2024 UCLA Bruins football team

2024 UCLA Bruins football
2024 UCLA Bruins football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 Big Ten)
Head coach	DeShaun Foster (1st season);
Offensive coordinator	Eric Bieniemy (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Ikaika Malloe (1st season)
Home stadium	Rose Bowl
Uniform
	Seasons ← 2023 2025 →

The 2024 UCLA Bruins football team will represent the University of California, Los Angeles in the Big Ten Conference during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bruins play their home games at the Rose Bowl located in Pasadena, California. On February 9th, former head coach Chip Kelly left to become the Ohio State Buckeyes offensive coordinator, making it the first time in six seasons that Kelly is not the head coach. On February 12th, former running backs coach DeShaun Foster succeeded Kelly and became the franchise’s next head coach.

2024 Big Ten Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
Illinois	0	–	0	0	–	0
Indiana	0	–	0	0	–	0
Iowa	0	–	0	0	–	0
Maryland	0	–	0	0	–	0
Michigan	0	–	0	0	–	0
Michigan State	0	–	0	0	–	0
Minnesota	0	–	0	0	–	0
Nebraska	0	–	0	0	–	0
Northwestern	0	–	0	0	–	0
Ohio State	0	–	0	0	–	0
Oregon	0	–	0	0	–	0
Penn State	0	–	0	0	–	0
Purdue	0	–	0	0	–	0
Rutgers	0	–	0	0	–	0
UCLA	0	–	0	0	–	0
USC	0	–	0	0	–	0
Washington	0	–	0	0	–	0
Wisconsin	0	–	0	0	–	0
Championship: December 7, 2024
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant As of June 28, 2024 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2024 season will be the Bruins' first in the Big Ten Conference since departing from the Pac-12 Conference.^[1]^[2]

Offseason

Incoming transfers

EDGE Collins Acheampong – Miami (FL)
CB Bryan Addison – Oregon
K Mateen Bhaghani – California
EDGE Jacob Busic – Navy
OT Michael Carmody – Notre Dame
QB Demaricus Davis – Washington
LS Travis Drosos – South Alabama
WR Rico Flores Jr. – Notre Dame
S Ramon Henderson – Notre Dame
IOL Alani Makihele – UNLV
CB Kaylin Moore – California
TE Bryce Pierre – Arizona State
S Marcus Ratcliffe – San Diego State
P Brody Richter – Northern Arizona
DL Luke Schuermann – Johns Hopkins
EDGE Cherif Seye – Florida A&M
OT Reuben Unije – Louisville
LB Joseph Vaughn – Yale
CB K.J. Wallace – Georgia Tech

Outgoing transfers

WR Kam Brown – Purdue
EDGE Choe Bryant-Strother – TBD
OT Bruno Fina – Duke
WR Kyle Ford – USC
LS Beau Gardner – Georgia
IOL Spencer Holstege – Withdrawn
CB John Humphrey – USC
WR Keegan Jones – Withdrawn
WR Ari Libenson – TBD
K RJ Lopez – Purdue
WR Jeremiah McClure – San Diego State
QB Dante Moore – Oregon
S William Nimmo Jr. – San Diego State
TE Grant Norberg – San Jose State
S Kamari Ramsey – USC
IOL Benjamin Roy – TBD
TE Carsen Ryan – Utah
QB Collin Schlee – Virginia Tech
WR Bradley Schlom – San Diego
DL Jay Toia – Withdrawn
IOL Jake Wiley – Houston

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV
August 31	4:30 p.m.	at Hawaii*	Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex Honolulu, HI	CBS
September 14	4:30 p.m.	Indiana	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	NBC
September 21		at LSU*	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA
September 28		Oregon	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA
October 5		at Penn State	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA
October 12		Minnesota	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA
October 19		at Rutgers	SHI Stadium Piscataway, NJ
November 2		at Nebraska	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE
November 8	6:00 p.m.	Iowa	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	FOX
November 15	6:00 p.m.	at Washington	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	FOX
November 23		USC	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA (Victory Bell)
November 30		Fresno State*	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA
*Non-conference game All times are in Pacific time

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Game summaries

at Hawaii

Pregame line	Over/under

UCLA Bruins (0-0) at Hawaii Rainbow Warriors (0-0) – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
UCLA	0	0	0	0	0
Hawaii	0	0	0	0	0

at Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex • Honolulu, Hawaii

Date: August 31
Game time: 4:30 p.m.
TV announcers (CBS): Tom McCarthy (play-by-play), Jason McCourty (color analyst), and Tiffany Blackmon (sideline reporter)

Statistics	UCLA	Hawaii
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UCLA	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Hawaii	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs Indiana

Pregame line	Over/under

Indiana Hoosiers (0-0) vs UCLA Bruins (0-0) – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Indiana	0	0	0	0	0
UCLA	0	0	0	0	0

at Rose Bowl • Pasadena, California

Date: September 14
Game time: 4:30 p.m.
TV: NBC

Statistics	Indiana	UCLA
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Indiana	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
UCLA	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at LSU

Pregame line	Over/under

UCLA Bruins (0-0) at LSU Tigers (0-0) – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
UCLA	0	0	0	0	0
LSU	0	0	0	0	0

at Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Date: September 21

Statistics	UCLA	LSU
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UCLA	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
LSU	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs Oregon

Pregame line	Over/under

Oregon Ducks (0-0) vs UCLA Bruins (0-0) – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Oregon	0	0	0	0	0
UCLA	0	0	0	0	0

at Rose Bowl • Pasadena, California

Date: September 28

Statistics	Oregon	UCLA
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Oregon	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
UCLA	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Penn State

Pregame line	Over/under

UCLA Bruins (0-0) at Penn State Nittany Lions (0-0) – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
UCLA	0	0	0	0	0
Penn State	0	0	0	0	0

at Beaver Stadium • University Park, Pennsylvania

Date: October 5

Statistics	UCLA	Penn State
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UCLA	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Penn State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs Minnesota

Pregame line	Over/under

Minnesota Golden Gophers (0-0) vs UCLA Bruins (0-0) – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Minnesota	0	0	0	0	0
UCLA	0	0	0	0	0

at Rose Bowl • Pasadena, California

Date: October 12

Statistics	Minnesota	UCLA
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Minnesota	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
UCLA	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Rutgers

Pregame line	Over/under

UCLA Bruins (0-0) at Rutgers Scarlet Knights (0-0) – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
UCLA	0	0	0	0	0
Rutgers	0	0	0	0	0

at SHI Stadium • Piscataway, New Jersey

Date: October 19

Statistics	UCLA	Rutgers
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UCLA	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Rutgers	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Nebraska

Pregame line	Over/under

UCLA Bruins (0-0) at Nebraska Cornhuskers (0-0) – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
UCLA	0	0	0	0	0
Nebraska	0	0	0	0	0

at Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska

Date: November 2

Statistics	UCLA	Nebraska
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UCLA	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Nebraska	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs Iowa

Pregame line	Over/under

Iowa Hawkeyes (0-0) vs UCLA Bruins (0-0) – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Iowa	0	0	0	0	0
UCLA	0	0	0	0	0

at Rose Bowl • Pasadena, California

Date: November 8
Game time: 6:00 p.m.
TV announcers (FOX): Jason Benetti or Tim Brando (play-by-play), Brock Huard or Spencer Tillman (color analyst), and Allison Williams or Josh Sims (sideline reporter)

Statistics	Iowa	UCLA
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Iowa	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
UCLA	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Washington

Pregame line	Over/under

UCLA Bruins (0-0) at Washington Huskies (0-0) – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
UCLA	0	0	0	0	0
Washington	0	0	0	0	0

at Husky Stadium • Seattle, Washington

Date: November 15
Game time: 6:00 p.m.
TV announcers (FOX): Jason Benetti or Tim Brando (play-by-play), Brock Huard or Spencer Tillman (color analyst), and Allison Williams or Josh Sims (sideline reporter)

Statistics	UCLA	Washington
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UCLA	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Washington	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs USC

Pregame line	Over/under

USC Trojans (0-0) vs UCLA Bruins (0-0) – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
USC	0	0	0	0	0
UCLA	0	0	0	0	0

at Rose Bowl • Pasadena, California

Date: November 23

Statistics	USC	UCLA
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
USC	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
UCLA	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs Fresno State

Pregame line	Over/under

Fresno State Bulldogs (0-0) vs UCLA Bruins (0-0) – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Fresno State	0	0	0	0	0
UCLA	0	0	0	0	0

at Rose Bowl • Pasadena, California

Date: November 30

Statistics	Fresno State	UCLA
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Fresno State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
UCLA	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

References

^ "Inside the stunning USC-UCLA move to the Big Ten -- and the chaos that followed". ESPN. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
^ Bolch, Ben. "UCLA and USC will join the Big Ten in one year. This is their plan for an elite move". Las Angeles Times. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
^ H. Williams, James. "UCLA football's 2024 Big Ten Conference schedule released". Los Angeles Daily News. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
^ "2024 Football Schedule". UCLA Athletics. Retrieved 24 December 2023.

[1] "Inside the stunning USC-UCLA move to the Big Ten -- and the chaos that followed". ESPN. Retrieved 24 December 2023.

[2] Bolch, Ben. "UCLA and USC will join the Big Ten in one year. This is their plan for an elite move". Las Angeles Times. Retrieved 24 December 2023.

[3] H. Williams, James. "UCLA football's 2024 Big Ten Conference schedule released". Los Angeles Daily News. Retrieved 24 December 2023.

[4] "2024 Football Schedule". UCLA Athletics. Retrieved 24 December 2023.

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