UCLA Football: Chip Kelly's record versus the teams on the 2018 schedule

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GLENDALE, AZ – JANUARY 03: Head coach Chip Kelly of the Oregon Ducks looks on from the sideline against the Kansas State Wildcats during the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl at University of Phoenix Stadium on January 3, 2013 in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images) /

Go Joe Bruin takes a look at new UCLA football head coach Chip Kelly’s record against several of the teams, and a few coaches, he will be facing during the 2018 season.

New UCLA football head coach Chip Kelly returns to the Pac-12 this fall and will face a number of teams he did at Oregon.

Though several of those teams are completely different from the what they are now, several have similar philopshies, which could help the Bruins in their game planning for the 2018 season.

Kelly was head coach at Oregon for four years, but was offensive coordinator for two additional years. We look at his records for both as we examine his patterns with the teams of the Pac-12.

Unfortunately, there was not a lot we can take away form his non-conference and post-season foes. In his six years with Oregon, Kelly only faced one team that is on UCLA’s upcoming schedule, Fresno State. Technically it is two, but Utah, which Kelly faced when the Utes were in the Mountain West Conference, is now part of the Pac-12 and will face them every season from now on.

Before we look at the record versus teams on the current schedule, let us briefly go over the other teams he has faced.

Offensive Coordinator

2007 Non-Conference Results

WIN vs Houston, 48-27
WIN at Michigan, 39-7
WIN vs Fresno State, 52-21

2008 Non-Conference Results

WIN vs Utah State, 66-24
WIN at Purdue, 32-26
LOSS vs Boise State, 37-32

Head Coach

2009 Non-Conference Results

LOSS at Boise State, 19-8
WIN vs Purdue, 38-36
WIN vs Utah, 31-24

2010 Non-Conference Results

WIN vs New Mexico, 72-0
WIN at Tennessee, 48-13
WIN vs Portland State, 69-0

2011 Non-Conference Results

LOSS vs LSU (Neutral Site), 40-27
WIN vs Nevada, 69-20
WIN vs Missouri State, 56-7

2012 Non-Conference Results

WIN vs Arkansas State, 57-34
WIN vs Fresno State, 42-25
WIN vs Tennessee Tech, 63-14

Look at that. Now that is an impressive non-conference list. Kelly is 15-3 against non-conference teams. impressive, but several are against FCS and lower tiered Division I schools. The record evens out when you look at his bowl results.

Bowl Results

2007 Sun Bowl, WIN vs South Florida, 56-21
2008 Holiday Bowl, WIN vs Oklahoma State, 42-31
2010 Rose Bowl, LOSS vs Ohio State, 26-17
2011 BCS Championship, LOSS vs Auburn, 22-19
2012 Rose Bowl, WIN vs Wisconsin, 45-38
2013 Fiesta Bowl, WIN vs Kansas State, 35-17

As a head coach, he went 2-2. which is not bad, especially when you consider he went to a major bowl in all four of his seasons leading the Ducks.

So now let us look at the teams on the 2018 schedule.

UCLA Football: Chip Kelly’s record versus the teams on the 2018 schedule

By Mike Regalado | May 29, 2018