2023 UCLA Bruins football team

2023 UCLA Bruins football
LA Bowl champion
LA Bowl, W 35–22 vs. Boise State
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Record	8–5 (4–5 Pac-12)
Head coach	Chip Kelly (6th season)
Offensive scheme	Spread option
Defensive coordinator	D'Anton Lynn (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Rose Bowl
Uniform

2023 Pac-12 Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 2 Washington y$^		9	–	0					14	–	1
No. 6 Oregon y		8	–	1					12	–	2
No. 11 Arizona		7	–	2					10	–	3
Oregon State		5	–	4					8	–	5
Utah		5	–	4					8	–	5
USC		5	–	4					8	–	5
California		4	–	5					6	–	7
UCLA		4	–	5					8	–	5
Washington State		2	–	7					5	–	7
Stanford		2	–	7					3	–	9
Arizona State*		2	–	7					3	–	9
Colorado		1	–	8					4	–	8
Championship: Washington 34, Oregon 31
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion y – Championship game participant * – Ineligible for postseason play due to self-imposed ban for 2020 recruiting violations Rankings from AP Poll

The 2023 UCLA Bruins football team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the Pac-12 Conference during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bruins were led by Chip Kelly in his sixth and final season at UCLA. They played their home games at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. The season was the team's last season as members of Pac-12 before joining the Big Ten Conference in 2024.

UCLA finished the regular season with a 7–5 record, losing three of their last four.^[1] They won the LA Bowl over Boise State for their first bowl win in Kelly's six-year tenure and the Bruins' first since 2015. UCLA finished 8–5 for their third consecutive eight-win season and the program's second such streak since 1988.

Following the season on February 9, 2024, Kelly resigned to take the offensive coordinator position with Ohio State.^[2]

The UCLA Bruins football team drew an average home attendance of 47,951 in 2023.

Offseason

On January 24, 2023, UCLA announced that it was hiring Kodi Whitfield as its new cornerbacks coach.^[3] On February 27, the school announced that it was hiring D'Anton Lynn as its defensive coordinator.^[4] Bill McGovern, director of football administration and former defensive coordinator, died on May 30, 2023.

Incoming transfers

• ATH Anthony Adkins – Army
• S Jordan Anderson – Bowling Green
• WR Kyle Ford – USC
• K Blake Glessner – Montana State
• LB Jake Heimlicher – Penn
• IOL Spencer Holstege – Purdue
• OT Khadere Kounta – Old Dominion
• TE Moliki Matavao – Oregon
• LB Femi M. Oladejo – California
• QB Collin Schlee – Kent State
• RB Carson Steele – Ball State
• WR J. Michael Sturdivant – California
• OL Jake Wiley – Colorado
• DL Keanu Williams – Oregon

Outgoing transfers

• K Nicholas Barr-Mira – Mississippi State
• OL Baraka Beckett – Campbell
• RB Christian Grubb – Portland State
• EDGE Hayden Harris – Montana
• DB Martell Irby – Arizona
• DL Tyler Manoa – Arizona
• LB Jake Newman – TBD
• WR Matt Sykes – Rice
• LB Jeremiah Trojan – Northern Arizona
• CB Jelani Warren – Montana

Preseason

• Duke Clemens named to the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) 2023 Outland Trophy watch list
• Laiatu Latu named to the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) 2023 Nagurski Trophy watch list
• Chase Griffin was named to The Wuerffel Trophy watch list
• Duke Clemens was named to the Rimington Trophy (most outstanding center) watch list
• Carsen Ryan named to the Mackey Award (most outstanding tight end) watch list
• J. Michael Sturdivant was placed on the Biletnikoff Award (outstanding receiver) watch list
• Carson Steele named to the Doak Walker Award (top running back) watch list
• Darius Muasau named to the Butkus Award (top linebacker) watch list
• Laiatu Latu named to the Bednarik Award (defensive player) watch list
• Kam Brown was named to the Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award (top offensive player) watch list
• Laiatu Latu was named to the second-team of The Sporting News' College Football All-America Team
• Dante Moore was selected to the Shaun Alexander Freshman of the Year Award watch list

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	7:30 p.m.	Coastal Carolina*		Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	ESPN	W 27–13	43,705
September 9	4:30 p.m.	at San Diego State*		Snapdragon Stadium San Diego, CA	CBS	W 35–10	32,017
September 16	2:00 p.m.	No. 17 (FCS) North Carolina Central*	No. 24	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	P12N	W 59–7	38,343
September 23	12:30 p.m.	at No. 11 Utah	No. 22	Rice-Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	FOX	L 7–14	52,919
October 7	12:00 p.m.	No. 13 Washington State		Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	P12N	W 25–17	35,437
October 14	5:00 p.m.	at No. 15 Oregon State	No. 18	Reser Stadium Corvallis, OR	FOX	L 24–36	37,600
October 21	7:30 p.m.	at Stanford	No. 25	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	ESPN	W 42–7	30,225
October 28	4:30 p.m.	Colorado	No. 23	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	ABC	W 28–16	71,343
November 4	7:30 p.m.	at Arizona	No. 19	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	FS1	L 10–27	44,956
November 11	6:00 p.m.	Arizona State		Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA (Veteran & Armed Forces Appreciation)	P12N	L 7–17	56,436
November 18	12:30 p.m.	at USC		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (Victory Bell)	ABC	W 38–20	72,243
November 25	7:30 p.m.	California		Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA (rivalry, Senior Day Celebration)	ESPN	L 7–33	42,439
December 16	4:30 p.m.	vs. Boise State		SoFi Stadium Inglewood, CA (LA Bowl)	ABC	W 35–22	32,780
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll (and CFP Rankings, after October 31) - Released prior to game All times are in Pacific time

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Roster

2023 UCLA Bruins football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 0 Kam Brown  Sr WR 1 J. Michael Sturdivant  So WR 2 Titus Mokiao-Atimalala Jr QB 3 Dante Moore Fr WR 4 Ethan Garbers  Jr QB 6 Justyn Martin  Fr WR 7 Carter Shaw Fr RB 7 Colson Yankoff  Sr QB 9 Collin Schlee  Jr WR 10 Ryan Cragun  Sr QB 11 Chase Griffin Sr QB 12 Luke Duncan Fr WR 14 Josiah Norwood  Sr WR 15 Braden Pegan  Fr WR 17 Logan Loya Sr WR 18 Jadyn Marshall  Fr WR 19 Kyle Ford Sr RB 20 Carsen Ryan So WR 21 Bradley Schlom  Jr WR 22 Keegan Jones Sr RB 23 Anthony Adkins  Jr WR 24 Jerry McClure Fr RB 25 T. J. Harden So WR 25 Ezavier Staples  So RB 26 Brian Kowall  Jr RB 27 Isaiah Carlson Fr RB 28 Jack Pedersen  Fr RB 30 Minaya Olivo  Fr RB 31 Deshun Murrell  So RB 32 Troy Leigber Fr RB 33 Carson Steele Jr WR 35 Devanti Dillard  Jr WR 37 Elijah Rodriguez  Fr OL 52 Benjamin Roy Jr.  So OL 53 Khadere Kounta  Sr OL 54 Josh Carlin Sr OL 56 Tavake Tuikolovatu Fr OL 59 Siale Taupaki  Sr OL 61 Jack Clarke Fr OL 62 Duke Clemens  Sr OL 63 Kory Symington Fr OL 64 Sam Yoon  Fr OL 65 Devin Delgado  So OL 66 Niki Prongos  Fr OL 67 Yutaka Mahe  So OL 68 Noah Pulealii  So OL 69 Justin Williams  Jr OL 70 Caleb Walker  Fr OL 71 Jake Wiley Sr OL 72 Garrett DiGiorgio  So OL 74 Spencer Holstege  Jr OL 75 Bruno Fina  Jr OL 77 Jaylan Jeffers  Jr TE 81 Hudson Habermehl  Sr TE 82 Sam Summa  So WR 85 Grant Gray Fr TE 87 Grant Norberg  Jr TE 88 Moliki Matavao  So TE 89 Michael Churich Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 0 Jordan Anderson  Sr LB 1 Ale Kaho  Sr LB 2 Oluwafemi Oladejo Jr DB 3 Devin Kirkwood Jr DL 4 Carl Jones Jr. Sr DB 6 John Humphrey Sr DB 7 Mo Osling III  Sr DL 9 Choé Bryant-Strother  Jr DB 10 Joshua Swift  Jr DL 11 Gabriel Murphy  Jr DL 12 Grayson Murphy  Jr DB 14 Clint Stephens  Fr LB 15 Laiatu Latu  Sr LB 17 Jalen Woods  Fr DB 18 R. J. Jones Fr DB 19 D. J. Justice  So LB 20 Kain Medrano Sr LB 21 JonJon Vaughns Sr DB 22 Croix Stewart  Fr DB 23 Kenny Churchwell III  Sr DB 24 Jaylin Davies  So DB 26 Zeke Thomas Jr DB 27 Kamari Ramsey  Fr DB 28 Josiah Gonzales  So DB 29 Evan Thomas  Jr DB 30 Jaxon Harley  Fr DB 30 Donavyn Pellot Fr DB 31 Isaiah Newcombe  So DB 32 William Nimmo Jr. Sr LB 33 Ty Lee Fr DB 33 Kanye Clark Fr DB 36 Alex Johnson  Sr DB 37 Joshua Dixon Fr DB 39 Kaleb Tuliau Sr LB 40 Mone Malafu Fr LB 41 Devin Aupiu Jr LB 44 Larry Edwards III Fr DB 45 Marquise Villahermosa Fr LB 47 Wyatt Mosier Fr LB 48 Joquarri Price  Jr LB 49 Carson Schwesinger  So DL 51 Jake Heimlicher  Sr LB 53 Darius Muasau  Sr DL 55 A. J. Fuimaono Fr DL 57 Peter Bario Fr LB 58 Gary Smith III Sr DL 59 Tannen Vagle Sr DL 88 Grant Buckey Fr DL 91 Michael Sullivan Jr DL 92 Quintin Somerville  So DL 93 Jay Toia Jr DL 94 Dovid Magna Sr DL 95 Sitiveni Havili-Kaufusi Sr DL 99 Keanu Williams  So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 39 Blake Glessner  Jr P 45 Chase Barry  Fr P 46 Will Powers  Sr LS 50 Salem Wahab So LS 60 Beau Gardner  Jr LS 90 Marcus MacNeal Fr K 93 R. J. Lopez Sr K 96 Ari Libenson  Jr K 97 Joseph Firebaugh Jr.  So LS 98 Trent Middleton Fr K 99 Kalen Jones  Fr	Head coach Chip Kelly Coordinators/assistant coaches Brian Norwood – Assistant head coach/Passing game coordinator/Safeties D'Anton Lynn – Defensive coordinator Ikaika Malloe – Defensive line/Outside linebackers DeShaun Foster – Running backs Tim Drevno – Offensive line Jerry Neuheisel – Wide receivers Ryan Gunderson – Quarterbacks Jeff Faris – Tight ends Ken Norton Jr. – Inside linebackers Kodi Whitfield – Cornerbacks Keith Belton – Director, football performance Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: 9/15/23

Game summaries

vs Coastal Carolina

See also: 2023 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team

Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (0–0) vs UCLA Bruins (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Chanticleers	0	6	7	0	13
Bruins	7	7	0	13	27

at Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA

• Date: September 2, 2023
• Game time: 7:35 p.m.
• Game weather: Cloudy, 70 °F (21 °C)
• Game attendance: 43,705
• Referee: John Love
• TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Flemming (play-by-play), Brock Osweiler (analyst), Kayla Burton (sideline)

Game information

First quarter (12:56) UCLA – Carsen Ryan 21-yard pass from Ethan Garbers, R. J. Lopez kick (Drive: 7 play, 78 yards, 2:04; UCLA 7–0) Second quarter (11:12) CCU – Liam Gray 22-yard field goal (Drive: 16 plays, 75 yards, 6:33; UCLA 7–3) (3:57) UCLA – Carson Steele 14-yard pass from Dante Moore, R. J. Lopez kick (Drive: 6 plays, 61 yards, 2:36; UCLA 14–3) (0:00) CCU – Liam Gray 41-yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 51 yards, 3:57; UCLA 14–6) Third quarter (10:08) CCU – Sam Pinckney 9-yard pass from Grayson McCall, Liam Gray kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:52; UCLA 14–13) Fourth quarter (13:59) UCLA – J. Michael Sturdivant 62-yard pass from Dante Moore, R. J. Lopez kick (Drive: 1 play, 62 yards, 0:08; UCLA 21–13) (5:39) UCLA – R. J. Lopez 31-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 17 yards, 2:27; UCLA 24–13) (3:26) UCLA – R. J. Lopez 47-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 3 yards, 0:59; UCLA 27–13)

Statistics	CCU	UCLA
First downs	21	19
Total yards	345	417
Rushes/yards	34–56	31–153
Passing yards	289	264
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	28–43–2	17–29–3
Time of possession	34:50	25:10

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Coastal Carolina	Passing	Grayson McCall	27/42, 271 yards, TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Reese White	8 carries, 21 yards
	Receiving	Sam Pinckney	9 receptions, 139 yards, TD
UCLA	Passing	Dante Moore	7/12, 143 yards, 2 TD, INT
	Rushing	Carson Steele	13 carries, 76 yards
	Receiving	J. Michael Sturdivant	5 receptions, 136 yards, TD

at San Diego State

See also: 2023 San Diego State Aztecs football team

UCLA Bruins (1–0) at San Diego State Aztecs (2–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bruins	7	21	7	0	35
Aztecs	7	3	0	0	10

at Snapdragon Stadium • San Diego, CA

• Date: September 9, 2023
• Game time: 4:30 p.m.
• Game weather: Sunny, 85 °F (29 °C)
• Game attendance: 32,017
• Referee: Cravonne Barrett
• TV announcers (CBS): Rich Waltz (play-by-play), Aaron Taylor (analyst), Justin Walters (sideline)

Game information

First quarter (7:26) UCLA – Josiah Norwood 81-yard pass from Dante Moore, R. J. Lopez kick (Drive: 1 play, 81 yards, 0:11; UCLA 7–0) (2:33) SDSU – Mekhi Shaw 21-yard pass from Jalen Mayden, Jack Browning kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:53; Tied 7–7) Second quarter (14:56) UCLA – Carson Steele 13-yard run, R. J. Lopez kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:37; UCLA 14–7) (10:21) UCLA – T. J. Harden 59-yard run, R. J. Lopez kick (Drive: 3 plays, 68 yards, 1:01; UCLA 21–7) (5:03) SDSU – Jack Browning 44-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 48 yards, 5:18; UCLA 21–10) (1:20) UCLA – Logan Loya 24-yard pass from Dante Moore, R. J. Lopez kick (Drive: 7 plays, 85 yards, 0:56; UCLA 28–10) Third quarter (2:05) UCLA – Carsen Ryan 6-yard pass from Dante Moore, R. J. Lopez kick (Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 4:20; UCLA 35–10) Fourth quarter None

Statistics	UCLA	SDSU
First downs	26	17
Total yards	550	259
Rushes/yards	39–254	33–63
Passing yards	296	196
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	18–29–0	20–38–3
Time of possession	25:05	34:55

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UCLA	Passing	Dante Moore	17/27, 290 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	T. J. Harden	9 carries, 91 yards, TD
	Receiving	Josiah Norwood	2 receptions, 87 yards, TD
San Diego State	Passing	Jalen Mayden	19/37, 196 yards, TD, 3 INT
	Rushing	Kenan Christon	9 carries, 27 yards
	Receiving	Mekhi Shaw	5 receptions, 54 yards, TD

vs North Carolina Central

See also: 2023 North Carolina Central Eagles football team

This is the first meeting between the two schools.^[6]

North Carolina Central Eagles (2–0) vs No. 24 UCLA Bruins (2–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	0	0	0	7	7
No. 24 Bruins	35	10	14	0	59

at Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA

• Date: September 16, 2023
• Game time: 2:00 p.m.
• Game weather: Cloudy, 72 °F (22 °C)
• Game attendance: 38,343
• Referee: Michael Marsh
• TV announcers (P12N): J. B. Long (play-by-play), Max Browne (analyst)

Game information

First quarter (14:42) UCLA – Kam Brown 67-yard pass from Dante Moore, R. J. Lopez kick (Drive: 1 play, 67 yards, 0:00; UCLA 7–0) (13:46) UCLA – Carson Steele 1-yard run, R. J. Lopez kick (Drive: 1 play, 1 yards, 0:05; UCLA 14–0) (7:38) UCLA – J. Michael Sturdivant 30-yard pass from Dante Moore, R. J. Lopez kick (Drive: 6 plays, 88 yards, 2:24; UCLA 21–0) (5:27) UCLA – Collin Schlee 57-yard run, R. J. Lopez kick (Drive: 1 play, 57 yards, 0:12; UCLA 28–0) (2:18) UCLA – Collin Schlee 45-yard run, R. J. Lopez kick (Drive: 3 plays, 45 yards, 1:17; UCLA 35–0) Second quarter (9:33) UCLA – R. J. Lopez field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 76 yards, 5:14; UCLA 38–0) (4:34) UCLA – T. J. Harden 62-yard run, R. J. Lopez kick (Drive: 3 plays, 70 yards, 1:39; UCLA 45–0) Third quarter (8:44) UCLA – Colson Yankoff 25-yard run, R. J. Lopez kick (Drive: 5 plays, 72 yards, 1:48; UCLA 52–0) (3:36) UCLA – Anthony Adkins 1-yard run, R. J. Lopez kick (Drive: 8 plays, 83 yards, 4:03; UCLA 59–0) Fourth quarter (6:08) NCCU – Chris Mosley 1-yard run, R. J. Lopez kick (Drive: 14 plays, 56 yards, 7:08; UCLA 59–7)

Statistics	NCCU	UCLA
First downs	14	22
Total yards	245	614
Rushes/yards	37–103	39–404
Passing yards	142	210
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	31–17–1	17–10–1
Time of possession	36:13	23:47

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
North Carolina Central	Passing	Walker Harris	12/18, 114 yards
	Rushing	Latrell Collier	14 carries, 48 yards
	Receiving	Quentin McCall	4 receptions, 39 yards
UCLA	Passing	Dante Moore	8/12, 182 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Anthony Adkins	10 carries, 96 yards, TD
	Receiving	Kam Brown	2 receptions, 74 yards, TD

at No. 11 Utah

See also: 2023 Utah Utes football team

No. 22 UCLA Bruins (3–0) at No. 11 Utah Utes (3–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 22 Bruins	0	0	0	7	7
No. 11 Utes	7	7	0	0	14

at Rice-Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT

• Date: September 23, 2023
• Game time: 12:30 p.m.
• Game weather: Sunny, 68 °F (20 °C)
• Game attendance: 52,919
• Referee: Mark Duddy
• TV announcers (FOX): Jason Benetti (play-by-play), Brock Huard (analyst), Allison Williams (sideline)

Game information

First quarter (14:48) UTAH – Karene Reid 21-yard interception return, Joey Cheek kick (Drive: 1 play, 0 yards, 0:07; Utah 7–0) Second quarter (1:01) UTAH – Landen King 7-yard pass from Nate Johnson, Joey Cheek kick (Drive: 9 plays, 51 yards, 3:59; Utah 14–0) Third quarter None Fourth quarter (3:39) UCLA – Josiah Norwood 17-yard pass from Dante Moore, R. J. Lopez kick (Drive: 9 plays, 91 yards, 4:29; Utah 14–7)

Statistics	UCLA	UTAH
First downs	11	13
Total yards	243	219
Rushes/yards	32–9	48–102
Passing yards	234	117
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	15–35–1	9–17–0
Time of possession	25:32	34:28

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UCLA	Passing	Dante Moore	15/35, 234 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	T. J. Harden	11 carries, 31 yards
	Receiving	Carsen Ryan	3 receptions, 69 yards
Utah	Passing	Nate Johnson	9/17, 117 yards, TD
	Rushing	Jaylon Glover	25 carries, 85 yards
	Receiving	Devaughn Vele	2 receptions, 57 yards

vs No. 13 Washington State

See also: 2023 Washington State Cougars football team

Pregame line	Over/under
UCLA -3.0	60

No. 13 Washington State Cougars (4–0) vs UCLA Bruins (3–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 13 Cougars	3	7	7	0	17
Bruins	0	9	3	13	25

at Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA

• Date: October 7, 2023
• Game time: 12:01 p.m.
• Game weather: Sunny, 89 °F (32 °C)
• Game attendance: 35,437
• Referee: Mike McCabe
• TV announcers (P12N): Ted Robinson (play-by-play), Yogi Roth (analyst)

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	WSU	UCLA
First downs	11	24
Total yards	216	471
Rushes/yards	19–12	53–181
Passing yards	204	290
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	20–40–2	22–44–2
Time of possession	21:45	38:15

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Washington State	Passing	Cam Ward	22/44, 290 yards, TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Nakia Watson	11 carries, 25 yards
	Receiving	Kyle Williams	8 receptions, 85 yards
UCLA	Passing	Dante Moore	22/44, 290 yards,TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Carson Steele	30 carries, 141 yards
	Receiving	Moliki Matavao	3 receptions, 76 yards

at No. 15 Oregon State

See also: 2023 Oregon State Beavers football team

Pregame line	Over/under
UCLA -3.0	53.5

No. 18 UCLA Bruins (4–1) at No. 15 Oregon State Beavers (5–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 18 Bruins	0	10	7	7	24
No. 15 Beavers	13	10	13	0	36

at Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR

• Date: October 14, 2023
• Game time: 5:00 p.m.
• Game weather: Sunny, 62 °F (17 °C)
• Game attendance: 37,600
• Referee: Cravonne Barrett
• TV announcers (FOX): Tim Brando, Spencer Tillman

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	UCLA	OSU
First downs	27	18
Total yards	453	415
Rushes/yards	51–287	28–133
Passing yards	166	282
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	15–34–3	16–26–0
Time of possession	30:15	29:45

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UCLA	Passing	Dante Moore	14/33, 165 yards, TD, 3 INT
	Rushing	Carson Steele	22 carries, 110 yards, TD
	Receiving	Logan Loya	5 receptions, 48 yards, TD
Oregon State	Passing	DJ Uiagalelei	14/24, 266 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Damien Martinez	15 carries, 90 yards
	Receiving	Silas Bolden	5 receptions, 87 yards, TD

at Stanford

See also: 2023 Stanford Cardinal football team

Pregame line	Over/under
UCLA -17.0	51.5

No. 25 UCLA Bruins (4–2) at Stanford Cardinal (2–4) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 25 Bruins	14	7	14	7	42
Cardinal	0	0	7	0	7

at Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA

• Date: October 21, 2023
• Game time: 7:30 p.m.
• Game weather: Sunny, 0 °F (−18 °C)
• Game attendance: 30,225
• Referee: Chris Wiggins
• TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Flemming (play-by-play), Brock Osweiler (analyst), Kayla Burton (sideline)

Game information

First quarter (10:27) UCLA - Carson Steele 2-yard run, RJ Lopez kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:33; UCLA 7-0) (7:15) UCLA - Carson Steele 8-yard run, RJ Lopez kick (Drive: 3 plays, 60 yards, 0:55; UCLA 14-0) Second quarter (5:27) UCLA - Carson Steele 3-yard run, RJ Lopez kick (Drive: 15 plays, 97 yards, 6:43; UCLA 21-0) Third quarter (6:47) UCLA - J. Michael Sturdivant 8-yard pass from Ethan Garbers, RJ Lopez kick (Drive: 8 plays, 40 yards, 3:11; UCLA 28-0) (4:56) UCLA - Moliki Matavao 20-yard pass from Ethan Garbers, RJ Lopez kick (Drive: 2 plays, 29 yards, 0:57; UCLA 35-0) (3:11) STAN - Tiger Bachmeier 20-yard pass from Ashton Daniels, Joshua Karty kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 1:45; UCLA 35-7) Fourth quarter (14:28) UCLA - TJ Harden 22-yard run, RJ Lopez kick (Drive: 5 plays, 60 yards, 0:39; UCLA 42-7)

Statistics	UCLA	STAN
First downs	32	15
Total yards	503	292
Rushes/yards	54–221	17–24
Passing yards	282	268
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	25–34–0	27–45–1
Time of possession	36:56	23:04

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UCLA	Passing	Ethan Garbers	20/28, 240 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Carson Steele	20 carries, 76 yards, 3 TD
	Receiving	J. Michael Sturdivant	5 receptions, 54 yards, TD
Stanford	Passing	Ashton Daniels	27/45, 268 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Sedrick Irvin	3 carries, 16 yards
	Receiving	Elic Ayomanor	8 receptions, 90 yards

vs Colorado

See also: 2023 Colorado Buffaloes football team

Pregame line	Over/under
UCLA -17.0	62.5

Colorado Buffaloes (4–3) vs No. 23 UCLA Bruins (5–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Buffaloes	6	0	3	7	16
No. 23 Bruins	0	7	7	14	28

at Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA

• Date: October 28, 2023
• Game time: 4:30 p.m.
• Game weather: Sunny, 70 °F (21 °C)
• Game attendance: 71,343
• Referee: Matthew Richards
• TV announcers (ABC): Chris Fowler (play by play), Kirk Herbstreit (analyst), Holly Rowe (sideline)

Game information

First quarter (10:40) COL – Alejandro Mata 31-yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 62 yards, 4:20; Colorado 3–0) (7:44) COL – Alejandro Mata 39-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 15 yards, 1:44; Colorado 6–0) Second quarter (14:19) UCLA – Carson Steele 3-yard pass from Ethan Garbers, R. J. Lopez kick (Drive: 9 plays, 45 yards, 4:36; UCLA 7–6) Third quarter (14:25) UCLA – Moliki Matavao 26-yard pass from Ethan Garbers, R. J. Lopez kick (Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:35; UCLA 14–6) (4:13) COL – Alejandro Mata 34-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 64 yards, 3:44; UCLA 14–9) Fourth quarter (14:25) UCLA – T. J. Harden 3-yard run,, R. J. Lopez kick (Drive: 13 plays, 80 yards, 4:50; UCLA 21–9) (6:34) UCLA – Collin Schlee 7-yard run,, R. J. Lopez kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 6:04; UCLA 28–9) (2:37) UCLA – Jimmy Horn Jr. 18-yard pass from Shedeur Sanders, Alejandro Mata kick (Drive: 9 plays, 86 yards, 3:53; UCLA 28–16)

Statistics	COL	UCLA
First downs	20	26
Total yards	242	487
Rushes/yards	24–25	45–218
Passing yards	217	269
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	27–43–0	20–28–2
Time of possession	26:46	33:14

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Colorado	Passing	Shedeur Sanders	27/43, 217 yards, TD
	Rushing	Alton McCaskill	2 carries, 14 yards
	Receiving	Xavier Weaver	5 receptions, 86 yards
UCLA	Passing	Ethan Garbers	20/27, 269 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	T. J. Harden	20 carries, 78 yards, TD
	Receiving	Logan Loya	7 receptions, 111 yards

at Arizona

See also: 2023 Arizona Wildcats football team

Pregame line	Over/under
UCLA -2.5	49.5

No. 20 UCLA Bruins (6–2) at Arizona Wildcats (5–3) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 20 Bruins	0	7	3	0	10
Wildcats	7	7	3	10	27

at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ

• Date: November 4, 2023
• Game time: 7:30 p.m.
• Game weather: Clear, 75 °F (24 °C)
• Game attendance: 44,956
• Referee: John Love
• TV announcers (FS1): Jeff Levering, Mark Helfrich

Game information

First quarter (2:27) ARIZ – Montana Lemonious-Craig 9-yard pass from Noah Fifita, Tyler Loop kick (Drive: 11 plays, 76 yards, 5:10; Arizona 7–0) Second quarter (1:27) ARIZ – Jacob Cowing 9-yard pass from Noah Fifita, Tyler Loop kick (Drive: 7 plays, 61 yards, 3:07; Arizona 14–0) (0:03) UCLA – Carsen Ryan 14-yard pass from Ethan Garbers, Blake Glessner kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 1:24; Arizona 14–7) Third quarter (8:15) ARIZ – Tyler Loop 37-yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 55 yards, 6:45; Arizona 17–7) (2:28) UCLA – Blake Glessner 29-yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 64 yards, 5:47; Arizona 17–10) Fourth quarter (14:37) ARIZ – Tetairoa McMillan 11-yard pass from Noah Fifita, Tyler Loop kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:51; Arizona 24–10) (4:40) ARIZ – Tyler Loop 22-yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 72 yards, 3:12; Arizona 27–10)

Statistics	UCLA	ARIZ
First downs	17	23
Total yards	271	429
Rushing yards	29–114	35–129
Passing yards	157	300
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	17–33–0	25–33–1
Time of possession	24:46	35:14

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UCLA	Passing	Ethan Garbers	13/21, 143 yards, TD
	Rushing	Collin Schlee	6 carries, 46 yards
	Receiving	Logan Loya	3 receptions, 42 yards
Arizona	Passing	Noah Fifita	25/32, 300 yards, 3 TD, INT
	Rushing	Jonah Coleman	17 carries, 77 yards
	Receiving	Tetairoa McMillan	4 receptions, 81 yards, TD

vs Arizona State

See also: 2023 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

Pregame line	Over/under
UCLA -14.0	45.5

Arizona State Sun Devils (2–7) vs UCLA Bruins (6–3) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Sun Devils	0	3	7	7	17
Bruins	0	0	0	7	7

at Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA

• Date: November 11, 2023
• Game time: 6:00 p.m.
• Game weather: Clear, 68 °F (20 °C)
• Game attendance: 56,436
• Referee: Jeff Dahle
• TV announcers (P12N): J.B. Long, Lincoln Kennedy

Game information

First quarter No scoring plays Second quarter (7:54) ASU – Dario Langhetto 29-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 64 yards, 4:47; Arizona State 3–0) Third quarter (1:59) ASU – Elijah Badger 25-yard pass from Cam Skattebo, Dario Longhetto kick (Drive: 14 plays, 99 yards, 7:11; Arizona State 10–0) Fourth quarter (9:47) UCLA – Logan Loya 16-yard pass from Collin Schlee, Blake Glessner kick (Drive: 6 plays, 59 yards, 1:58; Arizona State 10–7) (3:07) ASU – Cam Skattebo 17-yard run, Dario Longhetto kick (Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 6:40; Arizona State 17–7)

Statistics	ASU	UCLA
First downs	21	15
Total yards	250	300
Rushes/yards	30–74	37–183
Passing yards	176	117
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	22–39–1	11–21–0
Time of possession	36:54	23:06

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Arizona State	Passing	Trenton Bourguet	19/34, 149 yards, INT
	Rushing	Cam Skattebo	12 carries, 61 yards, TD
	Receiving	Elijhah Badger	12 receptions, 116 yards, TD
UCLA	Passing	Collin Schlee	11/18, 117 yards, TD
	Rushing	Keegan Jones	3 carries, 51 yards
	Receiving	Logan Loya	3 receptions, 39 yards, TD

at USC (Victory Bell)

See also: 2023 USC Trojans football team, UCLA–USC rivalry, and Victory Bell (UCLA–USC)

Pregame line	Over/under
USC -5.0	62.5

UCLA Bruins (6–4) at USC Trojans (7–4) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bruins	14	0	17	7	38
Trojans	0	10	3	7	20

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA

• Date: November 18, 2023
• Game time: 12:30 p.m.
• Game weather: Cloudy, 68 °F (20 °C)
• Game attendance: 72,243
• Referee: Mike McCabe
• TV announcers (ABC): Dave Pasch (play-by-play), Dusty Dvoracek (analyst), Tom Luginbill (sideline)

Game information

First quarter (9:15) UCLA – T.J. Harden 1-yard run, Blake Glessner kick (Drive: 7 plays, 48 yards, 3:11; UCLA 7–0) (2:46) UCLA – Hudson Habermahl 14-yard pass from Ethan Garbers, Blake Glessner kick (Drive: 3 plays, 19 yards, 0:54; UCLA 14–0) Second quarter (14:01) USC – Brenden Rice 74-yard pass from Caleb Williams, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 7 plays, 99 yards, 2:03; UCLA 14–7) (0:02) USC – Denis Lynch 14-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 51 yards, 0:49; UCLA 14–10) Third quarter (9:45) UCLA – T.J. Harden 7-yard pass from Ethan Garbers, Blake Glessner kick (Drive: 15 plays, 65 yards, 5:15; UCLA 21–10) (9:29 UCLA – Alex Johnson 11-yard fumble recovery return, Blake Glessner kick (UCLA 28–10) (3:51) USC – Denis Lynch 34-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 30 yards, 5:32; UCLA 28–13) (1:21) UCLA – Blake Glessner 35-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 38 yards, 2:24; UCLA 31–13) Fourth quarter (9:06) UCLA – Hudson Habermahl 15-yard pass from Ethan Garbers, Blake Glessner kick (Drive: 10 plays, 38 yards, 5:01; UCLA 38–13) (3:52) USC – Austion Jones 17-yard run, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:14; UCLA 38–20)

Statistics	UCLA	USC
First downs	19	17
Total yards	354	387
Rushes/yards	45–199	22–3
Passing yards	155	384
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	18–31–0	31–44–1
Time of possession	32:34	27:26

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UCLA	Passing	Ethan Garbers	18/31, 155 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	T.J. Harden	22 carries, 142 yards, TD
	Receiving	Logan Loya	9 receptions, 60 yards
USC	Passing	Caleb Williams	31/42, 384 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	MarShawn Lloyd	8 carries, 17 yards
	Receiving	Brenden Rice	8 receptions, 147 yards, TD

UCLA quarterback Ethan Garbers, who sat out the previous week with a foot injury, returned and passed for 155 yards and three touchdowns in a 38–20 win over the USC Trojans. Running back T. J. Harden ran for a career-high 142 yards on 22 carries, rushing for one touchdown and catching another. UCLA's defense held the Trojans to only three yards rushing and sacked USC quarterback Caleb Williams four times.^[7]

vs California

See also: 2023 California Golden Bears football team and California-UCLA football rivalry

Pregame line	Over/under
TBD	TBD

California Golden Bears (5–6) vs UCLA Bruins (7–4) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Bears	6	14	0	0	20
Bruins	0	7	0	0	7

at Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA

• Date: November 25, 2023
• Game time: 7:30 p.m.
• Game weather: Clear, 55 °F (13 °C)
• Game attendance: 42,439
• Referee: John Love
• TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Flemming, Brock Osweiler, Kayla Burton

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	CAL	UCLA
First downs	17	23
Total yards	302	379
Rushes/yards	32–124	36–70
Passing yards	178	309
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	19–30–2	30–47–2
Time of possession	30:01	29:59

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
California	Passing	Fernando Mendoza	19/30, 178 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Jaydn Ott	21 carries, 80 yards
	Receiving	Jeremiah Hunter	8 receptions, 101 yards, 2 TD
UCLA	Passing	Dante Moore	23/38, 266 yards, TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Carson Steele	12 carries, 53 yards
	Receiving	Logan Loya	9 receptions, 88 yards, TD

vs Boise State (LA Bowl)

See also: 2023 Boise State Broncos football team

Main article: 2023 LA Bowl

2023 Starco Brands LA Bowl Hosted by Gronk

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
UCLA	7	0	21	7	35
Boise State	6	10	0	6	22

at SoFi Stadium • Inglewood, California

• Date: Saturday, December 16, 2023
• Game time: 4:30 p.m. PST
• Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 68 °F (20 °C)
• Game attendance: 32,780
• Referee: Gary Patterson
• TV announcers (ABC): Dave Flemming (play-by-play), Brock Osweiler, and Kayla Burton (sideline)
• Box score

Game information

First Quarter (8:58) BSU – Jonah Dalmas 33 yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 59 yards, 4:10; Boise State 3–0) (3:36) BSU – Jonah Dalmas 23 yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 62 yards, 4:06; Boise State 6–0) (0:48) UCLA – Hudson Habermehl 5 yard pass from Collin Schlee, Blake Glessner kick (Drive: 6 plays, 83 yards, 2:48; UCLA 7–6) Second Quarter (11:01) BSU – Jonah Dalmas 33 yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 59 yards, 4:47; Boise State 9–7) (4:33) BSU – George Holani 1 yard run, Jonah Dalmas kick (Drive: 8 plays, 52 yards, 4:54; Boise State 16–7) Third Quarter (10:03) UCLA – Kyle Ford 5 yard pass from Ethan Garbers, Blake Glessner kick (Drive: 7 plays, 87 yards, 3:28; Boise State 16–14) (3:03) UCLA – TJ Harden 1 yard run, Blake Glessner kick (Drive: 9 plays, 72 yards, 3:43; UCLA 21–16) (0:19) UCLA – TJ Harden 14 yard run, Blake Glessner kick (Drive: 3 plays, 70 yards, 0:57; UCLA 28–16) Fourth Quarter (6:11) UCLA – J. Michael Sturdivant 40 yard pass from Ethan Garbers, Blake Glessner kick (Drive: 1 play, 40 yards, 0:07; UCLA 35–16) (5:08) BSU – George Holani 66 yard run, two-point pass conversion failed (Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:03; UCLA 35–22)

Statistics	BSU	UCLA
First downs	15	18
Plays–yards	58–332	64–510
Rushes–yards	37–215	36–280
Passing yards	117	230
Passing: comp–att–int	12–21–1	20–28–0
Time of possession	31:33	28:27

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Boise State	Passing	CJ Tiller	12/21, 117 yards, INT
	Rushing	George Holani	17 carries, 138 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	George Holani	1 reception, 45 yards
UCLA	Passing	Ethan Garbers	9/12, 152 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Collin Schlee	7 carries, 127 yards
	Receiving	J. Michael Sturdivant	4 receptions, 142 yards, TD

UCLA won 35–22 over Mountain West Conference champion Boise State. It was the Bruins' first bowl win in Kelly's six-year tenure and the program's first since 2015. It was UCLA's third consecutive eight-win season, the second such streak in the program since 1988 under coach Terry Donahue.^[8]

Rankings

Further information: 2023 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	Final
AP	RV	RV	24	22	RV	—	18	25	23	20	RV	—	RV	—
Coaches	RV	RV	25	25	RV	RV	22	25	24	20	RV	—	RV	—
CFP	Not released									19	—	—	—	—		Not released

Statistics

Statistics	OPP	UCLA
First downs	0	0
Plays–yards	0-0	0-0
Rushes–yards	0-0	0-0
Passing yards	0,000	0,000
Passing: comp–att–int	0-0-0	0-0-0
Time of possession	0:00 / game	0:00 / game

Source:^[9]

Awards and honors

Recipient	Award (Pac-12 Conference)	Week #	Date awarded	Ref.
Dante Moore	Freshman Player of the Week	2	Sept. 11, 2023
Laiatu Latu	Defense Player of the Week	6	Oct. 9, 2023
Laiatu Latu	Defensive Lineman Player of the Week	6	Oct. 9, 2023
Laiatu Latu	Defensive Lineman of the Week	12	Nov. 20, 2023
Laiatu Latu	Pat Tillman Defensive Player of the Year		Dec. 5, 2023

• November 20, 2023 – Defensive Coordinator D’Anton Lynn was named to the Broyles Award semi-finalist list
• November 24, 2023 – Laiatu Latu is a finalist for the Lott IMPACT Trophy
• November 28, 2023 – Laiatu Latu is a finalist for the Bednarik Award
• December 1, 2023 – Laiatu Latu is a finalist for the Hendricks Award
• December 6, 2023 – Laiatu Latu is the winner of the Lombardi Award (college football’s lineman of the year)^[10]
• December 7, 2023 – Laiatu Latu wins the Ted Hendricks Award^[10]
• December 11, 2023 – Laiatu Latu is the winner of the Pac-12's Morris Trophy
• December 16, 2023 – Ethan Garbers (QB) and Darius Muasau (LB) were MVP of the 2023 LA Bowl

References

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2. Bolch, Ben (February 9, 2024). "Chip Kelly leaves UCLA to become Ohio State's offensive coordinator". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 10, 2024.
3. UCLA Football [@UCLAFootball] (January 24, 2023). "𝐁𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐢𝐧 𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐰𝐨𝐨𝐝! @KodiWhitfield rejoins the UCLA staff as Cornerbacks Coach! #GoBruins 𝗠𝗢𝗥𝗘: https://t.co/6UbCh0YcB3 https://t.co/qtGnxig3hX" (Tweet). Archived from the original on January 30, 2023. Retrieved March 28, 2023 – via Twitter.
4. UCLA Football [@UCLAFootball] (February 27, 2023). "𝐖𝐞𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐰𝐨𝐨𝐝! NFL coaching veteran D'Anton Lynn joins UCLA Football as Defensive Coordinator! #GoBruins 𝗠𝗢𝗥𝗘: https://t.co/cyYQtfMefV https://t.co/p2iXzpsKxZ" (Tweet). Archived from the original on March 7, 2023. Retrieved March 28, 2023 – via Twitter.
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10. Williams, James H. (December 7, 2023). "UCLA's Laiatu Latu wins Lombardi, Ted Hendricks awards". Daily News. Retrieved November 22, 2024.