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. They finished the season 4–8, 2–7 in Pac-12 play to finish in a tie for fourth in the South Division.

2016 UCLA Bruins football
ConferencePac-12 Conference
DivisionSouth Division
2016 record4–8 (2–7 Pac-12)
Head coachJim L. Mora (5th season)
Offensive coordinatorKennedy Polamalu (1st as OC; 3rd overall season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorTom Bradley (2nd season)
Base defenseMultiple
Home stadiumRose Bowl
(Capacity: 91,136)
Uniform
2016 Pac-12 Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
North Division
No. 4 Washington x$^  8 –1     12 –2  
Washington State  7 –2     8 –5  
No. 12 Stanford  6 –3     10 –3  
California  3 –6     5 –7  
Oregon State  3 –6     4 –8  
Oregon  2 –7     4 –8  
South Division
No. 17 Colorado x  8 –1     10 –4  
No. 3 USC  7 –2     10 –3  
No. 23 Utah  5 –4     9 –4  
Arizona State  2 –7     5 –7  
UCLA  2 –7     4 –8  
Arizona  1 –8     3 –9  
Championship: Washington 41, Colorado 10
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Pre-season
  • April 23, 2016 – Spring Showcase, Drake Stadium – 11:30 am

Personnel

Coaching Staff
NamePositionJoined Staff
Jim MoraHead Coach2011
Tom BradleyDefensive Coordinator2015
Kennedy PolamaluOffensive Coordinator2013
Rip SchererSenior Associate Head Coach / Tight Ends2015
Adrian KlemmAssociate Head Coach / Run Game Coordinator / Offensive Line2011
Angus McClureRecruiting Coordinator / Defensive Line2007
Eric YarberAssistant Head Coach / Wide Receivers2012
Marques TuiasosopoPass Game Coordinator / Quarterbacks2016
Scott WhiteSpecial Team Coach / Linebackers2015
Demetrice MartinAssistant Head Coach-Defense / Defensive Backs2011
Sal AlosiStrength and Conditioning Coordinator2012

Roster
2016 UCLA Bruins Roster

Quarterback

  •  3 Josh Rosen – Sophomore
  •  9 Dymond Lee – Freshman
  • 12 Mike Fafaul – Senior
  • 17 Matt Lynch – Freshman
  • 18 Devon Modster – Freshman
  • 19 Craig Myers – Sophomore

Running Back

  •  1 Soso Jamabo – Sophomore
  •  4 Bolu Olorunfunmi – Sophomore
  • 15 Jalen Starks – Freshman
  • 20 Brandon Stephens – Freshman
  • 23 Nate Starks – Junior
  • 28 Kahlil Muhammad – Freshman
  • 30 Zachary Byrge – Freshman
  • 32 Jalen Starks – Freshman

Receiver

  •  1 Ishmael Adams – Senior
  •  2 Jordan Lasley – Sophomore
  •  6 Stephen Johnson III – Sophomore
  •  7 Darren Andrews – Junior
  • 10 Kenneth Walker III – Senior
  • 14 Theo Howard – Freshman
  • 21 Mossi Johnson – Junior
  • 22 Demetric Felton – Freshman
  • 24 Damian Alloway – Freshman
  • 27 Christian Pabico – Sophomore
  • 29 Brad Sochowski – Sophomore
  • 82 Eldridge Massington – Junior
  • 83 Alex Van Dyke – Junior
  • 86 Audie Omotosho – Freshman

Tight End

  • 11 Nate Iese – Senior
  • 45 Giovanni Gentosi – Sophomore
  • 81 Caleb Wilson – Freshman
  • 85 Alex Rassool – Sophomore
  • 87 Jordan Wilson – Freshman
  • 88 Austin Roberts – Sophomore
  • 99 Jake Jones – Senior
  

Fullback

  • 35 Ainuu Taua – Sophomore
  • 40 Cameron Griffin – Sophomore

Offensive Lineman

  • 52 Scott Quessenberry – Junior
  • 55 Michael Alves – Freshman
  • 56 Josh Wariboko-Alali – Freshman
  • 58 Gyo Shojima – Junior
  • 59 Zack Bateman – Junior
  • 63 Jake Tourville – Sophomore
  • 65 Paco Perez – Freshman
  • 68 Conor McDermott – Senior
  • 69 Najee Toran – Junior
  • 71 Poasi Moala – Junior
  • 72 Cristian Garcia – Senior
  • 73 Tevita Halalilo – Freshman
  • 74 Alex Akingbulu – Freshman
  • 75 Andre James – Freshman
  • 76 Kenny Lacy – Junior
  • 77 Kolton Miller – Sophomore

Defensive Lineman

  • 11 Keisean Lucier-South – Freshman
  • 47 Eddie Vanderdoes – Junior
  • 58 Deon Hollins – Senior
  • 69 Preston Awedesian – Senior
  • 75 Boss Tagaloa – Freshman
  • 76 Justin Rittman – Sophomore
  • 89 Thomas Schwab – Junior
  • 90 Rick Wade – Freshman
  • 91 Jacob Tuioti-Mariner – Junior
  • 92 Osa Odighizuwa – Freshman
  • 93 Chigozie Nnoruka – Sophomore
  • 94 Nick Terry – Junior
  • 95 Marcus Moore – Freshman
  • 96 Eli Ankou – Senior
  • 97 Jake Burton – Freshman
  • 98 Takkarist McKinley – Senior
  • 99 Matt Dickerson – Junior

Long Snapper

  • 33 Johnny Den Bleyker – Freshman
  

Linebacker

  •  4 Cameron Judge – Senior
  • 12 Jayon Brown – Senior
  • 14 Krys Barnes – Freshman
  • 19 Josh Woods – Sophomore
  • 32 Mique Juarez – Freshman
  • 42 Kenny Young – Junior
  • 43 Willie Green – Senior
  • 44 Isaako Savaiinaea – Senior
  • 52 Lokeni Toailoa – Freshman
  • 55 Breland Brandt – Freshman

Defensive Back

  •  2 Jaleel Wadood – Junior
  •  3 Randall Goforth – Senior
  •  6 Adarius Pickett – Sophomore
  •  7 John Johnson – Junior
  •  9 Marcus Rios – Senior
  • 10 Fabian Moreau – Senior
  • 15 Brandon Burton – Freshman
  • 17 DeChaun Holiday – Freshman
  • 18 Octavius Spencer – Sophomore
  • 20 Leni Toailoa – Freshman
  • 21 Tahaan Goodman – Senior
  • 22 Nate Meadors – Sophomore
  • 23 Will Lockett – Freshman
  • 24 Charles Dawson – Senior
  • 25 Denzel Fisher – Sophomore
  • 26 Jason Baker – Freshman
  • 28 Keyon Riley – Freshman
  • 31 Colin Samuel – Freshman
  • 33 Dylan Luther – Junior

Punter

  • 20 Stefan Flintoft – Sophomore
  • 39 Adam Searl – Senior
  • 92 Austin Kent – Freshman

Kicker

  • 15 Andrew Strauch – Freshman
  • 17 JJ Molson – Freshman
  • 20 Stefan Flintoft – Sophomore
Sources:

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 312:30 PMat Texas A&M*No. 16
CBSL 24–31 OT100,443
September 105:00 PMUNLV*
P12NW 42–2163,712
September 177:15 PMat BYU*
ESPN2W 17–1462,904
September 245:00 PMNo. 7 Stanford
  • Rose Bowl
  • Pasadena, CA
ABCL 13–2270,833
October 17:30 PMArizona
  • Rose Bowl
  • Pasadena, CA
ESPNW 45–2468,013
October 87:30 PMat Arizona State
ESPN2L 20–2348,509
October 157:30 PMat Washington State
ESPNL 21–2729,310
October 221:00 PMNo. 19 Utah
  • Rose Bowl
  • Pasadena, CA
FOXL 45–5266,243
November 36:30 PMat No. 21 Colorado
FS1L 10–2043,761
November 126:00 PMOregon State
  • Rose Bowl
  • Pasadena, CA
P12NW 38–2464,813
November 197:30 PMNo. 13 USC
  • Rose Bowl
  • Pasadena, CA (rivalry/Victory Bell)
ESPNL 14–3671,137
November 264:00 PMat California
ESPN2L 10–3639,633
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

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Game summaries

at Texas A&M
1 2 3 4OT Total
#16 Bruins 3 6 0 150 24
Aggies 0 10 14 07 31
See also: 2016 Texas A&M Aggies football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–2 1998 UCLA, 29–23

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
See also: 2016 UNLV Rebels football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–0 2015 UCLA, 37–3

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
See also: 2016 BYU Cougars football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
8–3 2015 UCLA, 24–23

Stanford
1 2 3 4 Total
#7 Cardinal 3 0 3 16 22
Bruins 7 3 0 3 13
See also: 2016 Stanford Cardinal football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
45–39–3 2015 STAN, 56–35

Arizona
1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 7 0 3 14 24
Bruins 14 0 10 21 45
See also: 2016 Arizona Wildcats football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
23–15–2 2015 UCLA, 56–30

at Arizona State
1 2 3 4 Total
Bruins 0 3 10 7 20
Sun Devils 3 0 17 3 23
See also: 2016 Arizona State Sun Devils football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
19–12–1 2015 ASU, 38–23

at Washington State
1 2 3 4 Total
Bruins 0 0 7 14 21
Cougars 3 7 14 3 27
See also: 2016 Washington State Cougars football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
39–20–1 2015 WSU, 31–27

Utah
1 2 3 4 Total
#19 Utes 14 13 18 7 52
Bruins 21 0 14 10 45
See also: 2016 Utah Utes football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
11–3 2015 UCLA, 17–9

at Colorado
1 2 3 4 Total
Bruins 7 3 0 0 10
#21 Buffaloes 7 0 3 10 20
See also: 2016 Colorado Buffaloes football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
9–2 2015 UCLA, 35–31

Oregon State
1 2 3 4 Total
Beavers 7 7 10 0 24
Bruins 21 3 7 7 38
See also: 2016 Oregon State Beavers football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
41–17–4 2015 UCLA, 41–0

USC
1 2 3 4 Total
Trojans 7 16 7 6 36
Bruins 7 7 0 0 14
See also: 2016 USC Trojans football team and UCLA–USC rivalry
Overall record Last meeting Result
31–47–7 2015 USC, 40–21

at California
1 2 3 4 Total
Bruins 0 0 10 0 10
Golden Bears 3 9 14 10 36
See also: 2016 California Golden Bears football team and California–UCLA football rivalry
Overall record Last meeting Result
53–32–1 2015 UCLA, 40–24

Rankings
Further information: 2016 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 Final 
AP 16 RV RV RV RV RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR  
Coaches 24 RV RV RV RV RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR  
CFP Not released NR NR NR NR NR Not released

Coaches

Notes
  • Nov. 28 – Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks coach Kennedy Polamalu's contract was not renewed

References
  1. "2016 UCLA Bruins Football Schedule". FB Schedules. January 28, 2016. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
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