4DAYS Up Next · Week 4 UCLA SAT, SEP 26 · SECU STADIUM
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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)0.11
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 / play0.05
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 PPA-0.02
Pass-downs success31.2%
Pass-downs PPA0.21

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
Win first down. UCLA runs the ball 51.1% on first down and their first-down PPA sits at -0.01, meaning they are gaining nothing on early downs. Stack the box and force negative or neutral runs on first down to put them behind the sticks consistently. If we do that, we dictate the rest of the series.
KEY 02
Load up on third and short, but be ready to defend the pass on third and long. They run 59.6% on third and short, so sell out against the run in short-yardage situations and do not give up cheap conversions on the ground. Flip that on third and long, where they pass 75.7% of the time and convert only 36.4% overall. Drop into coverage, rush smart, and let their mediocre passing efficiency (PPA/play of 0.11) work against them.
KEY 03
Play disciplined run defense in the red zone and in games where we build a lead. UCLA runs 55.1% in the red zone, so tighten the box near the goal line and do not let them walk it in. On top of that, if we go up by a score, their run rate jumps to 63.3%. Know the game script, stay gap sound, and make them beat us throwing the ball when they are comfortable.
Bottom lineUCLA is a below-average offense at 42% success rate and a 10.9% explosive rate, so they are not going to hurt us in chunks if we stay disciplined. Control first down, stop them on the ground in short-yardage and red-zone situations, and let their own conversion rate on third down (36.4%) end their drives for us.