2016 UCLA Bruins football team

The 2016 UCLA Bruins football team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bruins were coached by fifth-year head coach Jim L. Mora and played its home games at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. They were members of the South Division of the Pac-12 Conference. The Bruins finished the season 4–8, 2–7 in Pac-12 play to finish in a tie for fourth in the South Division, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 334 to 303.

2016 UCLA Bruins football
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Division	South Division
Record	4–8 (2–7 Pac-12)
Head coach	Jim L. Mora (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	Kennedy Polamalu (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Tom Bradley (2nd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Rose Bowl
Uniform

2016 Pac-12 Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
North Division
No. 4 Washington x$^		8	–	1					12	–	2
Washington State		7	–	2					8	–	5
No. 12 Stanford		6	–	3					10	–	3
California		3	–	6					5	–	7
Oregon State		3	–	6					4	–	8
Oregon		2	–	7					4	–	8
South Division
No. 17 Colorado x		8	–	1					10	–	4
No. 3 USC		7	–	2					10	–	3
No. 23 Utah		5	–	4					9	–	4
Arizona State		2	–	7					5	–	7
UCLA		2	–	7					4	–	8
Arizona		1	–	8					3	–	9
Championship: Washington 41, Colorado 10
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Preseason

• April 23, 2016 – Spring Showcase, Drake Stadium – 11:30 am

Personnel

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Joined staff
Jim Mora	Head coach	2011
Tom Bradley	Defensive coordinator	2015
Kennedy Polamalu	Offensive coordinator	2013
Rip Scherer	Senior associate head coach / tight ends	2015
Adrian Klemm	Associate head coach / Run game coordinator / offensive line	2011
Angus McClure	Recruiting coordinator / defensive line	2007
Eric Yarber	Assistant head coach / wide receivers	2012
Marques Tuiasosopo	Pass game coordinator / quarterbacks	2016
Scott White	Special team coach / Linebackers	2015
Demetrice Martin	Assistant head coach-Defense / defensive backs	2011
Sal Alosi	Strength and conditioning coordinator	2012

Roster

2016 UCLA Bruins Roster
Quarterback  3 Josh Rosen – sophomore  9 Dymond Lee – freshman 12 Mike Fafaul – senior 17 Matt Lynch – freshman 18 Devon Modster – freshman 19 Craig Myers – sophomore Running back  1 Soso Jamabo – sophomore  4 Bolu Olorunfunmi – sophomore 15 Jalen Starks – freshman 20 Brandon Stephens – freshman 23 Nate Starks – junior 28 Kahlil Muhammad – freshman 30 Zachary Byrge – freshman 32 Jalen Starks – freshman Receiver  1 Ishmael Adams – senior  2 Jordan Lasley – sophomore  6 Stephen Johnson III – sophomore  7 Darren Andrews – junior 10 Kenneth Walker III – senior 14 Theo Howard – freshman 21 Mossi Johnson – junior 22 Demetric Felton – freshman 24 Damian Alloway – freshman 27 Christian Pabico – sophomore 29 Brad Sochowski – sophomore 82 Eldridge Massington – junior 83 Alex Van Dyke – junior 86 Audie Omotosho – freshman Tight end 11 Nate Iese – senior 45 Giovanni Gentosi – sophomore 81 Caleb Wilson – freshman 85 Alex Rassool – sophomore 87 Jordan Wilson – freshman 88 Austin Roberts – sophomore 99 Jake Jones – senior		Fullback 35 Ainuu Taua – sophomore 40 Cameron Griffin – sophomore Offensive Lineman 52 Scott Quessenberry – junior 55 Michael Alves – freshman 56 Josh Wariboko-Alali – freshman 58 Gyo Shojima – junior 59 Zack Bateman – junior 63 Jake Tourville – sophomore 65 Paco Perez – freshman 68 Conor McDermott – senior 69 Najee Toran – junior 71 Poasi Moala – junior 72 Cristian Garcia – senior 73 Tevita Halalilo – freshman 74 Alex Akingbulu – freshman 75 Andre James – freshman 76 Kenny Lacy – junior 77 Kolton Miller – sophomore Defensive Lineman 11 Keisean Lucier-South – freshman 47 Eddie Vanderdoes – junior 58 Deon Hollins – senior 69 Preston Awedesian – senior 75 Boss Tagaloa – freshman 76 Justin Rittman – sophomore 89 Thomas Schwab – junior 90 Rick Wade – freshman 91 Jacob Tuioti-Mariner – junior 92 Osa Odighizuwa – freshman 93 Chigozie Nnoruka – sophomore 94 Nick Terry – junior 95 Marcus Moore – freshman 96 Eli Ankou – senior 97 Jake Burton – freshman 98 Takkarist McKinley – senior 99 Matt Dickerson – junior Long snapper 33 Johnny Den Bleyker – freshman		Linebacker  4 Cameron Judge – senior 12 Jayon Brown – senior 14 Krys Barnes – freshman 19 Josh Woods – sophomore 32 Mique Juarez – freshman 42 Kenny Young – junior 43 Willie Green – senior 44 Isaako Savaiinaea – senior 52 Lokeni Toailoa – freshman 55 Breland Brandt – freshman Defensive back  2 Jaleel Wadood – junior  3 Randall Goforth – senior  6 Adarius Pickett – sophomore  7 John Johnson – junior  9 Marcus Rios – senior 10 Fabian Moreau – senior 15 Brandon Burton – freshman 17 DeChaun Holiday – freshman 18 Octavius Spencer – sophomore 20 Leni Toailoa – freshman 21 Tahaan Goodman – senior 22 Nate Meadors – sophomore 23 Will Lockett – freshman 24 Charles Dawson – senior 25 Denzel Fisher – sophomore 26 Jason Baker – freshman 28 Keyon Riley – freshman 31 Colin Samuel – freshman 33 Dylan Luther – junior Punter 20 Stefan Flintoft – sophomore 39 Adam Searl – senior 92 Austin Kent – freshman Kicker 15 Andrew Strauch – freshman 17 JJ Molson – freshman 20 Stefan Flintoft – sophomore
Sources: [1][2]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	12:30 pm	at Texas A&M*	No. 16	Kyle Field College Station, TX (SEC Nation)	CBS	L 24–31 OT	100,443
September 10	5:00 pm	UNLV*		Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	P12N	W 42–21	63,712
September 17	7:15 pm	at BYU*		LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT	ESPN2	W 17–14	62,904
September 24	5:00 pm	No. 7 Stanford		Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	ABC	L 13–22	70,833
October 1	7:30 pm	Arizona		Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	ESPN	W 45–24	68,013
October 8	7:30 pm	at Arizona State		Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	ESPN2	L 20–23	48,509
October 15	7:30 pm	at Washington State		Martin Stadium Pullman, WA	ESPN	L 21–27	29,310
October 22	1:00 pm	No. 19 Utah		Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	FOX	L 45–52	66,243
November 3	6:30 pm	at No. 21 Colorado		Folsom Field Boulder, CO	FS1	L 10–20	43,761
November 12	6:00 pm	Oregon State		Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	P12N	W 38–24	64,813
November 19	7:30 pm	No. 13 USC		Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA (rivalry/Victory Bell)	ESPN	L 14–36	71,137
November 26	4:00 pm	at California		California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA (rivalry)	ESPN2	L 10–36	39,633
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

Game summaries

At Texas A&M

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
#16 Bruins	3	6	0	15	0	24
Aggies	0	10	14	0	7	31

See also: 2016 Texas A&M Aggies football team

Calling the game on CBS: Verne Lundquist, Gary Danielson and Allie LaForce.

UNLV

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rebels	7	7	7	0	21
Bruins	7	21	0	14	42

See also: 2016 UNLV Rebels football team

Pac-12 Networks: Ted Robinson, Yogi Roth and Cindy Brunson.

At BYU

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bruins	0	10	7	0	17
Cougars	0	0	7	7	14

See also: 2016 BYU Cougars football team

Stanford

	1	2	3	4	Total
#7 Cardinal	3	0	3	16	22
Bruins	7	3	0	3	13

See also: 2016 Stanford Cardinal football team

Arizona

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	7	0	3	14	24
Bruins	14	0	10	21	45

See also: 2016 Arizona Wildcats football team

At Arizona State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bruins	0	3	10	7	20
Sun Devils	3	0	17	3	23

See also: 2016 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

At Washington State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bruins	0	0	7	14	21
Cougars	3	7	14	3	27

See also: 2016 Washington State Cougars football team

Utah

	1	2	3	4	Total
#19 Utes	14	13	18	7	52
Bruins	21	0	14	10	45

See also: 2016 Utah Utes football team

At Colorado

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bruins	7	3	0	0	10
#21 Buffaloes	7	0	3	10	20

See also: 2016 Colorado Buffaloes football team

Oregon State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Beavers	7	7	10	0	24
Bruins	21	3	7	7	38

See also: 2016 Oregon State Beavers football team

USC

	1	2	3	4	Total
Trojans	7	16	7	6	36
Bruins	7	7	0	0	14

See also: 2016 USC Trojans football team and UCLA–USC rivalry

At California

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bruins	0	0	10	0	10
Golden Bears	3	9	14	10	36

See also: 2016 California Golden Bears football team and California–UCLA football rivalry

Rankings

Further information: 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	16	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Coaches	24	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
CFP	Not released									—	—	—	—	—		Not released

Coaches

• Jim L. Mora, head coach
• Rip Scherer, Senior Associate head coach/tight ends
• Kennedy Polamalu, offensive coordinator/quarterbacks
• Adrian Klemm, associate head coach/running game coordinator/offensive line
• Tom Bradley, defensive coordinator
• Demetrice Martin, assistant head coach/passing game, defense/secondary
• Scott White, linebackers/special teams
• Eric Yarber, wide receivers
• Angus McClure, defensive line/recruiting coordinator
• Marques Tuiasosopo, quarterbacks coach/passing game coordinator
• Sal Alosi, coordinator of strength & conditioning

Notes

• Nov. 28 – Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach Kennedy Polamalu's contract was not renewed