UCLA 2026 — The Chapter Being Written

Record 8-0

Final result In-progress

AP final #5 post-bowls

SP+ +9.0 last-week

Era —

The shape of the season · week by week, cumulative W-L below

Who carried it

Nico IamaleavaQB982 passing yards
Ty DieffenbachQB683 passing yards
Wayne KnightRB680 rushing yards
Anthony WoodsRB495 rushing yards
Jaivian ThomasRB270 rushing yards
Semaj MorganWR415 receiving yards
Brian Rowe Jr.WR326 receiving yards
Jalen WoodsLB63 tackles
Samuel OmosighoLB56 tackles
Ta'Shawn JamesDB41 tackles
Sahir WestDL2.5 sacks
Aiden GobairaDL2.5 sacks
Scott TaylorLB2.5 sacks

Season leaders, 2026.

Defining moments

The statement

The 2026 season's largest margin: UCLA 54, Maryland 3. A 51-point win — the year's high-water mark.

"Eight Clap"

— UCLA fanbase voice · 2026· synthesized

What it meant

2026 is a middle chapter for UCLA — neither a crown year nor a crisis. It is the kind of season that fills the ledger between the named ones and gives the arc its shape.