2015 The Winning Chapter

UCLA's 2015 season (8-5) is a middle chapter: table-stakes progress, no crown in the ledger, the program still writing the book.

Record 8-5
Final Result Bowl season
AP Final #22 post-bowls
SP+ +4.6 last-week
Era
The Shape — week-by-week · cumulative W–L below
W vs Virginia 34-16 W @ UNLV 37-3 W vs BYU 24-23 W @ Arizona 56-30 L vs Ariz Sta 23-38 L @ Stanford 35-56 W vs Califo 40-24 W vs Colorado 35-31 W @ Oreg Sta 41-0 L vs Wash St 27-31 W @ Utah 17-9 L @ USC 21-40 L @ Nebraska 29-37 CFP

Who carried it

Season leaders, 2015.

Defining Moments
The Statement

The 2015 season's largest margin: UCLA 41, Oregon State 0. A 41-point win — the year's high-water mark.

The Setback

The season's deepest loss: UCLA 35, Stanford 56. A 21-point margin the season is remembered by.

The Postseason

The season's last act: UCLA fell to Nebraska 29-37 in the postseason.

"Eight Clap"
— UCLA fanbase voice · 2015· synthesized
What It Meant

2015 is a middle chapter for UCLA — neither a crown year nor a crisis. It is the kind of season that fills the ledger between the named ones and gives the arc its shape.