After two mediocre seasons under head coach Chris Petersen, the Huskies broke out in a big way in 2016. U Dub finished the season with a 12-2 record, winning the Pac-12 and earning themselves the right to face off with Alabama in the College Football Playoff. The Huskies played the mighty Crimson Tide tight into the fourth quarter before eventually running out of gas. Despite the loss, that game proved the Huskies had arrived.
UCLA Football, unfortunately, has been trending in the opposite direction after finishing last year with a 4-8 record, by far the worst record in the Jim Mora tenure.