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Ranking the 2016 UCLA Football Schedule By Difficulty

By Mike Regalado

September 5, 2015; Pasadena, CA, USA; UCLA Bruins head coach Jim Mora leads players out onto the field against the Virginia Cavaliers before the first half at the Rose Bowl. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports
September 5, 2015; Pasadena, CA, USA; UCLA Bruins head coach Jim Mora leads players out onto the field against the Virginia Cavaliers before the first half at the Rose Bowl. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports /
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Jan 2, 2016; Phoenix, AZ, USA; Arizona State Sun Devils quarterback Mike Bercovici (2) pats receiver Devin Lucien (15) on the head after a touchdown against the West Virginia Mountaineers during the first half of the 2016 Cactus Bowl at Chase Field. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 2, 2016; Phoenix, AZ, USA; Arizona State Sun Devils quarterback Mike Bercovici (2) pats receiver Devin Lucien (15) on the head after a touchdown against the West Virginia Mountaineers during the first half of the 2016 Cactus Bowl at Chase Field. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports /

7. at Arizona State Sun Devils (6-7, 4-5 Pac-12)

Game #6, Saturday, October 8

The good news, UCLA has been pretty good in Tempe. The bad news, Mora is 2-2 against Todd Graham and the Sun Devils. For some reason, neither of these teams can beat the other at home, which is good news for UCLA who travels to Tempe in 2016.

As far as difficulty, I am not going to base this game on where it is played. I am basing it off of the tension that has been building up between the Sun Devils and Bruins. Despite an overall friendly nature, there is some animosity building between the two programs, at least during the week leading up to their match-up. That leads to good football games.

ASU is a wildcard of a team. Their defense takes heavy risks and their offense likes to air it out, but they seemed to take a step back last year, going 3-4 after beating UCLA.

Either way, this midseason game is going to mean a lot for both teams, making it quite a difficult task to get the win.

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