2020 UCLA Bruins football team
2020 UCLA Bruins football | |
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Conference | Pac-12 Conference |
Division | South Division |
Record | 3–4 (3–4 Pac-12) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Justin Frye (2nd season) |
Offensive scheme | Spread option |
Defensive coordinator | Jerry Azzinaro (3rd season) |
Base defense | 4–2–5 |
Home stadium | Rose Bowl |
Uniform | |
Seasons |
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Washington x | 3 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon y$ | 4 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stanford | 4 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
California | 1 | – | 3 | 1 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington State | 1 | – | 3 | 1 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon State | 2 | – | 5 | 2 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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No. 21 USC xy | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah | 3 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona State | 2 | – | 2 | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UCLA | 3 | – | 4 | 3 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona | 0 | – | 5 | 0 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: Oregon 31, USC 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2020 UCLA Bruins football team represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was led by third-year head coach Chip Kelly and competed as members of the Pac-12 Conference in the South Division.
On August 11, the Pac-12 Conference initially canceled all fall sports competitions due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] On September 24, the conference announced that a six-game conference-only season would begin on November 6, with the Pac-12 Championship Game to be played December 18. Teams not selected for the championship game would be seeded to play a seventh game.[3]
On December 17, with a 3–3 record and one game left to play, the program announced that they would decline any invitation to a bowl game.[4] The Bruins lost their final game, finishing their season with a 3–4 record. The combined deficit in their four defeats was only 15 points, including a one-point loss to Stanford in double overtime, 48–47, in the season finale.
Overall on the season, the Bruins outscored their opponents by a total of 248 to 215.
Offseason
[edit ]Position key
[edit ]Offseason departures
[edit ]Recruiting
[edit ]Transfers
[edit ]Returning starters
[edit ]Impact of coronavirus pandemic
[edit ]On August 5, 2020, the Los Angeles County Health Director announced that eight UCLA football players tested positive for COVID-19.[5]
Preseason
[edit ]Award watch lists
[edit ]Pac-12 media days
[edit ]The Preseason Media poll shows the Bruins at 4th place in the South Division.
Preseason All-Pac-12 teams
[edit ]Personnel
[edit ]Coaching staff
[edit ]- Head coach: Chip Kelly (New Hampshire '90) 3rd year
- Defensive coordinator: Jerry Azzinaro 3rd year
- Quarterbacks: Dana Bible 3rd year
- Receivers: Jimmie Dougherty 4th year
- Running backs: DeShaun Foster 4th year
- Offensive coordinator / Off. Line: Justin Frye 3rd year
- Outside linebackers: Jason Kaufusi 2nd year
- Defensive line: Johnny Nansen 1st Year
- Asst. head coach/passing game coord./ defensive backs: Brian Norwood 1st year
- Inside linebackers: Don Pellum 3rd year
- Tight ends / special teams: Derek Sage 3rd year
- Director of football performance: Frank Wintrich 3rd year
Roster
[edit ]Quarterback
- 1 Dorian Thompson-Robinson – Junior
- 3 Chase Artopoeus – Sophomore
- 4 Blake Kirshner – Sophomore
- 9 Parker McQuarrie – Redshirt Freshman
- 11 Chase Griffin – Sophomore
Running back
- 6 Martell Irby – Junior
- 10 Demetric Felton – Senior
- 19 Kazmeir Allen – Junior
- 22 Keegan Jones – Sophomore
- 24 Brian Kowall – Freshman
- 28 Brittain Brown – Redshirt Graduate Student
- 32 Christian Grubb – Sophomore
- 33 Jahmon McClendon – Sophomore
- 39 Cole Kinder – Junior
Receiver
- 2 Kyle Philips – Redshirt Sophomore
- 7 Colson Yankoff – Redshirt Sophomore
- 12 Matt Sykes – Redshirt Freshman
- 14 Josiah Norwood – Redshirt Sophomore
- 15 Jaylen Erwin – Senior
- 17 Logan Loya – Redshirt Freshman
- 18 Charles Njoku – Sophomore
- 21 Michael Ezeike – Junior
- 23 Chase Cota – Junior
- 26 Ashton Authement – Sophomore
- 29 Delon Hurt – Junior
- 35 Devanti Dillard – Freshman
- 36 Ethan Fernea – Senior
- 81 Hudson Habermehl – Sophomore
- 86 Bradley Schlom – Freshman
Tight end
- 37 Lucas Egurbide – Redshirt Freshman
- 82 Evidence Njoku – Junior
- 83 David Priebe – Redshirt Sophomore
- 85 Greg Dulcich – Redshirt Sophomore
- 87 Grant Norberg – Redshirt Freshman
- 88 Mike Martinez – Sophomore
- 89 Michael Churich – Sophomore
Offensive lineman
- 53 Luke Young – Sophomore
- 54 Josh Carlin- Redshirt Sophomore
- 55 Paul Grattan, Jr. – Graduate Student
- 56 Atonio Mafi – Redshirt Junior
- 57 Jon Gaines II – Sophomore
- 59 Siale Taupaki – Redshirt Sophomore
- 62 Duke Clemens – Redshirt Sophomore
- 63 Brad Whitworth – Redshirt Freshman
- 64 Sam Marrazzo – Junior
- 65 Justin Williams – Redshirt Freshman
- 70 Alec Anderson – Redshirt Sophomore
- 71 Baraka Beckett – Redshirt Sophomore
- 74 Sean Rhyan – Sophomore
- 75 Bruno Fina – Freshman
- 76 Patrick Selna – Freshman
- 77 Beau Taylor – Freshman
- 78 Lucas Gramlick – Redshirt Sophomore
Defensive lineman
- 44 Martin Andrus, Jr. – Junior
- 50 Tyler Manoa – Junior
- 51 Ethan Matus – Redshirt Sophomore
- 53 Winston Polite – Redshirt Sophomore
- 55 Steven Mason – Redshirt Senior
- 58 Datona Jackson – Senior
- 61 Carson Drake – Freshman
- 91 Otito Ogbonnia – Junior
- 92 Osa Odighizuwa – Redshirt Senior
- 94 Dovid Magna – Freshman
- 97 Odua Isibor – Redshirt Junior
Linebacker
- 0 Damian Sellers – Redshirt Freshman
- 9 Choé Bryant-Strother – Redshirt Freshman
- 11 Kenny Mestidor – Freshman
- 20 Kain Medrano – Freshman
- 25 Myles Jackson – Redshirt Freshman
- 26 Leni Toailoa – Redshirt Senior
- 29 Adam Cohen – Sophomore
- 31 Ioholani Raass – Freshman
- 33 Bo Calvert – Junior
- 35 Carl Jones, Jr. – Sophomore
- 40 Caleb Johnson – Redshirt Junior
- 43 James Dinneen – Freshman
- 45 Mitchell Agude – Junior
- 46 Hayden Harris – Freshman
- 47 Erich Osteen – Freshman
- 47 Shea Pitts – Redshirt Junior
- 48 Joquarri Price – Redshirt Freshman
- 49 Jonny Garnett – Freshman
- 52 Jeremiah Trojan – Freshman
- 54 John Ward – Freshman
- 56 Kobey Fitzgerald – Junior
- 95 Sitiveni Havili-Kaufusi – Freshman
- 98 Jaymax Jacobsen – Freshman
Defensive back
- 1 Jay Shaw – Junior
- 3 Rayshad Williams – Redshirt Sophomore
- 4 Stephan Blaylock – Junior
- 6 John Humphrey – Freshman
- 7 Mo Osling III – Redshirt Junior
- 10 Joshua Swift – Redshirt Freshman
- 12 Elijah Gates – Junior
- 14 DJ Warnell – Redshirt Freshman
- 15 Jake Newman – Redshirt Freshman
- 17 Parker Hogan – Redshirt Freshman
- 18 Deavyn Woullard – Freshman
- 19 Alex Johnson – Redshirt Sophomore
- 20 Grady Liddell – Redshirt Freshman
- 21 JonJon Vaughns – Freshman
- 22 Obi Eboh – Graduate Student
- 23 Shamar Martin – Freshman
- 24 Qwuantrezz Knight – Graduate Student
- 27 Patrick Jolly, Jr. – Sophomore
- 28 Kenny Churchwell III – Sophomore
- 28 Evan Thomas – Sophomore
- 30 William Nimmo, Jr. – Sophomore
- 37 Quentin Lake – Junior
- 39 Kaleb Tuliau – Kaleb Tuliau
- 41 Jelani Warren – Freshman
Punter
- 49 Collin Flintoft – Redshirt Sophomore
Kicker
- 2 Nicholas Barr-Mira – Sophomore
- 90 Anthony Waller – Freshman
- 93 RJ Lopez – Freshman
- 96 Ari Libenson – Freshman
- 99 Luke Akers – Freshman
Long snapper
- 51 Jack Landherr IV – Sophomore
- 60 Beau Gardner – Freshman
Sources: [1]
Depth chart
[edit ]Schedule
[edit ]UCLA's 2020 regular season was announced on January 16.[6] The Bruins had games scheduled against New Mexico State, Hawaii, and San Diego State, but canceled these games on July 10 due to the Pac-12 Conference's decision to play a conference-only schedule due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[7]
On November 13, UCLA's scheduled home game against Utah was canceled after a COVID-19 outbreak within the Utah program.[8] The same day, the Pac-12 announced UCLA would instead host California the morning of November 15;[9] the Golden Bears' scheduled game at Arizona State had also been canceled after Arizona State had a COVID-19 outbreak. UCLA's game at Oregon was moved by a day to Saturday, November 21, to accommodate the other changes.[10]
Original 2020 UCLA Bruins schedule | |||
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Date | Opponent | Site | |
August 29 | New Mexico State* | Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA | |
September 5 | at Hawaii* | Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, HI | |
September 19 | at San Diego State* | SDCCU Stadium • San Diego, CA | |
September 26 | Stanford | Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA | |
October 3 | Arizona | Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA | |
October 10 | at Arizona State | Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ | |
October 17 | at Colorado | Folsom Field • Boulder, CO | |
October 29 | Utah | Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA | |
November 7 | at Oregon State | Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR | |
November 14 | Washington State | Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA | |
November 21 | USC | Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA (Victory Bell) | |
November 27 | at California | California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA (rivalry) |
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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November 7 | 4:00 p.m. | at Colorado | ESPN2 | L 42–48 | 554 | |
November 15 | 9:00 a.m. | California dagger | FS1 | W 34–10 | — | |
November 21 | 12:30 p.m. | at No. 11 Oregon | ESPN2 | L 35–38 | — | |
November 28 | 5:00 p.m. | Arizona |
| FOX | W 27–10 | — |
December 5 | 7:30 p.m. | at Arizona State | FS1 | W 25–18 | — | |
December 12 | 4:30 p.m. | No. 15 USC |
| ABC | L 38–43 | — |
December 19 | 4:00 p.m. | Stanford |
| ESPN | L 47–48 2OT | — |
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Game summaries
[edit ]At Colorado
[edit ]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bruins | 7 | 7 | 21 | 7 | 42 |
Buffaloes | 14 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 48 |
at Folsom Field, Boulder, Colorado
- Date: November 7, 2020
- Game time: 5:00 p.m PT
- Game weather: 59 °F (15 °C) Partly Cloudy, 36% precipitation
- Game attendance: 554
- Referee: Mike McMabe
- TV announcers (ESPN2): Beth Mowins, Kirk Morrison, John Schiffren
Game information |
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First Quarter
Second Quarter
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
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While UCLA attempted a valiant second-half comeback, their four turnovers in the first half proved too much to overcome and the Bruins were defeated, 48–42.
California
[edit ]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Golden Bears | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Bruins | 7 | 20 | 0 | 7 | 34 |
Game information |
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At Oregon
[edit ]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bruins | 7 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
No. 11 Ducks | 14 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 38 |
at Autzen Stadium, Eugene, Oregon
- Date: November 21, 2020
- Game time: 12:30 p.m., PT
- Game weather: 37 °F (3 °C), Overcast, Wind NW 2 MPH,
- Referee: Mark Duddy
- TV announcers (ESPN2): Jason Benetti, Andre Ware, Taylor McGregor
Game information |
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Arizona
[edit ]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Wildcats | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
Bruins | 3 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 27 |
at Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California
- Date: November 28, 2020
- Game time: 5:05 p.m. PST
- Game weather: 64 °F (18 °C), Clear, Wind 4 MPH
- Game attendance: 0
- Referee: Mike McCabe
- TV announcers (FOX): Aaron Goldsmith, Brady Quinn
Game information |
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1st quarter
2nd quarter
3rd quarter
4th quarter
Passing leaders
Rushing leaders
Receiving leaders
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Arizona State
[edit ]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bruins | 0 | 17 | 0 | 8 | 25 |
Sun Devils | 0 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 18 |
at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona
- Date: December 5, 2020
- Game time: 7:35 p.m. PST
- Referee: Chris Coyte
- TV announcers (FS1): Aaron Goldsmith, Brady Quinn
Game information |
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USC
[edit ]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 15 Trojans | 0 | 10 | 13 | 20 | 43 |
Bruins | 7 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 38 |
at Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California
- Date: December 12, 2020
- Game time: 4:44 p.m. PST
- Game weather: 62 °F (17 °C), Clear, Wind 13 MPH
- Game attendance: 0
- Referee: Mark Duddy
- TV announcers (ABC): Dave Pasch, Greg McElroy, Holly Rowe
Game information |
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First Quarter
Second Quarter
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
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Stanford
[edit ]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | Total |
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Cardinal | 7 | 13 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 48 |
Bruins | 3 | 0 | 14 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 47 |
at Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California
- Date: December 19, 2020
- Game time: 4:05 p.m. PST
- Game weather: 68 °F (20 °C), Clear, Wind 5 MPH
- Game attendance: 0
- Referee: Michael Mothershed
- TV announcers (ESPN): Beth Mowins, Kirk Morrison, Taylor McGregor
Game information |
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First Quarter
Second Quarter
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter
First Overtime
Second Overtime
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
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Rankings
[edit ]On December 6, UCLA received a vote in the AP Poll for the first time since 2017.
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Final |
AP | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | RV | |||
Coaches | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
CFP | Not released | — | — | Not released |
Players drafted into the NFL
[edit ]Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL Club |
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3 | 75 | Osa Odighizuwa | DT | Dallas Cowboys |
6 | 211 | Demetric Felton | RB | Cleveland Browns |
Statistics
[edit ]Statistics | UCLA | OPP |
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First downs | 172 | 154 |
Plays–yards | 519–3185 | 527–2869 |
Rushes–yards | 319–1614 | 264–950 |
Passing yards | 1571 | 1919 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 130–200–6 | 161–263–9 |
Time of possession | 28:52 | 31:08 |
Awards and honors
[edit ]- Associated Press 2020 All-Conference Team – Osa Odighizuwa (defensive tackle) and Demetric Felton (all-purpose), first team; Greg Dulcich (tight end), Caleb Johnson (linebacker), Felton (running back) second team
- Pac–12 2020 All-Conference Team – Osa Odighizuwa (first team); Greg Dulcich, Demetric Felton and Dorian Thompson-Robinson (second-team); Stephan Blaylock, Caleb Johnson, Qwuantrezz Knight, Sam Marrazzo and Kyle Philips (honorable mention)
References
[edit ]- ^ "Pac-12 announces resumption of football, basketball & winter sports seasons". Pac-12 Conference. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
- ^ "Pac-12 Conference postpones all sport competitions through end of calendar year". pac-12.com. August 11, 2020. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
- ^ "Pac-12 announces resumption of football, basketball & winter sports seasons". pac-12.com. September 24, 2020. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
- ^ Bolch, Ben (December 17, 2020). "UCLA will decline invitation to bowl game even if eligible". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
- ^ Kartje, Ryan (August 5, 2019). "Eight UCLA football players test positive for COVID-19; Divisions II and III cancel fall sports". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved August 5, 2019.
- ^ "Football Schedule Announced for 2020". UCLA Bruins.
- ^ Bromberg, Nick (July 10, 2020). "Pac-12 follows Big Ten's lead and won't play non-conference games in 2020". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
- ^ "Pac-12 statement on Utah at UCLA football game". pac-12.com. Archived from the original on January 23, 2021. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
- ^ "Pac-12 statement on Cal at UCLA football game". pac-12.com. Archived from the original on November 15, 2020. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
- ^ Bonagura, Kyle (November 13, 2020). "UCLA-Cal set for Sunday following Arizona State, Utah cancellations". ESPN.com . Retrieved November 13, 2020.
- ^ "2020 UCLA Football Schedule". UCLA Athletics. Retrieved October 30, 2020.