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2026 SeasonB1G
THU, JUN 18, 2026 Analytics
SHELL
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SCOUT

UCLA · offensive tendencies

12 games · 715 plays · 2025

Run / pass by down

1st down
51.1% R
2nd & long
54% P
3rd & short
59.6% R
3rd & long
75.7% P

Overall balance

Run46.7%
Pass53.3%
Red-zone run55.1%
3rd-down conv36.4%

Efficiency

Success rate42%
Explosive rate10.9%
PPA / play (CFBD)0.15
Plays / game59.6

Game script

Run when leading 7+63.3%
Run when trailing 7+44%
1st-down PPA (CFBD)-0.01
Season12 games · 715 plays
ADVANCED

Their offense · what we must stop

CFBD advanced season stats · 2025

Efficiency · CFBD advanced

PPA / play0.12
Success41.2%
Explosiveness1.17
Pts / scoring opp2.98

Line of scrimmage

Line yards3.04
Power success63.0%
Stuffed at the line19.2%
Open-field yds1.55

Standard vs passing downs

Std-downs success45.8%
Std-downs PPA0.05
Pass-downs success31.2%
Pass-downs PPA0.28

Havoc taken

Havoc rate15.9%
Front seven9.2%
Secondary6.6%
Avg field position73.6
READ

The coach's read

SHELL AIgrounded in the numbers above
KEY 01
Force negative plays on first down. UCLA's 1st-down PPA sits at -0.01, meaning they are already breaking even or losing ground on early downs. Win the line of scrimmage on first down and you push them into predictable situations they have not shown they can convert out of.
KEY 02
Load the box in the red zone. They run the ball 55.1% of the time inside the 20, and with a 10.9% explosive rate overall there is little evidence they can hurt you over the top consistently. Crowd the run fits in the red zone and make them prove they can beat you throwing in a compressed area.
KEY 03
On third and long, rush and cover, do not gamble. They pass 75.7% of the time in those situations but convert only 36.4% of their third downs overall. Play disciplined third-and-long coverage and let their own poor conversion rate close out drives rather than chasing a sack and giving up an easy completion.
Bottom lineUCLA is an average offense at best, with a PPA of 0.15 and a 42% success rate, so the formula is simple: stop the run on early downs and red zone, stay sound on third and long, and let their own inefficiency beat them.