Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
6/24Inside-5 share
6 of the team's 24 inside-the-5 carries (25.0%).
Bolu Olorunfunmi
Last confirmed: UCLA, 2018. No 2026 box-score games on record.
5′10″ · 222 lb · Clovis, CA
Bolu Olorunfunmi: RB · UCLA · #4.
Players he’s like
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Bolu Olorunfunmi
Just keeps getting the ball, series after series. Four seasons at UCLA, two different head coaches: Jim Mora and Chip Kelly. A game that shows it: 56 rushing yards and 2 rushing TD against Oklahoma — Week 2, 2018.
How he plays
How he plays
Play style
Built to take 20+ carries per game. Volume is the value.
News and fans
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
UCLA in the news
- UCLA QB Nico Lamaleava out for season
Yahoo Sports Oct 17 - Nico Iamaleava out for season
- Big Ten admits officiating error
Sports Illustrated Oct 11
Where to follow him
Career stats
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Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 4 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 17-26vs Cincinnati | 9 | 13 | 1.4 | 1 | 5 | |
| Wk 2 | L 21-49@ No. 6 Oklahoma | 15 | 56 | 3.7 | 2 | 8 | Season-high 56 yds |
| Wk 3 | L 14-38vs Fresno State | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 1 | 3 | |
| Wk 5 | L 16-38@ Colorado | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Total | 31 | 85 | 2.7 | 4 | 8 |
Signature game
Week 2 · 2018
L 21-49
at Oklahoma
56 rush yds (15 car) · 2 TD
With S. Flintoft — 45.3 yards per punt · 8 punts · 2 inside the 20 · D. Thompson-Robinson — 254 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 2 · Oklahoma · 2nd and 3 · Q1 · EPA +2.21Bolu Olorunfunmi run for 3 yds for a TD (JJ Molson KICK)
- Week 2 · Oklahoma · 2nd and 2 · Q4 · EPA +2.07Bolu Olorunfunmi run for 2 yds for a TD (JJ Molson KICK)
- Week 1 · Cincinnati · 3rd and 2 · Q1 · EPA +1.64Bolu Olorunfunmi run for 4 yds to the Cincy 1 for a
- Week 2 · Oklahoma · 3rd and 3 · Q2 · EPA +1.59Bolu Olorunfunmi run for 5 yds to the Okla 45 for a
- Week 1 · Cincinnati · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA −1.48Bolu Olorunfunmi run for a loss of 3 yards to the Cincy 43
- Week 3 · Fresno State · 1st and 2 · Q3 · EPA +1.21Bolu Olorunfunmi run for 2 yds for a TD (JJ Molson KICK)
4 more plays
- Week 1 · Cincinnati · 3rd and 1 · Q4 · EPA +1.15Dorian Thompson-Robinson pass complete to Bolu Olorunfunmi for 4 yds to the UCLA 38 for a
- Week 2 · Oklahoma · 1st and 1 · Q4 · EPA −1.13Bolu Olorunfunmi run for a loss of 1 yard to the Okla 2
- Week 2 · Oklahoma · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +1.01Bolu Olorunfunmi run for 8 yds to the UCLA 39
- Week 1 · Cincinnati · 1st and 1 · Q1 · EPA +0.94Bolu Olorunfunmi 1 Yd Run
Teams and coaches
2015UCLA8-5HC: Jim Mora · Balanced
2016UCLA4-8HC: Jim Mora · Pass-leaning
2017UCLA6-7HC: Jim Mora · Pass-leaning
2018UCLA3-9HC: Chip Kelly · Run-leaning
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 4 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 10.0 | 1.6 | 1.0 |
| Road2g | 32.5 | 3.4 | 1.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 21.2 | 2.5 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Chip Kelly
Pass share
46.1%
367 pass / 429 run
Plays / game
66.3
12 games
Team sack rate
7.1%
439 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2018
31 carries and 3 catches in 4 games
About as many touches a game as a typical FBS running back who plays every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Four seasons at UCLA
- 2018 UCLA KellyYear 4 · 4 games
- 2017 UCLA MoraYear 3 · 12 games
- 2016 UCLA MoraYear 2 · 10 games
- 2015 UCLA MoraYear 1 · 6 games
How it ended
Four seasons at UCLA, 1,130 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2018
2 coaches2015–2017
UCLA
Coaching transition mid-career: Jim Mora → Chip Kelly. Worth noting in scheme + development context.