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2016 UCLA

4–⁠8 (2–⁠7 Pac-12), coached by Jim Mora.

Schedule and results

UCLA in 2016, game by game: lost at Texas A&M 24–31; won vs. UNLV 42–21; won at BYU 17–14; lost vs. No. 7 Stanford 13–22; won vs. Arizona 45–24; lost at Arizona State 20–23; lost at Washington State 21–27; lost vs. No. 19 Utah 45–52; lost at No. 21 Colorado 10–20; won vs. Oregon State 38–24; lost vs. No. 15 USC 14–36; lost at California 10–36+21−26Lost 24–31 at Texas A&M-7Texas A&MWon 42–21 vs. UNLV+21UNLVWon 17–14 at BYU+3BYULost 13–22 vs. No. 7 Stanford-9No. 7 StanfordWon 45–24 vs. Arizona+21ArizonaLost 20–23 at Arizona State-3Arizona StateLost 21–27 at Washington State-6Washington StateLost 45–52 vs. No. 19 Utah-7No. 19 UtahLost 10–20 at No. 21 Colorado-10No. 21 ColoradoWon 38–24 vs. Oregon State+14Oregon StateLost 14–36 vs. No. 15 USC-22No. 15 USCLost 10–36 at California-26California
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3atTexas A&ML 24–⁠3145%
Sep 10vsUNLVW 42–⁠2177%
Sep 17atBYUW 17–⁠1440%
Sep 24vs7StanfordL 13–⁠2239%
Oct 1vsArizonaW 45–⁠2463%
Oct 8atArizona StateL 20–⁠2344%
Oct 15atWashington StateL 21–⁠2738%
Oct 22vs19UtahL 45–⁠5245%
Nov 3at21ColoradoL 10–⁠2040%
Nov 12vsOregon StateW 38–⁠2479%
Nov 19vs15USCL 14–⁠3633%
Nov 26atCaliforniaL 10–⁠3648%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to California 36–⁠10; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 9th in the Pac-12.

In program history: The 77th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 102 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 16
Record
4–⁠8
Conference
2–⁠7 tied for 9th in Pac-12
AP final
Unranked peak No. 16
Points
299–⁠330
Coach
Jim Mora
Elo
1491 −88 this season
SP+ rating
9.1 No. 44 of 128; offense No. 79, defense No. 10, special teams No. 97
SRS
2.3 No. 54 of 128 in FBS
Returning
54% of last season’s EPA, No. 91 of 128
Recruiting class
No. 13 roster talent No. 12 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Kennedy Polamalu
Defensive coordinator
Tom Bradley
Offense
Multiple
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense87th of 128
  • Defense19th of 128
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted87th of 128
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted13th of 128
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0639%1.2987th of 128
Defense0.0141%1.0519th of 128
Opponent-adjusted0.07 off
0.00 def		40% off
40% def		—87th off
13th 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
Offense3.4own 2920% allowed
Defense3.4own 3217% caused

CORE rating 6.8, 34th of 128 (offense -4.2, defense -11.1).

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. CORE is CollegeFootballData.com’s context- and opponent-adjusted rating (points better than an average team; lower is better on defense). From CollegeFootballData.com.

Leaders

Passing yardsJosh Rosen QB1,915 yds
Passing touchdownsMike Fafaul QB12 TD
Rushing yardsSoso Jamabo RB321 yds
Rushing touchdownsBolu Olorunfunmi RB4 TD
Receiving yardsDarren Andrews WR709 yds
Receiving touchdownsJordan Lasley WR5 TD
TacklesJayon Brown LB119 tkl
SacksTakkarist McKinley DL10 sacks
InterceptionsRandall Goforth DB4 INT

Top recruits in the 2016 class

Mique Juarez OLB★★★★★No. 11
Theo Howard WR★★★★No. 101
Boss Tagaloa DT★★★★No. 109
Breland Brandt WDE★★★★No. 124
Lokeni Toailoa ILB★★★★No. 135
Krys Barnes ILB★★★★No. 144
Damian Alloway APB★★★★No. 159
Brandon Burton S★★★★No. 181

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

The 2016 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks23.50.880
Running backs43.30.883
Receivers43.80.904
Offensive line33.00.874
Defensive line53.40.896
Linebackers34.30.956
Defensive backs33.30.872
Athletes and specialists32.70.824
Whole class273.40.888

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 2017

The 2017 draft
Rd 1Takkarist McKinley DEAtlanta Falcons
Rd 3Fabian Moreau CBWashington Redskins
Rd 3Eddie Vanderdoes DTOakland Raiders
Rd 5Jayon Brown OLBTennessee Titans
Rd 6Conor McDermott OTNew England Patriots

Roster 108

The 2016 roster

108 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2016 line; 66 have a stat line. See the roster

2016 Pac-12 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Washington8–⁠112–⁠24
Colorado8–⁠110–⁠417
USC7–⁠210–⁠33
Washington State7–⁠28–⁠5
Stanford6–⁠310–⁠312
Utah5–⁠49–⁠423
California3–⁠65–⁠7
Oregon State3–⁠64–⁠8
Arizona State2–⁠75–⁠7
Oregon2–⁠74–⁠8
UCLA2–⁠74–⁠8
Arizona1–⁠83–⁠9

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