2019 UCLA Bruins football team

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2019 UCLA Bruins football
UCLA Bruins script.svg
ConferencePac-12 Conference
DivisionSouth Division
2019 record4–8 (4–5 Pac-12)
Head coach
  • Chip Kelly (2nd season)
Offensive coordinatorJustin Frye (1st as OC; 2nd overall season)
Defensive coordinatorJerry Azzinaro (2nd season)
Home stadiumRose Bowl
(Capacity: 91,136)
Uniform
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Seasons
← 2018
2020 →
2019 Pac-12 Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
North Division
No. 5 Oregon x$   8 – 1     12 – 2  
California   4 – 5     8 – 5  
Washington   4 – 5     8 – 5  
Oregon State   4 – 5     5 – 7  
Washington State   3 – 6     6 – 7  
Stanford   3 – 6     4 – 8  
South Division
No. 16 Utah x   8 – 1     11 – 3  
USC   7 – 2     8 – 5  
Arizona State   4 – 5     8 – 5  
UCLA   4 – 5     4 – 8  
Colorado   3 – 6     5 – 7  
Arizona   2 – 7     4 – 8  
Championship: Oregon 37, Utah 15
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2019 UCLA Bruins football team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bruins play their home games at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. UCLA competed as a member of the South Division of the Pac-12 Conference. The team was led by second-year head coach Chip 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, tying Arizona 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]

Previous season[]

Main article: 2018 UCLA Bruins football team

The Bruins finished the 2018 season 3–9 overall, 3–6 in Pac-12 play to finish in fifth place in the South Division. Their 3–9 record was their worst record since 1971.[2]

Offseason[]

Coaching changes[]

Outside linebackers and special teams coach Roy Manning left to become the cornerbacks coach at Oklahoma. He was replaced by Jason Kaufusi.

2019 NFL Draft[]

See also: 2019 NFL Draft

Bruins who were picked in the 2019 NFL Draft:

Round Pick Player Position Team
7 254 Caleb Wilson Tight end Arizona Cardinals

Preseason[]

Pac-12 media days[]

Pac-12 media poll[]

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

Media poll (South Division)
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Utah 206 (33)
2 USC 167 (2)
3 Arizona State 118
UCLA 118
5 Arizona 85
6 Colorado 46

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

Recruits[]

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

Personnel[]

Coaching staff[]

Name Position Year at UCLA Alma mater (Year)
Chip Kelly Head coach 2nd New Hampshire (1990)
Justin Frye Offensive coordinator/Offensive line coach 2nd Indiana (2006)
Dana Bible Quarterbacks coach 2nd Cincinnati (1976)
Jerry Azzinaro Defensive coordinator 2nd American International College (1982)
DeShaun Foster Running backs coach 3rd UCLA (2002)
Jimmie Dougherty Wide receivers/Passing game coordinator 3rd Missouri (2001)
Vince Oghobaase Defensive line coach 2nd Duke (2010)
Don Pellum Linebackers coach 2nd Oregon (1985)
Paul Rhoads Defensive backs coach 2nd Missouri Western (1988)
Jason Kaufusi Outside linebackers coach 1st Utah (2004)
Derek Sage Tight ends coach/Special teams coordinator 2nd Cal State Northridge (2003)

Roster[]

2019 UCLA Bruins Roster

Quarterback

  •  1 Dorian Thompson-Robinson - Sophomore
  •  3 Chase Artopoeus - Freshman
  •  4 Blake Kirshner - Freshman
  •  7 Colson Yankoff - Redshirt Freshman
  • 11 Chase Griffin – Freshman
  • 12 Austin Burton – Redshirt Sophomore

Running Back

  • 15 Martell Irby - Sophomore
  • 19 Kazmeir Allen - Sophomore
  • 22 Keegan Jones - Freshman
  • 24 Sitiveni Kaufusi - Freshman
  • 27 Joshua Kelley Redshirt Senior
  • 28 Cole Kinder - Redshirt Sophomore
  • 32 Christian Grubb - Freshman
  • 33 Jahmon McClendon - Freshman

Receiver

  •  2 Kyle Philips - Redshirt Freshman
  •  9 Dymond Lee - Redshirt Junior
  • 10 Demetric Felton - Redshirt Junior
  • 14 Theo Howard - Senior
  • 15 Jaylen Erwin - Senior
  • 17 Josiah Norwood - Redshirt Freshman
  • 18 Kain Medrano - Freshman
  • 20 Charles Njoku - Freshman
  • 21 Michael Ezeike - Sophomore
  • 23 Chase Cota - Sophomore
  • 26 Ashton Authement - Freshman
  • 29 Delon Hurt - Sophomore
  • 36 Ethan Fernea - Senior
  • 37 Hudson Habermehl - Freshman

Tight End

  • 81 Matt Lynch - Redshirt Junior
  • 82 Josh Harris - Sophomore
  • 83 David Priebe - Redshirt Freshman
  • 85 Greg Dulcich - Redshirt Freshman
  • 86 Devin Asiasi – Redshirt Junior
  • 87 Jordan Wilson - Redshirt Junior
  • 88 Mike Martinez - Freshman
  • 89 Michael Churich - Freshman
  

Offensive Lineman

  • 53 Luke Young - Freshman
  • 55 Michael Alves - Redshirt Junior
  • 56 Brad Whitworth - Freshman
  • 57 Jon Gaines – Redshirt Freshman
  • 62 Duke Clemens – Freshman
  • 64 Sam Marrazzo – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 65 Stephen DeFranco - Redshirt Freshman
  • 66 Mohamed Khalil - Redshirt Freshman
  • 66 Josh Carlin - Freshman
  • 70 Alec Anderson – Redshirt Freshman
  • 71 Baraka Beckett - Redshirt Freshman
  • 72 Zach Cochrun - Redshirt Sophomore
  • 73 Jake Burton - Redshirt Junior
  • 74 Sean Rhyan - Freshman
  • 75 Boss Tagaloa - Senior
  • 76 Christaphany Murray - Sophomore
  • 77 Beau Taylor - Freshman
  • 78 Lucas Gramlick - Redshirt Freshman

Defensive Lineman

  • 44 Martin Andrus, Jr. – Junior
  • 50 Tyler Manoa – Sophomore
  • 51 Ethan Matus – Redshirt Freshman
  • 53 Winston Polite – Redshirt Freshman
  • 55 Steven Mason – Redshirt Junior
  • 56 Atonio Mafi – Sophomore
  • 58 Datona Jackson – Junior
  • 61 Carson Drake – Freshman
  • 90 David Vardanian - Junior
  • 91 Otito-DC Ogbonnia - Sophomore
  • 92 Osa Odighizuwa - Redshirt Junior
  • 93 Ulysses Aburto - Freshman
  • 94 Dovid Magna - Freshman
  • 97 Odua Isibor – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 99 Elijah Wade - Sophomore
  

Linebacker

  •  2 Josh Woods - Redshirt Senior
  • 11 Keisean Lucier-South - Redshirt Senior
  • 12 Rahyme Johnson – Sophomore
  • 14 Krys Barnes - Senior
  • 25 Tyree Thompson - Redshirt Senior
  • 26 Leni Toailoa - Redshirt Junior
  • 29 Adam Cohen - Sophomore
  • 33 Bo Calvert - Sophomore
  • 39 Barret Albright - Freshman
  • 41 Jayce Smalley - Redshirt Sophomore
  • 43 Je'Vari Anderson - Senior
  • 43 James Dinneen - Freshman
  • 45 Anthony James - Freshman
  • 46 Hayden Harris - Freshman
  • 47 Erich Osteen - Freshman
  • 47 Shea Pitts - Redshirt Sophomore
  • 48 Noah Keeter - Freshman
  • 49 Jonny Garnett - Freshman
  • 52 Lokeni Toailoa - Senior
  • 54 John Ward - Freshman
  • 57 Connor Barbato - Freshman
  • 81 Kayden Hoal - Freshman
  • 95 Jason Harris - Graduate Student

Defensive Back

  •  1 Darnay Holmes – Junior
  •  3 Rayshad Williams - Redshirt Freshman
  •  4 Stephan Blaylock - Sophomore
  •  7 Morrell Osling III – Junior
  • 12 Elijah Gates – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 19 Alex Johnson - Redshirt Freshman
  • 19 Jelani Warren - Freshman
  • 23 Kenny Churchwell III - Redshirt Freshman
  • 24 Jay Shaw – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 27 Patrick Jolly, Jr. - Redshirt Freshman
  • 28 Shamar Martin - Freshman
  • 30 Elisha Guidry – Redshirt Freshman
  • 31 Zack Huffstutter - Redshirt Freshman
  • 31 Kaleb Tuliau - Freshman
  • 32 William Nimmo, Jr. - Freshman
  • 35 Carl Jones - Freshman
  • 37 Quentin Lake - Junior

Punter

  • 49 Collin Flintoft - Redshirt Freshman
  • 88 Wade Lees - Graduate Student
  • 99 Carson Olivas - Junior

Kicker

  •  2 Nicholas Barr-Mira - Freshman
  • 17 JJ Molson - Senior
  • 21 Quentin Wallace - Redshirt Freshman

Long Snapper

  • 30 Johnny Den Bleyker - Senior
  • 51 Jack Landherr IV - Freshman
  • 58 Koby Walsh - Redshirt Junior
Sources: [1]

Schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 294:00 p.m.at Cincinnati*
ESPNL 14–2438,032
September 71:15 p.m.San Diego State*
P12NL 14–2336,951
September 145:00 p.m.No. 5 Oklahoma*
  • Rose Bowl
  • Pasadena, CA
FOXL 14–4852,578
September 217:30 p.m.at No. 19 Washington State
ESPNW 67–6332,952
September 287:30 p.m.at Arizona
ESPNL 17–2038,283
October 56:00 p.m.Oregon State
  • Rose Bowl
  • Pasadena, CA
P12NL 31–4848,532
October 176:00 p.m.at Stanford
ESPNW 34–1631,464
October 264:30 p.m.No. 24 Arizona Statedagger
  • Rose Bowl
  • Pasadena, CA
P12NW 42–3239,811
November 26:00 p.m.Colorado
  • Rose Bowl
  • Pasadena, CA
P12NW 31–1447,118
November 165:00 p.m.at No. 7 Utah
FOXL 3–4947,307
November 2312:30 p.m.at No. 23 USC
ABCL 35–5264,156
November 307:30 p.m.California
FS1L 18–2838,102
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 5 released prior to game
  • All times are in Pacific time

Game summaries[]

at Cincinnati[]

See also: 2019 Cincinnati Bearcats football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Bruins 0 7 7 0 14
Bearcats 7 3 7 7 24

San Diego State[]

See also: 2019 San Diego State Aztecs football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Aztecs 10 0 10 3 23
Bruins 7 0 7 0 14

Oklahoma[]

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 5 Sooners 17 17 7 7 48
Bruins 0 7 7 0 14
See also: 2019 Oklahoma Sooners football team

at Washington State[]

1 2 3 4 Total
Bruins 10 7 21 29 67
No. 19 Cougars 7 28 14 14 63
See also: 2019 Washington State Cougars football team

at Arizona[]

1 2 3 4 Total
Bruins 7 0 10 0 17
Wildcats 0 6 7 7 20
See also: 2019 Arizona Wildcats football team

Oregon State[]

1 2 3 4 Total
Beavers 21 6 14 7 48
Bruins 0 10 14 7 31
See also: 2019 Oregon State Beavers football team

at Stanford[]

1 2 3 4 Total
Bruins 14 7 6 7 34
Cardinal 10 0 0 6 16

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 over Stanford, 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 seven sacks, almost equalling their previous season total of nine.[8]

Arizona State[]

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 24 Sun Devils 7 0 3 22 32
Bruins 14 14 14 0 42

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

Colorado[]

1 2 3 4 Total
Buffaloes 0 7 0 7 14
Bruins 17 0 7 7 31

The Bruins won 31–14 over Colorado for coach Chip 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 since 1978.[11]

at Utah[]

1 2 3 4 Total
Bruins 3 0 0 0 3
No. 7 Utes 7 21 7 14 49

The Bruins committed a season-high five turnovers in a 49–3 loss to No. 7 Utah. 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 back Zack Moss had 181 of his 200 all-purpose yards by halftime. For the contest, UCLA scored just once in four trips to the red 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 to USC in 2011.[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]

at USC[]

1 2 3 4 Total
Bruins 7 7 14 7 35
No. 23 Trojans 10 14 14 14 52

UCLA surrendered 643 total yards to No. 23 USC as the Bruins lost 52–35.[13] Trojans quarterback Kedon Slovis set a USC school record with 515 passing yards,[13] which was also the most in the 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 a bowl game, and assured them of four straight losing seasons for the first time since 1924.[15]

vs. California[]

See also: 2019 California Golden Bears football team and California-UCLA football rivalry
California Golden Bears vs UCLA Bruins
1 2 34Total
Golden Bears 7 7 7728
Bruins 7 3 8018

at Rose Bowl, Pasadena, CA

  • Date: November 30, 2019
  • Game time: 7:30 P.M. PST
  • Game weather: 49 °F (9 °C)
  • Game attendance: 38,102
  • Referee: Michael Mothershed
  • TV announcers (FS1): Cory Provus, Petros Papadakis, Shane Vereen

UCLA lost 28–18 to California for 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 the Rose Bowl in 1982. Their previous low was 49,107 in 1995.[17]

Statistics[]

Statistics UCLA OPP
First downs 269 263
Plays–yards 916–4868 816–5475
Rushes–yards 490–1802 411–1746
Passing yards 3066 3729
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 260-426-12 269-405-5
Time of possession 364:22 355:36

Awards and honors[]

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

Players drafted into the NFL[]

See also: 2020 NFL Draft
Round Pick Player Position NFL Club
3 91 Devin Asiasi TE New England Patriots
4 110 Darnay Holmes CB New York Giants
4 112 Joshua Kelley RB Los Angeles Chargers

References[]

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  2. ^ Bolch, Ben (25 November 2018). "UCLA puts up a fight against Stanford but falls short 49-42". Los Angeles Times.
  3. ^ "Utah picked as Pac-12 favorite in preseason media poll". pac-12.com. July 24, 2019.
  4. ^ Piechowski, Joe (2018-12-20). "2019 Early Signing Period Day Two Will Likely Be Much Quieter for UCLA". Bruins Nation. Retrieved 2018-12-23.
  5. ^ "2019 UCLA Football Spring Training Preview: Bruins Finally Have a Run Game". 3 March 2019.
  6. ^ "UCLA Football 2019 National Signing Day: Bruins Crawl to the Finish Line". 6 February 2019.
  7. ^ Schilken, Chuck (4 December 2018). "2019 football schedules announced for USC and UCLA". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2018-12-23.
  8. ^ Bolch, Ben (October 17, 2019). "Dorian Thompson-Robinson and Joshua Kelley help UCLA end 'The Streak' vs. Stanford". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
  9. ^ Bolch, Ben (October 26, 2019). "Joshua Kelley has a field day as UCLA upsets No. 24 Arizona State". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 29, 2019.
  10. ^ a b Bolch, Ben (November 2, 2019). "UCLA rolls to victory over Colorado, extends its winning streak to three". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
  11. ^ Williams, James H. (November 2, 2019). "UCLA football wins third straight, beats Colorado in Pac-12 play". Los Angeles Daily News. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
  12. ^ a b Bolch, Ben (November 16, 2019). "UCLA makes the wrong kind of statement in blowout loss to Utah". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 17, 2019.
  13. ^ a b c d Bolch, Ben (November 23, 2019). "UCLA coach Chip Kelly deflects criticism for battered defense". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
  14. ^ a b Nguyen, Thuc Nhi (November 23, 2019). "USC's Michael Pittman Jr. puts on a show in his final game at the Coliseum". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
  15. ^ a b c Kartje, Ryan (November 23, 2019). "With Clay Helton's future in doubt, Trojans end Bruins' bowl hopes as Kedon Slovis sets record". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
  16. ^ a b c d Bolch, Ben (November 23, 2019). "UCLA's Dorian Thompson-Robinson is 'absolutely electric' in losing effort". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
  17. ^ a b Bolch, Ben (December 1, 2019). "UCLA's dreary season ends with a whimper in loss to California". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
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