The 2016 UCLA Bruins football team represented the

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in the

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. 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. The Bruins finished the season 4–8, 2–7 in Pac-12 play to finish in a tie for fourth in the South Division, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 334 to 303.

Pre-season

* April 23, 2016 – Spring Showcase, Drake Stadium – 11:30 am

Personnel

Coaching Staff

Roster

Schedule

Game summaries

At Texas A&M

Calling the game on CBS:

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and

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UNLV

Pac-12 Networks:

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and Cindy Brunson.

At BYU

Stanford

Arizona

At Arizona State

At Washington State

Utah

At Colorado

Oregon State

USC

At California

Rankings

Coaches

* Jim L. Mora, head coach *

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, Senior Associate head coach/tight ends *

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, offensive coordinator/quarterbacks *

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, 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 *

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, wide receivers * Angus McClure, defensive line/recruiting coordinator *

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, quarterbacks coach/passing game coordinator * Sal Alosi, coordinator of strength & conditioning

Notes

* Nov. 28 – Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach Kennedy Polamalu's contract was not renewed

References

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