2019UCLA Bruins football
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Division	South Division
Record	4–8 (4–5 Pac-12)
Head coach	Chip Kelly (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Justin Frye (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Spread option
Defensive coordinator	Jerry Azzinaro (2nd season)
Base defense	4–2–5
Home stadium	Rose Bowl
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The2019 UCLA Bruins football team represented theUniversity of California, Los Angeles in the2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bruins play their home games at theRose Bowl inPasadena, California. UCLA competed as a member of the South Division of thePac-12 Conference. The team was led by second-year head coachChip Kelly. The Bruins began the season 1–5 before winning three straight games. However, the Bruins then lost their final three games of the season. They finished the season 4–8 overall and 4–5 in Pac-12 play, tyingArizona State for third place in the Pac-12 South Division, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 417 to 320. The Bruins' average attendance at home was 43,848, their lowest since 1982 when they moved to the Rose Bowl,^[1] surpassing the previous low of 49,107 in1995.^[2]

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Outside linebackers and special teams coachRoy Manning left to become the cornerbacks coach atOklahoma. He was replaced by Jason Kaufusi.

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Bruins who were picked in the 2019 NFL Draft:

In the 2019 Pac-12 preseason media poll, UCLA was voted to finish in a tie for third withArizona State in third place in the South Division.^[3]

The Bruins signed a total of 15 recruits during the Early Signing Period.^[4][5][6]

College recruiting information (2019)
Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Sean Rhyan OT	San Juan Capistrano, California	San Juan Hills High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	302 lb (137 kg)	Dec 4, 2018
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Shamar Martin CB	San Diego, California	Morse High School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jun 23, 2018
	Recruit ratings:Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:
Charles Njoku WR	Wayne, New Jersey	Wayne Hills High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)
	Recruit ratings:Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:
William Nimmo S	Santa Ana, California	Mater Dei High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Oct 25, 2018
	Recruit ratings:Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:
Duke Clemens OT	Honolulu, Hawaii	Punahou School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	268 lb (122 kg)	Jul 18, 2018
	Recruit ratings:Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:
John Ward LB	Palmdale, California	Palmdale High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	227 lb (103 kg)	Jul 21, 2018
	Recruit ratings:Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:
Datona Jackson DE	Union City, Ohio	College of the Desert	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	270 lb (120 kg)	Dec 19, 2018
	Recruit ratings:Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:
Beau Taylor OG	Las Vegas, Nevada	Bishop Gorman High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	286 lb (130 kg)	Jun 27, 2018
	Recruit ratings:Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:
Chase Griffin QB	Hutto, Texas	Hutto High School	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	186 lb (84 kg)	Jun 15, 2018
	Recruit ratings:Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:
Siale Liku DT	Oakland, California	Oakland High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	323 lb (147 kg)	Dec 19, 2018
	Recruit ratings:Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:
Jahmon McClendon RB	Spring Valley, California	Monte Vista High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sep 18, 2018
	Recruit ratings:Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:
Carl Jones S	Bakersfield, California	Bakersfield High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	Dec 13, 2018
	Recruit ratings:Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:
Kain Medrano WR	Pueblo, Colorado	East High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jul 25, 2018
	Recruit ratings:Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:
Jaylen Erwin WR	Charlotte, North Carolina	Hutchinson Community College	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	173 lb (78 kg)	Dec 19, 2018
	Recruit ratings:Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:
Noah Keeter OLB	Gainesville, Florida	Buchholz High School	N/A	N/A	Dec 19, 2018
	Recruit ratings:Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:
Hayden Harris ATH	Sammamish, Washington	Eastside Catholic School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Dec 19, 2018
	Recruit ratings:Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:
Josh Carlin OG	Chatsworth, California	Sierra Canyon School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	277 lb (126 kg)	Dec 19, 2018
	Recruit ratings:Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:
Keegan Jones RB	Sammamish, Washington	Eastside Catholic School	N/A	N/A	Dec 19, 2018
	Recruit ratings:ESPN:
Michael Martinez TE	Santa Ana, CA	Mater Dei High School	N/A	N/A	Dec 19, 2018
	Recruit ratings:ESPN:
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "UCLA Football Commitments". Rivals. RetrievedDecember 23, 2018. "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals. RetrievedDecember 23, 2018.

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 29	4:00 p.m.	atCincinnati*	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	ESPN	L 14–24	38,032
September 7	1:15 p.m.	San Diego State*	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	P12N	L 14–23	36,951
September 14	5:00 p.m.	No. 5Oklahoma*	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	FOX	L 14–48	52,578
September 21	7:30 p.m.	at No. 19Washington State	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA	ESPN	W 67–63	32,952
September 28	7:30 p.m.	atArizona	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	ESPN	L 17–20	38,283
October 5	6:00 p.m.	Oregon State	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	P12N	L 31–48	48,532
October 17	6:00 p.m.	atStanford	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	ESPN	W 34–16	31,464
October 26	4:30 p.m.	No. 24Arizona State	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	P12N	W 42–32	39,811
November 2	6:00 p.m.	Colorado	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	P12N	W 31–14	47,118
November 16	5:00 p.m.	at No. 7Utah	Rice–Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	FOX	L 3–49	47,307
November 23	12:30 p.m.	at No. 23USC	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (Victory Bell)	ABC	L 35–52	64,156
November 30	7:30 p.m.	California	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA (rivalry)	FS1	L 18–28	38,102
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings fromAP Poll andCFP Rankings after November 5 released prior to game All times are inPacific time

• Sources:^[7]

Dorian Thompson-Robinson returned from a leg injury the month before to throw for two touchdowns and run for another to lead UCLA to a 34–16 win overStanford, ending their 11-game losing streak against the Cardinal. It was the Bruins longest against any opponent in their first 100 years of football.Joshua Kelley ran for 176 yards on 18 carries for the Bruins. Their defense limited Stanford to a season-low 198 yards and totalled sevensacks, almost equalling their previous season total of nine.^[8]

Joshua Kelley ran 34 times for 164 yards and a career-high four touchdowns in a 42–32 upset over No. 24Arizona State.^[9]

The Bruins won 31–14 overColorado for coachChip Kelly's first three-game winning steak with the team. It was their fourth win of the season, exceeding their total from a year earlier. Thompson-Robinson returned from a knee injury the previous game to pass for 226 yards and two touchdowns, and added 38 yards rushing. Kelley rushed for 126 yards and two touchdowns.^[10] UCLA had 426 yards in total offense;^[10] they ran for over 200 yards for five consecutive games for the first time since1978.^[11]

The Bruins committed a season-high fiveturnovers in a 49–3 loss to No. 7Utah. They fell behind 28–3 in the first half, when Thompson-Robinson committed two of his four turnovers. Three times in the half they were inside the Utes' 30-yard line, but managed just three points. They went scoreless in the final 51:55 of the game. Utes running backZack Moss had 181 of his 200all-purpose yards by halftime. For the contest, UCLA scored just once in four trips to thered zone, turning it over the other three times. They established a season low for points, and were held without a touchdown for the first time since a 50–0 loss toUSC in2011.^[12]

The Utes outgained the Bruins 536–269 in total yards. UCLA gained just 50 yards rushing against a defense that entered No. 1 in the nation against the run. Kelley had 78 yards rushing on 4.1 yards per carry.^[12]

UCLA surrendered 643 total yards to No. 23USC as the Bruins lost 52–35.^[13] Trojans quarterbackKedon Slovis set a USC school record with 515 passing yards,^[13] which was also the most inthe rivalry's history.^[14] The Trojans established a school record with four receivers each catching for over 100 yards.^[13] The game began well for UCLA, who scored on their opening drive, like they had in their four previous wins on the season.^[15] They were up 7–3 late in the first quarter and driving on the USC 27 when Thompson-Robinson was intercepted.^[16] The Bruins were behind 24–14 at halftime.^[14] They drew to within 45–35 with 12:16 remaining in the game after scoring touchdowns on three straight possessions in the second half.^[13]

Kelley was held to 45 yards rushing after gaining a rivalry-record 289 a year before against the Trojans.^[15][16] With the defense focused on the Bruins running back,^[16] Thompson-Robinson compiled 431 yards in total offense along with four touchdowns. He was 26-of-44 passing for 367 yards and three touchdowns with one interception, and ran for 64 yards and another touchdown.^[16] The loss pushed UCLA out of contention for abowl game, and assured them of four straight losing seasons for the first time since1924.^[15]

UCLA lost 28–18 toCalifornia to end their fourth straight losing season and second under coach Kelly. The Golden Bears, who entered with the worst offense in the Pac-12, were led by quarterback Chase Garbers's 230 yards passing and running back Christopher Brown Jr.'s 111 yards rushing and two touchdowns. UCLA lost their last three games, allowing an average of 43 points per game.^[17]

Kelley ran for 76 yards to become the eighth Bruin to run for 1,000 yards in consecutive seasons. The attendance of 38,102 gave UCLA an average home crowd of 43,848 for the season, its worst since moving to theRose Bowl in1982. Their previous low was 49,107 in1995.^[17]

• September 23, 2019 – Quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson was named Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week, running backDemetric Felton was named the Pac-12 Special Teams Player of the Week, and wide receiver/returnerKyle Philips was named Pac-12 Freshman of the Week

Source:^[18]

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