# 2013 UCLA Bruins football team

The 2013 UCLA Bruins football team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by second 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 10–3, including 6–3 in conference play to finish second in the South Division, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 480 to 301.

## Recruiting

National Signing Day was on February 6, 2013.
College recruiting information (2013) :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | 40$^‡$ | Commit date |
| Darren Andrews WR | La Puente, CA | Bishop Amat Memorial High School | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 160 lb (73 kg) | N/A | Nov 18, 2012 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 68 |||||||
| Caleb Benenoch OG | Katy, TX | Seven Lakes High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 317 lb (144 kg) | 5.20 | Nov 10, 2012 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 81 |||||||
| Jayon Brown OLB | Long Beach, CA | Long Beach Polytechnic High School | 6 ft 0.5 in (1.84 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | N/A | Sep 26, 2012 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 72 |||||||
| Kenny Clark DT | Rialto, CA | Wilmer Amina Carter High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 285 lb (129 kg) | N/A | Jul 7, 2012 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 79 |||||||
| Sean Covington P | Saint Petersburg, FL | St. Petersburg High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | N/A | Oct 18, 2012 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 78 |||||||
| Thomas Duarte TE | Santa Ana, CA | Mater Dei High School (Santa Ana, California) | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | N/A | Jan 4, 2013 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 79 |||||||
| Kylie Fitts DE | Redlands, CA | Redlands East Valley High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 260 lb (120 kg) | N/A | Feb 5, 2013 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 84 |||||||
| Tyler Foreman S | Encino, CA | Crespi Carmelite High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 4.63 | Jan 20, 2013 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 77 |||||||
| Tahaan Goodman S | Rancho Cucamonga, CA | Rancho Cucamonga High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 4.52 | Jan 23, 2013 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 84 |||||||
| Deon Hollins OLB | Missouri City, TX | Marshall High School (Marshall, Texas) | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 222 lb (101 kg) | 4.59 | Mar 20, 2012 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 84 |||||||
| Myles Jack OLB | Bellevue, WA | Bellevue High School (Bellevue, Washington) | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 230 lb (100 kg) | 4.50 | Jun 20, 2012 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 79 |||||||
| Johnny Johnson CB | Fresno, CA | Central High School (Fresno, California) | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | N/A | Jan 20, 2013 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 83 |||||||
| Mossi Johnson CB | Los Angeles, CA | Crenshaw High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | N/A | Oct 4, 2012 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 80 |||||||
| Cameron Judge OLB | Westlake Village, CA | Oaks Christian School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | N/A | Feb 6, 2013 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 77 |||||||
| Kenny Lacy OT | Phoenix, AZ | Mountain Pointe High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 270 lb (120 kg) | N/A | Jan 27, 2013 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 79 |||||||
| Craig Lee RB | Redlands, CA | Redlands High School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 188 lb (85 kg) | N/A | Aug 15, 2012 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 81 |||||||
| John Lopez OG | Orange, CA | Lutheran High School of Orange County | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 305 lb (138 kg) | 5.97 | Aug 1, 2012 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 82 |||||||
| Eldridge Massington WR | Mesquite, TX | West Mesquite High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | 4.40 | Dec 18, 2012 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 83 |||||||
| Poasi Moala OT | Moreno Valley, CA | Rancho Verde High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 265 lb (120 kg) | N/A | Sep 22, 2012 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 77 |||||||
| Christian Morris OT | Memphis, TN | East High School (Memphis, Tennessee) | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 285 lb (129 kg) | 5.40 | Feb 6, 2013 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 78 |||||||
| Jalen Ortiz RB | Peoria, AZ | Centennial High School (Peoria, Arizona) | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | 4.55 | Sep 23, 2012 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 80 |||||||
| Scott Quessenberry C | Encinitas, CA | La Costa Canyon High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 265 lb (120 kg) | 5.10 | Oct 5, 2012 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 82 |||||||
| Alex Redmond OG | Los Alamitos, CA | Los Alamitos High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 295 lb (134 kg) | 5.68 | Dec 7, 2012 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 78 |||||||
| Isaac Savaiinaea MLB | Honolulu, HI | Punahou School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 230 lb (100 kg) | N/A | Feb 6, 2013 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 84 |||||||
| Eddie Vanderdoes DT | Auburn, CA | Placer High School | 6 ft 3.5 in (1.92 m) | 303 lb (137 kg) | 4.90 | Jun 4, 2013 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 90 |||||||
| Priest Willis CB | Tempe, AZ | Marcos de Niza High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 4.42 | Jan 23, 2013 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 85 |||||||
| Asiantii Woulard QB | Winter Park, FL | Winter Park High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | N/A | Feb 6, 2013 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 83 |||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 3 Rivals: 8* 247Sports: 7 ESPN: 12* |||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2013 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 22, 2013. |||||||
* *Rivals and ESPN overall ranking do not include Eddie Vanderdoes recruitment.
* June 4, 2013 – Highly touted DE Eddie Vanderdoes signed a grant-in-aid with the Bruins, after decommitting from Notre Dame. Although Vanderdoes was not released from Notre Dame's letter of intent – thus forcing him to sit out the 2013 football season – reports were released that family health issues drove him to decommit and hoped these circumstances will help his appeal to play this season. His appeal to the NCAA National Letter of Intent Appeals Committee was approved on July 30 after his appearance before the committee.

## Pre-season

* April 27, 2013 – Spring football was held from April 2 to 27
* July 26, 2013 – 2013 Media Day was held at Sony Pictures Studios, Culver City, California
* August 7, 2013 – Pre-season practices at Cal State San Bernardino began, concluded on August 17.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 31 | 7:00 pm | Nevada* | No. 21 | Rose BowlPasadena, CA | P12N | W 58–20 | 60,562 |
| September 14 | 9:00 am | at No. 23 Nebraska* | No. 16 | Memorial StadiumLincoln, NE | ABC | W 41–21 | 91,471 |
| September 21 | 7:30 pm | New Mexico State* | No. 13 | Rose BowlPasadena, CA | P12N | W 59–13 | 58,263 |
| October 3 | 7:00 pm | at Utah | No. 12 | Rice-Eccles StadiumSalt Lake City, UT | FS1 | W 34–27 | 45,272 |
| October 12 | 7:30 pm | California | No. 11 | Rose BowlPasadena, CA | ESPN2 | W 37–10 | 84,272 |
| October 19 | 12:30 pm | at No. 13 Stanford | No. 9 | Stanford StadiumStanford, CA | ABC/ESPN2 | L 10–24 | 51,424 |
| October 26 | 4:00 pm | at No. 2 Oregon | No. 12 | Autzen StadiumEugene, OR (College GameDay) | ESPN | L 14–42 | 59,206 |
| November 2 | 4:30 pm | Colorado | No. 17 | Rose BowlPasadena, CA | FS1 | W 45–23 | 80,377 |
| November 9 | 7:00 pm | at Arizona | No. 16 | Arizona StadiumTucson, AZ | ESPN | W 31–26 | 51,531 |
| November 15 | 6:00 pm | Washington | No. 13 | Rose BowlPasadena, CA | ESPN2 | W 41–31 | 68,106 |
| November 23 | 4:00 pm | No. 19 Arizona State | No. 14 | Rose BowlPasadena, CA | FOX | L 33–38 | 70,131 |
| November 30 | 5:00 pm | at No. 23 USC | No. 22 | Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles, CA (Victory Bell/rivalry) | ABC | W 35–14 | 86,037 |
| December 31 | 11:00 am | vs. Virginia Tech* | No. 17 | Sun Bowl StadiumEl Paso, TX (Sun Bowl) | CBS | W 42–12 | 47,912 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to gameAll times are in Pacific time ||||||||

## Game summaries
### Nevada

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Nevada | 3 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
| #21 UCLA | 7 | 10 | 20 | 21 | 58 |
Under first year head coach Brian Polian, Nevada played UCLA for the first time. The Wolfpack were highly ranked in the nation last year: scoring (18th), total offense (8th), and rushing (7th).
1st quarter scoring: UCLA – Brett Hundley 37-yard run (Kai'mi Fairbairn kick); NEV – Brent Zuzo 28-yard field goal
2nd quarter scoring: UCLA – Fairbairn 40-yard field goal; NEV – Zuzo 21-yard field goal; UCLA – Shaquell Evans 5-yard pass from Hundley (Fairbairn kick); NEV – Cody Fajardo 1-yard run (Zuzo kick)
3rd quarter scoring: UCLA – Hundley 11-yard run (Fairbairn kick); UCLA – Phillip Ruhl 4-yard blocked punt return (Fairbairn kick); UCLA – Jordon James 26-yard run (Jerry Neuheisel pass failed)
4th quarter scoring: NEV – Fajardo 19-yard run (Zuzo kick); UCLA – Paul Perkins 3-yard run (Fairbairn kick); UCLA – Malcolm Jones 25-yard pass from Hundley (Fairbairn kick); UCLA – Jones 1-yard run (Fairbairn kick)

### Nebraska

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #16 UCLA | 3 | 7 | 28 | 3 | 41 |
| #23 Nebraska | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
This is the 12th meeting between the two teams, with Nebraska leading the series 6–5. UCLA defeated Nebraska last year 36–30 at the Rose Bowl. When both teams were ranked in 1994, Nebraska (No. 2) won 49–21 over the 13th-ranked Bruins. The teams will honor the passing of UCLA player Nick Pasquale by placing his number 36 on their uniforms.
1st quarter scoring: NEB – Quincy Enunwa 11-yard pass from Taylor Martinez (Pat Smith kick); UCLA – Kaʻimi Fairbairn 44-yard field goal; NEB – Enunwa 14-yard pass from Martinez (Mauro Bondi kick)
2nd quarter scoring: NEB – Kenny Bell 22-yard pass from Martinez (Smith kick); UCLA – Paul Perkins 10-yard run (Fairbairn kick)
3rd quarter scoring: UCLA – Jordon James 3-yard run (Fairbairn kick); UCLA – Shaquelle Evans 28-yard pass from Hundley (Fairbairn kick); UCLA – Phillip Ruhl 12-yard pass from Hundley (Fairbairn kick); UCLA – Nate Iese 3-yard pass from Hundley (Fairbairn kick)
4th quarter scoring: UCLA – Fairbairn 24-yard field goal

### New Mexico State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| New Mexico State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 |
| #13 UCLA | 7 | 24 | 14 | 14 | 59 |
First meeting between the two schools. New Mexico State head coach Doug Martin replaced DeWayne Walker, who was a former UCLA defensive coordinator. Nick Pasquale was remembered during the game.
1st quarter scoring: UCLA – Jordon James 4-yard run (Kaim Fairbairn kick)
2nd quarter scoring: UCLA – Steven Manfro 20-yard pass from Brett Hundley (Fairbairn kick); UCLA – Manfro 12-yard run (Fairbairn kick); UCLA – Fairbairn 38-yard field goal; UCLA – Devin Fuller 21-yard pass from Hundley (Fairbairn kick)
3rd quarter scoring: UCLA – Shaquell Evans 7-yard pass from Hundley (Fairbairn kick); UCLA – James 19-yard run (Fairbairn kick)
4th quarter scoring: NMSU – Adam Shapiro 33-yard pass from A. McDonald (Mitch Johnson kick); UCLA – Malcolm Jones 3-yard run (Fairbairn kick); NMSU – B. Betancourt 4-yard run (Johnson kick failed); UCLA – Jones 3-yard run (Fairbairn kick)

### Utah

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #12 UCLA | 7 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 34 |
| Utah | 14 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 27 |
In this series, UCLA has a 9–2 overall record and 3–2 in Salt Lake City. Utah has won two of the last three games with UCLA (2007 and 2011, under Kyle Whittingham). UCLA won last year 21–14.
1st quarter scoring: UCLA – Jordon James 1-yard run (Kaʻimi Fairbairn kick); Utah – Dres Anderson 54-yard pass from Travis Wilson (Andy Phillips kick); Utah – Sean Fitzgerald 6-yard pass from Wilson (Phillips kick)
2nd quarter scoring: UCLA – Hundley 7-yard pass from Devin Fuller (Fairbairn kick); UCLA – Jordan Payton 17-yard pass from Hundley (Fairbairn kick); Utah – Phillips 44-yard field goal
3rd quarter scoring: UCLA – Fairbairn 33-yard field goal
4th quarter scoring: Utah – Keith McGill 19-yard interception of Hundley pass (Phillips); UCLA – Fairbairn 47-yard field goal; UCLA – Hundley 36-yard run (Fairbairn kick); UCLA – Hundley 36-yard run (Fairbairn kick); Utah – Phillips 44-yard field goal

### California

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| California | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| #11 UCLA | 10 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 37 |
California is 32–50–1 against UCLA since the series began in 1933. This is Sonny Dykes first year taking on the Bruins as California's head coach, whose team implements an air raid offense that will challenge UCLA's young but talented secondary. Hoping to avenge last year's 43–17 loss, the Bruins are favored to win at home.
1st quarter scoring: UCLA – Kaʻimi Fairbairn 24-yard field goal; UCLA – Devin Fuller 18-yard pass from Brett Hundley (Fairbairn kick)
2nd quarter scoring: UCLA – Paul Perkins 1-yard run (Fairbairn kick); CAL – Vincenzo D'Amato 51-yard field goal;
CAL – Daniel Lasco 6-yard run (D'Amato Kick); UCLA – Thomas Duarte 27-yard pass from Hundley (Fairbairn kick)
3rd quarter scoring: UCLA – Fairbairn 22-yard field goal; UCLA – Fairbairn 27-yard field goal
4th quarter scoring: UCLA – Shaquelle Evans 22-yard pass from Hundley (Fairbairn kick)

### Stanford

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #9 UCLA | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| #13 Stanford | 3 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 24 |
1st quarter scoring: STAN – Conrad Ukropina 31-yard field goal
2nd quarter scoring: No scoring
3rd quarter scoring: UCLA – Kaʻimi Fairbairn 38-yard field goal; STAN – Kodi Whitfield 30-yard pass from Kevin Hogan (Ukropina kick); STAN – Tyler Gaffney 1-yard run (Ukropina kick)
4th quarter scoring: UCLA – Shaquelle Evans 3-yard pass from Brett Hundley (Fairbairn kick); STAN – Gaffney 4-yard run (Ukropina kick)

### Oregon

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #12 UCLA | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| #2 Oregon | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 42 |
1st quarter scoring: UCLA – Brett Hundley 4-yard run (Kaʻimi Fairbairn kick); ORE – De'Anthony Thomas 1-yard run (Alejandro Maldonado kick)
2nd quarter scoring: ORE – Byron Marshall 40-yard run (Matt Wogan kick); UCLA – Thomas Duarte 11-yard pass from Brett Hundley (Fairbairn kick)
3rd quarter scoring: ORE – Marshall 11-yard run (Maldonado kick)
4th quarter scoring: ORE – Bralon Addison 8-yard pass from Marcus Mariota (Maldonado kick); ORE – Marshall 3-yard run (Maldonado kick); ORE – Thomas Tyner 2-yard run (Wogan kick)

### Colorado

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Colorado | 3 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 23 |
| #17 UCLA | 7 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 45 |
1st quarter scoring: COLO – Will Oliver 23-yard field goal; UCLA – Devin Fuller 76-yard pass from Brett Hundley (Kaʻimi Fairbairn kick)
2nd quarter scoring: COLO – Paul Richardson 7-yard pass from Sefo Liufau (Will Oliver kick); UCLA – Hundley 11-yard run (Fairbairn kick); UCLA – Devin Fuller 6-yard pass from Hundley (Fairbairn kick); COLO – Oliver 47-yard field goal
3rd quarter scoring: UCLA – Hundley 1-yard run (Fairbairn kick); UCLA – Damien Thigpen 5-yard run (Fairbairn kick)
4th quarter scoring: COLO – Tony Jones 2-yard run (Oliver kick); UCLA – Fairbairn 45-yard field goal; COLO – Oliver 37-yard field goal; UCLA – Fuller 8-yard run (Fairbairn kick)

### Arizona

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #16 UCLA | 14 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 31 |
| Arizona | 3 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 26 |
UCLA leads the series at 20–15–2 and Arizona has won five of last six games between the two teams. Jack Folliard is the referee.
1st quarter scoring: ARIZ – Jake Smith 44-yard field goal; UCLA – Shaquell Evans 66-yard pass from Brett Hundley (Kaim Fairbairn kick); UCLA – Hundley 15-yard run (Fairbairn kick)
2nd quarter scoring: ARIZ – Ka'Deem Carey 4-yard run (Smith kick); UCLA – Evans 4-yard pass from Hundley (Fairbairn kick)
3rd quarter scoring: UCLA – Fairbairn 34-yard field goal; ARIZ – Smith 27-yard field goal
4th quarter scoring: ARIZ – N. Phillips 15-yard pass from B. Denker (2-point conversion failed); UCLA – Myles Jack 66-yard run (Fairbairn kick); ARIZ – Phillips 14-yard pass from Denker (Smith kick)

### Washington

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Washington | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
| #13 UCLA | 20 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 41 |
The Bruins lead the series, 38–30–2. Last time the teams met, during the 2010 season, Washington won 24–7 in Seattle. UCLA was the winner in the Rose Bowl, a 24–23 decision in 2009. The Bruins have won the last seven straight games played in the Rose Bowl against the Huskies.
1st quarter scoring: UCLA – Myles Jack 8-yard run (Kaʻimi Fairbairn kick); UCLA – Cassius Marsh 2-yard pass from Brett Hundley (Fairbairn kick); WASH – Bishop Sankey 2-yard run (Travis Coons kick); UCLA – Jack 1-yard run (failed kick)
2nd quarter scoring: UCLA – Jack 1-yard run (Fairbairn kick); WASH – Jaydon Mickens 2-yard pass from Keith Price (Coons kick); WASH – Coons 34-yard field goal
3rd quarter scoring: WASH – Austin Seferian-Jenkins 1-yard pass from Cyler Miles (Coons kick); UCLA – Jack 2-yard run (Fairbairn kick)
4th quarter scoring: UCLA – Devin Lucien 40-yard pass from Hundley (Fairbairn kick); WASH – Damore'ea Stringfellow 14-yard pass from Miles (Coons kick)

### Arizona State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #19 Arizona State | 14 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 38 |
| #14 UCLA | 10 | 3 | 14 | 6 | 33 |
1st quarter scoring: ASU – Taylor Kelly 3-yard run (Zane Gonzalez kick); UCLA – Devin Lucien 42-yard pass from Brett Hundley (Kaim Fairbairn kick); UCLA – Fairbairn 48-yard field goal; ASU – D. J. Foster 3-yard run (Gonzalez kick)
2nd quarter scoring: ASU – Carl Bradford 18-yard interception return (Gonzalez kick); ASU – Michael Eubank, 1-yard run (Gonzalez kick); UCLA – Fairbairn 23-yard field goal; ASU – Jaelen Strong 19-yard pass from Kelly (Gonzalez kick)
3rd quarter scoring: UCLA – Myles Jack 3-yard run (Fairbairn kick); UCLA – Paul Perkins 1-yard run (Fairbairn kick); ASU – Gonzalez 28-yard field goal
4th quarter scoring: UCLA – Shaquell Evans 27-yard pass from Hundley (Hundley pass intercepted

### USC

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #22 UCLA | 7 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 35 |
| #23 USC | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
Last season, the Bruins defeated the Trojans 38–28 in the Rose Bowl.
1st quarter scoring: UCLA – Myles Jack 3-yard run (Kaʻimi Fairbairn kick)
2nd quarter scoring: UCLA – Eddie Vanderdoes 1-yard run (Fairbairn kick); USC – Javorius Allen 11-yard run (Andre Heidari kick)
3rd quarter scoring: UCLA – Brett Hundley 12-yard run (Fairbairn kick); USC – Xavier Grimble 22-yard pass from Cody Kessler (Heidari kick); UCLA – Hundley 5-yard run (Fairbairn kick)
4th quarter scoring: UCLA – Paul Perkins 8-yard run (Fairbairn kick)

### Virginia Tech (Sun Bowl)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Virginia Tech | 7 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 |
| #17 UCLA | 7 | 7 | 0 | 28 | 42 |
1st quarter scoring: UCLA – Brett Hundley 7-yard run (Kaʻimi Fairbairn kick); VT – J.C. Coleman 1-yard run ( Michael Branthover (kick)
2nd quarter scoring: UCLA – Hundley 86-yard run (Fairbairn kick)
3rd quarter scoring: VT – Branthover 22-yard field goal
4th quarter scoring: UCLA – Paul Perkins 5-yard run (Fairbairn kick); UCLA – Myles Jack intercepted pass from Mark Leal 24-yards return (Fairbairn kick); VT – Sean Covington 3-yard loss for safety; UCLA – Thomas Duarte 8-yard pass from Hundley (Fairbairn kick); UCLA – Shaquelle Evans 59-yard pass from Hundley (Fairbairn kick)

## Coaches

* Jim L. Mora, head coach
* Noel Mazzone, offensive coordinator/quarterbacks
* Adrian Klemm, offensive line
* Lou Spanos, defensive coordinator
* Steve Broussard, running backs
* Jeff Ulbrich, special teams, linebackers
* Demetrice Martin, secondary
* Eric Yarber, wide receivers
* Angus McClure, defensive line/recruiting coordinator
* Taylor Mazzone, quarterbacks coach

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
| AP | 21 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
| Coaches | 21 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 16 |
| Harris | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 9 | 11 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 22 | 19 | 18 | Not released |
| BCS | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 12 | 20 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 22 | 18 | 17 | Not released |

## Awards and honors

* Anthony barr – Lott IMPACT Trophy
* Xavier Su'a-Filo – Pac-12 Morris Trophy (top lineman)
Eight Bruins were selected to the 2013 Pac-12 Conference Football All-Academic team: