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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
Play the run on first down. UCLA runs it 51.1% of the time on first down and their first-down PPA is essentially zero (-0.01), meaning they are not gaining an advantage when they do it. Hold the box, stay gap-sound, and force them into a second-and-long situation where we know they will lean pass at 54%.
KEY 02
On third and short, do not give up the cheap conversion. UCLA runs 59.6% of the time on third and short, so bring your run fits, set the edge, and make them earn every yard. Giving up a free first down here extends drives for an offense that only converts third down at 36.4%, meaning we win if we keep them in obvious passing situations.
KEY 03
When we have a lead, tighten the run fits and stay disciplined. UCLA shifts to 63.3% run when leading by seven or more, so a comfortable score does not mean we can play soft. Hold the line of scrimmage late, keep them from chewing clock, and let their 36.4% third-down conversion rate do the work for us.
Bottom lineUCLA is a below-average offense by PPA standards (0.15 overall, negative on first down) that leans run in favorable situations and short yardage. If we stay stout against the run on first down and third and short, we force them into passing situations they convert at a poor rate and we take away their best tool for controlling the game.