2023 UCLA Bruins football team

2023 UCLA Bruins football
2023 UCLA Bruins football
LA Bowl champion
LA Bowl, W 35–22 vs. Boise State
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Record	8–5 (4–5 Pac-12)
Head coach	Chip Kelly (6th season);
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Defensive coordinator	D'Anton Lynn (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Rose Bowl
Uniform
	Seasons ← 2022 2024 →

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.

ConferencePac-12 Conference

Record8–5 (4–5 Pac-12)

Headcoach

Chip Kelly (6th season)

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2023 Pac-12 Conference football standings
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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

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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]

The UCLA Bruins football team drew an average home attendance of 47,951 in 2023.

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Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	7:30 p.m.	Coastal Carolina*		Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	ESPN	W 27–13	43,705
September 9	4:30 p.m.	at San Diego State*		Snapdragon Stadium San Diego, CA	CBS	W 35–10	32,017
September 16	2:00 p.m.	No. 17 (FCS) North Carolina Central*	No. 24	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	P12N	W 59–7	38,343
September 23	12:30 p.m.	at No. 11 Utah	No. 22	Rice-Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	FOX	L 7–14	52,919
October 7	12:00 p.m.	No. 13 Washington State		Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	P12N	W 25–17	35,437
October 14	5:00 p.m.	at No. 15 Oregon State	No. 18	Reser Stadium Corvallis, OR	FOX	L 24–36	37,600
October 21	7:30 p.m.	at Stanford	No. 25	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	ESPN	W 42–7	30,225
October 28	4:30 p.m.	Colorado	No. 23	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	ABC	W 28–16	71,343
November 4	7:30 p.m.	at Arizona	No. 19	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	FS1	L 10–27	44,956
November 11	6:00 p.m.	Arizona State		Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA (Veteran & Armed Forces Appreciation)	P12N	L 7–17	56,436
November 18	12:30 p.m.	at USC		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (Victory Bell)	ABC	W 38–20	72,243
November 25	7:30 p.m.	California		Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA (rivalry, Senior Day Celebration)	ESPN	L 7–33	42,439
December 16	4:30 p.m.	vs. Boise State		SoFi Stadium Inglewood, CA (LA Bowl)	ABC	W 35–22	32,780
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll (and CFP Rankings, after October 31) - Released prior to game All times are in Pacific time

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Chanticleers	0	6	7	0	13
Bruins	7	7	0	13	27

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bruins	7	21	7	0	35
Aztecs	7	3	0	0	10

2023 UCLA Bruins football team

Offseason

Incoming transfers

Outgoing transfers

Preseason

Schedule

Roster

Game summaries

vs Coastal Carolina

at San Diego State

vs North Carolina Central

at No. 11 Utah

vs No. 13 Washington State

at No. 15 Oregon State

at Stanford

vs Colorado

at Arizona

vs Arizona State

at USC (Victory Bell)

vs California

vs Boise State (LA Bowl)

Rankings

Statistics

Awards and honors

References

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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

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Washington State	Passing	Cam 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

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

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

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
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

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

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

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	RV	RV	24	22	RV	—	18	25	23	20	RV	—	RV	—
Coaches	RV	RV	25	25	RV	RV	22	25	24	20	RV	—	RV	—
CFP	Not released									19	—	—	—	—		Not released

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	0	0	0	7	7
No. 24 Bruins	35	10	14	0	59

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 25 Bruins	14	7	14	7	42
Cardinal	0	0	7	0	7

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Buffaloes	6	0	3	7	16
No. 23 Bruins	0	7	7	14	28

Recipient	Award (Pac-12 Conference)	Week #	Date awarded
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