2018 UCLA

3–⁠9 (3–⁠6 Pac-12), coached by Chip Kelly.

Schedule and results

UCLA in 2018, game by game: lost vs. Cincinnati 17–26; lost at No. 6 Oklahoma 21–49; lost vs. Fresno State 14–38; lost at Colorado 16–38; lost vs. No. 10 Washington 24–31; won at California 37–7; won vs. Arizona 31–30; lost vs. No. 23 Utah 10–41; lost at Oregon 21–42; lost at Arizona State 28–31; won vs. USC 34–27; lost vs. Stanford 42–49+30−31Lost 17–26 vs. Cincinnati-9CincinnatiLost 21–49 at No. 6 Oklahoma-28No. 6 OklahomaLost 14–38 vs. Fresno State-24Fresno StateLost 16–38 at Colorado-22ColoradoLost 24–31 vs. No. 10 Washington-7No. 10 WashingtonWon 37–7 at California+30CaliforniaWon 31–30 vs. Arizona+1ArizonaLost 10–41 vs. No. 23 Utah-31No. 23 UtahLost 21–42 at Oregon-21OregonLost 28–31 at Arizona State-3Arizona StateWon 34–27 vs. USC+7USCLost 42–49 vs. Stanford-7Stanford
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Stanford 49–⁠42; unranked in the final AP poll; 10th in the Pac-12.

In program history: The 88th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 102 on file).

Record
3–⁠9
Conference
3–⁠6 10th in Pac-12
AP final
Unranked
Points
295–⁠409
Coach
Chip Kelly
Elo
1432 −61 this season
SP+ rating
-0.4 No. 76 of 130; offense No. 50, defense No. 97, special teams No. 18
SRS
−3.3 No. 85 of 130 in FBS
Returning
34% of last season’s EPA, No. 109 of 130
Recruiting class
No. 19 roster talent No. 19 in FBS
Defensive coordinator
Jerry Azzinaro
Offense
Spread option
Defense
4–⁠2–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense55th of 130
  • Defense107th of 130
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted39th of 130
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted96th of 130
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1243%1.2255th of 130
Defense0.1947%1.18107th of 130
Opponent-adjusted0.14 off
0.14 def
45% off
45% def
—39th off
96th 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
Offense3.5own 2616% allowed
Defense4.3own 3213% caused

CORE rating 0.2, 60th of 130 (offense 2.8, defense 2.6).

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 yardsWilton Speight QB1,527 yds
Passing touchdownsDorian Thompson-Robinson QB6 TD
Rushing yardsJoshua Kelley RB1,243 yds
Rushing touchdownsJoshua Kelley RB12 TD
Receiving yardsCaleb Wilson TE965 yds
Receiving touchdownsCaleb Wilson TE4 TD
TacklesAdarius Pickett DB123 tkl
SacksKeisean Lucier-South LB4 sacks
InterceptionsDarnay Holmes DB3 INT

Top recruits in the 2018 class

Dorian Thompson-Robinson DUAL★★★★No. 36
Chase Cota WR★★★★No. 159
Chris Murray OG★★★★No. 232
Bo Calvert OLB★★★★No. 251
Stephan Blaylock S★★★★No. 255
Michael Ezeike TE★★★★No. 260
Elijah Wade WDE★★★★No. 287
Kyle Philips WR★★★★No. 288

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

The 2018 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks14.00.981
Running backs32.70.840
Receivers63.50.891
Offensive line43.30.859
Defensive line53.20.852
Linebackers23.00.834
Defensive backs43.30.874
Athletes and specialists32.30.782
Whole class283.10.859

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 2019

The 2019 draft
Rd 7Caleb Wilson TEArizona Cardinals

95 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2018 line; 62 have a stat line. See the roster

2018 Pac-12 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Washington State7–⁠211–⁠210
Washington7–⁠210–⁠413
Stanford6–⁠39–⁠4
Utah6–⁠39–⁠5
Oregon5–⁠49–⁠4
Arizona State5–⁠47–⁠6
California4–⁠57–⁠6
USC4–⁠55–⁠7
Arizona4–⁠55–⁠7
UCLA3–⁠63–⁠9
Colorado2–⁠75–⁠7
Oregon State1–⁠82–⁠10

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