2022 The Winning Chapter

UCLA's 2022 season (9-4) is a middle chapter: table-stakes progress, no crown in the ledger, the program still writing the book.

Record 9-4
Final Result Bowl season
AP Final #18 post-bowls
SP+ +5.6 last-week
Era
The Shape — week-by-week · cumulative W–L below
W vs Bowl Gre 45-17 W vs Alab Sta 45-7 W vs Sout Ala 32-31 W @ Colorado 45-17 W vs Washin 40-32 W vs Utah 42-32 L @ Oregon 30-45 W vs Stanford 38-13 W @ Ariz Sta 50-36 L vs Arizona 28-34 L vs USC 45-48 W @ Califo 35-28 L vs Pittsb 35-37 CFP

Who carried it

Season leaders, 2022.

Defining Moments
The Statement

The 2022 season's largest margin: UCLA 45, Alabama State 7. A 38-point win — the year's high-water mark.

The Setback

The season's deepest loss: UCLA 30, Oregon 45. A 15-point margin the season is remembered by.

The Postseason

The season's last act: UCLA fell to Pittsburgh 35-37 in the postseason.

"Eight Clap"
— UCLA fanbase voice · 2022· synthesized
What It Meant

2022 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.