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2022 UCLA

9–⁠4 (6–⁠3 Pac-12), coached by Chip Kelly, finished No. 21 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

UCLA in 2022, game by game: won vs. Bowling Green 45–17; won vs. Alabama State 45–7; won vs. South Alabama 32–31; won at Colorado 45–17; won vs. No. 15 Washington 40–32; won vs. No. 11 Utah 42–32; lost at No. 10 Oregon 30–45; won vs. Stanford 38–13; won at Arizona State 50–36; lost vs. Arizona 28–34; lost vs. No. 7 USC 45–48; won at California 35–28; lost vs. Pittsburgh 35–37+38−15Won 45–17 vs. Bowling Green+28Bowling GreenWon 45–7 vs. Alabama State+38Alabama StateWon 32–31 vs. South Alabama+1South AlabamaWon 45–17 at Colorado+28ColoradoWon 40–32 vs. No. 15 Washington+8No. 15 WashingtonWon 42–32 vs. No. 11 Utah+10No. 11 UtahLost 30–45 at No. 10 Oregon-15No. 10 OregonWon 38–13 vs. Stanford+25StanfordWon 50–36 at Arizona State+14Arizona StateLost 28–34 vs. Arizona-6ArizonaLost 45–48 vs. No. 7 USC-3No. 7 USCWon 35–28 at California+7CaliforniaLost 35–37 vs. Pittsburgh-2Pittsburgh
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3vsBowling GreenW 45–⁠1780%
Sep 10vsAlabama StateW 45–⁠789%
Sep 17vsSouth AlabamaW 32–⁠3171%
Sep 24atColoradoW 45–⁠1771%
Sep 30vs15WashingtonW 40–⁠3266%
Oct 8vs11UtahW 42–⁠3249%
Oct 22at10OregonL 30–⁠4542%
Oct 29vsStanfordW 38–⁠1383%
Nov 5atArizona StateW 50–⁠3663%
Nov 12vsArizonaL 28–⁠3488%
Nov 19vs7USCL 45–⁠4856%
Nov 25atCaliforniaW 35–⁠2866%
Dec 30Bowls & playoffvsPittsburghSun BowlL 35–⁠3748%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Pittsburgh 37–⁠35 in the Sun Bowl; No. 21 in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Pac-12.

In program history: The 39th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 102 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 6: 18
  2. Wk 7: 11
  3. Wk 8: 9
  4. Wk 9: 12
  5. Wk 10: 10
  6. Wk 11: 9
  7. Wk 12: 16
  8. Wk 13: 17
  9. Wk 14: 17
  10. Wk 15: 18
  11. Final: 21
Record
9–⁠4
Conference
6–⁠3 tied for 5th in Pac-12
AP final
No. 21 peak No. 9
Points
510–⁠377
Coach
Chip Kelly
Elo
1608 +33 this season
SP+ rating
15.0 No. 21 of 131; offense No. 3, defense No. 83, special teams No. 87
SRS
8.4 No. 29 of 131 in FBS
Returning
62% of last season’s EPA, No. 63 of 130
Recruiting class
No. 61 roster talent No. 28 in FBS
Defensive coordinator
Bill McGovern
Offense
Spread option
Defense
3–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense6th of 131
  • Defense99th of 131
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted11th of 131
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted79th of 131
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.2953%1.266th of 131
Defense0.1647%1.1699th of 131
Opponent-adjusted0.23 off
0.12 def		50% off
45% def		—11th off
79th 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
Offense4.5own 2912% allowed
Defense4.2own 2812% caused

CORE rating 9.2, 27th of 131 (offense 11.6, defense 2.5).

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 yardsDorian Thompson-Robinson QB3,153 yds
Passing touchdownsDorian Thompson-Robinson QB27 TD
Rushing yardsZach Charbonnet RB1,359 yds
Rushing touchdownsZach Charbonnet RB14 TD
Receiving yardsJake Bobo WR817 yds
Receiving touchdownsJake Bobo WR7 TD
TacklesMo Osling III DB84 tkl
SacksLaiatu Latu DL10.5 sacks
InterceptionsJaylin Davies CB3 INT

Top recruits in the 2022 class

Kamari Ramsey S★★★★No. 169
Jack Pedersen TE★★★★No. 248
Jadyn Marshall WR★★★★No. 294
Justyn Martin QB★★★★No. 295
Carsen Ryan TE★★★★No. 306
Clint Stephens ATH★★★★No. 409

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

The 2022 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks14.00.902
Running backs13.00.861
Receivers43.80.897
Offensive line13.00.878
Linebackers13.00.880
Defensive backs33.30.873
Athletes and specialists14.00.892
Whole class123.50.885

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 2023

The 2023 draft
Rd 2Zach Charbonnet RBSeattle Seahawks
Rd 4Jon Gaines II OGArizona Cardinals
Rd 5Dorian Thompson-Robinson QBCleveland Browns
Rd 5Atonio Mafi OGNew England Patriots

Roster 113

The 2022 roster

113 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2022 line; 63 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 13

The 2022 portal
Darius Muasau LB★★★★from Hawai’i
Azizi Hearn CB★★★from Wyoming
Gabriel Murphy DE★★★from North Texas
Grayson Murphy DE★★★from North Texas
Jake Bobo WR★★★from Duke
Raiqwon ONeal OT★★★from Rutgers
Titus Mokiao-Atimalala WR★★★from UCF
Gary Smith III DL★★★from Duke
Jacob Sykes DL★★★from Harvard
Jaylin Davies CB★★★from Oregon
Laiatu Latu DE★★★from Washington
Jaylan Jeffers OT★★★from Oregon

And 1 more, lower-rated or unrated.

Transfers out 21

Jay Shaw CB★★★★to Wisconsin
Mitchell Agude DL★★★to Miami
Caleb Johnson LB★★★to Miami
Tiaoalil Savea DL★★★to Arizona
Chase Cota WR★★★to Oregon
Keontez Lewis WR★★★to Wisconsin
D.J. Warnell S★★★to Arizona
Odua Isibor DE★★★to California
Luke Akers P★★★to Northwestern
Parker McQuarrie QB★★★to Independence C.C.
A.J. Campbell DE★★★to Kent State
Myles Jackson DE★★★to Indiana

And 9 more, lower-rated or unrated.

2022 Pac-12 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
USC8–⁠111–⁠312
Washington7–⁠211–⁠28
Oregon7–⁠210–⁠315
Utah7–⁠210–⁠410
Oregon State6–⁠310–⁠317
UCLA6–⁠39–⁠421
Washington State4–⁠57–⁠6
Arizona3–⁠65–⁠7
California2–⁠74–⁠8
Arizona State2–⁠73–⁠9
Stanford1–⁠83–⁠9
Colorado1–⁠81–⁠11

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