Next game: at Minnesota
UCLA’s best edge on Minnesota is running
Each unit against the one it meets, by national percentile this season. A filled dot is the attack and a ring is the defense it meets; the first name is the attack. Further right is better for both.
UCLA offense against Minnesota defense
Minnesota offense against UCLA defense
Percentiles are against all FBS teams this season.
Key stats
Each bar is the team’s national rank as a percentile. A longer bar is better, for defense too.
All 98 stats
FBS rankings · 2026 season · all stats vs 136 FBS programs
| Player | # | G | Cmp/Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | TD | INT | Rate | ZPR | QBR | Adj ANY/A | Sack% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vertical Passer · +0.04 EPA/play | 9 | 5 | 72 / 116 | 62.1 | 982 | 8.5 | 4 | 4 | 137.7 | 44 | 41.8 | 6.8 | 5.7 | |
Yards by week → Vertical passerElite arm talent, pushing downfield. Completion rate is the variable. 116 pass attempts and 42 carries in 5 games. Fewer passes and runs a game than most FBS quarterbacks who play every week. This week's matchup — QB Iamaleava pushes it downfield on every look. Houser is the one who extends plays on the move until something opens up. Season receipt Yards / attempt8.6 76th percentile · FBS QBs, min. 80 attempts INT rate3.4% bottom 19th percentile · FBS QBs, min. 80 attempts Trait fingerprint Plays like View Nico Iamaleava's full player page | ||||||||||||||
| Pocket Passer · +0.36 EPA/play | 14 | 4 | 59 / 100 | 59 | 683 | 6.8 | 3 | 1 | 124.3 | 56 | 55.9 | 6.5 | 2.9 | |
Yards by week → Pocket passerBalanced passer who operates within the system, without one standout number carrying the profile. This week's matchup — QB Dieffenbach operates within the system without forcing anything. Houser is the one who extends plays on the move until something opens up. Season receipt Yards / attempt7.3 bottom 34th percentile · FBS QBs, min. 80 attempts Rush yards / carry-0.1 bottom 13th percentile · FBS QBs, min. 80 attempts Trait fingerprint Plays like View Ty Dieffenbach's full player page | ||||||||||||||
| Player | # | G | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long | Stuff% | 10+% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speed Merchant · +0.41 EPA/play | 3 | 8 | 110 | 680 #33 FBS | 6.2 | 12 #7 FBS | 47 | 14.8 | 12.0 | |
Yards by week → Speed merchantCuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line. In the Heisman race — our Heisman model ranks this player #16 right now. This week's matchup — RB Knight hits the crease and outruns the angle. Laughery is the one who does a little of everything without one standout trait. Season receipt Yards / carry6.6 87th percentile · FBS RBs, min. 40 carries Rush TD rate10.9% 99th percentile · FBS RBs, min. 40 carries Trait fingerprint Plays like View Wayne Knight's full player page | ||||||||||
| Speed Merchant · +0.32 EPA/play | 6 | 8 | 75 | 495 | 6.6 | 6 #55 FBS | 53 | 4.1 | 17.6 | |
Yards by week → Speed merchantCuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line. Starter — 75 carries and 9 catches in 8 games, about as many touches a game as a typical FBS running back who plays every week. This week's matchup — RB Woods hits the crease and outruns the angle. Laughery is the one who does a little of everything without one standout trait. Season receipt Yards / carry6.9 93th percentile · FBS RBs, min. 40 carries Rush TD rate8.0% 88th percentile · FBS RBs, min. 40 carries Trait fingerprint Plays like View Anthony Woods's full player page | ||||||||||
| Balanced Back · +0.06 EPA/play | 21 | 8 | 56 | 270 | 4.8 | 4 | 18 | 10.7 | 12.5 | |
Yards by week → Balanced backPlays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension. 56 carries and 3 catches in 8 games. Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week. The most common profile in its group this season — 134 of 278 classified this way. Played in 8 of 10 games this season · freshman View Jaivian Thomas's full player page | ||||||||||
| Player | # | G | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slot Technician · +0.52 EPA/play | 4 | 8 | 36 | 415 | 11.5 | 2 | 33 | |
Yards by week → Slot technician· Money-downRuns precise routes in tight quarters. Volume player who keeps chains moving. lives on the sticks and moves the chains 36 catches, 1 pass attempt and 1 carry in 8 games. About as many catches a game as a typical FBS receiver who plays every week. This week's matchup — WR Morgan wins underneath on volume and route precision. Robinson is the one who wins the 50-50 ball at the goal line. Season receipt Reception volume36 81th percentile · FBS WRs, min. 12 receptions TD rate5.6% bottom 31th percentile · FBS WRs, min. 12 receptions Trait fingerprint Plays like View Semaj Morgan's full player page | ||||||||
| Possession Receiver · +0.45 EPA/play | 2 | 8 | 19 | 326 | 17.2 | 1 | 63 | |
Yards by week → Possession receiverReliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive. This week's matchup — WR Jr. moves the chains on third down. Robinson is the one who wins the 50-50 ball at the goal line. Season receipt Yards / reception15.3 69th percentile · FBS WRs, min. 12 receptions Reception volume19 bottom 29th percentile · FBS WRs, min. 12 receptions Trait fingerprint Plays like View Brian Rowe Jr.'s full player page | ||||||||
| +0.07 EPA/play | 1 | 4 | 7 | 175 | 25 | 1 | 83 | |
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| +0.26 EPA/play | 11 | 6 | 9 | 136 | 15.1 | 1 | 29 | |
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| 86 | 3 | 9 | 108 | 12 | 0 | 32 | ||
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| Complete TE · +0.53 EPA/play | 85 | 7 | 8 | 96 | 12 | 0 | 27 | |
Yards by week → Complete TENo single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike. The most common profile in its group this season — 126 of 166 classified this way. Played in 7 of 10 games this season · freshman View Brayden Loftin's full player page | ||||||||
| Player | # | G | Tot | Solo | TFL | Sack | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-Gap Base | 15 | 8 | 33 | 19 | 7 | 2.5 | 3 |
Two-gap baseStout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number. Impact starter — 33 tackles in 8 games, more tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week. The most common profile in its group this season — 276 of 606 classified this way. Played in 8 of 10 games this season · freshman View Sahir West's full player page | |||||||
| 3-Tech Penetrator | 97 | 7 | 23 | 12 | 5.5 | 2.5 | 2 |
3-tech penetratorDisruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield. 23 tackles in 7 games. About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week. 200 of 606 IDLs we've classified this way this season. Season receipt TFL rate23.9% 78th percentile · FBS interior linemen, min. 10 tackles Plays like View Aiden Gobaira's full player page | |||||||
| Nose Anchor | 92 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 |
Nose anchorThe heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile. 130 of 606 IDLs we've classified this way this season. Season receipt Weight312 lb 84th percentile · FBS interior linemen, min. 10 tackles Plays like View Darold Dengohe's full player page | |||||||
| 90 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | |
| 95 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 55 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 44 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 24 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Player | # | G | Tot | Solo | Ast | TFL | Sack | PD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sideline-to-Sideline | 9 | 8 | 63 | 36 | 27 | 6.5 | 3 | 2 | 2 #51 FBS |
Sideline-to-sidelineRanges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles. Starter — 63 tackles in 8 games, more tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week. 83 of 564 LBs we've classified this way this season. Season receipt Solo tackle rate0.6 80th percentile · FBS linebackers, min. 15 tackles Tackle volume63 93th percentile · FBS linebackers, min. 15 tackles Trait fingerprint Plays like View Jalen Woods's full player page | |||||||||
| Thumper | 10 | 8 | 56 | 35 | 21 | 9.5 #23 FBS | 5 #38 FBS | 3 | 0 |
ThumperDownhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge. Starter — 56 tackles in 8 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week. 62 of 564 LBs we've classified this way this season. Season receipt TFL rate17.0% 89th percentile · FBS linebackers, min. 15 tackles Sack rate8.9% 91th percentile · FBS linebackers, min. 15 tackles Trait fingerprint Plays like View Samuel Omosigho's full player page | |||||||||
| Balanced Linebacker | 25 | 7 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Balanced linebackerSolid in every phase without a signature dimension. The most common profile in its group this season — 330 of 564 classified this way. Played in 7 of 10 games this season · freshman View Trent Hendrick's full player page | |||||||||
| Thumper | 20 | 8 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 3 | 0 |
ThumperDownhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge. 62 of 564 LBs we've classified this way this season. Season receipt TFL rate17.5% 91th percentile · FBS linebackers, min. 15 tackles PD rate15.0% 100th percentile · FBS linebackers, min. 15 tackles Trait fingerprint Plays like View Scott Taylor's full player page | |||||||||
| Thumper | 39 | 7 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
ThumperDownhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge. 62 of 564 LBs we've classified this way this season. Season receipt TFL rate10.0% 57th percentile · FBS linebackers, min. 15 tackles Tackle volume15 bottom 10th percentile · FBS linebackers, min. 15 tackles Trait fingerprint Plays like View Anthony Sacca's full player page | |||||||||
| — | 5 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 56 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Player | # | G | Tot | PD | INT | TFL | Sack |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rover | 27 | 8 | 41 | 2 | 4 #6 FBS | 0.5 | 0.5 |
Rover· Takeaway threatHits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away. the kind of DB who takes it back the other way Starter — 41 tackles in 8 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week. 33 of 657 Ss we've classified this way this season. Season receipt PD rate4.9% bottom 35th percentile · FBS safeties, min. 15 tackles Plays like View Ta'Shawn James's full player page | |||||||
| Hybrid Nickel | 12 | 8 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Hybrid nickelMoves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB. 30 tackles in 8 games. About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week. The most common profile in its group this season — 358 of 657 classified this way. Played in 8 of 10 games this season · freshman View Malik Hartford's full player page | |||||||
| Centerfielder | 1 | 8 | 20 | 4 | 2 #51 FBS | 0.5 | 0 |
Centerfielder· Takeaway threatSingle-high range who erases the deep middle of the field. the kind of DB who takes it back the other way 116 of 657 Ss we've classified this way this season. Season receipt PD rate20.0% 95th percentile · FBS safeties, min. 15 tackles Plays like View Scooter Jackson's full player page | |||||||
| Hybrid Nickel | 21 | 6 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Hybrid nickelMoves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB. The most common profile in its group this season — 358 of 657 classified this way. Played in 6 of 10 games this season · freshman View Dante Lovett's full player page | |||||||
| Hybrid Nickel | 32 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Hybrid nickel· Takeaway threatMoves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB. the kind of DB who takes it back the other way 358 of 657 Ss we've classified this way this season. Season receipt PD rate12.5% 73th percentile · FBS safeties, min. 15 tackles Plays like View DJ Barksdale's full player page | |||||||
| 2 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | |
| 28 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 18 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 22 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | |
| Player | # | G | FG M/A | FG% | XP M/A | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steady | 15 | 8 | 8/12 | 66.7 | 34/34 | 58 | 40 |
| Player | # | G | No | Yds | Avg | Long | In20 | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pinner | 35 | 8 | 32 | 1429 | 44.7 | 55 | 16 | 1 |
Net average is unavailable — CFBD's punting feed carries gross yards only, with no return-yardage or touchback deduction.
| Player | # | G | No | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speed Merchant · +0.41 EPA/play | 3 | 8 | 9 | 181 | 20.1 | 0 | 29 |
| Player | # | G | No | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slot Technician · +0.52 EPA/play | 4 | 8 | 9 | 90 | 10 | 0 | 25 |
| +1.08 EPA/play | 7 | 2 | 4 | 53 | 13.3 | 0 | 22 |
Biggest plays from UCLA’s games
Official highlights with our numbers: the plays that moved the chance to win most in UCLA’s games this season, whoever made them.
Q4, 8:46 · UCLA breaks the tieWayne Knight runs 31 yards for a touchdownUCLA at California, week 1Q4, 8:46 · UCLA 31, California 24▲32%UCLA’s chance to win, 49% to 81%▲32%UCLA’s chance to win, 49% to 81%W.Knight rush middle for 31 yards gain to the CAL00 touchdown, 1ST DOWN, kick good▶Watch from this play
- Q2, 10:19 · UCLA down 3, takes the leadAnthony Woods runs 31 yards for a touchdownUCLA at California, week 1Q2, 10:19 · UCLA 14, California 10UCLA took the lead in the second quarterUCLA took the lead in the second quarterA.Woods rush middle for 31 yards gain to the CAL00 touchdown, 1ST DOWN, kick good▶Watch from this play
Q2, 9:53 · UCLA up 7Anthony Woods runs 1 yard for a touchdownUCLA at Maryland, week 4Q2, 9:53 · UCLA 14, Maryland 0▼20%UCLA’s chance to win, 80% to 60%▼20%UCLA’s chance to win, 80% to 60%A.Woods rush right for 1 yard gain to the UMD00 touchdown, kick good▶Watch from this play
Q3, 3:50 · California down 7, ties itAdam Mohammed runs 1 yard for a touchdownUCLA at California, week 1Q3, 3:50 · California 24, UCLA 24▲20%California’s chance to win, 30% to 50%▲20%California’s chance to win, 30% to 50%A.Mohammed rush middle for 1 yard gain to the CLA00 touchdown, kick good▶Watch from this play- Q2, 13:31 · UCLA tiedUCLA scores a touchdownUCLA at Maryland, week 4Q2, 13:31 · UCLA 7, Maryland 0UCLA opened the scoringUCLA opened the scoringW.Knight rush middle for 45 yards gain to the UMD00 touchdown, 1ST DOWN, penalty UCLA UNS: Unsportsmanlike Conduct (J.Phifer) 15 yards from UMD00 to UMD03, kick good▶Watch from this play
- Q1, 10:20 · UCLA tiedN. Fox-Flores fumbles and Maryland recoversUCLA at Maryland, week 4Q1, 10:20 · UCLA 0, Maryland 0▼18%UCLA’s chance to win, 59% to 41%▼18%UCLA’s chance to win, 59% to 41%N.Iamaleava pass complete short left to N.Fox-Flores caught at UMD30, for 9 yards to the UMD28 fumbled by N.Fox-Flores at UMD30 forced by D.Wingate recovered by UMD L.Scruggs at UMD28, End Of Play▶Watch from this play
How scary each game got
UCLA won all 8 games; the closest win was at California, down to 18%
Tap a game for its score and win chances.
Each bar runs from the lowest to the highest chance our model gave UCLA during that game; the thick mark is where it started. Numbers are the game week.
Stat leaders
2026 stat leaders · UCLA
through 8 games
2026 stat leaders · UCLAJalen Woods leads UCLA with 63 tackles through 8 games.
Roster
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How they play
UCLA fields a capable run-heavy, methodical, ball-control offense behind an elite, bend-don't-break defense.
Percentile vs all FBS, based on this season's per-game production. Bar = where this team ranks — right is better.
Player percentiles
UCLA reads strongest in EPA allowed (top 1%) and passing EPA allowed (top 1%); the crux lives in explosive plays, where UCLA sits at the 4th percentile.
Offense · strengths lead
Defense · higher bar = harder to play against
Hidden math · special situations
Home-field advantage · 2018–present · FBS opponents
UCLA has had no measurable home edge: +0.3 points, home against road.
No measurable home edge, 3rd percentile of 133 programs
51% at home, 48% away against FBS opponents since 2018 (27-26 home, 21-23 away). Interval ±3.9.
The stadium and how the home edge is measured
Our model gives every stadium the same flat 2.3-point home edge. The books use about 3. Per-team versions were tested and did not hold up (why). Against the closing line, UCLA has beaten the number by 7.5 points less at home than away over 99 games. That is outside the ±6.2 that many games can resolve, so this is one of the few buildings where the results say something the flat number does not.
Rose Bowl seats 88,565 and has averaged 47% full (41,363, 31 games reported). Visitors face the 10th-longest trip of 135 FBS venues: a median 732 miles since 2018. The map isn't translating, though — the split above still reads no measurable home edge. For the home side it is genuinely home ground: 41% of the 2026 roster (49 of 119 located players) grew up inside 100 miles of the stadium.
Edge = half the gap between average home margin and average road margin, FBS opponents only, non-neutral games since 2018; the interval is 95%. Market line: closing spread, seasons with lines on file. Trip length is straight-line miles from the visiting team's campus to the venue, measured across all 55 home games since 2018.
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How they play
Usage splits
How the players get used
From the 2025 season's play-by-play
- Deep threatRico Flores is used almost exclusively underneath: a low share of his targets are downfield shots.
- Deep threatTitus Mokiao-Atimalala is a real deep-ball threat: a high share of his targets come on throws past the sticks.
Position battles
RB room
The carries are split. The job isn’t.
Wayne Knight and Anthony Woods split the carries (108/181 vs 73/181) -- but the job isn't split the same way. Anthony Woods produces in bigger chunks.
WR/TE room
The targets are split. The job isn’t.
Semaj Morgan (WR) and Brayden Loftin (TE) split the targets (47/60 vs 13/60) -- but the job isn't split the same way. Brayden Loftin produces in bigger chunks.
Scheme claims
Team identity · competitive snaps only
How UCLA actually scores
61st percentile quality, 36th percentile boom-dependency. Garbage time excluded from both axes — the same correction that changes the Q4 story below.
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| Team | Quality percentile | Boom-share percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Air Force | 76th | 3rd |
| Akron | 9th | 90th |
| Alabama | 82nd | 22nd |
| App State | 41st | 48th |
| Arizona | 91st | 16th |
| Arizona State | 20th | 83rd |
| Arkansas | 7th | 93rd |
| Arkansas State | 60th | 32nd |
| Army | 95th | 10th |
| Auburn | 34th | 59th |
| BYU | 83rd | 17th |
| Ball State | 32nd | 72nd |
| Baylor | 36th | 63rd |
| Boise State | 96th | 4th |
| Boston College | 20th | 80th |
| Buffalo | 8th | 88th |
| Central Michigan | 6th | 96th |
| Cincinnati | 88th | 15th |
| Clemson | 10th | 92nd |
| Coastal Carolina | 49th | 57th |
| Colorado | 15th | 86th |
| Colorado State | 88th | 30th |
| Delaware | 63rd | 40th |
| Duke | 74th | 8th |
| East Carolina | 24th | 77th |
| Eastern Michigan | 14th | 80th |
| Florida | 75th | 37th |
| Florida Atlantic | 72nd | 25th |
| Florida International | 2nd | 98th |
| Florida State | 64th | 44th |
| Fresno State | 56th | 52nd |
| Georgia | 92nd | 11th |
| Georgia Southern | 52nd | 40th |
| Georgia State | 77th | 36th |
| Georgia Tech | 30th | 70th |
| Hawai'i | 12th | 88th |
| Houston | 89th | 2nd |
| Illinois | 70th | 38th |
| Indiana | 85th | 18th |
| Iowa | 52nd | 53rd |
| Iowa State | 43rd | 62nd |
| Jacksonville State | 62nd | 41st |
| James Madison | 58th | 35th |
| Kansas | 28th | 66th |
| Kansas State | 48th | 44th |
| Kennesaw State | 23rd | 79th |
| Kentucky | 71st | 21st |
| LSU | 86th | 9th |
| Liberty | 78th | 29th |
| Louisiana | 27th | 69th |
| Louisiana Tech | 60th | 47th |
| Louisville | 94th | 19th |
| Marshall | 36th | 61st |
| Maryland | 17th | 85th |
| Massachusetts | 38th | 60th |
| Memphis | 87th | 20th |
| Miami | 100th | 0th |
| Miami (OH) | 68th | 31st |
| Michigan | 25th | 71st |
| Middle Tennessee | 37th | 60th |
| Minnesota | 4th | 95th |
| Mississippi State | 35th | 65th |
| Missouri | 54th | 49th |
| Missouri State | 40th | 64th |
| NC State | 69th | 28th |
| Navy | 57th | 51st |
| Nebraska | 59th | 32nd |
| Nevada | 1st | 99th |
| New Mexico | 39th | 68th |
| North Carolina | 48th | 45th |
| North Dakota State | 31st | 64th |
| North Texas | 99th | 1st |
| Northern Illinois | 12th | 89th |
| Northwestern | 93rd | 6th |
| Notre Dame | 97th | 5th |
| Ohio | 67th | 43rd |
| Ohio State | 79th | 23rd |
| Oklahoma State | 76th | 14th |
| Ole Miss | 80th | 8th |
| Oregon | 28th | 72nd |
| Oregon State | 92nd | 13th |
| Penn State | 47th | 48th |
| Pittsburgh | 44th | 50th |
| Purdue | 65th | 34th |
| Rice | 18th | 87th |
| Rutgers | 32nd | 76th |
| SMU | 81st | 16th |
| San Diego State | 5th | 94th |
| San José State | 13th | 84th |
| South Alabama | 64th | 27th |
| South Carolina | 55th | 54th |
| South Florida | 42nd | 56th |
| Southern Miss | 3rd | 97th |
| Stanford | 53rd | 55th |
| Syracuse | 24th | 74th |
| TCU | 21st | 75th |
| Temple | 56th | 56th |
| Tennessee | 45th | 42nd |
| Texas | 11th | 91st |
| Texas A&M | 16th | 78th |
| Texas State | 90th | 12th |
| Texas Tech | 50th | 46th |
| Toledo | 84th | 24th |
| Troy | 8th | 92nd |
| Tulane | 33rd | 73rd |
| Tulsa | 68th | 28th |
| UAB | 16th | 81st |
| UCF | 19th | 82nd |
| UCLA | 61st | 36th |
| UConn | 84th | 26th |
| UNLV | 44th | 67th |
| USC | 80th | 12th |
| UTSA | 72nd | 20th |
| Utah | 96th | 7th |
| Utah State | 0th | 100th |
| Vanderbilt | 26th | 76th |
| Virginia | 51st | 39th |
| Virginia Tech | 66th | 33rd |
| Wake Forest | 98th | 4th |
| Washington | 40th | 58th |
| West Virginia | 73rd | 24th |
| Western Kentucky | 4th | 96th |
| Western Michigan | 29th | 68th |
| Wisconsin | 22nd | 84th |
| Wyoming | 46th | 52nd |
UCLA’s 4th-quarter offense, before and after garbage time
Raw Q4 EPA/play ranks 100th percentile in FBS. Strip out snaps taken with a blowout margin and it climbs to the 100th — the correction is the finding, not a footnote.
Standard downs vs. passing downs
Does UCLA hold up once the down-and-distance turns against them?
80th percentile success on standard downs, 60th on passing downs — a 20-point gap between the two.
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| Team | Standard-downs percentile | Passing-downs percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Air Force | 98th | 23rd |
| Akron | 58th | 34th |
| Alabama | 77th | 57th |
| App State | 33rd | 49th |
| Arizona | 76th | 94th |
| Arizona State | 38th | 61st |
| Arkansas | 71st | 24th |
| Arkansas State | 85th | 59th |
| Army | 93rd | 58th |
| Auburn | 14th | 69th |
| BYU | 86th | 35th |
| Ball State | 31st | 52nd |
| Baylor | 15th | 46th |
| Boise State | 77th | 92nd |
| Boston College | 63rd | 28th |
| Bowling Green | 43rd | 21st |
| Buffalo | 9th | 11th |
| California | 11th | 20th |
| Central Michigan | 36th | 9th |
| Charlotte | 18th | 41st |
| Cincinnati | 68th | 83rd |
| Clemson | 7th | 39th |
| Coastal Carolina | 23rd | 64th |
| Colorado | 16th | 65th |
| Colorado State | 66th | 95th |
| Delaware | 59th | 64th |
| Duke | 21st | 67th |
| East Carolina | 37th | 19th |
| Eastern Michigan | 16th | 30th |
| Florida | 61st | 70th |
| Florida Atlantic | 67th | 87th |
| Florida International | 20th | 53rd |
| Florida State | 30th | 90th |
| Fresno State | 25th | 84th |
| Gardner-Webb | 5th | 23rd |
| Georgia | 98th | 89th |
| Georgia Southern | 60th | 71st |
| Georgia State | 68th | 66th |
| Georgia Tech | 53rd | 40th |
| Hawai'i | 48th | 29th |
| Houston | 87th | 99th |
| Illinois | 73rd | 91st |
| Indiana | 55th | 44th |
| Iowa | 79th | 13th |
| Iowa State | 18th | 31st |
| Jacksonville State | 82nd | 80th |
| James Madison | 45th | 77th |
| Kansas | 52nd | 18th |
| Kansas State | 64th | 68th |
| Kennesaw State | 61st | 16th |
| Kent State | 5th | 21st |
| Kentucky | 90th | 51st |
| LSU | 86th | 98th |
| Liberty | 93rd | 78th |
| Louisiana | 36th | 66th |
| Louisiana Tech | 26th | 79th |
| Louisville | 95th | 72nd |
| Maine | 0th | 86th |
| Marshall | 69th | 32nd |
| Maryland | 34th | 26th |
| Massachusetts | 35th | 38th |
| Memphis | 92nd | 93rd |
| Mercyhurst | 2nd | 34th |
| Miami | 99th | 95th |
| Miami (OH) | 50th | 43rd |
| Michigan | 10th | 89th |
| Michigan State | 23rd | 55th |
| Middle Tennessee | 27th | 64th |
| Minnesota | 32nd | 4th |
| Mississippi State | 66th | 59th |
| Missouri | 34th | 41st |
| Missouri State | 52nd | 30th |
| NC State | 62nd | 77th |
| Navy | 89th | 17th |
| Nebraska | 46th | 85th |
| Nevada | 28th | 27th |
| New Mexico | 55th | 48th |
| New Mexico State | 14th | 36th |
| Norfolk State | 7th | 0th |
| North Carolina | 89th | 73rd |
| North Dakota State | 30th | 45th |
| North Texas | 95th | 84th |
| Northern Illinois | 51st | 14th |
| Northwestern | 88th | 88th |
| Notre Dame | 100th | 43rd |
| Ohio | 82nd | 42nd |
| Ohio State | 84th | 80th |
| Oklahoma | 4th | 50th |
| Oklahoma State | 96th | 86th |
| Old Dominion | 1st | 36th |
| Ole Miss | 81st | 94th |
| Oregon | 39th | 26th |
| Oregon State | 97th | 70th |
| Penn State | 20th | 47th |
| Pittsburgh | 65th | 50th |
| Purdue | 57th | 82nd |
| Rice | 59th | 14th |
| Robert Morris | 2nd | 5th |
| Rutgers | 42nd | 81st |
| SMU | 91st | 82nd |
| Sacramento State | 13th | 6th |
| Sam Houston | 11th | 37th |
| San Diego State | 8th | 54th |
| San José State | 17th | 2nd |
| South Alabama | 44th | 74th |
| South Carolina | 70th | 56th |
| South Florida | 84th | 57th |
| Southern Miss | 48th | 7th |
| Stanford | 40th | 9th |
| Syracuse | 57th | 39th |
| TCU | 70th | 10th |
| Temple | 50th | 68th |
| Tennessee | 75th | 12th |
| Texas | 27th | 61st |
| Texas A&M | 46th | 55th |
| Texas State | 74th | 100th |
| Texas Tech | 64th | 76th |
| Toledo | 73rd | 52nd |
| Troy | 39th | 15th |
| Tulane | 12th | 8th |
| Tulsa | 49th | 7th |
| UAB | 24th | 62nd |
| UCF | 29th | 45th |
| UCLA | 80th | 60th |
| UConn | 72nd | 73rd |
| UL Monroe | 47th | 11th |
| UNLV | 41st | 19th |
| USC | 79th | 97th |
| UT Martin | 6th | 3rd |
| UTEP | 9th | 1st |
| UTSA | 91st | 33rd |
| Utah | 94th | 98th |
| Utah State | 3rd | 76th |
| Vanderbilt | 41st | 32nd |
| Virginia | 83rd | 2nd |
| Virginia Tech | 43rd | 91st |
| Wake Forest | 75th | 96th |
| Washington | 56th | 16th |
| Washington State | 19th | 5th |
| West Virginia | 54th | 75th |
| Western Kentucky | 22nd | 25th |
| Western Michigan | 32nd | 27th |
| Wisconsin | 25th | 22nd |
| Wyoming | 78th | 48th |
UCLA by half
1st-half offense ranks 30th percentile in FBS; 2nd-half, 92nd — competitive snaps only, garbage time excluded from both halves.
How much of UCLA’s number is the schedule?
Raw EPA/play through week 10 is 0.16; 50th percentile once opponent strength is stripped out, it's 0.04. The widest gap came in week 2: 0.42 raw vs. 0.06 adjusted.
Pass defense by zone
What this team throws, and gives up, by depth.
On short throws (≤19 air yards), UCLA’s passing game completes a completion rate below the FBS mean (64.9% vs 67.0% league-wide, shrunk toward the mean for its 180-play sample) — mid-pack, 34 of 136 qualifying offenses.
On short throws (≤19 air yards), UCLA’s defense allows a completion rate below the FBS mean (61.1% vs 66.3% league-wide, shrunk toward the mean for its 190-play sample) — stingiest, 1 of 137 qualifying defenses.
We won’t show a deep-ball (20+ air yards) leaderboard here, on either side of the ball: even a full season of charted plays gives most teams well under 30 deep attempts — too thin to tell a real tendency from noise, so we won’t guess. Same refusal for yards-after-catch allowed and where a team’s attempts land by zone: both measured and both came back statistically indistinguishable from season-to-season noise.
Havoc & trenches
Disruption, run-blocking, and down-and-distance efficiency.
Turnover luck
83% recovery rate on the fumbles they've forced — well above the ~48% league baseline.
10 of 12 forced fumbles recovered; 4 of 9 own fumbles recovered themselves, 2026 only.
Takeaways
36% of tipped/broken-up passes have turned into picks — running hot vs. the ~18% league average.
16 interceptions of 44 disrupted passes (28 deflected, 16 intercepted), 2026 only.
Penalties
67 penalties committed, 49 drawn on opponents — ceding 144 yards of field position.
592 penalty yards committed vs. 448 drawn on opponents, 2026 season total.
Ratings and comparisons
Ratings
Comparable teams
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Matched on how the programs are built — tier, prestige band, kind of fanbase, conference, voice and roster size — not on this season's stats. A calibration, not a prediction.
Weather
Rose Bowl, Pasadena, CA
Usual during the game around Nov 13: 69°, between 61° and 78° in about 7 in 10 games (29 games since 2016).
Road games since 2016: the middle game was 60°, and 8 in 10 ran between 51° and 76° (50 of 53 road games, at stadiums we cover).
What a usual Saturday feels like here, by kickoff time
Airport readings near each stadium during the game, not on the field. How we measure
Weather observations: National Weather Service, through the Iowa Environmental Mesonet at Iowa State University. Rain: NOAA MRMS radar and CoCoRaHS volunteer gauges (CC BY 4.0). Game data: CollegeFootballData.com.