2016 UCLA Bruins football team
The 2016 UCLA Bruins football team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bruins were coached by fifth-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. They finished the season 4–8, 2–7 in Pac-12 play to finish in a tie for fourth in the South Division.
Pre-season
- April 23, 2016 – Spring Showcase, Drake Stadium – 11:30 am
Personnel
Coaching Staff
| Name | Position | Joined Staff |
| Jim Mora | Head Coach | 2011 |
| Tom Bradley | Defensive Coordinator | 2015 |
| Kennedy Polamalu | Offensive Coordinator | 2013 |
| Rip Scherer | Senior Associate Head Coach / Tight Ends | 2015 |
| Adrian Klemm | Associate Head Coach / Run Game Coordinator / Offensive Line | 2011 |
| Angus McClure | Recruiting Coordinator / Defensive Line | 2007 |
| Eric Yarber | Assistant Head Coach / Wide Receivers | 2012 |
| Marques Tuiasosopo | Pass Game Coordinator / Quarterbacks | 2016 |
| Scott White | Special Team Coach / Linebackers | 2015 |
| Demetrice Martin | Assistant Head Coach-Defense / Defensive Backs | 2011 |
| Sal Alosi | Strength and Conditioning Coordinator | 2012 |
Roster
Schedule
Game summaries
at Texas A&M
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
| 2–2 | 1998 | UCLA, 29–23 |
Calling the game on CBS: Verne Lundquist, Gary Danielson and Allie LaForce.
UNLV
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
| 1–0 | 2015 | UCLA, 37–3 |
Pac-12 Networks: Ted Robinson, Yogi Roth and Cindy Brunson.
at BYU
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
| 8–3 | 2015 | UCLA, 24–23 |
Stanford
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
| 45–39–3 | 2015 | STAN, 56–35 |
Arizona
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
| 23–15–2 | 2015 | UCLA, 56–30 |
at Arizona State
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
| 19–12–1 | 2015 | ASU, 38–23 |
at Washington State
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
| 39–20–1 | 2015 | WSU, 31–27 |
Utah
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
| 11–3 | 2015 | UCLA, 17–9 |
at Colorado
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
| 9–2 | 2015 | UCLA, 35–31 |
Oregon State
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
| 41–17–4 | 2015 | UCLA, 41–0 |
USC
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
| 31–47–7 | 2015 | USC, 40–21 |
at California
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
| 53–32–1 | 2015 | UCLA, 40–24 |
Rankings
Coaches
- Jim L. Mora, Head Coach
- Rip Scherer, Senior Associate Head Coach/Tight Ends
- Kennedy Polamalu, Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks
- Adrian Klemm, Associate Head Coach/Running Game Coordinator/Offensive Line
- Tom Bradley, Defensive Coordinator
- Demetrice Martin, Assistant Head Coach/Passing Game, Defense/Secondary
- Scott White, Linebackers/Special teams
- Eric Yarber, Wide Receivers
- Angus McClure, Defensive Line/Recruiting Coordinator
- Marques Tuiasosopo, Quarterbacks Coach/Passing Game Coordinator
- Sal Alosi, Coordinator of Strength & Conditioning