2020 UCLA Bruins football team

2020 UCLA Bruins football
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Division	South Division
Record	3–4 (3–4 Pac-12)
Head coach	Chip Kelly (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Justin Frye (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Spread option
Defensive coordinator	Jerry Azzinaro (3rd season)
Base defense	4–2–5
Home stadium	Rose Bowl
Uniform

2020 Pac-12 Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
North Division
Washington x		3	–	1					3	–	1
Oregon y$		4	–	2					4	–	3
Stanford		4	–	2					4	–	2
California		1	–	3					1	–	3
Washington State		1	–	3					1	–	3
Oregon State		2	–	5					2	–	5
South Division
No. 21 USC xy		5	–	0					5	–	1
Colorado		3	–	1					4	–	2
Utah		3	–	2					3	–	2
Arizona State		2	–	2					2	–	2
UCLA		3	–	4					3	–	4
Arizona		0	–	5					0	–	5
Championship: Oregon 31, USC 24
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Note: Due to COVID-19, the Pac-12 suspended the season on August 11, but later decided to begin play on November 6. In addition to the title game on December 18, the conference seeded all remaining teams for a game during that weekend.[1] Rankings from AP Poll.

The 2020 UCLA Bruins football team represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was led by third-year head coach Chip Kelly and competed as members of the Pac-12 Conference in the South Division.

On August 11, the Pac-12 Conference initially canceled all fall sports competitions due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[2] On September 24, the conference announced that a six-game conference-only season would begin on November 6, with the Pac-12 Championship Game to be played December 18. Teams not selected for the championship game would be seeded to play a seventh game.^[3]

On December 17, with a 3–3 record and one game left to play, the program announced that they would decline any invitation to a bowl game.^[4] The Bruins lost their final game, finishing their season with a 3–4 record. The combined deficit in their four defeats was only 15 points, including a one-point loss to Stanford in double overtime, 48–47, in the season finale.

Overall on the season, the Bruins outscored their opponents by a total of 248 to 215.

Offseason

Position key

Back	B		Center	C		Cornerback	CB		Defensive back	DB
Defensive end	DE		Defensive lineman	DL		Defensive tackle	DT		End	E
Fullback	FB		Guard	G		Halfback	HB		Kicker	K
Kickoff returner	KR		Offensive tackle	OT		Offensive lineman	OL		Linebacker	LB
Long snapper	LS		Punter	P		Punt returner	PR		Quarterback	QB
Running back	RB		Safety	S		Tight end	TE		Wide receiver	WR

Offseason departures

Recruiting

Transfers

Returning starters

Impact of coronavirus pandemic

On August 5, 2020, the Los Angeles County Health Director announced that eight UCLA football players tested positive for COVID-19.^[5]

Preseason

Award watch lists

Pac-12 media days

The Preseason Media poll shows the Bruins at 4th place in the South Division.

Preseason All-Pac-12 teams

Personnel

Coaching staff

• Head coach: Chip Kelly (New Hampshire '90) 3rd year
• Defensive coordinator: Jerry Azzinaro 3rd year
• Quarterbacks: Dana Bible 3rd year
• Receivers: Jimmie Dougherty 4th year
• Running backs: DeShaun Foster 4th year
• Offensive coordinator / Off. Line: Justin Frye 3rd year
• Outside linebackers: Jason Kaufusi 2nd year
• Defensive line: Johnny Nansen 1st Year
• Asst. head coach/passing game coord./ defensive backs: Brian Norwood 1st year
• Inside linebackers: Don Pellum 3rd year
• Tight ends / special teams: Derek Sage 3rd year
• Director of football performance: Frank Wintrich 3rd year

Roster

2020 UCLA Bruins Roster
Quarterback  1 Dorian Thompson-Robinson – Junior  3 Chase Artopoeus – Sophomore  4 Blake Kirshner – Sophomore  9 Parker McQuarrie – Freshman 11 Chase Griffin – Sophomore Running back 6 Martell Irby – Junior 10 Demetric Felton – Senior 19 Kazmeir Allen – Junior 22 Keegan Jones – Sophomore 24 Brian Kowall – Freshman 28 Brittain Brown – Graduate Student 32 Christian Grubb – Sophomore 33 Jahmon McClendon – Sophomore 39 Cole Kinder – Junior Receiver  2 Kyle Philips – Sophomore  7 Colson Yankoff – Sophomore 12 Matt Sykes – Freshman 14 Josiah Norwood – Sophomore 15 Jaylen Erwin – Senior 17 Logan Loya – Freshman 18 Charles Njoku – Sophomore 21 Michael Ezeike – Junior 23 Chase Cota – Junior 26 Ashton Authement – Sophomore 29 Delon Hurt – Junior 35 Devanti Dillard – Freshman 36 Ethan Fernea – Senior 81 Hudson Habermehl – Sophomore 86 Bradley Schlom – Freshman Tight end 37 Lucas Egurbide – Freshman 82 Evidence Njoku – Junior 83 David Priebe – Sophomore 85 Greg Dulcich – Sophomore 87 Grant Norberg – Freshman 88 Mike Martinez – Sophomore 89 Michael Churich – Sophomore		Offensive lineman 53 Luke Young – Sophomore 54 Josh Carlin- Sophomore 55 Paul Grattan, Jr. – Graduate Student 56 Atonio Mafi – Junior 57 Jon Gaines II – Sophomore 59 Siale Taupaki – Sophomore 62 Duke Clemens – Sophomore 63 Brad Whitworth – Freshman 64 Sam Marrazzo – Junior 65 Justin Williams – Freshman 70 Alec Anderson – Sophomore 71 Baraka Beckett – Sophomore 74 Sean Rhyan – Sophomore 75 Bruno Fina – Freshman 76 Patrick Selna – Freshman 77 Beau Taylor – Freshman 78 Lucas Gramlick – Sophomore Defensive lineman 44 Martin Andrus, Jr. – Junior 50 Tyler Manoa – Junior 51 Ethan Matus – Sophomore 53 Winston Polite – Sophomore 55 Steven Mason – Senior 58 Datona Jackson – Senior 61 Carson Drake – Freshman 91 Otito Ogbonnia – Junior 92 Osa Odighizuwa – Senior 94 Dovid Magna – Freshman 97 Odua Isibor – Junior		Linebacker  0 Damian Sellers – Freshman 9 Choé Bryant-Strother – Freshman 11 Kenny Mestidor – Freshman 20 Kain Medrano – Freshman 25 Myles Jackson – Freshman 26 Leni Toailoa – Senior 29 Adam Cohen – Sophomore 31 Ioholani Raass – Freshman 33 Bo Calvert – Junior 35 Carl Jones, Jr. – Sophomore 40 Caleb Johnson – Junior 43 James Dinneen – Freshman 45 Mitchell Agude – Junior 46 Hayden Harris – Freshman 47 Erich Osteen – Freshman 47 Shea Pitts – Junior 48 Joquarri Price – Freshman 49 Jonny Garnett – Freshman 52 Jeremiah Trojan – Freshman 54 John Ward – Freshman 56 Kobey Fitzgerald – Junior 95 Sitiveni Havili-Kaufusi – Freshman 98 Jaymax Jacobsen – Freshman Defensive back  1 Jay Shaw – Junior  3 Rayshad Williams – Sophomore  4 Stephan Blaylock – Junior  6 John Humphrey – Freshman 7 Mo Osling III – Junior 10 Joshua Swift – Freshman 12 Elijah Gates – Junior 14 DJ Warnell – Freshman 15 Jake Newman – Freshman 17 Parker Hogan – Freshman 18 Deavyn Woullard – Freshman 19 Alex Johnson – Sophomore 20 Grady Liddell – Freshman 21 JonJon Vaughns – Freshman 22 Obi Eboh – Graduate Student 23 Shamar Martin – Freshman 24 Qwuantrezz Knight – Graduate Student 27 Patrick Jolly, Jr. – Sophomore 28 Kenny Churchwell III – Sophomore 28 Evan Thomas – Sophomore 30 William Nimmo, Jr. – Sophomore 37 Quentin Lake – Junior 39 Kaleb Tuliau – Kaleb Tuliau 41 Jelani Warren – Freshman Punter 49 Collin Flintoft – Sophomore Kicker  2 Nicholas Barr-Mira – Sophomore 90 Anthony Waller – Freshman 93 RJ Lopez – Freshman 96 Ari Libenson – Freshman 99 Luke Akers – Freshman Long snapper 51 Jack Landherr IV – Sophomore 60 Beau Gardner – Freshman
Sources: [1]

Depth chart

Schedule

UCLA's 2020 regular season was announced on January 16.^[6] The Bruins had games scheduled against New Mexico State, Hawaii, and San Diego State, but canceled these games on July 10 due to the Pac-12 Conference's decision to play a conference-only schedule due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[7]

On November 13, UCLA's scheduled home game against Utah was canceled after a COVID-19 outbreak within the Utah program.^[8] The same day, the Pac-12 announced UCLA would instead host California the morning of November 15;^[9] the Golden Bears' scheduled game at Arizona State had also been canceled after Arizona State had a COVID-19 outbreak. UCLA's game at Oregon was moved by a day to Saturday, November 21, to accommodate the other changes.^[10]

Original 2020 UCLA Bruins schedule
Date	Opponent	Site
August 29	New Mexico State*	Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA
September 5	at Hawaii*	Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, HI
September 19	at San Diego State*	SDCCU Stadium • San Diego, CA
September 26	Stanford	Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA
October 3	Arizona	Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA
October 10	at Arizona State	Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ
October 17	at Colorado	Folsom Field • Boulder, CO
October 29	Utah	Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA
November 7	at Oregon State	Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR
November 14	Washington State	Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA
November 21	USC	Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA (Victory Bell)
November 27	at California	California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA (rivalry)

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
November 7	4:00 p.m.	at Colorado	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	ESPN2	L 42–48	554
November 15	9:00 a.m.	California	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA (rivalry)	FS1	W 34–10	—
November 21	12:30 p.m.	at No. 11 Oregon	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	ESPN2	L 35–38	—
November 28	5:00 p.m.	Arizona	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	FOX	W 27–10	—
December 5	7:30 p.m.	at Arizona State	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	FS1	W 25–18	—
December 12	4:30 p.m.	No. 15 USC	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA (Victory Bell)	ABC	L 38–43	—
December 19	4:00 p.m.	Stanford	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	ESPN	L 47–48 ^2OT	—
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

^[11]

Game summaries

At Colorado

See also: 2020 Colorado Buffaloes football team

UCLA Bruins at Colorado Buffaloes

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bruins	7	7	21	7	42
Buffaloes	14	21	10	3	48

at Folsom Field, Boulder, Colorado

• Date: November 7, 2020
• Game time: 5:00 p.m PT
• Game weather: 59 °F (15 °C) Partly Cloudy, 36% precipitation
• Game attendance: 554
• Referee: Mike McMabe
• TV announcers (ESPN2): Beth Mowins, Kirk Morrison, John Schiffren

Game information

First Quarter COLO – Jarek Broussard 6-yard run (James Stefanou kick), 10:00. Colorado 7–0. Drive: 4 plays, 25 yards, 1:27. COLO – Jarek Broussard 1-yard run (James Stefanou kick), 8:01. Colorado 14–0. Drive: 1 play, 1 yard, 0:04. UCLA – Demetric Felton 28-yard pass from Dorian Thompson-Robinson (Nicholas Barr-Mira kick), 1:12. Colorado 14–7. Drive: 6 plays, 60 yards, 1:25. Second Quarter COLO – Brady Russell 12-yard pass from Sam Noyer (James Stefanou kick), 12:56. Colorado 21–7. Drive: 10 plays, 76 yards, 3:11. COLO – Jarek Broussard 1-yard run (James Stefanou kick), 8:35. Colorado 28–7. Drive: 2 plays, 7 yards, 0:33. COLO – Jaren Mangham 2-yard run (James Stefanou kick), 5:46. Colorado 35–7. Drive: 6 plays, 70 yards, 2:16. UCLA – Greg Dulcich 52-yard pass from Dorian Thompson-Robinson (Nicholas Barr-Mira kick), 4:44. Colorado 35–14. Drive: 3 plays, 65 yards, 1:02. Third Quarter UCLA – Dorian Thompson-Robinson 65-yard run (Nicholas Barr-Mira kick), 14:24. Colorado 35–21. Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:36. UCLA – Demetric Felton 15-yard run (Nicholas Barr-Mira kick), 10:10. Colorado 35–28. Drive: 6 plays, 77 yards, 1:26. COLO – Sam Noyer 1-yard run (Evan Price kick), 6:41. Colorado 42–28. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:29. UCLA – Keegan Jones 26-yard pass from Dorian Thompson-Robinson (Nicholas Barr-Mira kick), 5:19. Colorado 42–35. Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:22. COLO – Evan Price 45-yard field goal, 0:21. Colorado 45–35. Drive: 13 plays, 48 yards, 4:58. Fourth Quarter COLO – Evan Price 36-yard field goal, 9:26. Colorado 48–35. Drive: 8 plays, 52 yards, 3:47. UCLA – Mike Martinez 9-yard pass from Dorian Thompson-Robinson (Nicholas Barr-Mira kick), 1:45. Colorado 48–42. Drive: 10 plays, 63 yards, 1:35. Top passers UCLA – Dorian Thompson-Robinson – 20/40, 303 yards, 4 TD, INT COLO – Sam Noyer – 20/31, 257 yards, TD Top rushers UCLA – Dorian Thompson-Robinson – 9 rushes, 109 yards, TD COLO – Jarek Broussard – 31 rushes, 187 yards, 3 TD Top receivers UCLA – Greg Dulcich – 4 receptions, 126 yards, TD COLO – Brady Russell – 5 receptions, 77 yards, TD

While UCLA attempted a valiant second-half comeback, their four turnovers in the first half proved too much to overcome and the Bruins were defeated, 48–42.

California

See also: 2020 California Golden Bears football team and California–UCLA football rivalry

UCLA Bruins vs. California Golden Bears

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Bears	3	7	0	0	10
Bruins	7	20	0	7	34

at Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California

• Date: November 15, 2020
• Game time: 9:00 a.m PST
• Game weather: 65 °F (18 °C) Clear, Sunny
• Game attendance: 0
• Referee: Steven Strimlin
• TV announcers (FS1): Aaron Goldsmith, Brady Quinn

Game information

First Quarter CAL – Dario Longhetto 31-yard field goal, 11:12. California 3–0. Drive: 6 plays, 3 yards, 2:38. UCLA – Dorian Thompson-Robinson 2-yard run (Nicholas Barr-Mira kick), 0:58. UCLA 7–3. Drive: 15 plays, 88 yards, 6:20. Second Quarter UCLA – Charles Njoku 27-yard pass from Dorian Thompson-Robinson (Nicholas Barr-Mira kick), 11:45. UCLA 14–3. Drive: 9 plays, 71 yards, 3:04. CAL – Chase Garbers 8-yard run (Dario Longhetto kick), 7:10. UCLA 14–10. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 4:35. UCLA – Chase Cota 6-yard pass from Dorian Thompson-Robinson (kick failed), 5:49. UCLA 20–10. Drive: 5 plays, 67 yards, 1:14. UCLA – Kyle Philips 5-yard pass from Dorian Thompson-Robinson (Nicholas Barr-Mira kick), 1:17. UCLA 27–10. Drive: 3 plays, 13 yards, 1:22. Third Quarter No scoring plays. Fourth Quarter UCLA – Brittain Brown 31-yard run (Nicholas Barr-Mira kick), 10:12. UCLA 34–10. Drive: 8 plays, 78 yards, 4:15. Top passers CAL – Chase Garbers – 18/33, 122 yards, INT UCLA – Dorian Thompson-Robinson – 14/26, 196 yards, 3 TD, INT Top rushers CAL – Christopher Brown Jr. – 8 rushes, 25 yards UCLA – Demetric Felton – 25 rushes, 107 yards Top receivers CAL – Collin Moore – 2 receptions, 28 yards UCLA – Greg Dulcich – 3 receptions, 80 yards

At Oregon

See also: 2020 Oregon Ducks football team

UCLA Bruins at Oregon Ducks

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bruins	7	14	7	7	35
No. 11 Ducks	14	10	14	0	38

at Autzen Stadium, Eugene, Oregon

• Date: November 21, 2020
• Game time: 12:30 p.m., PT
• Game weather: 37 °F (3 °C), Overcast, Wind NW 2 MPH,
• Referee: Mark Duddy
• TV announcers (ESPN2): Jason Benetti, Andre Ware, Taylor McGregor

Game information

First quarter ORE – Devon Williams 19-yard pass from Tyler Shough (Camden Lewis kick), 5:39. Oregon 7–0. Drive: 1 play, 19 yards, 0:15. ORE – Travis Dye 32-yard pass from Tyler Shough (Camden Lewis kick), 5:23. Oregon 14–0. Drive: 1 play, 27 yards, 0:08. UCLA – Demetric Felton 1-yard run (Nicholas Barr-Mira kick), 2:15. Oregon 14–7. Drive: 6 plays, 52 yards, 3:08. Second quarter UCLA – Qwuantrezz Knight 20-yard fumble return (Nicholas Barr-Mira kick), 13:21. Tied 14–14. ORE – Camden Lewis 23-yard field goal, 7:14. Oregon 17–14. Drive: 13 plays, 70 yards, 6:07. UCLA – Greg Dulcich 32-yard pass from Chase Griffin (Nicholas Barr-Mira kick), 3:24. UCLA 21–17. Drive: 10 plays, 69 yards, 3:50. ORE – Jordan Happle 58-yard interception return (Camden Lewis kick), 0:00. Oregon 24–21. Third quarter ORE – C. J. Verdell 4-yard run (Camden Lewis kick), 11:48. Oregon 31–21. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:12. UCLA – Brittain Brown 2-yard run (Nicholas Barr-Mira kick), 7:39. Oregon 31–28. Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 4:09. ORE – Hunter Kampmoyer 12-yard pass from Tyler Shough (Camden Lewis kick), 1:24. Oregon 38–28. Drive: 5 plays, 78 yards, 2:19. Fourth quarter UCLA – Demetric Felton 11-yard run (Nicholas Barr-Mira kick), 3:43. Oregon 38–35. Drive: 12 plays, 90 yards, 3:33. Top passers UCLA – Chase Griffin – 19/31, 195 yards, TD, 2 INT ORE – Tyler Shough – 19/30, 334 yards, 3 TD Top rushers UCLA – Demetric Felton – 34 rushes, 167 yards, 2 TD ORE – Travis Dye – 10 rushes, 40 yards Top receivers UCLA – Kyle Philips – 8 receptions, 91 yards ORE – Devon Williams – 6 receptions, 123 yards, TD

Arizona

See also: 2020 Arizona Wildcats football team

UCLA Bruins vs. Arizona Wildcats

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	7	0	3	0	10
Bruins	3	17	0	7	27

at Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California

• Date: November 28, 2020
• Game time: 5:05 p.m. PST
• Game weather: 64 °F (18 °C), Clear, Wind 4 MPH
• Game attendance: 0
• Referee: Mike McCabe
• TV announcers (FOX): Aaron Goldsmith, Brady Quinn

Game information

1st quarter Arizona (10:05) – #6 Michael Wiley runs for a 3 yard TD (#43 Lucas Havrisik kick) – Arizona 7–0 Drive 4 Plays, 22 yards 1:24 UCLA (5:34) – #2 Nicholas Barr-Mira kicks a 31 yard field goal – Arizona 7–3 Drive 10 Plays, 62 yards, 4:31 2nd quarter UCLA (11:58) – #11 Chase Griffin to #28 Brittain Brown for a 16 yard pass TD (#2 Nicholas Barr-Mira kick) – UCLA 10–7 Drive 9 Plays, 52 yards, 2:50 UCLA (8:23) – #10 Demetric Felton runs for a 1 yard TD (#2 Nicholas Barr-Mira kick) – UCLA 17–7 Drive 6 Plays, 43 yards, 2:09 UCLA (0:10) – #2 Nicholas Barr-Mira kicks a 30 yard field goal – UCLA 20–7 Drive 13 Plays, 81 yards, 4:11 3rd quarter Arizona (1:15) – #43 Lucas Havrisik kicks a 26 yard field goal – UCLA 20–10 Drive 11 Plays, 65 yards, 3:16 4th quarter UCLA (1:38) – #28 Brittain Brown runs for a 2 yard TD (#2 Nicholas Barr-Mira kick) – UCLA 27–10 Drive 5 Plays, 30 yards, 1:44 Passing leaders Arizona – Will Plummer – 17/35, 151 yards, 2 INT UCLA – Chase Griffin – 12/20, 129 yards, 1 TD Rushing leaders Arizona – Gary Brightwell – 15 rushes, 57 yards UCLA – Demetric Felton – 32 rushes, 206 yards, 1 TD Receiving leaders Arizona – Stanley Berryhill – 5 receptions, 58 yards UCLA – Kyle Philips – 3 receptions, 40 yards

Arizona State

See also: 2020 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

UCLA Bruins at Arizona State Sun Devils

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bruins	0	17	0	8	25
Sun Devils	0	3	9	6	18

at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona

• Date: December 5, 2020
• Game time: 7:35 p.m. PST
• Referee: Chris Coyte
• TV announcers (FS1): Aaron Goldsmith, Brady Quinn

Game information

First quarter No scoring plays. Second quarter UCLA – Delon Hurt 9-yard pass from Dorian Thompson-Robinson (Nicholas Barr-Mira kick), 13:17. UCLA 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 73 yards, 3:31. UCLA – Nicholas Barr-Mira 44-yard field goal, 5:30. UCLA 10–0. Drive: 7 plays, 66 yards, 3:41. UCLA – Dorian Thompson-Robinson 11-yard run (Nicholas Barr-Mira kick), 0:30. UCLA 17–0. Drive: 8 plays, 91 yards, 2:27. ASU – Jack Luckhurst 49-yard field goal, 0:00. UCLA 17–3. Drive: 4 plays, 10 yards, 0:22. Third quarter ASU – Frank Darby 10-yard pass from Jayden Daniels (Jack Luckhurst kick), 11:09. UCLA 17–10. Drive: 4 plays, 68 yards, 1:47. ASU – UCLA safety, 4:16. UCLA 17–12. Drive: 3 plays, −3 yards, 1:06. Fourth quarter ASU – Jayden Daniels 1-yard run, 4:26. ASU 18–17. Drive: 11 plays, 82 yards, 6:04. UCLA – Demetric Felton 2-yard run (Chase Cota pass from Dorian Thompson-Robinson for two-point conversion), 1:09. UCLA 25–18. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 3:17. Top passers UCLA – Dorian Thompson-Robinson – 18/24, 192 yards, TD ASU – Jayden Daniels – 21/35, 225 yards, TD, INT Top rushers UCLA – Brittain Brown – 7 rushes, 94 yards ASU – DeaMonte Trayanum – 15 rushes, 108 yards Top receivers UCLA – Delon Hurt – 4 receptions, 62 yards, TD ASU – Rachaad White – 3 receptions, 53 yards

USC

See also: 2020 USC Trojans football team and UCLA-USC football rivalry

UCLA Bruins vs. USC Trojans

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 15 Trojans	0	10	13	20	43
Bruins	7	14	14	3	38

at Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California

• Date: December 12, 2020
• Game time: 4:44 p.m. PST
• Game weather: 62 °F (17 °C), Clear, Wind 13 MPH
• Game attendance: 0
• Referee: Mark Duddy
• TV announcers (ABC): Dave Pasch, Greg McElroy, Holly Rowe

Game information

First Quarter UCLA – Ethan Fernea 33-yard pass from Dorian Thompson-Robinson (Nicholas Barr-Mira kick), 3:05. UCLA 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 85 yards, 4:13. Second Quarter UCLA – Demetric Felton 21-yard pass from Dorian Thompson-Robinson (Nicholas Barr-Mira kick), 8:41. UCLA 14–0. Drive: 6 plays, 61 yards, 2:12. USC – Drake London 65-yard pass from Kedon Slovis (Parker Lewis kick), 7:34. UCLA 14–7. Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:07. USC – Parker Lewis 42-yard field goal, 3:26. UCLA 14–10. Drive: 7 plays, 3 yards, 3:29. UCLA – Demetric Felton 12-yard pass from Dorian Thompson-Robinson (Nicholas Barr-Mira kick), 0:20. UCLA 21–10. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 3:06. Third Quarter UCLA – Brittain Brown 15-yard run (Nicholas Barr-Mira kick), 12:28. UCLA 28–10. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:32. USC – Tyler Vaughns 38-yard pass from Kedon Slovis (Parker Lewis kick), 10:25. UCLA 28–17. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:03. USC – Amon-Ra St. Brown 3-yard pass from Kedon Slovis (2pt miss), 4:00. UCLA 28–23. Drive: 10 plays, 31 yards, 4:03. UCLA – Greg Dulcich 69-yard pass from Dorian Thompson-Robinson (Nicholas Barr-Mira kick), 1:16. UCLA 35–23. Drive: 1 play, 69 yards, 0:09. Fourth Quarter USC – Vavae Malepeai 10-yard run (Parker Lewis kick), 11:40. UCLA 35–30. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:36. USC – Drake London 9-yard pass from Kedon Slovis (2pt miss), 8:09. USC 36–35. Drive: 6 plays, 30 yards, 2:10. UCLA – Nicholas Barr-Mira 43-yard field goal, 0:52. UCLA 38–36. Drive: 7 plays, 51 yards, 2:09. USC – Amon-Ra St. Brown 8-yard pass from Kedon Slovis (Parker Lewis kick), 0:16. USC 43–38. Drive: 2 plays, 43 yards, 0:27. Top passers USC – Kedon Slovis – 30/47, 344 yards, 5 TD, 2 INT UCLA – Dorian Thompson-Robinson – 30/36, 364 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT Top rushers USC – Vavae Malepeai – 19 rushes, 110 yards, 1 TD UCLA – Demetric Felton – 21 rushes, 90 yards Top receivers USC – Tyler Vaughns – 8 receptions, 128 yards, 1 TD UCLA – Greg Dulcich – 8 receptions, 167 yards, 1 TD

Stanford

See also: 2020 Stanford Cardinal football team

UCLA Bruins vs. Stanford Cardinal

Quarter	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	Total
Cardinal	7	13	0	14	7	7	48
Bruins	3	0	14	17	7	6	47

at Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California

• Date: December 19, 2020
• Game time: 4:05 p.m. PST
• Game weather: 68 °F (20 °C), Clear, Wind 5 MPH
• Game attendance: 0
• Referee: Michael Mothershed
• TV announcers (ESPN): Beth Mowins, Kirk Morrison, Taylor McGregor

Game information

First Quarter STAN – Austin Jones 1-yard run (Jet Toner kick), 7:02. Stanford 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 61 yards, 3:54. UCLA – Nicholas Barr-Mira 31-yard field goal, 1:21. Stanford 7–3. Drive: 13 plays, 62 yards, 5:41. Second Quarter STAN – Isaiah Sanders 2-yard run (kick failed), 13:42. Stanford 13–3. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:39. STAN – Austin Jones 1-yard run (Jet Toner kick), 0:16. Stanford 20–3. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 1:45. Third Quarter UCLA – Keegan Jones 9-yard run (Nicholas Barr-Mira kick), 9:10. Stanford 20–10. Drive: 6 plays, 67 yards, 2:41. UCLA – Greg Dulcich 17-yard pass from Chase Griffin (Nicholas Barr-Mira kick), 3:07. Stanford 20–17. Drive: 9 plays, 60 yards, 4:12. Fourth Quarter UCLA – Chase Cota 23-yard pass from Chase Griffin (Nicholas Barr-Mira kick), 14:54. UCLA 24–20. Drive: 4 plays, 84 yards, 1:25. UCLA – Nicholas Barr-Mira 31-yard field goal, 6:28. UCLA 27–20. Drive: 10 plays, 46 yards, 4:30. UCLA – Jay Shaw 39-yard interception return (Nicholas Barr-Mira kick), 5:39. UCLA 34–20. STAN – Simi Fehoko 11-yard pass from Davis Mills (Jet Toner kick), 2:34. UCLA 34–27. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 3:05. STAN – Simi Fehoko 21-yard pass from Davis Mills (Jet Toner kick), 0:18. Tied 34–34. Drive: 9 plays, 72 yards, 1:20. First Overtime UCLA – Greg Dulcich 21-yard pass from Chase Griffin (Nicholas Barr-Mira kick). UCLA 41–34. Drive: 2 plays, 25 yards. STAN – Isaiah Sanders 3-yard run (Jet Toner kick). Tied 41–41. Drive: 7 plays, 25 yards. Second Overtime STAN – Simi Fehoko 14-yard pass from Davis Mills (Jet Toner kick). Stanford 48–41. Drive: 3 plays, 25 yards. UCLA – Kyle Philips 21-yard pass from Chase Griffin (2pt miss). Stanford 48–47. Drive: 7 plays, 25 yards. Top passers Stanford – Davis Mills – 32/47, 428 yards, 3 TD, 3 INT UCLA – Chase Griffin – 9/11, 127 yards, 4 TD Top rushers Stanford – Austin Jones – 23 rushes, 92 yards, 2 TD UCLA – Brittain Brown – 29 rushes, 219 yards Top receivers Stanford – Simi Fehoko – 16 receptions, 230 yards, 3 TD UCLA – Kyle Philips – 7 receptions, 61 yards, 1 TD

Rankings

On December 6, UCLA received a vote in the AP Poll for the first time since 2017.

Further information: 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Final
AP	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RV
Coaches	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
CFP	Not released												—	—				Not released

Players drafted into the NFL

See also: 2021 NFL draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL Club
3	75	Osa Odighizuwa	DT	Dallas Cowboys
6	211	Demetric Felton	RB	Cleveland Browns

Statistics

Statistics	UCLA	OPP
First downs	172	154
Plays–yards	519–3185	527–2869
Rushes–yards	319–1614	264–950
Passing yards	1571	1919
Passing: comp–att–int	130–200–6	161–263–9
Time of possession	28:52	31:08

Awards and honors

• Associated Press 2020 All-Conference Team – Osa Odighizuwa (defensive tackle) and Demetric Felton (all-purpose), first team; Greg Dulcich (tight end), Caleb Johnson (linebacker), Felton (running back) second team
• Pac–12 2020 All-Conference Team – Osa Odighizuwa (first team); Greg Dulcich, Demetric Felton and Dorian Thompson-Robinson (second-team); Stephan Blaylock, Caleb Johnson, Qwuantrezz Knight, Sam Marrazzo and Kyle Philips (honorable mention)

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