Midway through the fourth season of Jim Mora’s steady tenure as the UCLA coach, his defense has never looked more battered.
As injuries have mounted, the Bruins have hit a wall in Pac-12 play.
In their three conference games, they have allowed 124 points, compared to 42 in the three nonconference games to start the season. Those are not the only alarming numbers.
The 56 points UCLA allowed in its 21-point loss to No. 15 Stanford on Thursday night were the most in a game under Mora and the most for the program since a 60-13 loss at top-ranked Oregon in 2010.