2017 UCLA Bruins football team

The 2017 UCLA Bruins football team represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bruins played its home games at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. They began the season coached by sixth-year head coach Jim L. Mora. They competed as members of the South Division of the Pac-12 Conference.

2017 UCLA Bruins football
Cactus Bowl, L 17–35 vs. Kansas State
ConferencePac-12 Conference
DivisionSouth division
2017 record6–7 (4–5 Pac-12)
Head coachJim L. Mora (6th season: 1–11, fired)
Jedd Fisch (1st season: 12–13, interim)
Defensive coordinatorTom Bradley (3rd season)
Home stadiumRose Bowl
(Capacity: 91,136)
Uniform
2017 Pac-12 Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
North Division
No. 20 Stanford xy  7 –2     9 –5  
No. 16 Washington x  7 –2     10 –3  
Washington State  6 –3     9 –4  
Oregon  4 –5     7 –6  
California  2 –7     5 –7  
Oregon State  0 –9     1 –11  
South Division
No. 12 USC xy$  8 –1     11 –3  
Arizona State  6 –3     7 –6  
Arizona  5 –4     7 –6  
UCLA  4 –5     6 –7  
Utah  3 –6     7 –6  
Colorado  2 –7     5 –7  
Championship: USC 31, Stanford 28
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

On November 19, one day after UCLA lost its third consecutive match-up against its crosstown rival USC, Jim Mora was fired. He finished the season 5–6, with a 3–5 record in Pac-12 play. Following Mora's dismissal, offensive coordinator Jedd Fisch was chosen to serve as interim head coach for the remainder of the season.

During the regular season, the Bruins won all six of their home games and lost all six of their road games.

Recruiting

Position key
Back B Center C Cornerback CB Defensive back DB
Defensive end DE Defensive lineman DL Defensive tackle DT End E
Fullback FB Guard G Halfback HB Kicker K
Kickoff returner KR Offensive tackle OT Offensive lineman OL Linebacker LB
Long snapper LS Punter P Punt returner PR Quarterback QB
Running back RB Safety S Tight end TE Wide receiver WR

Recruits

The Bruins signed a total of 18 recruits.

Personnel

Coaching Staff
NamePositionJoined Staff
Jim MoraHead Coach2011
Tom BradleyDefensive Coordinator2015
Jedd FischOffensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks2017
Rip SchererSenior Associate Head Coach / Tight Ends2015
Jimmie DoughertyPass Game Coordinator / Wide Receivers2017
Hank FraleyOffensive Line2017
Angus McClureRecruiting Coordinator / Defensive Line2007
DeShaun FosterRunning Backs2017
Scott WhiteSpecial Team Coach / Linebackers2015
Demetrice MartinAssistant Head Coach-Defense / Defensive Backs2011
Sal AlosiStrength and Conditioning Coordinator2012

Roster
2017 UCLA Bruins Roster

Quarterback

  •  3 Josh Rosen - Junior
  • 12 Austin Burton – Freshman
  • 17 Matt Lynch - Freshman
  • 18 Devon Modster - Freshman
  • 19 Craig Myers - Junior
  • 25 Justin Saleh - Freshman

Running Back

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

Fullback

  • 40 Justin Rittman - Junior

Receiver

  •  2 Jordan Lasley - Junior
  •  6 Stephen Johnson III - Sophomore
  •  7 Darren Andrews - Senior
  •  9 Dymond Lee - Freshman
  • 10 Demetric Felton - Freshman
  • 11 Audie Omotosho - Freshman
  • 11 Trae Smith - Junior
  • 14 Theo Howard - Sophomore
  • 21 Mossi Johnson - Senior
  • 24 Damian Alloway - Freshman
  • 26 Alvoid Bennett - Freshman
  • 27 Xan Cuevas - Junior
  • 29 Brad Sochowski - Junior
  • 31 Will McClure - Junior
  • 39 Ethan Fernea - Sophomore
  • 82 Eldridge Massington - Senior
  • 83 Alex Van Dyke - Senior

Tight End

  • 44 Alex Rassool - Junior
  • 45 Giovanni Gentosi - Junior
  • 81 Caleb Wilson - Sophomore
  • 85 Moses Robinson-Carr – Freshman
  • 86 Devin Asiasi – Sophomore
  • 87 Jordan Wilson - Freshman
  • 88 Austin Roberts - Junior
  • 89 Jimmy Jaggers – Freshman
  

Offensive Lineman

  • 51 Markus Boyer - Senior
  • 52 Scott Quessenberry - Senior
  • 53 Nolan Dellibovi - Freshman
  • 53 Jax Wacaser – Freshman
  • 54 Kanan Ray – Freshman
  • 55 Michael Alves - Freshman
  • 56 Josh Wariboko-Alali - Sophomore
  • 58 Gyo Shojima - Senior
  • 59 Zack Bateman - Senior
  • 60 Zack Sweeney – Freshman
  • 63 Sean Seawards – Freshman
  • 65 Paco Perez - Freshman
  • 66 Sunny Odogwu - Senior
  • 68 Clayton Demski - Freshman
  • 69 Najee Toran - Senior
  • 70 Stephan Zabié – Freshman
  • 71 Poasi Moala - Senior
  • 73 Jake Burton - Freshman
  • 74 Alex Akingbulu - Freshman
  • 75 Andre James - Sophomore
  • 76 Kenny Lacy - Senior
  • 77 Kolton Miller - Junior

Defensive Lineman

  • 11 Keisean Lucier-South - Sophomore
  • 15 Jaelan Phillips – Freshman
  • 35 Ainuu Taua - Junior
  • 44 Martin Andrus – Freshman
  • 56 Greg Rogers – Freshman
  • 70 Jaypal Bedi - Junior
  • 75 Boss Tagaloa - Sophomore
  • 90 Rick Wade - Sophomore
  • 91 Jacob Tuioti-Mariner - Senior
  • 92 Osa Odighizuwa - Freshman
  • 93 Chigozie Nnoruka - Sophomore
  • 94 Nick Terry - Senior
  • 95 Marcus Moore - Freshman
  • 97 Igbinoghodua Isibor – Freshman
  • 99 Matt Dickerson - Senior
  

Linebacker

  •  2 Josh Woods - Junior
  • 12 Rahyme Johnson – Freshman
  • 14 Krys Barnes - Sophomore
  • 20 Leni Toailoa - Freshman
  • 32 Mique Juarez - Freshman
  • 40 Josh Chambers - Freshman
  • 42 Kenny Young - Senior
  • 46 Donovan Williams – Freshman
  • 52 Lokeni Toailoa - Sophomore
  • 55 Breland Brandt - Freshman

Defensive Back

  •  1 Darnay Holmes – Freshman
  •  3 Brandon Burton - Sophomore
  •  4 Jaleel Wadood - Senior
  •  6 Adarius Pickett - Junior
  •  7 Morrell Osling III – Freshman
  •  9 Elijah Gates – Freshman
  • 10 Colin Samuel - Sophomore
  • 17 DeChaun Holiday - Sophomore
  • 18 Octavius Spencer - Junior
  • 22 Nate Meadors - Junior
  • 23 Will Lockett - Sophomore
  • 24 Jaylan Shaw – Freshman
  • 25 Denzel Fisher - Junior
  • 26 Jason Baker - Sophomore
  • 27 Tre Polamalu - Freshman
  • 28 Keyon Riley - Freshman
  • 37 Quentin Lake – Freshman
  • 39 Michael Mapes - Freshman

Punter

  • 20 Stefan Flintoft - Junior
  • 92 Austin Kent - Sophomore
  • 99 Crawford Pierson - Freshman

Kicker

  • 15 Andrew Strauch - Sophomore
  • 17 JJ Molson - Sophomore

Long Snapper

  • 30 Johnny Den Bleyker - Sophomore
  • 58 Koby Walsh - Sophomore
Sources:

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 34:30 p.m.Texas A&M*
FOXW 45–4464,635
September 92:00 p.m.Hawaii*
  • Rose Bowl
  • Pasadena, CA
P12NW 56–2350,444
September 169:00 a.m.at Memphis*No. 25
ABCL 45–4846,291
September 237:30 p.m.at Stanford
ESPNL 34–5848,042
September 307:30 p.m.Colorado
  • Rose Bowl
  • Pasadena, CA
ESPN2W 27–2361,338
October 146:00 p.m.at Arizona
P12NL 30–4748,380
October 211:00 p.m.Oregon
  • Rose Bowl
  • Pasadena, CA
P12NW 31–1455,711
October 2812:30 p.m.at No. 12 Washington
ABC/ESPN2L 23–4469,847
November 36:30 p.m.at Utah
  • Rice-Eccles Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
FS1L 17–4845,902
November 116:30 p.m.Arizona State
  • Rose Bowl
  • Pasadena, CA
P12NW 44–3753,847
November 185:00 p.m.at No. 12 USC
ABCL 23–2882,407
November 247:30 p.m.California
FS1W 30–2750,287
December 266:00 p.m.vs. Kansas State*
ESPNL 17–3532,859
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

[1]

Game summaries

Texas A&M
See also: 2017 Texas A&M Aggies football team
Texas A&M Aggies (0–0) at UCLA Bruins (0–0)
1 2 34Total
Texas A&M 17 21 6044
UCLA 3 7 72845

at Rose Bowl • Pasadena, California

Josh Rosen completed 35 of 59 passes for 491 yards and four touchdowns to rally UCLA to a 45–44 win over Texas A&M.[2] The Bruins overcame a 34-point deficit, the largest comeback in school history and the second-most ever in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). Michigan State had a 35-point comeback win over Northwestern in 2006.[3]

Hawaii
1 2 3 4 Total
Rainbow Warriors 0 7 7 9 23
Bruins 14 21 14 7 56
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–0 1939 UCLA 32–7

Rosen threw a career-high five touchdowns, including three to Darren Andrews, in a 56–23 win over Hawaii. The quarterback completed 22 of 25 passes for 329 yards. It was the 12th 300-yard game of his career, breaking the school record of 11 set previously by Cade McNown. The Bruins raced out to a 14–0 lead after the first quarter and 35–7 at halftime. Theo Howard finished the game with a career-high seven receptions for 110 yards with a touchdown.[4]

Memphis
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 25 Bruins 7 17 14 7 45
Tigers 7 20 14 7 48
See also: 2017 Memphis Tigers football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–0 2014 UCLA 42–35

UCLA rallied from a 10-point deficit in the third quarter before falling 48–45 to Memphis. Rosen finished with 463 yards and four touchdowns, but also threw his first two interceptions of the season. The first was by the Tigers' linebacker Tim Hart, who returned it for a 60-yard touchdown to put Memphis ahead 41–31.[5] UCLA had entered the national rankings that week at No. 25.[6]

Stanford
1 2 3 4 Total
Bruins 3 10 14 7 34
Cardinal 6 17 14 21 58
See also: 2017 Stanford Cardinal football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
40–45–3 2016 STAN, 22–13

Colorado
1 2 3 4 Total
Buffaloes 7 3 10 3 23
Bruins 7 7 7 6 27
See also: 2017 Colorado Buffaloes football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
9–3 2016 Colorado, 20–10

Arizona
1 2 3 4 Total
Bruins 7 7 16 0 30
Wildcats 17 13 10 7 47
See also: 2017 Arizona Wildcats football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
24–15–2 2016 UCLA 45–24

The Bruins surrendered 457 yards rushing to Arizona and were outgained 605–409 in total yards in a 47–30 loss, the first defeat to the Wildcats in UCLA coach Jim Mora's tenure. Rosen was 20-for-34 passing for 219 yards with no touchdowns and a career-high three interceptions.[7] It was his first time in the season he was held under 300 yards,[7] ending a streak of seven games dating back to 2016.[8]

Oregon
1 2 3 4 Total
Ducks 0 14 0 0 14
Bruins 14 0 10 7 31
See also: 2017 Oregon Ducks football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
39–28 2014 ORE, 42–30

Washington
1 2 3 4 Total
Bruins 3 6 0 14 23
Huskies 3 17 17 7 44
See also: 2017 Washington Huskies football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
40–30–2 2014 UCLA 44–30

Utah
1 2 3 4 Total
Bruins 0 10 0 7 17
Utes 7 10 21 10 48

Arizona State
1 2 3 4 Total
Sun Devils 14 7 13 3 37
Bruins 7 13 14 10 44
Overall record Last meeting Result
20-13-1 2016 ASU 23–20

After being out the previous week with a concussion, Rosen returned to the lineup and threw for 381 yards with one touchdown and also scored on a 1-yard run in a 44–37 win over the Arizona State Sun Devils. He connected with Jordan Lasley on a 22-yard score on the first play of the fourth quarter, as the Bruins outscored the Sun Devils 10–3 in the final quarter to pull away. Starting slowly, Rosen was just 10-for-25 at halftime, but was 15-of-20 for 225 yards in the second half.[9]

USC
1 2 3 4 Total
Bruins 7 0 7 9 23
Trojans 14 0 7 7 28

In his first matchup against USC quarterback Sam Darnold, Rosen was 32 of 52 passing for 421 yards along with three touchdowns and an interception in a 28–23 loss to the Trojans. The two passers were among the top prospects for the 2018 NFL draft.[10][11]

With their loss to USC, the Bruins finished the regular season with a winless 0–6 record on the road and extended their overall road losing streak to 10 games. Additionally, this was head coach Jim Mora's final game at UCLA, as he was fired the following morning.

California
1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Bears 3 6 8 10 27
Bruins 7 10 7 6 30

In the regular season finale against California, the Bruins won 30–27 to become bowl-eligible. Rosen led the Bruins to a 17–9 lead at the half, but was held out the rest of the game for precautionary reasons after he suffered three sacks, including one late in the second quarter when he was slow to get up after being thrown to the ground. He finished 13-of-18 passing for 202 yards and two touchdowns. UCLA finished undefeated at home for the first time since 2005.[12]

Kansas State–Cactus Bowl
Further information: 2017 Cactus Bowl
1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 7 0 14 14 35
Bruins 3 14 0 0 17
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–1 2015 UCLA 40–35

Officials: Jer. Magallanes (Referee); Johnnie Forte (Umpire); Matt Fitzgerald(Linesman); Tim Graham (Line Judge); Rob Luklan (Back Judge); Wayne Rundell (Field Judge); George Liotus (Side Judge).

Rankings
Further information: 2017 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 RV RV 25 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 
Coaches RV RV RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 
CFP Not released NR NR NR NR NR Not released

Notes
  • July 1, 2017 – Apparel agreement with Under Armour begins
  • August 1, 2017 – The Wasserman Football Center is dedicated
  • August 2, 2017 – Training camp starts at Spaulding Field
  • August 5, 2017 – Former player Kenny Easley is inducted into Pro-Football Hall-of-Fame
  • November 19, 2017 - Jim Mora is fired; Jedd Fisch is named interim head coach
  • November 25, 2017 – Chip Kelly named head football coach
  • November 28, 2017 – Kenny Young named Pac-12 Player of Week

Awards and honors
  • Sep. 5 – Josh Rosen was named Pac-12 Conference Offensive Player-of-the-week

References
  1. "2017 UCLA Bruins Football Schedule". Retrieved January 18, 2017.
  2. "Josh Rosen leads UCLA to biggest FBS comeback since 2006". ESPN.com. Associated Press. September 3, 2017. Archived from the original on September 4, 2017.
  3. Thamel, Pete (September 4, 2017). "How Josh Rosen and UCLA delivered one of the greatest comebacks ever". Yahoo Sports. Archived from the original on September 4, 2017.
  4. Bolch, Ben (September 9, 2017). "Josh Rosen has a career-best five touchdown passes as UCLA downs Hawaii 56-23". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on September 10, 2017.
  5. Bolch, Ben (September 16, 2017). "Josh Rosen tries to will UCLA to win but falters in 48-45 loss to Memphis". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on October 1, 2017.
  6. "Ferguson leads Memphis to 48-45 upset of No. 25 UCLA". ESPN.com. Associated Press. September 17, 2017. Archived from the original on October 1, 2017.
  7. Nguyen, Thuc Nhi (October 14, 2017). "Khalil Tate runs all over UCLA as Arizona beats Bruins". Los Angeles Daily News. Archived from the original on October 15, 2017.
  8. Bolch, Ben (October 13, 2017). "UCLA's Josh Rosen is having a Heisman-caliber season, but he's not in discussions for award". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on October 15, 2017.
  9. "Rosen throws for 381 yards, UCLA beats Arizona State 44-37". ESPN.com. Associated Press. November 12, 2017. Archived from the original on November 18, 2017.
  10. Bonagura, Kyle (November 19, 2017). "Sound familiar? UCLA's Josh Rosen had the stats, USC's Sam Darnold got the win". ESPN.com.
  11. Cimini, Rich (November 19, 2017). "Crank up the band: It's Sam Darnold vs. Josh Rosen as the NFL watches". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on November 18, 2017.
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