2010 UCLA Bruins football team

2010 UCLA Bruins football
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record4–8 (2–7 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorNorm Chow
Defensive coordinatorChuck Bullough
Home stadiumRose Bowl
(Capacity: 91,136)
Uniform
Seasons
← 2009
2011 →
2010 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 3 Oregon $   9 0     12 1  
No. 4 Stanford  %   8 1     12 1  
USC   5 4     8 5  
Washington   5 4     7 6  
Arizona   4 5     7 6  
Arizona State   4 5     6 6  
Oregon State   4 5     5 7  
California   3 6     5 7  
UCLA   2 7     4 8  
Washington State   1 8     2 10  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • † – USC ineligible for championship and post-season due to NCAA sanctions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2010 UCLA Bruins football team represented the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Coached by third-year head coach Rick Neuheisel, they opened the season on the road against the Kansas State Wildcats on September 4, 2010.[1] The next three games were against ranked opponents, and after a road win at #7 (AP) Texas, expectations for the Bruins dampened by their 0–2 start began to rise again. However, the season turned for the worse and included two three-game losing streaks against Pac-10 opponents, the latter to end the season on a three-game skid. The Bruins, coming off a bowl win the year before, found themselves ineligible for bowl play with their 4–8 overall record and finished ninth in the Pac-10.

Player injuries and other attrition depleted UCLA of its roster depth, while true freshmen were forced into action and seniors who were previously reserves became starters; a quarterback who had attempted only 17 passes in his career became the starter.[2]

  1. ^ Pac-10 and UCLA Announce 2010 Football Schedule Archived 2012-03-08 at the Wayback Machine, UCLA Department of Athletics, January 4, 2010
  2. ^ "Neuheisel's reign tougher than expected". ESPNLosAngeles.com. July 28, 2011. Retrieved July 28, 2011.