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2017 UCLA

6–⁠7 (4–⁠5 Pac-12), coached by Jim Mora, then Jedd Fisch (interim, remainder of season).

Schedule and results

UCLA in 2017, game by game: won vs. Texas A&M 45–44; won vs. Hawai’i 56–23; lost at Memphis 45–48; lost at Stanford 34–58; won vs. Colorado 27–23; lost at Arizona 30–47; won vs. Oregon 31–14; lost at No. 12 Washington 23–44; lost at Utah 17–48; won vs. Arizona State 44–37; lost at No. 12 USC 23–28; won vs. California 30–27; lost vs. Kansas State 17–35+33−31Won 45–44 vs. Texas A&M+1Texas A&MWon 56–23 vs. Hawai’i+33Hawai’iLost 45–48 at Memphis-3MemphisLost 34–58 at Stanford-24StanfordWon 27–23 vs. Colorado+4ColoradoLost 30–47 at Arizona-17ArizonaWon 31–14 vs. Oregon+17OregonLost 23–44 at No. 12 Washington-21No. 12 WashingtonLost 17–48 at Utah-31UtahWon 44–37 vs. Arizona State+7Arizona StateLost 23–28 at No. 12 USC-5No. 12 USCWon 30–27 vs. California+3CaliforniaLost 17–35 vs. Kansas State-18Kansas State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3vsTexas A&MW 45–⁠4446%
Sep 9vsHawai’iW 56–⁠2361%
Sep 16atMemphisL 45–⁠4838%
Sep 23atStanfordL 34–⁠5828%
Sep 30vsColoradoW 27–⁠2347%
Oct 14atArizonaL 30–⁠4746%
Oct 21vsOregonW 31–⁠1452%
Oct 28at12WashingtonL 23–⁠4419%
Nov 3atUtahL 17–⁠4837%
Nov 11vsArizona StateW 44–⁠3751%
Nov 18at12USCL 23–⁠2816%
Nov 24vsCaliforniaW 30–⁠2753%
Dec 26Bowls & playoffvsKansas StateCactus BowlL 17–⁠3539%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Kansas State 35–⁠17 in the Cactus Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 7th in the Pac-12.

In program history: The 76th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 102 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 3: 25
Record
6–⁠7
Conference
4–⁠5 tied for 7th in Pac-12
AP final
Unranked peak No. 25
Points
422–⁠476
Coach
Jim Mora, then Jedd Fisch (interim, remainder of season)
Elo
1491 −3 this season
SP+ rating
4.9 No. 51 of 128; offense No. 9, defense No. 104, special teams No. 64
SRS
0.3 No. 65 of 130 in FBS
Returning
67% of last season’s EPA, No. 51 of 128
Recruiting class
No. 20 roster talent No. 11 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Jedd Fisch
Defensive coordinator
Tom Bradley
Offense
Pro spread
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense28th of 130
  • Defense102nd of 130
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted31st of 130
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted95th of 130
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1646%1.2428th of 130
Defense0.1947%1.17102nd of 130
Opponent-adjusted0.15 off
0.14 def		46% off
45% def		—31st off
95th 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
Offense4.3own 2818% allowed
Defense3.9own 3013% caused

CORE rating -1.6, 71st of 130 (offense 3.6, defense 5.2).

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 QB3,717 yds
Passing touchdownsJosh Rosen QB26 TD
Rushing yardsBolu Olorunfunmi RB565 yds
Rushing touchdownsSoso Jamabo RB6 TD
Receiving yardsJordan Lasley WR1,264 yds
Receiving touchdownsDarren Andrews WR10 TD
TacklesKenny Young LB109 tkl
SacksJacob Tuioti-Mariner DL7.5 sacks
InterceptionsDarnay Holmes DB3 INT

Top recruits in the 2017 class

Jaelan Phillips WDE★★★★★No. 1
Darnay Holmes CB★★★★★No. 22
Greg Rogers DT★★★★No. 124
Stephan Zabie OT★★★★No. 243
Elijah Gates CB★★★★No. 263
Jimmy Jaggers TE★★★★No. 304
Rahyme Johnson ATH★★★★No. 326

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

The 2017 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.817
Receivers33.00.847
Offensive line43.30.852
Defensive line43.80.924
Defensive backs43.80.907
Athletes and specialists23.50.872
Whole class183.40.880

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 2018

The 2018 draft
Rd 1Josh Rosen QBArizona Cardinals
Rd 1Kolton Miller OTOakland Raiders
Rd 4Kenny Young ILBBaltimore Ravens
Rd 5Scott Quessenberry CLos Angeles Chargers
Rd 5Jordan Lasley WRBaltimore Ravens

Roster 116

The 2017 roster

116 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2017 line; 66 have a stat line. See the roster

2017 Pac-12 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
USC8–⁠111–⁠312
Washington7–⁠210–⁠316
Stanford7–⁠29–⁠520
Washington State6–⁠39–⁠4
Arizona State6–⁠37–⁠6
Arizona5–⁠47–⁠6
Oregon4–⁠57–⁠6
UCLA4–⁠56–⁠7
Utah3–⁠67–⁠6
Colorado2–⁠75–⁠7
California2–⁠75–⁠7
Oregon State0–⁠91–⁠11

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