2021 UCLA Bruins football team

2021 UCLA Bruins football
Holiday Bowl, vs. NC State, Canceled
ConferencePac-12 Conference
DivisionSouth Division
Record8–4 (6–3 Pac-12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJustin Frye (3rd season)
Offensive schemeSpread option
Defensive coordinatorJerry Azzinaro (4th season)
Base defense4–2–5
Home stadiumRose Bowl
Uniform
Seasons
← 2020
2022 →
2021 Pac-12 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
North Division
No. 22 Oregon xy   7 2     10 4  
Washington State   6 3     7 6  
Oregon State   5 4     7 6  
California   4 5     5 7  
Washington   3 6     4 8  
Stanford   2 7     3 9  
South Division
No. 12 Utah xy$   8 1     10 4  
UCLA   6 3     8 4  
Arizona State†   0 3     0 5  
USC   3 6     4 8  
Colorado   3 6     4 8  
Arizona   1 8     1 11  
Championship: Utah 38, Oregon 10
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2021 UCLA Bruins football team represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was led by fourth-year head coach Chip Kelly and competed as members of the South Division in the Pac-12 Conference. Entering this season, Nike became the new apparel sponsor for the team, replacing former supplier Under Armour, and the Bruins' football uniforms bore the Jordan Brand.

In August, UCLA announced that digital tickets would replace printed tickets for entry to all games at the Rose Bowl.[1]

The Bruins finished their regular season with an 8–4 overall record, and accepted a bid to the Holiday Bowl, where they were due to face North Carolina State. However, just hours before game time, the Bruins withdrew from the bowl due to COVID-19 protocols in their program, and the bowl was canceled.[2][3]

Overall, the Bruins outscored their opponents by a combined total of 438 to 321 for the season.

  1. ^ "UCLA Athletics Moves to Digital Ticketing". uclabruins.com. August 4, 2021. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
  2. ^ Schlabach, Mark (December 28, 2021). "Holiday Bowl between UCLA and NC State Wolfpack canceled due to COVID-19 issues in Bruins program". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
  3. ^ Adelson, Andrea (December 29, 2021). "Holiday Bowl unable to find replacement college football team, cancels game". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 29, 2021.