Last week UCLA head football coach Chip Kelly resigned with a 35-34 overall record with the Bruins.
Here's a look at the UCLA Bruins since the 2008 NCAA FBS season under Rick Neuiteisel (2008-2011), Jim Mora (2012-2017) and Chip Kelly (2018-2023). Following the production rank
chart below
is a short overview of the UCLA Bruins football program
during his tenure as head football coach based on the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model using data provided by www.cfbstats.com.
Chip Kelly [2018-2023]
2018
The Bruins finished the regular season at 3-9. The Bruins played against a “much tougher”
strength of schedule (SOS), meaning that the UCLA Bruins SOS was more than two standard deviations lower than the "league" average SOS. UCLA
's best regular season win was against #57 ranked California by a score of (37-7) and their worst regular season loss was to #70 ranked Colorado by a
score of (16-38).
UCLA was the #103 ranked team overall, with the #101 ranked
offense and the #84 ranked defense from the
Complex Invasion College Football Production Model using data provided by
www.cfbstats.com.
2019
The Bruins finished
the regular season at 4-8 and were post-season bowl ineligible. The Bruins played
against a “tougher”
strength of schedule
(SOS), meaning that the Bruins SOS was between one and two standard deviations lower than the "league" average SOS. UCLA
's best regular season win
was against #48 ranked Arizona State by a
score of (42-32) and their worst regular season loss was to #90 ranked Arizona by a
score of (17-20).
UCLA was the #115 ranked team overall, with the #103 ranked
offense and the #114 ranked defense from the
Complex Invasion College Football Production Model using data provided by
www.cfbstats.com.
2020The Bruins finished the COVID-19 regular season at 3-4 playing against an “easier”
strength of schedule
(SOS), meaning that the Bruins SOS was between one and two standard deviations higher than the "league" average SOS. UCLA
's best regular season win
was against #55 ranked Arizona State by a
score of (25-18) and their worst regular season loss was to #80 ranked Stanford by a
score of (47-48).
UCLA was the #44 ranked team overall, with the #63 ranked
offense and the #47 ranked defense from the
Complex Invasion College Football Production Model using data provided by
www.cfbstats.com.
2021The Bruins finished
the regular season at 8-4 and were post-season bowl
eligible but their post-season bowl game was cancelled due to COVID-19 protocols. The Bruins played
against an “average”
strength of schedule
(SOS), meaning their SOS was plus or minus one standard deviation of the "league" average SOS. UCLA
's best regular season win
was against #74 ranked California by a
score of (42-14) and their worst regular season loss was to #47 ranked Arizona State by a
score of (23-42).
UCLA was the #53 ranked team overall, with the #61 ranked
offense and the #44 ranked defense from the
Complex Invasion College Football Production Model using data provided by
www.cfbstats.com.
2022The Bruins finished the regular season at 9-3 and were again post-season bowl
eligible where they were defeated by #44 ranked Pittsburgh by a score of (35-37) to
finish the season with a win-loss record of 9-4. The Bruins played
against an “average”
strength of schedule (SOS). UCLA's best
win was against #10 ranked Utah by a score of (42-32) and their worst
regular season loss was to #110 ranked Arizona by a
score of (28-34). UCLA was the
#37 ranked team overall, with the #17 ranked
offense and the #90 ranked defense using the
Complex Invasion College Football Production Model from the data provided by
www.cfbstats.com.
2023
The Bruins finished
the regular season at 7-5 and were bowl eligible
where they defeated by #33 ranked Boise State by a score of (35-22) to finish the season with a win-loss record of 8-5 overall. The Bruins played
against an “easier”
strength of schedule
(SOS). UCLA'
s best regular season win
was against #45 ranked Southern California by a
score of (38-20) and their worst regular season loss was to #124 ranked Arizona State by a
score of (7-17).
UCLA was the #25 ranked team overall, with the #60 ranked
offense and the
#7 ranked defense from the
Complex Invasion College Football Production Model using data provided by
www.cfbstats.com.
