2023 UCLA Bruins football
LA Bowl champion
LA Bowl, W 35–22 vs. Boise State
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Record8–5 (4–5 Pac-12)
Head coach
Offensive schemeSpread option
Defensive coordinatorD'Anton Lynn (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumRose Bowl
Uniform
Seasons
← 2022
2024 →
2023 Pac-12 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 2 Washington y$^   9 – 0     14 – 1  
No. 6 Oregon y   8 – 1     12 – 2  
No. 11 Arizona   7 – 2     10 – 3  
Oregon State   5 – 4     8 – 5  
Utah   5 – 4     8 – 5  
USC   5 – 4     8 – 5  
California   4 – 5     6 – 7  
UCLA   4 – 5     8 – 5  
Washington State   2 – 7     5 – 7  
Stanford   2 – 7     3 – 9  
Arizona State*   2 – 7     3 – 9  
Colorado   1 – 8     4 – 8  
Championship: Washington 34, Oregon 31
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
  • * – Ineligible for postseason play due to self-imposed ban for 2020 recruiting violations
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2023 UCLA Bruins football team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the Pac-12 Conference during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bruins were led by Chip Kelly in his sixth and final season at UCLA. They played their home games at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. The season was the team's last season as members of Pac-12 before joining the Big Ten Conference in 2024.

UCLA finished the regular season with a 7–5 record, losing three of their last four.[1] They won the LA Bowl over Boise State for their first bowl win in Kelly's six-year tenure and the Bruins' first since 2015. UCLA finished 8–5 for their third consecutive eight-win season and the program's second such streak since 1988.

Following the season on February 9, 2024, Kelly resigned to take the offensive coordinator position with Ohio State.[2]

Offseason

On January 24, 2023, UCLA announced that it was hiring Kodi Whitfield as its new cornerbacks coach.[3] On February 27, the school announced that it was hiring D'Anton Lynn as its defensive coordinator.[4] Bill McGovern, director of football administration and former defensive coordinator, died on May 30, 2023.

Incoming transfers

Outgoing transfers

Preseason

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 27:30 p.m.Coastal Carolina*
ESPNW 27–1343,705
September 94:30 p.m.at San Diego State*
CBSW 35–1032,017
September 162:00 p.m.No. 17 (FCS) North Carolina Central*No. 24
  • Rose Bowl
  • Pasadena, CA
P12NW 59–738,343
September 2312:30 p.m.at No. 11 UtahNo. 22
FOXL 7–1452,919
October 712:00 p.m.No. 13 Washington State
  • Rose Bowl
  • Pasadena, CA (Los Bruins)
P12NW 25–1735,437
October 145:00 p.m.at No. 15 Oregon StateNo. 18
FOXL 24–3637,600
October 217:30 p.m.at StanfordNo. 25
ESPNW 42–730,225
October 284:30 p.m.ColoradodaggerNo. 23
  • Rose Bowl
  • Pasadena, CA
ABCW 28–1671,343
November 47:30 p.m.at ArizonaNo. 19
FS1L 10–2744,956
November 116:00 p.m.Arizona State
  • Rose Bowl
  • Pasadena, CA (Veteran & Armed Forces Appreciation)
P12NL 7–1756,436
November 1812:30 p.m.at USC
ABCW 38–2072,243
November 257:30 p.m.California
  • Rose Bowl
  • Pasadena, CA (rivalry, Senior Day Celebration)
ESPNL 7–3342,439
December 164:30 p.m.vs. Boise State
ABCW 35–2232,780

[5]

Roster

2023 UCLA Bruins football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 0 Kam Brown  Sr
WR 1 J. Michael Sturdivant  So
WR 2 Titus Mokiao-Atimalala Jr
QB 3 Dante Moore Fr
WR 4 Ethan Garbers  Jr
QB 6 Justyn Martin  Fr
WR 7 Carter Shaw Fr
RB 7 Colson Yankoff  Sr
QB 9 Collin Schlee  Jr
WR 10 Ryan Cragun  Sr
QB 11 Chase Griffin Sr
QB 12 Luke Duncan Fr
WR 14 Josiah Norwood  Sr
WR 15 Braden Pegan  Fr
WR 17 Logan Loya Sr
WR 18 Jadyn Marshall  Fr
WR 19 Kyle Ford Sr
RB 20 Carsen Ryan So
WR 21 Bradley Schlom  Jr
WR 22 Keegan Jones Sr
RB 23 Anthony Adkins  Jr
WR 24 Jerry McClure Fr
RB 25 T. J. Harden So
WR 25 Ezavier Staples  So
RB 26 Brian Kowall  Jr
RB 27 Isaiah Carlson Fr
RB 28 Jack Pedersen  Fr
RB 30 Minaya Olivo  Fr
RB 31 Deshun Mirrell  So
RB 32 Troy Leigber Fr
RB 33 Carson Steele Jr
WR 35 Devanti Dillard  Jr
WR 37 Elijah Rodriguez  Fr
OL 52 Benjamin Roy Jr.  So
OL 53 Khadere Kounta  Sr
OL 54 Josh Carlin Sr
OL 56 Tavake Tuikolovatu Fr
OL 59 Siale Taupaki  Sr
OL 61 Jack Clarke Fr
OL 62 Duke Clemens  Sr
OL 63 Kory Symington Fr
OL 64 Sam Yoon  Fr
OL 65 Devin Delgado  So
OL 66 Niki Prongos  Fr
OL 67 Yutaka Mahe  So
OL 68 Noah Pulealii  So
OL 69 Justin Williams  Jr
OL 70 Caleb Walker  Fr
OL 71 Jake Wiley Sr
OL 72 Garrett DiGiorgio  So
OL 74 Spencer Holstege  Jr
OL 75 Bruno Fina  Jr
OL 77 Jaylan Jeffers  Jr
TE 81 Hudson Habermehl  Sr
TE 82 Sam Summa  So
WR 85 Grant Gray Fr
TE 87 Grant Norberg  Jr
TE 88 Moliki Matavao  So
TE 89 Michael Churich Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 0 Jordan Anderson  Sr
LB 1 Ale Kaho  Sr
LB 2 Oluwafemi Oladejo Jr
DB 3 Devin Kirkwood Jr
DL 4 Carl Jones Jr. Sr
DB 6 John Humphrey Sr
DB 7 Mo Osling III  Sr
DL 9 Choé Bryant-Strother  Jr
DB 10 Joshua Swift  Jr
DL 11 Gabriel Murphy  Jr
DL 12 Grayson Murphy  Jr
DB 14 Clint Stephens  Fr
LB 15 Laiatu Latu  Sr
LB 17 Jalen Woods  Fr
DB 18 R. J. Jones Fr
DB 19 D. J. Justice  So
LB 20 Kain Medrano Sr
LB 21 JonJon Vaughns Sr
DB 22 Croix Stewart  Fr
DB 23 Kenny Churchwell III  Sr
DB 24 Jaylin Davies  So
DB 26 Zeke Thomas Jr
DB 27 Kamari Ramsey  Fr
DB 28 Josiah Gonzales  So
DB 29 Evan Thomas  Jr
DB 30 Jaxon Harley  Fr
DB 30 Donavyn Pellot Fr
DB 31 Isaiah Newcombe  So
DB 32 William Nimmo Jr. Sr
LB 33 Ty Lee Fr
DB 33 Kanye Clark Fr
DB 36 Alex Johnson  Sr
DB 37 Joshua Dixon Fr
DB 39 Kaleb Tuliau Sr
LB 40 Mone Malafu Fr
LB 41 Devin Aupiu Jr
LB 44 Lary Edwards III Fr
DB 45 Marquise Villahermosa Fr
LB 47 Wyatt Mosier Fr
LB 48 Joquarri Price  Jr
LB 49 Carson Schwesinger  So
DL 51 Jake Heimlicher  Sr
LB 53 Darius Muasau  Sr
DL 55 A. J. Fuimaono Fr
DL 57 Peter Bario Fr
LB 58 Gary Smith III Sr
DL 59 Tannen Vagle Sr
DL 88 Grant Buckey Fr
DL 91 Michael Sullivan Jr
DL 92 Quintin Somerville  So
DL 93 Jay Toia Jr
DL 94 Dovid Magna Sr
DL 95 Sitiveni Havili-Kaufusi Sr
DL 99 Keanu Williams  So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 39 Blake Glessner  Jr
P 45 Chase Barry  Fr
P 46 Will Powers  Sr
LS 50 Salem Wahab So
LS 60 Beau Gardner  Jr
LS 90 Marcus MacNeal Fr
K 93 R. J. Lopez Sr
K 96 Ari Libenson  Jr
K 97 Joseph Firebaugh Jr.  So
LS 98 Trent Middleton Fr
K 99 Kalen Jones  Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 9/15/23

Game summaries

vs Coastal Carolina

See also: 2023 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team
Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (0–0) vs UCLA Bruins (0–0) – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Chanticleers 0 6 7013
Bruins 7 7 01327

at Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA

  • Date: September 2, 2023
  • Game time: 7:35 p.m.
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 70 °F (21 °C)
  • Game attendance: 43,705
  • Referee: John Love
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Flemming (play-by-play), Brock Osweiler (analyst), Kayla Burton (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (12:56) UCLA – Carsen Ryan 21-yard pass from Ethan Garbers, R. J. Lopez kick (Drive: 7 play, 78 yards, 2:04; UCLA 7–0)
Second quarter
  • (11:12) CCU – Liam Gray 22-yard field goal (Drive: 16 plays, 75 yards, 6:33; UCLA 7–3)
  • (3:57) UCLA – Carson Steele 14-yard pass from Dante Moore, R. J. Lopez kick (Drive: 6 plays, 61 yards, 2:36; UCLA 14–3)
  • (0:00) CCU – Liam Gray 41-yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 51 yards, 3:57; UCLA 14–6)
Third quarter
  • (10:08) CCU – Sam Pinckney 9-yard pass from Grayson McCall, Liam Gray kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:52; UCLA 14–13)
Fourth quarter
  • (13:59) UCLA – J. Michael Sturdivant 62-yard pass from Dante Moore, R. J. Lopez kick (Drive: 1 play, 62 yards, 0:08; UCLA 21–13)
  • (5:39) UCLA – R. J. Lopez 31-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 17 yards, 2:27; UCLA 24–13)
  • (3:26) UCLA – R. J. Lopez 47-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 3 yards, 0:59; UCLA 27–13)
Statistics CCU UCLA
First downs 21 19
Total yards 345 417
Rushes/yards 34–56 31–153
Passing yards 289 264
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 28–43–2 17–29–3
Time of possession 34:50 25:10
Team Category Player Statistics
Coastal Carolina Passing Grayson McCall 27/42, 271 yards, TD, 2 INT
Rushing Reese White 8 carries, 21 yards
Receiving Sam Pinckney 9 receptions, 139 yards, TD
UCLA Passing Dante Moore 7/12, 143 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Carson Steele 13 carries, 76 yards
Receiving J. Michael Sturdivant 5 receptions, 136 yards, TD

at San Diego State

See also: 2023 San Diego State Aztecs football team
UCLA Bruins (1–0) at San Diego State Aztecs (2–0) – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Bruins 7 21 7035
Aztecs 7 3 0010

at Snapdragon Stadium • San Diego, CA

  • Date: September 9, 2023
  • Game time: 4:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: Sunny, 85 °F (29 °C)
  • Game attendance: 32,017
  • Referee: Cravonne Barrett
  • TV announcers (CBS): Rich Waltz (play-by-play), Aaron Taylor (analyst), Justin Walters (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (7:26) UCLA – Josiah Norwood 81-yard pass from Dante Moore, R. J. Lopez kick (Drive: 1 play, 81 yards, 0:11; UCLA 7–0)
  • (2:33) SDSU – Mekhi Shaw 21-yard pass from Jalen Mayden, Jack Browning kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:53; Tied 7–7)
Second quarter
  • (14:56) UCLA – Carson Steele 13-yard run, R. J. Lopez kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:37; UCLA 14–7)
  • (10:21) UCLA – T. J. Harden 59-yard run, R. J. Lopez kick (Drive: 3 plays, 68 yards, 1:01; UCLA 21–7)
  • (5:03) SDSU – Jack Browning 44-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 48 yards, 5:18; UCLA 21–10)
  • (1:20) UCLA – Logan Loya 24-yard pass from Dante Moore, R. J. Lopez kick (Drive: 7 plays, 85 yards, 0:56; UCLA 28–10)
Third quarter
  • (2:05) UCLA – Carsen Ryan 6-yard pass from Dante Moore, R. J. Lopez kick (Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 4:20; UCLA 35–10)
Fourth quarter

None

Statistics UCLA SDSU
First downs 26 17
Total yards 550 259
Rushes/yards 39–254 33–63
Passing yards 296 196
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 18–29–0 20–38–3
Time of possession 25:05 34:55
Team Category Player Statistics
UCLA Passing Dante Moore 17/27, 290 yards, 3 TD
Rushing T. J. Harden 9 carries, 91 yards, TD
Receiving Josiah Norwood 2 receptions, 87 yards, TD
San Diego State Passing Jalen Mayden 19/37, 196 yards, TD, 3 INT
Rushing Kenan Christon 9 carries, 27 yards
Receiving Mekhi Shaw 5 receptions, 54 yards, TD

vs North Carolina Central

See also: 2023 North Carolina Central Eagles football team

This is the first meeting between the two schools.

North Carolina Central Eagles (2–0) vs No. 24 UCLA Bruins (2–0) – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Eagles 0 0 077
No. 24 Bruins 35 10 14059

at Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA

  • Date: September 16, 2023
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 72 °F (22 °C)
  • Game attendance: 38,343
  • Referee: Michael Marsh
  • TV announcers (P12N): J. B. Long (play-by-play), Max Browne (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • (14:42) UCLA – Kam Brown 67-yard pass from Dante Moore, R. J. Lopez kick (Drive: 1 play, 67 yards, 0:00; UCLA 7–0)
  • (13:46) UCLA – Carson Steele 1-yard run, R. J. Lopez kick (Drive: 1 play, 1 yards, 0:05; UCLA 14–0)
  • (7:38) UCLA – J. Michael Sturdivant 30-yard pass from Dante Moore, R. J. Lopez kick (Drive: 6 plays, 88 yards, 2:24; UCLA 21–0)
  • (5:27) UCLA – Collin Schlee 57-yard run, R. J. Lopez kick (Drive: 1 play, 57 yards, 0:12; UCLA 28–0)
  • (2:18) UCLA – Collin Schlee 45-yard run, R. J. Lopez kick (Drive: 3 plays, 45 yards, 1:17; UCLA 35–0)
Second quarter
  • (9:33) UCLA – R. J. Lopez field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 76 yards, 5:14; UCLA 38–0)
  • (4:34) UCLA – T. J. Harden 62-yard run, R. J. Lopez kick (Drive: 3 plays, 70 yards, 1:39; UCLA 45–0)
Third quarter
  • (8:44) UCLA – Colson Yankoff 25-yard run, R. J. Lopez kick (Drive: 5 plays, 72 yards, 1:48; UCLA 52–0)
  • (3:36) UCLA – Anthony Adkins 1-yard run, R. J. Lopez kick (Drive: 8 plays, 83 yards, 4:03; UCLA 59–0)
Fourth quarter
  • (6:08) NCCU – Chris Mosley 1-yard run, R. J. Lopez kick (Drive: 14 plays, 56 yards, 7:08; UCLA 59–7)
Statistics NCCU UCLA
First downs 14 22
Total yards 245 614
Rushes/yards 37–103 39–404
Passing yards 142 210
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 31–17–1 17–10–1
Time of possession 36:13 23:47
Team Category Player Statistics
North Carolina Central Passing Walker Harris 12/18, 114 yards
Rushing Latrell Collier 14 carries, 48 yards
Receiving Quentin McCall 4 receptions, 39 yards
UCLA Passing Dante Moore 8/12, 182 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Anthony Adkins 10 carries, 96 yards, TD
Receiving Kam Brown 2 receptions, 74 yards, TD

at No. 11 Utah

See also: 2023 Utah Utes football team
No. 22 UCLA Bruins (3–0) at No. 11 Utah Utes (3–0) – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 22 Bruins 0 0 077
No. 11 Utes 7 7 0014

at Rice-Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT

  • Date: September 23, 2023
  • Game time: 12:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: Sunny, 68 °F (20 °C)
  • Game attendance: 52,919
  • Referee: Mark Duddy
  • TV announcers (FOX): Jason Benetti (play-by-play), Brock Huard (analyst), Allison Williams (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (14:48) UTAH – Karene Reid 21-yard interception return, Joey Cheek kick (Drive: 1 play, 0 yards, 0:07; Utah 7–0)
Second quarter
  • (1:01) UTAH – Landen King 7-yard pass from Nate Johnson, Joey Cheek kick (Drive: 9 plays, 51 yards, 3:59; Utah 14–0)
Third quarter

None

Fourth quarter
  • (3:39) UCLA – Josiah Norwood 17-yard pass from Dante Moore, R. J. Lopez kick (Drive: 9 plays, 91 yards, 4:29; Utah 14–7)
Statistics UCLA UTAH
First downs 11 13
Total yards 243 219
Rushes/yards 32–9 48–102
Passing yards 234 117
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 15–35–1 9–17–0
Time of possession 25:32 34:28
Team Category Player Statistics
UCLA Passing Dante Moore 15/35, 234 yards, TD, INT
Rushing T. J. Harden 11 carries, 31 yards
Receiving Carsen Ryan 3 receptions, 69 yards
Utah Passing Nate Johnson 9/17, 117 yards, TD
Rushing Jaylon Glover 25 carries, 85 yards
Receiving Devaughn Vele 2 receptions, 57 yards

vs No. 13 Washington State

See also: 2023 Washington State Cougars football team
Pregame line Over/under
UCLA -3.0 60
No. 13 Washington State Cougars (4–0) vs UCLA Bruins (3–1) – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 13 Cougars 3 7 7017
Bruins 0 9 31325

at Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA

  • Date: October 7, 2023
  • Game time: 12:01 p.m.
  • Game weather: Sunny, 89 °F (32 °C)
  • Game attendance: 35,437
  • Referee: Mike McCabe
  • TV announcers (P12N): Ted Robinson (play-by-play), Yogi Roth (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics WSU UCLA
First downs 11 24
Total yards 216 471
Rushes/yards 19–12 53–181
Passing yards 204 290
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 20–40–2 22–44–2
Time of possession 21:45 38:15
Team Category Player Statistics
Washington State Passing Cameron Ward 22/44, 290 yards, TD, 2 INT
Rushing Nakia Watson 11 carries, 25 yards
Receiving Kyle Williams 8 receptions, 85 yards
UCLA Passing Dante Moore 22/44, 290 yards,TD, 2 INT
Rushing Carson Steele 30 carries, 141 yards
Receiving Moliki Matavao 3 receptions, 76 yards

at No. 15 Oregon State

See also: 2023 Oregon State Beavers football team
Pregame line Over/under
UCLA -3.0 53.5
No. 18 UCLA Bruins (4–1) at No. 15 Oregon State Beavers (5–1) – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 18 Bruins 0 10 7724
No. 15 Beavers 13 10 13036

at Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR

  • Date: October 14, 2023
  • Game time: 5:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Sunny, 62 °F (17 °C)
  • Game attendance: 37,600
  • Referee: Cravonne Barrett
  • TV announcers (FOX): Tim Brando, Spencer Tillman
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics UCLA OSU
First downs 27 18
Total yards 453 415
Rushes/yards 51–287 28–133
Passing yards 166 282
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 15–34–3 16–26–0
Time of possession 30:15 29:45
Team Category Player Statistics
UCLA Passing Dante Moore 14/33, 165 yards, TD, 3 INT
Rushing Carson Steele 22 carries, 110 yards, TD
Receiving Logan Loya 5 receptions, 48 yards, TD
Oregon State Passing DJ Uiagalelei 14/24, 266 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Damien Martinez 15 carries, 90 yards
Receiving Silas Bolden 5 receptions, 87 yards, TD

at Stanford

See also: 2023 Stanford Cardinal football team
Pregame line Over/under
UCLA -17.0 51.5
No. 25 UCLA Bruins (4–2) at Stanford Cardinal (2–4) – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 25 Bruins 14 7 14742
Cardinal 0 0 707

at Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA

  • Date: October 21, 2023
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: Sunny, 0 °F (−18 °C)
  • Game attendance: 30,225
  • Referee: Chris Wiggins
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Flemming (play-by-play), Brock Osweiler (analyst), Kayla Burton (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (10:27) UCLA - Carson Steele 2-yard run, RJ Lopez kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:33; UCLA 7-0)
  • (7:15) UCLA - Carson Steele 8-yard run, RJ Lopez kick (Drive: 3 plays, 60 yards, 0:55; UCLA 14-0)
Second quarter
  • (5:27) UCLA - Carson Steele 3-yard run, RJ Lopez kick (Drive: 15 plays, 97 yards, 6:43; UCLA 21-0)
Third quarter
  • (6:47) UCLA - J. Michael Sturdivant 8-yard pass from Ethan Garbers, RJ Lopez kick (Drive: 8 plays, 40 yards, 3:11; UCLA 28-0)
  • (4:56) UCLA - Moliki Matavao 20-yard pass from Ethan Garbers, RJ Lopez kick (Drive: 2 plays, 29 yards, 0:57; UCLA 35-0)
  • (3:11) STAN - Tiger Bachmeier 20-yard pass from Ashton Daniels, Joshua Karty kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 1:45; UCLA 35-7)
Fourth quarter
  • (14:28) UCLA - TJ Harden 22-yard run, RJ Lopez kick (Drive: 5 plays, 60 yards, 0:39; UCLA 42-7)
Statistics UCLA STAN
First downs 32 15
Total yards 503 292
Rushes/yards 54–221 17–24
Passing yards 282 268
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 25–34–0 27–45–1
Time of possession 36:56 23:04
Team Category Player Statistics
UCLA Passing Ethan Garbers 20/28, 240 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Carson Steele 20 carries, 76 yards, 3 TD
Receiving J. Michael Sturdivant 5 receptions, 54 yards, TD
Stanford Passing Ashton Daniels 27/45, 268 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Sedrick Irvin 3 carries, 16 yards
Receiving Elic Ayomanor 8 receptions, 90 yards

vs Colorado

See also: 2023 Colorado Buffaloes football team
Pregame line Over/under
UCLA -17.0 62.5
Colorado Buffaloes (4–3) vs No. 23 UCLA Bruins (5–2) – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Buffaloes 6 0 3716
No. 23 Bruins 0 7 71428

at Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA

  • Date: October 28, 2023
  • Game time: 4:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: Sunny, 70 °F (21 °C)
  • Game attendance: 71,343
  • Referee: Matthew Richards
  • TV announcers (ABC): Chris Fowler (play by play), Kirk Herbstreit (analyst), Holly Rowe (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (10:40) COL – Alejandro Mata 31-yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 62 yards, 4:20; Colorado 3–0)
  • (7:44) COL – Alejandro Mata 39-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 15 yards, 1:44; Colorado 6–0)
Second quarter
Third quarter
  • (14:25) UCLA – Moliki Matavao 26-yard pass from Ethan Garbers, R. J. Lopez kick (Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:35; UCLA 14–6)
  • (4:13) COL – Alejandro Mata 34-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 64 yards, 3:44; UCLA 14–9)
Fourth quarter
  • (14:25) UCLA – T. J. Harden 3-yard run,, R. J. Lopez kick (Drive: 13 plays, 80 yards, 4:50; UCLA 21–9)
  • (6:34) UCLA – Collin Schlee 7-yard run,, R. J. Lopez kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 6:04; UCLA 28–9)
  • (2:37) UCLA – Jimmy Horn Jr. 18-yard pass from Shedeur Sanders, Alejandro Mata kick (Drive: 9 plays, 86 yards, 3:53; UCLA 28–16)
Statistics COL UCLA
First downs 20 26
Total yards 242 487
Rushes/yards 24–25 45–218
Passing yards 217 269
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 27–43–0 20–28–2
Time of possession 26:46 33:14
Team Category Player Statistics
Colorado Passing Shedeur Sanders 27/43, 217 yards, TD
Rushing Alton McCaskill 2 carries, 14 yards
Receiving Xavier Weaver 5 receptions, 86 yards
UCLA Passing Ethan Garbers 20/27, 269 yards, 2 TD
Rushing T. J. Harden 20 carries, 78 yards, TD
Receiving Logan Loya 7 receptions, 111 yards

at Arizona

See also: 2023 Arizona Wildcats football team
Pregame line Over/under
UCLA -2.5 49.5
No. 20 UCLA Bruins (6–2) at Arizona Wildcats (5–3) – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 20 Bruins 0 7 3010
Wildcats 7 7 31027

at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ

  • Date: November 4, 2023
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: Clear, 75 °F (24 °C)
  • Game attendance: 44,956
  • Referee: John Love
  • TV announcers (FS1): Jeff Levering, Mark Helfrich
Game information
First quarter
  • (2:27) ARIZ – Montana Lemonious-Craig 9-yard pass from Noah Fifita, Tyler Loop kick (Drive: 11 plays, 76 yards, 5:10; Arizona 7–0)
Second quarter
  • (1:27) ARIZ – Jacob Cowing 9-yard pass from Noah Fifita, Tyler Loop kick (Drive: 7 plays, 61 yards, 3:07; Arizona 14–0)
  • (0:03) UCLA – Carsen Ryan 14-yard pass from Ethan Garbers, Blake Glessner kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 1:24; Arizona 14–7)
Third quarter
  • (8:15) ARIZ – Tyler Loop 37-yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 55 yards, 6:45; Arizona 17–7)
  • (2:28) UCLA – Blake Glessner 29-yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 64 yards, 5:47; Arizona 17–10)
Fourth quarter
  • (14:37) ARIZ – Tetairoa McMillan 11-yard pass from Noah Fifita, Tyler Loop kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:51; Arizona 24–10)
  • (4:40) ARIZ – Tyler Loop 22-yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 72 yards, 3:12; Arizona 27–10)
Statistics UCLA ARIZ
First downs 17 23
Total yards 271 429
Rushing yards 29–114 35–129
Passing yards 157 300
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 17–33–0 25–33–1
Time of possession 24:46 35:14
Team Category Player Statistics
UCLA Passing Ethan Garbers 13/21, 143 yards, TD
Rushing Collin Schlee 6 carries, 46 yards
Receiving Logan Loya 3 receptions, 42 yards
Arizona Passing Noah Fifita 25/32, 300 yards, 3 TD, INT
Rushing Jonah Coleman 17 carries, 77 yards
Receiving Tetairoa McMillan 4 receptions, 81 yards, TD

vs Arizona State

See also: 2023 Arizona State Sun Devils football team
Pregame line Over/under
UCLA -14.0 45.5
Arizona State Sun Devils (2–7) vs UCLA Bruins (6–3) – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Sun Devils 0 3 7717
Bruins 0 0 077

at Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA

  • Date: November 11, 2023
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Clear, 68 °F (20 °C)
  • Game attendance: 56,436
  • Referee: Jeff Dahle
  • TV announcers (P12N): J.B. Long, Lincoln Kennedy
Game information
First quarter

No scoring plays

Second quarter
  • (7:54) ASU – Dario Langhetto 29-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 64 yards, 4:47; Arizona State 3–0)
Third quarter
  • (1:59) ASU – Elijah Badger 25-yard pass from Cam Skattebo, Dario Longhetto kick (Drive: 14 plays, 99 yards, 7:11; Arizona State 10–0)
Fourth quarter
  • (9:47) UCLA – Logan Loya 16-yard pass from Collin Schlee, Blake Glessner kick (Drive: 6 plays, 59 yards, 1:58; Arizona State 10–7)
  • (3:07) ASU – Cam Skattebo 17-yard run, Dario Longhetto kick (Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 6:40; Arizona State 17–7)
Statistics ASU UCLA
First downs 21 15
Total yards 250 300
Rushes/yards 30–74 37–183
Passing yards 176 117
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 22–39–1 11–21–0
Time of possession 36:54 23:06
Team Category Player Statistics
Arizona State Passing Trenton Bourguet 19/34, 149 yards, INT
Rushing Cam Skattebo 12 carries, 61 yards, TD
Receiving Elijhah Badger 12 receptions, 116 yards, TD
UCLA Passing Collin Schlee 11/18, 117 yards, TD
Rushing Keegan Jones 3 carries, 51 yards
Receiving Logan Loya 3 receptions, 39 yards, TD

at USC (Victory Bell)

See also: 2023 USC Trojans football team, UCLA–USC rivalry, and Victory Bell (UCLA–USC)
Pregame line Over/under
USC -5.0 62.5
UCLA Bruins (6–4) at USC Trojans (7–4) – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Bruins 14 0 17738
Trojans 0 10 3720

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA

  • Date: November 18, 2023
  • Game time: 12:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 68 °F (20 °C)
  • Game attendance: 72,243
  • Referee: Mike McCabe
  • TV announcers (ABC): Dave Pasch (play-by-play), Dusty Dvoracek (analyst), Tom Luginbill (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (9:15) UCLA – T.J. Harden 1-yard run, Blake Glessner kick (Drive: 7 plays, 48 yards, 3:11; UCLA 7–0)
  • (2:46) UCLA – Hudson Habermahl 14-yard pass from Ethan Garbers, Blake Glessner kick (Drive: 3 plays, 19 yards, 0:54; UCLA 14–0)
Second quarter
  • (14:01) USC – Brenden Rice 74-yard pass from Caleb Williams, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 7 plays, 99 yards, 2:03; UCLA 14–7)
  • (0:02) USC – Denis Lynch 14-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 51 yards, 0:49; UCLA 14–10)
Third quarter
  • (9:45) UCLA – T.J. Harden 7-yard pass from Ethan Garbers, Blake Glessner kick (Drive: 15 plays, 65 yards, 5:15; UCLA 21–10)
  • (9:29 UCLA – Alex Johnson 11-yard fumble recovery return, Blake Glessner kick (UCLA 28–10)
  • (3:51) USC – Denis Lynch 34-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 30 yards, 5:32; UCLA 28–13)
  • (1:21) UCLA – Blake Glessner 35-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 38 yards, 2:24; UCLA 31–13)
Fourth quarter
  • (9:06) UCLA – Hudson Habermahl 15-yard pass from Ethan Garbers, Blake Glessner kick (Drive: 10 plays, 38 yards, 5:01; UCLA 38–13)
  • (3:52) USC – Austion Jones 17-yard run, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:14; UCLA 38–20)
Statistics UCLA USC
First downs 19 17
Total yards 354 387
Rushes/yards 45–199 22–3
Passing yards 155 384
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 18–31–0 31–44–1
Time of possession 32:34 27:26
Team Category Player Statistics
UCLA Passing Ethan Garbers 18/31, 155 yards, 3 TD
Rushing T.J. Harden 22 carries, 142 yards, TD
Receiving Logan Loya 9 receptions, 60 yards
USC Passing Caleb Williams 31/42, 384 yards, TD, INT
Rushing MarShawn Lloyd 8 carries, 17 yards
Receiving Brenden Rice 8 receptions, 147 yards, TD

UCLA quarterback Ethan Garbers, who sat out the previous week with a foot injury, returned and passed for 155 yards and three touchdowns in a 38–20 win over the USC Trojans. Running back T. J. Harden ran for a career-high 142 yards on 22 carries, rushing for one touchdown and catching another. UCLA's defense held the Trojans to only three yards rushing and sacked USC quarterback Caleb Williams four times.[6]

vs California

See also: 2023 California Golden Bears football team and California-UCLA football rivalry
Pregame line Over/under
TBD TBD
California Golden Bears (5–6) vs UCLA Bruins (7–4) – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Golden Bears 6 14 0020
Bruins 0 7 007

at Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA

  • Date: November 25, 2023
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: Clear, 55 °F (13 °C)
  • Game attendance: 42,439
  • Referee: John Love
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Flemming, Brock Osweiler, Kayla Burton
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics CAL UCLA
First downs 17 23
Total yards 302 379
Rushes/yards 32–124 36–70
Passing yards 178 309
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 19–30–2 30–47–2
Time of possession 30:01 29:59
Team Category Player Statistics
California Passing Fernando Mendoza 19/30, 178 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Jaydn Ott 21 carries, 80 yards
Receiving Jeremiah Hunter 8 receptions, 101 yards, 2 TD
UCLA Passing Dante Moore 23/38, 266 yards, TD, 2 INT
Rushing Carson Steele 12 carries, 53 yards
Receiving Logan Loya 9 receptions, 88 yards, TD

vs Boise State (LA Bowl)

See also: 2023 Boise State Broncos football team

Main article: 2023 LA Bowl
2023 Starco Brands LA Bowl Hosted by Gronk
Period 1 2 34Total
UCLA 7 0 21735
Boise State 6 10 0622

at SoFi Stadium • Inglewood, California

  • Date: Saturday, December 16, 2023
  • Game time: 4:30 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 68 °F (20 °C)
  • Game attendance: 32,780
  • Referee: Gary Patterson
  • TV announcers (ABC): Dave Flemming (play-by-play), Brock Osweiler, and Kayla Burton (sideline)
  • Box score
Game information
First Quarter
  • (8:58) BSU – Jonah Dalmas 33 yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 59 yards, 4:10; Boise State 3–0)
  • (3:36) BSU – Jonah Dalmas 23 yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 62 yards, 4:06; Boise State 6–0)
  • (0:48) UCLA – Hudson Habermehl 5 yard pass from Collin Schlee, Blake Glessner kick (Drive: 6 plays, 83 yards, 2:48; UCLA 7–6)
Second Quarter
  • (11:01) BSU – Jonah Dalmas 33 yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 59 yards, 4:47; Boise State 9–7)
  • (4:33) BSU – George Holani 1 yard run, Jonah Dalmas kick (Drive: 8 plays, 52 yards, 4:54; Boise State 16–7)
Third Quarter
  • (10:03) UCLA – Kyle Ford 5 yard pass from Ethan Garbers, Blake Glessner kick (Drive: 7 plays, 87 yards, 3:28; Boise State 16–14)
  • (3:03) UCLA – TJ Harden 1 yard run, Blake Glessner kick (Drive: 9 plays, 72 yards, 3:43; UCLA 21–16)
  • (0:19) UCLA – TJ Harden 14 yard run, Blake Glessner kick (Drive: 3 plays, 70 yards, 0:57; UCLA 28–16)
Fourth Quarter
  • (6:11) UCLA – J. Michael Sturdivant 40 yard pass from Ethan Garbers, Blake Glessner kick (Drive: 1 play, 40 yards, 0:07; UCLA 35–16)
  • (5:08) BSU – George Holani 66 yard run, two-point pass conversion failed (Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:03; UCLA 35–22)
Statistics BSU UCLA
First downs 15 18
Plays–yards 58–332 64–510
Rushes–yards 37–215 36–280
Passing yards 117 230
Passing: comp–att–int 12–21–1 20–28–0
Time of possession 31:33 28:27
Team Category Player Statistics
Boise State Passing CJ Tiller 12/21, 117 yards, INT
Rushing George Holani 17 carries, 138 yards, 2 TD
Receiving George Holani 1 reception, 45 yards
UCLA Passing Ethan Garbers 9/12, 152 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Collin Schlee 7 carries, 127 yards
Receiving J. Michael Sturdivant 4 receptions, 142 yards, TD

UCLA won 35–22 over Mountain West Conference champion Boise State. It was the Bruins' first bowl win in Kelly's six-year tenure and the program's first since 2015. It was UCLA's third consecutive eight-win season, the first such streak in the program since 1988 under coach Terry Donahue.[7]

Rankings

Further information: 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
APRVRV2422RV—18252320RV—RV—
CoachesRVRV2525RVRV22252420RV—RV—
CFPNot released19————Not released

Statistics

Statistics OPP UCLA
First downs 0 0
Plays–yards 0-0 0-0
Rushes–yards 0-0 0-0
Passing yards 0,000 0,000
Passing: comp–att–int 0-0-0 0-0-0
Time of possession 0:00 / game 0:00 / game

Source:[8]

Awards and honors

Recipient Award (Pac-12 Conference) Week # Date awarded Ref.
Dante Moore Freshman Player of the Week 2 Sept. 11, 2023
Laiatu Latu Defense Player of the Week 6 Oct. 9, 2023
Laiatu Latu Defensive Lineman Player of the Week 6 Oct. 9, 2023
Laiatu Latu Defensive Lineman of the Week 12 Nov. 20, 2023
Laiatu Latu Pat Tillman Defensive Player of the Year Dec. 5, 2023

References

  1. ^ Bolch, Ben (December 3, 2023). "UCLA to play Boise State in L.A. Bowl at SoFi Stadium as Chip Kelly forges ahead". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
  2. ^ Bolch, Ben (February 9, 2024). "Chip Kelly leaves UCLA to become Ohio State's offensive coordinator". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 10, 2024.
  3. ^ UCLA Football [@UCLAFootball] (January 24, 2023). "𝐁𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐢𝐧 𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐰𝐨𝐨𝐝! @KodiWhitfield rejoins the UCLA staff as Cornerbacks Coach! #GoBruins 𝗠𝗢𝗥𝗘: https://t.co/6UbCh0YcB3 https://t.co/qtGnxig3hX" (Tweet). Archived from the original on January 30, 2023. Retrieved March 28, 2023 – via Twitter.
  4. ^ UCLA Football [@UCLAFootball] (February 27, 2023). "𝐖𝐞𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐰𝐨𝐨𝐝! NFL coaching veteran D'Anton Lynn joins UCLA Football as Defensive Coordinator! #GoBruins 𝗠𝗢𝗥𝗘: https://t.co/cyYQtfMefV https://t.co/p2iXzpsKxZ" (Tweet). Archived from the original on March 7, 2023. Retrieved March 28, 2023 – via Twitter.
  5. ^ "2023 UCLA Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
  6. ^ Bolch, Ben (November 18, 2023). "UCLA pulls off a stunning win over USC, but is it enough to save Chip Kelly's job?". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 19, 2023.
  7. ^ Nguyen, Thuc Nhi (December 16, 2023). "Ethan Garbers proves he has the 'it' factor, delivering UCLA to LA Bowl win". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 10, 2024.
  8. ^ "2023 Football Cumulative Statistics". UCLA Athletics. Retrieved October 6, 2022.
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