UCLA Head Football Coach Signs Contract Extension

ESPN reports that UCLA head football coach has signed a contract extension.  Continuing with NCAA FBS team analysis with a coaching change or contract extension, here is the analysis of the UCLA Bruins under the two years with head football coach Mora.  As I normally do - I start with the most recent performance and move backward.

2013
UCLA's football team has finished the regular season at 9-3 and are bowl eligible and playing in the Sun Bowl against Virginia Tech.  The Bruins best victory (victory over the highest ranked team in the NCAA FBS Production Model) was over #13 currently ranked Washington.  In terms of losses, the Bruins worst loss was to currently ranked #27 Stanford.

Additionally, the Bruins have played against an "average" strength of schedule (meaning that UCLA's SOS was within one standard deviation of the "leagues" average SOS).  In terms of overall production, the Bruins are currently the #30 most productive team in overall rank with the #33 currently ranked offense and the #32 currently ranked defense.

2012
In Jim Mora's first season as head football coach, UCLA's football team finished the regular season at 9-3, and won the South in the PAC-12 conference to play in the PAC-12 conference championship, which they lost to #28 ranked Stanford, dropping the Bruins to 9-4.  UCLA played Baylor in the Holiday Bowl, losing 26-49.

The Bruins best victory (victory over the highest ranked team in the NCAA FBS Production Model) was over the #24th ranked Arizona State Sun Devils.  In terms of losses, the Bruins worst loss was to #102nd ranked California.  Additionally, the Bruins have played against an "average" strength of schedule (meaning that UCLA's SOS was within one standard deviation of the "leagues" average SOS).  In terms of overall production, the Bruins were the #36th most productive team in overall rank with the #19th ranked offense and the #76th ranked defense.