2023 UCLA Bruins football team

2023 UCLA Bruins football
2023 UCLA Bruins football
LA Bowl champion
LA Bowl, W 35–22 vs. Boise State
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Record	8–5 (4–5 Pac-12)
Head coach	Chip Kelly (6th season);
Offensive scheme	Spread option
Defensive coordinator	D'Anton Lynn (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Rose Bowl
Uniform
	Seasons ← 2022 2024 →

2023 Pac-12 Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 2 Washington y$^	9	–	0	14	–	1
No. 6 Oregon y	8	–	1	12	–	2
No. 11 Arizona	7	–	2	10	–	3
Oregon State	5	–	4	8	–	5
Utah	5	–	4	8	–	5
USC	5	–	4	8	–	5
California	4	–	5	6	–	7
UCLA	4	–	5	8	–	5
Washington State	2	–	7	5	–	7
Stanford	2	–	7	3	–	9
Arizona State*	2	–	7	3	–	9
Colorado	1	–	8	4	–	8
Championship: Washington 34, Oregon 31
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion y – Championship game participant * – Ineligible for postseason play due to self-imposed ban for 2020 recruiting violations Rankings from AP Poll

The 2023 UCLA Bruins football team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the Pac-12 Conference during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bruins were led by Chip Kelly in his sixth and final season at UCLA. They played their home games at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. The season was the team's last season as members of Pac-12 before joining the Big Ten Conference in 2024.

UCLA finished the regular season with a 7–5 record, losing three of their last four.^[1] They won the LA Bowl over Boise State for their first bowl win in Kelly's six-year tenure and the Bruins' first since 2015. UCLA finished 8–5 for their third consecutive eight-win season and the program's second such streak since 1988.

Following the season on February 9, 2024, Kelly resigned to take the offensive coordinator position with Ohio State.^[2]

^ Bolch, Ben (December 3, 2023). "UCLA to play Boise State in L.A. Bowl at SoFi Stadium as Chip Kelly forges ahead". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
^ Bolch, Ben (February 9, 2024). "Chip Kelly leaves UCLA to become Ohio State's offensive coordinator". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 10, 2024.

[1] Bolch, Ben (December 3, 2023). "UCLA to play Boise State in L.A. Bowl at SoFi Stadium as Chip Kelly forges ahead". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 5, 2023.

[2] Bolch, Ben (February 9, 2024). "Chip Kelly leaves UCLA to become Ohio State's offensive coordinator". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 10, 2024.

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