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2020 UCLA Bruins football team

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.

2020 UCLA Bruins football
ConferencePac-12 Conference
DivisionSouth Division
Record3–4 (3–4 Pac-12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJustin Frye (2nd season)
Offensive schemeSpread option
Defensive coordinatorJerry Azzinaro (3rd season)
Base defense4–2–5
Home stadiumRose Bowl
Uniform
Seasons
← 2019
2021 →
2020 Pac-12 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
North Division
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  
South Division
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
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • Note: Due to COVID-19, the Pac-12 suspended the season on August 11, but later decided to begin play on November 6. In addition to the title game on December 18, the conference seeded all remaining teams for a game during that weekend.[1]
Rankings from AP Poll.

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

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Position key

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Back B Center C Cornerback CB Defensive back DB
Defensive end DE Defensive lineman DL Defensive tackle DT End E
Fullback FB Guard G Halfback HB Kicker K
Kickoff returner KR Offensive tackle OT Offensive lineman OL Linebacker LB
Long snapper LS Punter P Punt returner PR Quarterback QB
Running back RB Safety S Tight end TE Wide receiver WR

Offseason departures

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Recruiting

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Transfers

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Returning starters

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Impact of coronavirus pandemic

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On August 5, 2020, the Los Angeles County Health Director announced that eight UCLA football players tested positive for COVID-19.[5]

Preseason

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Award watch lists

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Pac-12 media days

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The Preseason Media poll shows the Bruins at 4th place in the South Division.

Preseason All-Pac-12 teams

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Personnel

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Coaching staff

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Roster

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2020 UCLA Bruins Roster

Quarterback

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 –   Graduate Student
  • 32 Christian Grubb – Sophomore
  • 33 Jahmon McClendon – Sophomore
  • 39 Cole Kinder – Junior

Receiver

  •  2 Kyle Philips –   Sophomore
  •  7 Colson Yankoff –   Sophomore
  • 12 Matt Sykes –   Freshman
  • 14 Josiah Norwood –   Sophomore
  • 15 Jaylen Erwin – Senior
  • 17 Logan Loya –   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 –   Freshman
  • 82 Evidence Njoku – Junior
  • 83 David Priebe –   Sophomore
  • 85 Greg Dulcich –   Sophomore
  • 87 Grant Norberg –   Freshman
  • 88 Mike Martinez – Sophomore
  • 89 Michael Churich – Sophomore
  

Offensive lineman

  • 53 Luke Young – Sophomore
  • 54 Josh Carlin-   Sophomore
  • 55 Paul Grattan, Jr. – Graduate Student
  • 56 Atonio Mafi –   Junior
  • 57 Jon Gaines II – Sophomore
  • 59 Siale Taupaki –   Sophomore
  • 62 Duke Clemens –   Sophomore
  • 63 Brad Whitworth –   Freshman
  • 64 Sam Marrazzo – Junior
  • 65 Justin Williams –   Freshman
  • 70 Alec Anderson –   Sophomore
  • 71 Baraka Beckett –   Sophomore
  • 74 Sean Rhyan – Sophomore
  • 75 Bruno Fina – Freshman
  • 76 Patrick Selna – Freshman
  • 77 Beau Taylor – Freshman
  • 78 Lucas Gramlick –   Sophomore

Defensive lineman

  • 44 Martin Andrus, Jr. – Junior
  • 50 Tyler Manoa – Junior
  • 51 Ethan Matus –   Sophomore
  • 53 Winston Polite –   Sophomore
  • 55 Steven Mason –   Senior
  • 58 Datona Jackson – Senior
  • 61 Carson Drake – Freshman
  • 91 Otito Ogbonnia – Junior
  • 92 Osa Odighizuwa –   Senior
  • 94 Dovid Magna – Freshman
  • 97 Odua Isibor –   Junior
  

Linebacker

  •  0 Damian Sellers –   Freshman
  • 9 Choé Bryant-Strother –   Freshman
  • 11 Kenny Mestidor – Freshman
  • 20 Kain Medrano – Freshman
  • 25 Myles Jackson –   Freshman
  • 26 Leni Toailoa –   Senior
  • 29 Adam Cohen – Sophomore
  • 31 Ioholani Raass – Freshman
  • 33 Bo Calvert – Junior
  • 35 Carl Jones, Jr. – Sophomore
  • 40 Caleb Johnson –   Junior
  • 43 James Dinneen – Freshman
  • 45 Mitchell Agude – Junior
  • 46 Hayden Harris – Freshman
  • 47 Erich Osteen – Freshman
  • 47 Shea Pitts –   Junior
  • 48 Joquarri Price –   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 –   Sophomore
  •  4 Stephan Blaylock – Junior
  •  6 John Humphrey – Freshman
  • 7 Mo Osling III –   Junior
  • 10 Joshua Swift –   Freshman
  • 12 Elijah Gates – Junior
  • 14 DJ Warnell –   Freshman
  • 15 Jake Newman –   Freshman
  • 17 Parker Hogan –   Freshman
  • 18 Deavyn Woullard – Freshman
  • 19 Alex Johnson –   Sophomore
  • 20 Grady Liddell –   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 –   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

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Schedule

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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
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)
DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
November 74:00 p.m.at Colorado
ESPN2L 42–48554
November 159:00 a.m.California 
FS1W 34–10—
November 2112:30 p.m.at No. 11 Oregon
ESPN2L 35–38—
November 285:00 p.m.Arizona
  • Rose Bowl
  • Pasadena, CA
FOXW 27–10—
December 57:30 p.m.at Arizona State
FS1W 25–18—
December 124:30 p.m.No. 15 USC
ABCL 38–43—
December 194:00 p.m.Stanford
  • Rose Bowl
  • Pasadena, CA
ESPNL 47–48 2OT—

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Game summaries

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At Colorado

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See also: 2020 Colorado Buffaloes football team
UCLA Bruins at Colorado Buffaloes
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bruins 7 7 21742
Buffaloes 14 21 10348

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

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

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See also: 2020 California Golden Bears football team and California–UCLA football rivalry
UCLA Bruins vs. California Golden Bears
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Golden Bears 3 7 0010
Bruins 7 20 0734

at Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California

  • Date: November 15, 2020
  • Game time: 9:00 a.m PST
  • Game weather: 65 °F (18 °C) Clear, Sunny
  • Game attendance: 0
  • Referee: Steven Strimlin
  • TV announcers (FS1): Aaron Goldsmith, Brady Quinn
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At Oregon

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See also: 2020 Oregon Ducks football team
UCLA Bruins at Oregon Ducks
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bruins 7 14 7735
No. 11 Ducks 14 10 14038

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
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Arizona

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See also: 2020 Arizona Wildcats football team
UCLA Bruins vs. Arizona Wildcats
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Wildcats 7 0 3010
Bruins 3 17 0727

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
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Arizona State

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See also: 2020 Arizona State Sun Devils football team
UCLA Bruins at Arizona State Sun Devils
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bruins 0 17 0825
Sun Devils 0 3 9618

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
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USC

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See also: 2020 USC Trojans football team and UCLA-USC football rivalry
UCLA Bruins vs. USC Trojans
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 15 Trojans 0 10 132043
Bruins 7 14 14338

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
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Stanford

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See also: 2020 Stanford Cardinal football team
UCLA Bruins vs. Stanford Cardinal
Quarter 1 2 34OT2OTTotal
Cardinal 7 13 0147748
Bruins 3 0 14177647

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
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Rankings

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On December 6, UCLA received a vote in the AP Poll for the first time since 2017.

Further information: 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516Final
AP——————————————RV
Coaches———————————————
CFPNot released——Not released

Players drafted into the NFL

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See also: 2021 NFL draft
Round Pick Player Position NFL Club
3 75 Osa Odighizuwa DT Dallas Cowboys
6 211 Demetric Felton RB Cleveland Browns

Statistics

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Statistics UCLA OPP
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

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References

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  1. ^ "Pac-12 announces resumption of football, basketball & winter sports seasons". Pac-12 Conference. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
  2. ^ "Pac-12 Conference postpones all sport competitions through end of calendar year". pac-12.com. August 11, 2020. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
  3. ^ "Pac-12 announces resumption of football, basketball & winter sports seasons". pac-12.com. September 24, 2020. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
  4. ^ Bolch, Ben (December 17, 2020). "UCLA will decline invitation to bowl game even if eligible". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "Football Schedule Announced for 2020". UCLA Bruins.
  7. ^ Bromberg, Nick. "Pac-12 follows Big Ten's lead and won't play non-conference games in 2020". Yahoo News. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  8. ^ "Pac-12 statement on Utah at UCLA football game". pac-12.com. Archived from the original on January 23, 2021. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
  9. ^ "Pac-12 statement on Cal at UCLA football game". pac-12.com. Archived from the original on November 15, 2020. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
  10. ^ Bonagura, Kyle (November 13, 2020). "UCLA-Cal set for Sunday following Arizona State, Utah cancellations". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
  11. ^ "2020 UCLA Football Schedule". UCLA Athletics. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
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