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2015 UCLA

8–⁠5 (5–⁠4 Pac-12), coached by Jim Mora.

Schedule and results

UCLA in 2015, game by game: won vs. Virginia 34–16; won at UNLV 37–3; won vs. No. 19 BYU 24–23; won at No. 16 Arizona 56–30; lost vs. Arizona State 23–38; lost at No. 15 Stanford 35–56; won vs. No. 20 California 40–24; won vs. Colorado 35–31; won at Oregon State 41–0; lost vs. Washington State 27–31; won at No. 18 Utah 17–9; lost at USC 21–40; lost vs. Nebraska 29–37+41−21Won 34–16 vs. Virginia+18VirginiaWon 37–3 at UNLV+34UNLVWon 24–23 vs. No. 19 BYU+1No. 19 BYUWon 56–30 at No. 16 Arizona+26No. 16 ArizonaLost 23–38 vs. Arizona State-15Arizona StateLost 35–56 at No. 15 Stanford-21No. 15 StanfordWon 40–24 vs. No. 20 California+16No. 20 CaliforniaWon 35–31 vs. Colorado+4ColoradoWon 41–0 at Oregon State+41Oregon StateLost 27–31 vs. Washington State-4Washington StateWon 17–9 at No. 18 Utah+8No. 18 UtahLost 21–40 at USC-19USCLost 29–37 vs. Nebraska-8Nebraska
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5vsVirginiaW 34–⁠1677%
Sep 12atUNLVW 37–⁠379%
Sep 19vs19BYUW 24–⁠2366%
Sep 26at16ArizonaW 56–⁠3045%
Oct 3vsArizona StateL 23–⁠3875%
Oct 15at15StanfordL 35–⁠5635%
Oct 22vs20CaliforniaW 40–⁠2471%
Oct 31vsColoradoW 35–⁠3184%
Nov 7atOregon StateW 41–⁠077%
Nov 14vsWashington StateL 27–⁠3175%
Nov 21at18UtahW 17–⁠937%
Nov 28atUSCL 21–⁠4045%
Dec 26Bowls & playoffvsNebraskaFoster Farms BowlL 29–⁠3762%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Nebraska 37–⁠29 in the Foster Farms Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; 6th in the Pac-12.

In program history: The 34th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 102 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 13
  2. Wk 2: 13
  3. Wk 3: 10
  4. Wk 4: 9
  5. Wk 5: 7
  6. Wk 6: 20
  7. Wk 7: 18
  8. Wk 9: 24
  9. Wk 10: 22
  10. Wk 11: 18
  11. Wk 13: 22

Lou Groza AwardKaʻimi Fairbairn, K

Consensus All-AmericanKaʻimi Fairbairn, K

Record
8–⁠5
Conference
5–⁠4 6th in Pac-12
AP final
Unranked peak No. 7
Points
419–⁠338
Coach
Jim Mora
Elo
1618 −16 this season
SP+ rating
18.6 No. 16 of 128; offense No. 9, defense No. 37, special teams No. 98
SRS
8.2 No. 32 of 128 in FBS
Returning
53% of last season’s EPA, No. 76 of 128
Recruiting class
No. 12 roster talent No. 14 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Noel Mazzone
Defensive coordinator
Tom Bradley
Offense
Multiple
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense22nd of 128
  • Defense40th of 128
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted27th of 128
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted33rd of 128
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1946%1.3022nd of 128
Defense0.0444%1.0040th of 128
Opponent-adjusted0.17 off
0.02 def		46% off
42% def		—27th off
33rd 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
Offense4.0own 313% allowed
Defense3.2own 291% 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 yardsJosh Rosen QB3,670 yds
Passing touchdownsJosh Rosen QB23 TD
Rushing yardsPaul Perkins RB1,343 yds
Rushing touchdownsPaul Perkins RB14 TD
Receiving yardsJordan Payton WR1,106 yds
Receiving touchdownsThomas Duarte WR10 TD
InterceptionsIshmael Adams WR2 INT

Top recruits in the 2015 class

Josh Rosen PRO★★★★★No. 11
Keisean Lucier-South WDE★★★★★No. 16
Soso Jamabo RB★★★★★No. 32
DeChaun Holiday CB★★★★No. 67
Chris Clark TE★★★★No. 85
Josh Wariboko-Alali OG★★★★No. 107
Fred Ulu-Perry OC★★★★No. 154
Andre James OT★★★★No. 217

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

The 2015 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks15.00.993
Running backs15.00.986
Receivers24.00.936
Offensive line44.00.927
Defensive line24.00.940
Linebackers14.00.912
Defensive backs33.70.905
Athletes and specialists14.00.903
Whole class154.10.931

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 2016

The 2016 draft
Rd 1Kenny Clark DTGreen Bay Packers
Rd 2Myles Jack OLBJacksonville Jaguars
Rd 5Caleb Benenoch OTTampa Bay Buccaneers
Rd 5Paul Perkins RBNew York Giants
Rd 5Jordan Payton WRCleveland Browns
Rd 7Aaron Wallace OLBTennessee Titans
Rd 7Thomas Duarte WRMiami Dolphins
Rd 7Devin Fuller WRAtlanta Falcons

Roster 128

The 2015 roster

128 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2015 line; 40 have a stat line. See the roster

2015 Pac-12 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Stanford8–⁠112–⁠23
Oregon7–⁠29–⁠419
Utah6–⁠310–⁠317
Washington State6–⁠39–⁠4
USC6–⁠38–⁠6
UCLA5–⁠48–⁠5
California4–⁠58–⁠5
Washington4–⁠57–⁠6
Arizona State4–⁠56–⁠7
Arizona3–⁠67–⁠6
Colorado1–⁠84–⁠9
Oregon State0–⁠92–⁠10

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