# 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.

## 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
## Schedule

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

### Stanford

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

### Arizona

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

### At Arizona State

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

### At Washington State

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

### Utah

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

### At Colorado

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

### Oregon State

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

### USC

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

### At California

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

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
| | 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 | Final |
| AP | 16 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | |
| Coaches | 24 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | |
| CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 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