2013 UCLA Bruins football team
The 2013 UCLA Bruins football team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by second year head coach Jim L. Mora and played its home games at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. They were members of the South Division of the Pac-12 Conference.
Previous season
Last season, the Bruins won the conference's South Division and played in the Holiday Bowl, where they lost 49–26 to Baylor.Recruiting
was on February 6, 2013.- *Rivals and ESPN overall ranking do not include Eddie Vanderdoes recruitment.
- June 4, 2013 – Highly touted DE Eddie Vanderdoes signed a grant-in-aid with the Bruins, after decommitting from Notre Dame. Although Vanderdoes was not released from Notre Dame's letter of intent – thus forcing him to sit out the 2013 football season – reports were released that family health issues drove him to decommit and hoped these circumstances will help his appeal to play this season. His appeal to the NCAA National Letter of Intent Appeals Committee was approved on July 30 after his appearance before the committee.
Roster
Key players
Offense
- X – Devin Lucien or Jordan Payton
- F – Devin Fuller
- LT – Simon Goines
- LG – Xavier Su'a-Filo
- C – Jake Brendel
- RG – Alex Redmond
- RT – Caleb Benenoch
- Y – Darius Bell
- BY – Jordan Barrett
- QB – Brett Hundley
- FB – Nate Iese or Phillip Ruhl
- TB – Jordon James
- Z – Shaquelle Evans
Defense
- LDE – Ellis McCarthy
- NT – Seali'i Epenesa
- RDE – Cassius Marsh
- LOLB – Myles Jack or Aaron Wallace
- ILB – Jordan Zumwalt
- ILB – Eric Kendricks
- ROLB – Anthony Barr
- LCB – Fabian Moreau
- S – Anthony Jefferson
- S – Randall Goforth
- RCB – Ishmael Adams
Specialists
- PK – Ka'imi Fairbairn
- KO – Ka'imi Fairbairn or Sean Covington
- P – Sean Covington
- LS – Christopher Longo
- H – Jerry Neuheisel
- Punt Return – Shaq Evans
- Kickoff Return – Steven Manfro
Pre-season
- April 27, 2013 – Spring football was held from April 2 to 27
- July 26, 2013 – 2013 Media Day was held at Sony Pictures Studios, Culver City, California
- August 7, 2013 – Pre-season practices at Cal State San Bernardino began, concluded on August 17.
Schedule
Game summaries
Nevada
Under first year head coach Brian Polian, Nevada played UCLA for the first time. The Wolfpack were highly ranked in the nation last year: scoring, total offense, and rushing.1st quarter scoring: UCLA – Brett Hundley 37-yard run ; NEV – Brent Zuzo 28-yard field goal
2nd quarter scoring: UCLA – Fairbairn 40-yard field goal; NEV – Zuzo 21-yard field goal; UCLA – Shaquell Evans 5-yard pass from Hundley ; NEV – Cody Fajardo 1-yard run
3rd quarter scoring: UCLA – Hundley 11-yard run ; UCLA – Phillip Ruhl 4-yard blocked punt return ; UCLA – Jordon James 26-yard run
4th quarter scoring: NEV – Fajardo 19-yard run ; UCLA – Paul Perkins 3-yard run ; UCLA – Malcolm Jones 25-yard pass from Hundley ; UCLA – Jones 1-yard run
Nebraska
This is the 12th meeting between the two teams, with Nebraska leading the series 6–5. UCLA defeated Nebraska last year 36–30 at the Rose Bowl. When both teams were ranked in 1994, Nebraska won 49–21 over the 13th-ranked Bruins. The teams will honor the passing of UCLA player Nick Pasquale by placing his number 36 on their uniforms.1st quarter scoring: NEB – Quincy Enunwa 11-yard pass from Taylor Martinez ; UCLA – Ka'imi Fairbairn 44-yard field goal; NEB – Enunwa 14-yard pass from Martinez
2nd quarter scoring: NEB – Kenny Bell 22-yard pass from Martinez ; UCLA – Paul Perkins 10-yard run
3rd quarter scoring: UCLA – Jordon James 3-yard run ; UCLA – Shaquelle Evans 28-yard pass from Hundley ; UCLA – Phillip Ruhl 12-yard pass from Hundley ; UCLA – Nate Iese 3-yard pass from Hundley
4th quarter scoring: UCLA – Fairbairn 24-yard field goal
New Mexico State
First meeting between the two schools. New Mexico State head coach Doug Martin replaced DeWayne Walker, who was a former UCLA defensive coordinator. Nick Pasquale was remembered during the game.1st quarter scoring: UCLA – Jordon James 4-yard run
2nd quarter scoring: UCLA – Steven Manfro 20-yard pass from Brett Hundley ; UCLA – Manfro 12-yard run ; UCLA – Fairbairn 38-yard field goal; UCLA – Devin Fuller 21-yard pass from Hundley
3rd quarter scoring: UCLA – Shaquell Evans 7-yard pass from Hundley ; UCLA – James 19-yard run
4th quarter scoring: NMSU – Adam Shapiro 33-yard pass from A. McDonald ; UCLA – Malcolm Jones 3-yard run ; NMSU – B. Betancourt 4-yard run ; UCLA – Jones 3-yard run
Utah
In this series, UCLA has a 9–2 overall record and 3–2 in Salt Lake City. Utah has won two of the last three games with UCLA. UCLA won last year 21–14.1st quarter scoring: UCLA – Jordon James 1-yard run ; Utah – Dres Anderson 54-yard pass from Travis Wilson ; Utah – Sean Fitzgerald 6-yard pass from Wilson
2nd quarter scoring: UCLA – Hundley 7-yard pass from Devin Fuller ; UCLA – Jordan Payton 17-yard pass from Hundley ; Utah – Phillips 44-yard field goal
3rd quarter scoring: UCLA – Fairbairn 33-yard field goal
4th quarter scoring: Utah – Keith McGill 19-yard interception of Hundley pass ; UCLA – Fairbairn 47-yard field goal; UCLA – Hundley 36-yard run ; UCLA – Hundley 36-yard run ; Utah – Phillips 44-yard field goal
California
California is 32–50–1 against UCLA since the series began in 1933. This is Sonny Dykes first year taking on the Bruins as California's head coach, whose team implements an air raid offense that will challenge UCLA's young but talented secondary. Hoping to avenge last year's 43–17 loss, the Bruins are favored to win at home.1st quarter scoring: UCLA – Ka'imi Fairbairn 24-yard field goal; UCLA – Devin Fuller 18-yard pass from Brett Hundley
2nd quarter scoring: UCLA – Paul Perkins 1-yard run ; CAL – Vincenzo D'Amato 51-yard field goal;
CAL – Daniel Lasco 6-yard run ; UCLA – Thomas Duarte 27-yard pass from Hundley
3rd quarter scoring: UCLA – Fairbairn 22-yard field goal; UCLA – Fairbairn 27-yard field goal
4th quarter scoring: UCLA – Shaquelle Evans 22-yard pass from Hundley
Stanford
1st quarter scoring: STAN – Conrad Ukropina 31-yard field goal2nd quarter scoring: No scoring
3rd quarter scoring: UCLA – Ka'imi Fairbairn 38-yard field goal; STAN – Kodi Whitfield 30-yard pass from Kevin Hogan ; STAN – Tyler Gaffney 1-yard run
4th quarter scoring: UCLA – Shaquelle Evans 3-yard pass from Brett Hundley ; STAN – Gaffney 4-yard run
Oregon
1st quarter scoring: UCLA – Brett Hundley 4-yard run ; ORE – De'Anthony Thomas 1-yard run2nd quarter scoring: ORE – Byron Marshall 40-yard run ; UCLA – Thomas Duarte 11-yard pass from Brett Hundley
3rd quarter scoring: ORE – Marshall 11-yard run
4th quarter scoring: ORE – Bralon Addison 8-yard pass from Marcus Mariota ; ORE – Marshall 3-yard run ; ORE – Thomas Tyner 2-yard run
Colorado
1st quarter scoring: COLO – Will Oliver 23-yard field goal; UCLA – Devin Fuller 76-yard pass from Brett Hundley2nd quarter scoring: COLO – Paul Richardson 7-yard pass from Sefo Liufau ; UCLA – Hundley 11-yard run ; UCLA – Devin Fuller 6-yard pass from Hundley ; COLO – Oliver 47-yard field goal
3rd quarter scoring: UCLA – Hundley 1-yard run ; UCLA – Damien Thigpen 5-yard run
4th quarter scoring: COLO – Tony Jones 2-yard run ; UCLA – Fairbairn 45-yard field goal; COLO – Oliver 37-yard field goal; UCLA – Fuller 8-yard run
Arizona
UCLA leads the series at 20–15–2 and Arizona has won five of last six games between the two teams. Jack Folliard is the referee.1st quarter scoring: ARIZ – Jake Smith 44-yard field goal; UCLA – Shaquell Evans 66-yard pass from Brett Hundley ; UCLA – Hundley 15-yard run
2nd quarter scoring: ARIZ – Ka'Deem Carey 4-yard run ; UCLA – Evans 4-yard pass from Hundley
3rd quarter scoring: UCLA – Fairbairn 34-yard field goal; ARIZ – Smith 27-yard field goal
4th quarter scoring: ARIZ – N. Phillips 15-yard pass from B. Denker ; UCLA – Myles Jack 66-yard run ; ARIZ – Phillips 14-yard pass from Denker
Washington
The Bruins lead the series, 38–30–2. Last time the teams met, during the 2010 season, Washington won 24–7 in Seattle. UCLA was the winner in the Rose Bowl, a 24–23 decision in 2009. The Bruins have won the last seven straight games played in the Rose Bowl against the Huskies.1st quarter scoring: UCLA – Myles Jack 8-yard run ; UCLA – Cassius Marsh 2-yard pass from Brett Hundley ; WASH – Bishop Sankey 2-yard run ; UCLA – Jack 1-yard run
2nd quarter scoring: UCLA – Jack 1-yard run ; WASH – Jaydon Mickens 2-yard pass from Keith Price ; WASH – Coons 34-yard field goal
3rd quarter scoring: WASH – Austin Seferian-Jenkins 1-yard pass from Cyler Miles ; UCLA – Jack 2-yard run
4th quarter scoring: UCLA – Devin Lucien 40-yard pass from Hundley ; WASH – Damore'ea Stringfellow 14-yard pass from Miles
Arizona State
1st quarter scoring: ASU – Taylor Kelly 3-yard run ; UCLA – Devin Lucien 42-yard pass fromBrett Hundley ; UCLA – Fairbairn 48-yard field goal; ASU – D. J. Foster 3-yard run
2nd quarter scoring: ASU – Carl Bradford 18-yard interception return ; ASU – Michael Eubank, 1-yard run
; UCLA – Fairbairn 23-yard field goal; ASU – Jaelen Strong 19-yard pass from Kelly
3rd quarter scoring: UCLA – Myles Jack 3-yard run ; UCLA – Paul Perkins 1-yard run ; ASU – Gonzalez 28-yard field goal
4th quarter scoring: UCLA – Shaquell Evans 27-yard pass from Hundley (Hundley pass intercepted
USC
Last season, the Bruins defeated the Trojans 38–28 in the Rose Bowl.1st quarter scoring: UCLA – Myles Jack 3-yard run
2nd quarter scoring: UCLA – Eddie Vanderdoes 1-yard run ; USC – Javorius Allen 11-yard run
3rd quarter scoring: UCLA – Brett Hundley 12-yard run ; USC – Xavier Grimble 22-yard pass from Cody Kessler ; UCLA – Hundley 5-yard run
4th quarter scoring: UCLA – Paul Perkins 8-yard run
Virginia Tech (Sun Bowl)
1st quarter scoring: UCLA – Brett Hundley 7-yard run ; VT – J.C. Coleman 1-yard run2nd quarter scoring: UCLA – Hundley 86-yard run
3rd quarter scoring: VT – Branthover 22-yard field goal
4th quarter scoring: UCLA – Paul Perkins 5-yard run ; UCLA – Myles Jack intercepted pass from Mark Leal 24-yards return ; VT – Sean Covington 3-yard loss for safety; UCLA – Thomas Duarte 8-yard pass from Hundley ; UCLA – Shaquelle Evans 59-yard pass from Hundley
Coaches
- Jim L. Mora, Head Coach
- Noel Mazzone, Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks
- Adrian Klemm, Offensive Line
- Lou Spanos, Defensive Coordinator
- Steve Broussard, Running backs
- Jeff Ulbrich, Special teams, Linebackers
- Demetrice Martin, Secondary
- Eric Yarber, Wide Receivers
- Angus McClure, Defensive Line/Recruiting Coordinator
- Taylor Mazzone, Quarterbacks Coach
Rankings
Awards and honors
- Anthony Barr – Lott IMPACT Trophy
- Xavier Su'a-Filo – Pac-12 Morris Trophy