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
2020 record3–4 (3–4 Pac-12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJustin Frye (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorJerry Azzinaro (3rd season)
Home stadiumRose Bowl
(Capacity: 92,542)
Uniform
2020 Pac-12 Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
North Division
Washington x  3 –1     3 –1  
Stanford  4 –2     4 –2  
Oregon y$  3 –2     4 –3  
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.

Previous season

The Bruins finished 4–8 in 2019 and 4–5 in conference play, tying Arizona State for a third-place finish in the South Division.

Offseason

Position key
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

Impact of coronavirus pandemic

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

Preseason

Pac-12 media days

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

Personnel

Coaching staff

Schedule

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]

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_

[11]

Game summaries

at Colorado
See also: 2020 Colorado Buffaloes football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
11–5 2019 UCLA, 31–14
UCLA Bruins at Colorado Buffaloes
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

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
See also: 2020 California Golden Bears football team and California–UCLA football rivalry
Overall record Last meeting Result
54–34–1 2019 CAL, 28–18
UCLA Bruins vs. California Golden Bears
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

at Oregon
See also: 2020 Oregon Ducks football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
40–29 2018 ORE, 42–21
UCLA Bruins at Oregon Ducks
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

Arizona
See also: 2020 Arizona Wildcats football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
25–18–2 2019 ARIZ, 20–17
UCLA Bruins vs. Arizona Wildcats
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
StatisticsArizonaUCLA
Total Yards300410
Passing Yards153129
Rushing Yards147281
Penalties8–546–43
1st Downs1723
3rd Downs7–195–14
4th Downs2–40–1
Total Plays7576
Avg Yards/Play4.05.4
Avg Yards/Completion8.510.8
Avg Yards/Rush3.85
Sack-Adj Rush Yards (Avg)161 (4.4)281 (5)
Red Zone2–35–5
Time of possession33:2926:31
Turnovers (Def Pts Off)2 (7)0–0
Fumbles-Lost3–00–0
Sacks (Def Yards)0 (0)2 (14)
TFL (Def Yards)4 (9)5 (21)

Arizona State
See also: 2020 Arizona State Sun Devils football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
21–14–1 2019 UCLA, 42–32
UCLA Bruins at Arizona State Sun Devils
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
StatisticsUCLAArizona State
Total Yards363442
Passing Yards192277
Rushing Yards171165
Penalties5–3712–83
1st Downs2225
3rd Downs5–136–11
4th Downs1–10–1
Total Plays00
Avg Yards/Play00
Avg Yards/Completion10.712.6
Avg Yards/Rush4.44.7
Sack-Adj Rush Yards (Avg)00
Red Zone00
Time of possession27:1632:44
Turnovers (Def Pts Off)02 (0)
Fumbles-Lost01
Sacks (Def Yards)55
TFL (Def Yards)710

USC
See also: 2020 USC Trojans football team and UCLA-USC football rivalry
Overall record Last meeting Result
32–48–7 2019 USC, 52–35
UCLA Bruins vs. USC Trojans
1 2 34Total
Trojans 0 10 132043
Bruins 7 14 14338

at Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California

  • Date: December 12, 2020
  • Game time: 4:44 pm 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

Stanford
See also: 2020 Stanford Cardinal football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
46–42–3 2019 UCLA, 34–16
UCLA Bruins vs. Stanford Cardinal
1 2 34OT2OTTotal
Cardinal 7 13 0147748
Bruins 3 0 14177647

at Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California

  • Date: December 19, 2020
  • Game time: 4:05 pm PST
  • Game attendance: 0
  • Referee: Michael Mothershed
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Beth Mowins, Kirk Morrison, Taylor McGregor

Rankings

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.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Final 
AP NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR RV  
Coaches NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR  
CFP Not released NR NR Not released

References
  1. Pac-12 Conference. "Pac-12 announces resumption of football, basketball & winter sports seasons". Pac-12 Conference. Retrieved 24 September 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 10 July 2020.
  8. "Pac-12 statement on Utah at UCLA football game". pac-12.com. Retrieved 2020-11-13.
  9. "Pac-12 statement on Cal at UCLA football game". pac-12.com. Retrieved 2020-11-13.
  10. "UCLA-Cal set for Sunday following Arizona State, Utah cancellations". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2020-11-13.
  11. "2020 UCLA Football Schedule". UCLA Athletics. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
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