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James Lawrence Mora (born November 19, 1961) is an
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coach who is the
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at the
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. Before that, he was the head coach of the
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of the
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from 2012 to 2017. Prior to taking the job at UCLA, Mora served as a head coach in the
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(NFL), coaching the
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from
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to
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and
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in
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. He has also served as an analyst for
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and
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. Mora played
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with the
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from 1980 to 1983, and began his coaching career there as a
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in 1984. He is the son of retired NFL head coach Jim E. Mora. To avoid confusion with his father, Mora is sometimes incorrectly called Jim Mora Jr.


Early years and playing career

As the son of an assistant coach in college football, Mora lived in various locations in the
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as a child: primarily in
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(ages 7–12) and also in
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, mostly in the Los Angeles area. When Mora was 12, his father left
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after the 1973 season to join the staff at
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under first-year head coach
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. After one season in Los Angeles, the elder Mora accepted a position at the
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under new head coach Don James, and the Moras moved north from Los Angeles to the
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area when the younger Mora was 13. His father coached the defensive line at UW for three seasons, then moved over to the pro ranks with the
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in 1978, where he coached for four years under
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. The younger Mora attended Hyak Junior High and
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in Bellevue, and graduated in 1980. Mora attended the University of Washington, where he walked-on and was a reserve
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for the
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from 1980 to 1983. He appeared in two
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(January
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,
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) and was a member of the
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. Mora graduated from Washington in 1984 and began his coaching career under James as a graduate assistant for the Huskies, then moved to the professional ranks the following year.


Coaching career


Assistant coach

Mora hired on as a quality control coach with the
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in
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, and moved up to assistant defensive backs coach the following year. He was promoted to defensive backs coach in
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. In
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, he went to the
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to coach under his father, head coach Jim E. Mora. In
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, the younger Mora moved to the
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to coach under Steve Mariucci, and became the 49ers'
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in
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.


Atlanta Falcons

In
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, Mora was hired by the
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as their head coach with a five-year, $7.5 million contract. He led the Falcons to a record of 11–5 and a first round bye in the playoffs. Atlanta hosted and defeated the St. Louis Rams 47–17 in the divisional round, and advanced to the
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, where they lost 27–10 on the road to the
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. In
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, the Falcons went 8–8 and Mora characterized the season as a "disappointing year." This non-winning season continued one of the NFL's strangest records – the Falcons had never had back-to-back winning seasons in the history of the franchise, a 40-year statistical oddity that no other modern professional team has matched. This record ended in 2009. During a rematch of the 2004
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with the
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, Mora was seen smelling ammonia capsules on the sidelines during a ''
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'' broadcast.
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noted that some coaches use the capsules during games, although they are mostly for players' use. Following the 2005 season, Mora signed a three-year contract extension with the Falcons, which guaranteed the final two years of his original five-year deal, and added a sixth in 2009. The national media and the Falcons fans had high expectations in the 2006 season. While in the wild card race at 7–6 in December, Atlanta lost their final three games, including two at home, and missed the playoffs for a second straight year with a 7–9 record overall. On December 14, while the Falcons were still statistically alive in their quest for the playoffs, Mora said during a radio interview with Dave "Softy" Mahler and former Huskies teammate/roommate
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on
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that if it were offered, he would take the head coaching job at the University of Washington (a job that was not open), ''"even if he Falconswere in a playoff run."'' He additionally said he was "dead serious" about his desire for the Washington job. While Mora later backpedaled and claimed that he was only kidding, team owner
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publicly expressed his disapproval of Mora's comments. Following the season, the Atlanta Falcons announced that they had fired Mora. Arthur Blank told the media, Mora turned to broadcasting after being fired from the Falcons when he became a contributor to
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's playoff coverage.


Seattle Seahawks

The
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hired Mora as assistant head coach and defensive backs coach on January 21, 2007. Following the 2007 season, Mora interviewed for the
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head coaching job after
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resigned, but Mora declined the position to stay with the Seahawks. Mora was announced as the successor to
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prior to the
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season and signed a five-year contract through the 2012 season, estimated at $4 million per year. Mora was officially named the seventh head coach in franchise history in 2009, upon Holmgren's retirement after the 2008 season. His first official press conference as the new Seahawks head coach was given on January 13, 2009, where he enthusiastically shared his vision of bringing a Super Bowl championship to Seattle and having a championship parade from the
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to the 'Hawks stadium,
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. After going 5–11 in his only season as Seahawks head coach, Mora was fired on January 8, 2010, with three years and $12 million remaining on his contract. Mora was replaced by former
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head coach
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.


UCLA

On December 10, 2011, the
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announced the hiring of Mora as head coach, replacing alumnus
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. Mora signed a five-year contract for $12 million, plus incentives. He immediately went to work as the head coach by hiring
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,
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,
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and
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as assistant coaches. Less than two months later, the results came early, as UCLA landed a consensus No. 12-ranked recruiting class in 2012 after having a class ranked in the high 40s at Rick Neuheisel's departure. In his first season as head coach, the 2012 UCLA team went 9–5, including a victory over rival USC by a score of 38–28 and clinching the Pac-12 South title for the second year in a row. Standout players that year included freshman quarterback
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, NFL first-round draft pick defensive end
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, and UCLA's all-time leading rusher
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. Building on the team's success, Mora landed the No. 11-ranked recruiting class of 2013, UCLA's highest-ranked recruiting class in the last two decades. During the 2013 season, Mora and the Bruins finished 10–3 with notable wins over No. 23 ranked Nebraska (41–21) and No. 23 ranked USC (35–14), and a Sun Bowl win against Virginia Tech (42–12). In
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, he led UCLA to their ninth 10-win season in school history, and just the third time in their history that they have won 10 games in consecutive seasons. Because of his success at UCLA, Mora was courted by his alma mater, the
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, to fill their vacated head coaching position. During his time as head coach of the
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, Mora jokingly described the position at the University of Washington as his "dream job." However, Mora turned down a reputed offer and extended his contract with UCLA for another six years, stating that he wants to eventually "hopefully retire" as head coach of UCLA. Weeks later, Mora reaffirmed his intent to remain UCLA's head football coach by turning down a reputed offer for the head coaching position with the
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. Jim Mora was fired on November 19, 2017, one day after UCLA's third consecutive loss to its crosstown rival
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. After going 29–11 through the first 3 seasons, he was 17–19 in the last 3 seasons.


UConn

The
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hired Mora as its head football coach on November 11, 2021. Interim head coach Lou Spanos, finished out the 2021 season, with Mora serving as an offensive assistant in the meantime. On November 12, 2022, UConn beat AP #19 Ranked Liberty 36-33 improving their record to 6-5; Mora became the first UConn coach since 2015 to become bowl eligible.


Broadcasting career

Following the Seahawks firing him after the 2009 season, Mora accepted a position as a commentator with the
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. During the 2010 season
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announced that Mora would be serving as a color analyst on the network's NFL coverage for the 2010 season. He was a sideline reporter and teamed with play-by-play announcer
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and analyst Charles Davis to call regional games. During NFL Network's
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schedule, Mora, alongside analysts
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, Sterling Sharpe,
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, Jay Glazer, and host Fran Charles could be seen on Thursday Night Kickoff. Mora and Billick could also be seen every Monday during the season on ''The Coaches Show'', providing a breakdown of the biggest storylines and decisions behind Sunday's matchups from a head coach's perspective. Mora returned to the booth in 2018 following his termination from UCLA, joining
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's
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coverage.


Personal life

Mora has separated from his wife, Shannon. They have a daughter, Lillia, and three sons, Cole, Ryder, and Trey. Mora has two brothers, Stephen, a mortgage broker in
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and Michael, an architect in Seattle. With the middle name Lawrence after his grandfather, Mora is not a junior, as his father's middle name is Ernest. The Moras run the Count On Me Family Foundation, an organization that targets children from low socio-economic backgrounds, children with mental and physical disabilities, and children deemed "at-risk," as well as those that lack stability or support in their lives.Count on Me Foundation Website
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Head coaching record


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External links


UConn profile

UCLA profile
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