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2015 UCLA Bruins football team
American college football season
The 2015 UCLA Bruins football team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bruins were coached by fourth-year head coach Jim Mora and played their home games at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. They were members of the South Division of the Pac-12 Conference. The Bruins finished the season 8–5, including 5–4 in conference play to finish third in the South Division, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 419 to 338.
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| Conference | Pac-12 Conference |
| Division | South Division |
| Record | 8–5 (5–4 Pac-12) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Noel Mazzone (4th season) |
| Offensive scheme | Multiple |
| Defensive coordinator | Tom Bradley (1st season) |
| Base defense | 4–3 |
| Home stadium | Rose Bowl |
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| No. 3 Stanford x$ | 8 | – | 1 | 12 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 Oregon | 7 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington State | 6 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California | 4 | – | 5 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington | 4 | – | 5 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon State | 0 | – | 9 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| USC xy | 6 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 Utah x | 6 | – | 3 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UCLA | 5 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona State | 4 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona | 3 | – | 6 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado | 1 | – | 8 | 4 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Championship: Stanford 41, USC 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | 40‡ | Commit date |
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| Zach Bateman OL |
Costa Mesa, CA | Orange Coast College | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 320 lb (150 kg) | N/A | Nov 16, 2014 |
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| Cordell Broadus WR |
Las Vegas, NV | Bishop Gorman HS | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 186 lb (84 kg) | N/A | Feb 4, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
| Chris Clark TE |
Avon, CT | Avon Old Farms | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 253 lb (115 kg) | 4.7 | Feb 4, 2015 |
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| Tevita Halalilo OL |
Moreno Valley, CA | Rancho Verde HS | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 315 lb (143 kg) | N/A | Jan 9, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
| Dechaun Holiday ATH |
San Marcos, CA | Mission Hills HS | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 207 lb (94 kg) | N/A | Feb 1, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
| Soso Jamabo RB |
Plano, TX | Plano West Senior HS | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 201 lb (91 kg) | 4.61 | Feb 4, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
| Andre James OL |
Herriman, UT | Herriman HS | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 275 lb (125 kg) | 5.34 | Jul 10, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
| Stephen Johnson ATH |
San Leandro, CA | San Leandro HS | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 188 lb (85 kg) | 4.37 | Jul 8, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
| William Lockett DB |
Manvel, TX | Manvel HS | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | N/A | Aug 7, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
| Keisean Lucier-South DE |
Orange, CA | Lutheran HS - Orange County | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | 4.81 | Nov 22, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
| Nate Meadors DB |
San Bernardino, CA | San Gorgonio HS | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 186 lb (84 kg) | N/A | Feb 4, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
| Bolu Olorunfunmi RB |
Fresno, CA | Clovis North HS | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 216 lb (98 kg) | N/A | Mar 11, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
| Josh Rosen QB |
Bellflower, CA | St. John Bosco HS | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 207 lb (94 kg) | 4.99 | Mar 20, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
| Colin Samuel DB |
Long Beach, CA | Long Beach Poly | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | N/A | Dec 9, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
| Octavius Spencer DB |
Monrovia, CA | Monrovia HS | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 4.6 | Dec 16, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
| Fred Ulu-Perry OL |
Honolulu, HI | Saint Louis School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 310 lb (140 kg) | N/A | Jul 11, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
| Rick Wade DE |
Rancho Santa Margarita, CA | Santa Margarita Catholic HS | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 230 lb (100 kg) | N/A | Jul 31, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
| Josh Wariboko OL |
Oklahoma City, OK | Casady School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 314 lb (142 kg) | N/A | Feb 4, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
| Joshua Woods LB |
Upland, CA | Upland HS | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | N/A | Jul 29, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 9 Rivals: 13 247Sports: 14 ESPN: 11 | ||||||
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On August 14, 2015, UCLA announced that freshman wide receiver Cordell Broadus had left the UCLA football team, "[deciding] to pursue other passions in his life."[1]
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| September 5, 2015 | 12:30 pm | Virginia* | No. 13 | FOX | W 34–16 | 68,615[2] | |
| September 12, 2015 | 7:30 pm | at UNLV* | No. 13 | CBSSN | W 37–3 | 31,262 | |
| September 19, 2015 | 7:30 pm | No. 19 BYU* | No. 10 |
| FS1 | W 24–23 | 67,612 |
| September 26, 2015 | 5:00 pm | at No. 16 Arizona | No. 9 | ABC | W 56–30 | 56,004 | |
| October 3, 2015 | 4:30 pm | Arizona State | No. 7 |
| FOX | L 23–38 | 80,113 |
| October 15, 2015 | 7:30 pm | at No. 15 Stanford | No. 18 | ESPN | L 35–56 | 50,464 | |
| October 22, 2015 | 6:00 pm | No. 20 California |
| ESPN | W 40–24 | 57,046 | |
| October 31, 2015 | 12:00 p.m. | Colorado | No. 24 |
| P12N | W 35–31 | 51,508 |
| November 7, 2015 | 1:30 p.m. | at Oregon State | No. 23 | P12N | W 41–0 | 38,074 | |
| November 14, 2015 | 7:45 p.m. | Washington State | No. 19 |
| ESPN | L 27–31 | 76,255 |
| November 21, 2015 | 12:30 p.m. | at No. 13 Utah | FOX | W 17–9 | 46,230 | ||
| November 28, 2015 | 12:30 p.m. | at USC | No. 22 | ABC/ESPN2 | L 21–40 | 83,602 | |
| December 26, 2015 | 6:15 p.m. | vs. Nebraska* | ESPN | L 29–37 | 33,527 | ||
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Virginia
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| Virginia | 3 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 16 |
| #13 UCLA | 7 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 34 |
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Virginia Cavaliers vs #13 UCLA Bruins – Game summary
- Date: September 5, 2015
- Game attendance: 68,615
- TV announcers (FOX): Joe Davis (Play-by-play), Brady Quinn (Color) & Kris Budden (Sideline)
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UCLA freshman quarterback Josh Rosen completed 28 of 35 passes for 351 yards and three touchdowns in a 34–16 win over Virginia. The No. 13 Bruins gained 503 yard in total offense as Rosen completed passes to 11 different receivers. UCLA did not allow a touchdown until the final minutes of the game.[3]
The nation's top quarterback recruit, Rosen was taking over for three-year starter Brett Hundley, who had left for the National Football League (NFL). On the first play, the freshman threw a perfect 55-yard pass to Kenneth Walker III, who dropped the pass. The drive stalled, but Rosen completed seven consecutive passes at the end of the quarter, including a scoring pass to Devin Fuller. In the middle of the second quarter, Rosen connected with Thomas Duarte on a 30-yard pass placed over the defender's shoulder and into his receiver's hands. Two defenders playing on offense scored for UCLA in the third. Linebacker Myles Jack, who also spends some time at running back, scored on a run, and defensive tackle Kenny Clark caught a scoring pass late in the quarter. Virginia, who had been limited to three field goals, scored their only touchdown with 3:29 left in the game.[4]
The Cavaliers had been selected to finish last among seven teams in the Atlantic Coast Conference's Coastal Division, and lost six of seven games dating back to the previous season.[3][4] Rosen was honored as the Walter Camp Offensive Player of the Week.[5]
UNLV
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| #13 UCLA | 10 | 7 | 17 | 3 | 37 |
| UNLV | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
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#13 UCLA Bruins vs UNLV Rebels – Game summary
at Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney, NV
- Date: September 12, 2015
- Game attendance: 31,262
- TV announcers (CBSSN): Carter Blackburn (Play-by-play), Aaron Taylor (Color) & Jenny Dell (Sideline)
BYU
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| BYU | 7 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 23 |
| #10 UCLA | 0 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 24 |
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#19 BYU Cougars vs #10 UCLA Bruins – Game summary
- Date: September 19, 2015
- Game attendance: 67,612
- TV announcers (FS1): Joe Davis (Play-by-play), Brady Quinn (Color) & Kris Budden (Sideline)
#16 Arizona
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| #9 UCLA | 14 | 28 | 7 | 7 | 56 |
| #16 Arizona | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 30 |
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#9 UCLA Bruins vs #16 Arizona Wildcats – Game summary
at Arizona Stadium, Tucson, AZ
- Date: September 26, 2015
- Game attendance: 56,004
- Referee: Mark Duddy
- TV announcers (ABC): Chris Fowler (Play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (Color) & Heather Cox (Sideline)
Arizona State
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| Arizona State | 9 | 6 | 14 | 9 | 38 |
| #7 UCLA | 0 | 10 | 0 | 13 | 23 |
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Arizona State vs #7 UCLA Bruins – Game summary
- Date: October 3, 2015
- Game attendance: 80,113
- Referee: Steve Strimling
- TV announcers (FOX): Gus Johnson (Play-by-play), Joel Klatt (Color) & Molly McGrath (Sideline)
#15 Stanford
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| #18 UCLA | 10 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 35 |
| #15 Stanford | 14 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 56 |
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#18 UCLA Bruins vs #15 Stanford Cardinal – Game summary
at Stanford Stadium, Stanford, CA
- Date: October 15, 2015
- Game attendance: 50,464
- Referee: Michael Mothers
- TV announcers (ESPN): Joe Tessitore (Play-by-play), Jesse Palmer, David Pollack (Color) & Kaylee Hartung (Sideline)
#20 California
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| #20 California | 3 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 24 |
| UCLA | 10 | 16 | 14 | 0 | 40 |
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#20 California Golden Bears vs UCLA Bruins – Game summary
- Date: October 22, 2015
- Game weather: Partly cloudy
- Game attendance: 57,046
- Referee: Terry Leyden
- TV announcers (ESPN): Joe Tessitore (Play-by-play), Jesse Palmer, David Pollack (Color) & Kaylee Hartung (Sideline)
Colorado
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| Colorado | 0 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 31 |
| #24 UCLA | 7 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
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Colorado Buffaloes vs #24 UCLA Bruins – Game summary
- Date: October 31, 2015
- Game weather: Clear and sunny
- Game attendance: 51,508
- Referee: Chris Coyte
- TV announcers (P12N): Roxy Bernstein (Play-by-play), Glenn Parker (Color) & Jill Savage (Sideline)
Oregon State
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| #22 UCLA | 0 | 24 | 17 | 0 | 41 |
| Oregon State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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#22 UCLA Bruins vs Oregon State – Game summary
at Reser Stadium, Corvallis, OR
- Date: November 7, 2015
- Game weather: Raining
- Game attendance: 38,074
- Referee: Michael Batlan
- TV announcers (P12N): Kevin Calabro (Play-by-play), Yogi Roth (Color) & Lewis Johnson (Sideline)
Washington State
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| Washington State | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 31 |
| #18 UCLA | 6 | 10 | 0 | 11 | 27 |
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Washington State Cougars vs #18 UCLA Bruins – Game summary
- Date: November 14, 2015
- Game time: 7:52 pm
- Game weather: Clear
- Game attendance: 76,255
- Referee: Terry Leyden
- TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Pasch (Play-by-play), Brian Griese (Color) & Tom Luginbill (Sideline)
#18 Utah
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| UCLA | 10 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| #18 Utah | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
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UCLA Bruins vs #18 Utah Utes – Game summary
at Rice-Eccles Stadium, Salt Lake City, UT
- Date: November 21, 2015
- Game time: 1:35 pm
- Game weather: 43 °F (6 °C), sunny
- Game attendance: 46,230
- Referee: Mark Duddy
- TV announcers (FOX): Joe Davis (Play-by-play), Brady Quinn (Color) & Kris Budden (Sideline)
USC
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| #22 UCLA | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| USC | 3 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 40 |
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#22 UCLA Bruins vs USC Trojans – Game summary
at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA
- Date: November 28, 2015
- Game time: 12:30 pm
- Game attendance: 83,602
- Referee: Steve Strimling
- TV announcers (ABC/ESPN2): Sean McDonough (Play-by-play), Chris Spielman (Color) & Todd McShay (Sideline)
Nebraska
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| Nebraska | 7 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 37 |
| UCLA | 7 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 29 |
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Foster Farms Bowl: Nebraska Cornhsukers vs UCLA Bruins – Game summary
at Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, CA
- Date: December 26, 2015
- Game time: 6:15 pm
- Game weather: Partly cloudy
- Game attendance: 33,527
- Referee: Ron Cherry
- TV announcers (ESPN): Jason Benetti, Rod Gilmore and Shelley Smith
- Jim L. Mora, head coach
- Noel Mazzone, offensive coordinator/quarterbacks
- Adrian Klemm, associate head coach/running game coordinator/offensive line
- Tom Bradley, defensive coordinator (new to UCLA)
- Demetrice Martin, assistant head coach, Defense/secondary
- Kennedy Polamalu, running backs
- Scott White, linebackers/special teams
- Eric Yarber, wide receivers
- Angus McClure, defensive line/recruiting coordinator
- Taylor Mazzone, quarterbacks coach
- Sal Alosi, Coordinator of strength & conditioning
Further information: 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
National awards
Lou Groza Award: Ka'imi Fairbairn
Foster Farms Bowl MVP: Jaleel Wadood
All-American teams
The following Pac-12 players were named to the 2015 College Football All-America Team by the Walter Camp Football Foundation (WCFF), Associated Press (AP), Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), Sporting News, and American Football Coaches Association (AFCA):
- First team
Ka'imi Fairbairn, K (WCFF, AP, FWAA, AFCA)[6][7]
- Second team
Ka'imi Fairbairn, K, (SN)[8]
- Third team
Kenny Clark (AP)[9]
Conference awards
Pac-12 Freshman Offensive Player of the Year: Josh Rosen[10]
All-conference teams
The following players were named to the All-Pac-12 team.[11]
- First team
- Kenny Clark, DL
- Second team
- Paul Perkins, RB
- Thomas Duarte, TE
- Jake Brendel, OL
- Conor McDermott, OL
- Deon Hollins, LB
- Randall Goforth, DB
- Jaleel Wadood, DB
- Ka'imi Fairbairn, K
- Honorable mention
- Jordan Payton, WR
- Aaron Wallace, LB
- Marcus Rios, DB
2016 NFL draft
The following players were drafted into professional football following the season.
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | Franchise |
| Kenny Clark | Defensive lineman | 1 | 27 | Green Bay Packers |
| Myles Jack | Linebacker | 2 | 36 | Jacksonville Jaguars |
| Caleb Benenoch | Offensive lineman | 5 | 148 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| Paul Perkins | Running back | 5 | 149 | New York Giants |
| Jordan Payton | Wide receiver | 5 | 154 | Cleveland Browns |
| Aaron Wallace | Linebacker | 7 | 222 | Tennessee Titans |
| Thomas Duarte | Tight end | 7 | 231 | Miami Dolphins |
| Devin Fuller | Wide receiver | 7 | 238 | Atlanta Falcons |
| Jake Brendel | Center | UDFA | Dallas Cowboys | |
| Ka'imi Fairbairn | Kicker | UDFA | Houston Texans | |
- February 24, 2015 – Outside linebackers/special teams coach Mike Tuiasosopo was not retained
- March 16, 2015 – Offensive line coach Adrian Klemm was suspended for alleged rules violation
- August 25, 2015 – Freshman Josh Rosen was named the starting quarterback[12]
- October 31, 2015 – The 1965 team was honored as co-captains at the Cal game as part of its 50th anniversary celebration
- Miller, Ted (August 14, 2015). "UCLA Freshman Cordell Broadus, Snoop Dogg's Son, Opts to Quit Football". ESPN. Retrieved August 14, 2015.
- "Virginia vs. UCLA - Game Summary". ESPN. September 5, 2015. Retrieved September 5, 2015.
- Foster, Chris (September 5, 2015). "Josh Rosen's Debut is Stellar, UCLA Defense Staunch in 34-16 Win Over Virginia". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on September 20, 2015. Retrieved September 20, 2015.
- Beacham, Greg (September 5, 2015). "Rosen Leads No. 13 UCLA Past Virginia 34-16 in Stellar Debut". ESPN. Associated Press. Archived from the original on September 8, 2015.
- "UCLA's Josh Rosen and San Diego State's Calvin Munson Named Walter Camp National FBS Players of the Week, Presented by Generation UCAN". Walter Camp Football Foundation. September 8, 2015. Archived from the original on September 12, 2015. Retrieved September 20, 2015.
- Kaufman, Joey (December 14, 2015). "Ka'imi Fairbairn lands on FWAA All-American team". The Orange County Register. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015.
- "AFCA Announces 2015 FBS Coaches' All-America Team". American Football Coaches Association. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015.
- McGuire, Kevin (December 15, 2015). "Sporting News All-American Team headlined by Derrick Henry, Christian McCaffrey". College Football Talk. Archived from the original on January 15, 2016.
- Haney, Travis (December 13, 2015). "Heisman winner Henry leads selections for Associated Press All-America Team". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on December 15, 2015.
- Wang, Jack (December 1, 2015). "Josh Rosen, Kenny Clark lead UCLA football in Pac-12 honors". Los Angeles Daily News. Archived from the original on December 3, 2015.
- Kaufman, Joey (December 1, 2015). "UCLA DT Kenny Clark on All-Pac-12 first team; eight Bruins on second team". Orange County Register. Archived from the original on December 5, 2015.
- Foster, Chris (August 26, 2015). "Josh Rosen is Chosen as UCLA's Starting Quarterback". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 21, 2015.
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