The 2021 season's largest margin: UCLA 44, Hawai'i 10. A 34-point win — the year's high-water mark.
2021 — The Winning Chapter
UCLA's 2021 season (8-4) is a middle chapter: table-stakes progress, no crown in the ledger, the program still writing the book.
The Shape — week-by-week · cumulative W–L below
Who carried it
- Dorian Thompson-RobinsonQB2,409 passing yards
- Ethan GarbersQB305 passing yards
- Zach CharbonnetRB1,137 rushing yards
- Brittain BrownRB616 rushing yards
- Kyle PhilipsWR739 receiving yards
- Greg DulcichTE725 receiving yards
- Chase CotaWR286 receiving yards
- Qwuantrezz KnightDB65 tackles
- Mitchell AgudeDL55 tackles
- Jordan Genmark-HeathLB55 tackles
- Bo CalvertLB4 sacks
- Datona JacksonDL3.5 sacks
- Ale KahoLB3 sacks
Season leaders, 2021.
The season's deepest loss: UCLA 24, Utah 44. A 20-point margin the season is remembered by.
"Eight Clap"
2021 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.