CFB TEAM RESEARCH · Big Ten
UCLA
Season leadership, recruiting classes, advanced metrics, player leaders and results.
SEASON SNAPSHOT
2026 regular season
2026 regular season · 4 completed games · Big Ten. Postseason and bowls are excluded. Scoring ranks compare 138 FBS teams with recorded results: PPG #7; PPG allowed #39. ATS coverage 4/4; totals coverage 4/4. Betting lines are source-reported; closing status and observation timestamps are not verified. Missing lines are excluded from market records. View source data.
Overall record including postseason: 4-0. Regular-season snapshot excludes bowls and playoffs.
SEASON LEADERSHIP
Coaching staff
Head-coaching records: CollegeFootballData. Coordinator history is not supplied by this source. Multiple coaches are shown when credited with games.
RECRUITING CLASS
Incoming signing class
2026 signing class · CollegeFootballData team recruiting rankings. This is the incoming recruiting class, not a roster or transfer-portal ranking.
ADVANCED METRICS
Offense and defense
CFBD season statistics, including postseason where supplied. Advanced metrics exclude garbage time. PPA is predicted points added per play. Explosiveness is the provider’s successful-play metric, not an explosive-play percentage. FBS ranks compare the same source metric and season; ties share ranks.
SEASON LEADERS
Players who led the team
Passing Leader
Nico Iamaleava
FBS #95 · 820 season total
62CMP99ATT820Yards4TD2INT62.63%CMP%141.49NCAA rating
Rushing Leader
Wayne Knight
FBS #24 · 445 season total
49Carries445Yards9TD9.08Yards/carry
Receiving Leader
Semaj Morgan
FBS #269 · 174 season total
14REC174Yards2TD12.43Yards/REC
Tackles Leader
Samuel Omosigho
FBS #48 · 38 season total
38Total27Solo11Assists7TFL3Sacks
Sacks Leader
Samuel Omosigho
FBS #44 · 3 season total
3Sacks7TFL2QB hurries38Tackles
Defensive Interceptions Leader
Ta'Shawn James
FBS #2 · 3 season total
3INT2Passes defended1Defensive TDs58Return yards24Tackles
Full-season player totals include bowls and playoffs. Each category starts with its main metric and uses secondary statistics only to break team ties. FBS ranks use combined player totals across FBS teams; tied totals share ranks. Defensive TDs follow the provider’s defensive-return touchdown totals. A dash means the provider did not return that statistic. CFBD is the primary source; 2015 defensive statistics are supplemented from ESPN.
FULL SEASON SCHEDULE
Results and market lines
| Wk | Date | Site | Opponent | Result | Score | Spread | ATS | Total | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-09-06 | A | California | W | 45–24 | -2.5 | W | 53.5 | O |
| 2 | 2026-09-12 | H | San Diego State | W | 28–10 | -13.5 | W | 53.5 | U |
| 3 | 2026-09-20 | H | Purdue | W | 52–38 | -13.5 | W | 53.5 | O |
| 4 | 2026-09-26 | A | Maryland | W | 54–3 | -2.5 | W | 55.5 | O |
| 6 | 2026-10-10 | A | Oregon | — | — | +11.5 | — | 58.5 | — |
| 7 | 2026-10-17 | H | Wisconsin | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 8 | 2026-10-24 | H | Michigan State | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 9 | 2026-10-31 | H | Nevada | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 10 | 2026-11-07 | A | Minnesota | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 11 | 2026-11-14 | H | Illinois | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 12 | 2026-11-21 | A | Michigan | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 13 | 2026-11-28 | H | USC | — | — | +10.5 | — | 55.5 | — |
H = home · A = away · N = neutral · Post = postseason. Source-reported spreads and totals; unverified closing status. Conference championships follow the source's regular-season classification.
Sources: CollegeFootballData; logos and team identity: ESPN. Historical conferences follow each season's game records.