
Opponent-adjusted0.22 off
0.10 def		48% off
40% def		—31st off
29th 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
Offense3.9own 261% allowed
Defense3.7own 281% 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 QB3,155 yds
Passing touchdownsBrett Hundley QB22 TD
Rushing yardsPaul Perkins RB1,572 yds
Rushing touchdownsBrett Hundley QB10 TD
Receiving yardsJordan Payton WR954 yds
Receiving touchdownsJordan Payton WR7 TD
InterceptionsEric Kendricks LB3 INT

Top recruits in the 2014 class

Zach Whitley ILB★★★★No. 92
Jaleel Wadood S★★★★No. 112
Adarius Pickett CB★★★★No. 132
Austin Roberts ATH★★★★No. 161
Kenny Young ILB★★★★No. 175
Nate Starks ATH★★★★No. 191
Ainuu Taua DT★★★★No. 200
Alex Van Dyke WR★★★★No. 259

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

The 2014 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.857
Receivers23.50.853
Offensive line13.00.887
Defensive line33.70.898
Linebackers33.70.925
Defensive backs24.00.943
Athletes and specialists24.00.928
Whole class143.60.904

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 2015

The 2015 draft
Rd 2Eric Kendricks ILBMinnesota Vikings
Rd 3Owa Odighizuwa DENew York Giants
Rd 5Brett Hundley QBGreen Bay Packers

Roster 124

The 2014 roster

124 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2014 line; 33 have a stat line. See the roster

All-Pac-12

2 first team, 7 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2014 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2014 Pac-12 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Oregon8–⁠113–⁠22
Arizona7–⁠210–⁠419
Arizona State6–⁠310–⁠312
UCLA6–⁠310–⁠310
USC6–⁠39–⁠420
Utah5–⁠49–⁠421
Stanford5–⁠48–⁠5
Washington4–⁠58–⁠6
California3–⁠65–⁠7
Oregon State2–⁠75–⁠7
Washington State2–⁠73–⁠9
Colorado0–⁠92–⁠10

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