2012 Holiday Bowl Media Guide

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UCLA quarterback Brett Hundley dives in for a touchdown in the Bruins’ 66-10 victory over Arizona on Nov. 3 at the Rose Bowl.

BRIDGEPOINT EDUCATION

HOLIDAY BOWL MEDIA GUIDE

UCLA vs. BAYLOR

DECEMBER 27, 2012 - 6:45 PM (PST) QUALCOMM STADIUM • SAN DIEGO, CALIF.

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2012 SCHEDULE/RESULTS 9-4 Overall; 6-3 Pac-12 Aug. 30 • 6:30PM (CST) • CBS Sports Network

@ RICE

W, 49-24

Houston, TX (Rice Stadium) Sept. 8 • 4:30PM (PST) • FOX

#16 NEBRASKA

W, 36-30

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FOOTBALL

UCLA Sports Information: J.D. Morgan Center, 325 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA 90095 (p) 310-206-6831 • (f) 310-825-8699

Pasadena, Calif. (Rose Bowl)

GAME #14

Sept. 15 • 7:30PM (PST) • Pac-12 Networks

HOUSTON

W, 37-6

Pasadena, Calif. (Rose Bowl)

UCLA (9-4) vs. BAYLOR (7-5) December 27, 2012 • 6:45 PM (PST) San Diego, Calif. Bridgepoint Education Holiday Bowl

Sept. 22 • 12:30PM (PST) • ABC/ESPN2

OREGON STATE*

L, 27-20

Pasadena, Calif. (Rose Bowl)

TV: ESPN - Dave Pasch, Brian Griese, Jenn Brown National Radio: ESPN - Bill Rosinski, David Norrie, Joe Schad Bruin IMG Radio Network: AM570 - Chris Roberts, Matt Stevens, Wayne Cook

Sept. 29 • 4:00PM (MST) • Pac-12 Networks

@ COLORADO*

W, 42-14

Boulder, Colo. (Folsom Field)

Oct. 6 • 7:00PM (PST) • Pac-12 Networks

@ CALIFORNIA*

Berkeley, Calif. (Memorial Stadium)

L, 43-17 BRUINS GO BOWLING

Oct. 13 • 12:00 PM (PST) • FOX

UTAH*

W, 21-14

Pasadena, Calif. (Rose Bowl) Oct. 27 • 12:00 PM (PST) • FX

@ ARIZONA STATE* W, 45-43 Tempe, Ariz. (Sun Devil Stadium)

Nov. 3 • 7:30 PM (PST) • Pac-12 Networks

#24 ARIZONA

W, 66-10

Pasadena, Calif. (Rose Bowl)

Nov. 10 • 7:30 PM (PST) • ESPN2

@ WASHINGTON ST.*W, 44-36 Pullman, Wash. (Martin Stadium)

Nov. 17 • 12:00 PM (PST) • FOX

#21 USC*

W, 38-28

Pasadena, Calif. (Rose Bowl) Nov. 24 • 3:30 PM (PST) • FOX

#11 STANFORD*

L, 35-17

Pasadena, Calif. (Rose Bowl)

Nov. 30 • 5:00 PM (PST) • FOX

Pac-12 Championship

@ #8 STANFORD

Stanford, Calif. (Stanford Stadium)

Dec. 27 • 6:45 PM (PST) • ESPN

L, 27-24 Holiday Bowl

vs. BAYLOR

San Diego, Calif. (Qualcomm Stadium)

FOOTBALL CONTACTS Steve Rourke - srourke@athletics.ucla.edu (p) 310-206-8187 • (c) 310-882-8418

Danny Harrington - dharrington@athletics.ucla.edu (p) 310-206-8075 • (c) 818-692-4182

Nick Ammazzalorso - nicka@athletics.ucla.edu (p) 310-206-3402 • (c) 424-273-0712 Note to Media: Bruin players and coaches have been instructed to not grant any interview requests that have not been arranged by a member of the UCLA sports information office.

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UCLA has played in bowl games in eight of the previous 10 seasons (not 2010, 2008). The 2012 season marked the first time since 2005 that the Bruins have been eligible before the month of November.

UCLA/BAYLOR SERIES UCLA and Baylor have never met on the gridiron. Baylor ranks first in the nation in total offense (578.75 yds/g). Senior quarterback Nick Florence leads the nation in total offense (387.67) and senior receiver Terrance Williams is first in receiving yards per game (147.0). 2012 STAT COMPARISON Points Scored Points Allowed Rushing Yards Rushing Defense Passing Yards Passing Defense Eff. Total Offense Total Defense Sacks By/ Allowed KO Ret. Avg. P Ret. Avg. 3rd Down Conver. Oppt. 3rd Down Conver. Turnover margin

UCLA 35.1 25.9 202.9 154.5 271.6 134.0 474.5 409.9 3.3/3.5 22.5 8.4 41% 32% 0.31

BAYLOR 44.1 38.2 225.5 190.8 353.3 141.1 578.8 513.9 1.1/1.4 21.2 8.5 46% 56% 0.42

UCLA AND THE BCS UCLA is ranked No. 17 in the final BCS Standings released on Dec. 2. The last time UCLA was ranked in the BCS, prior to this season, was on Dec. 3, 2006, at No. 25. The Bruins have moved into the BCS rankings in a total of six seasons: 1998, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2006 and 2012. UCLA owns the distinction of being the first team to be ranked in the BCS, as the Bruins debuted at No.1 in the very first BCS ranking released on Oct. 26, 1998.

Jordon James (left) and Darius Bell celebrate a Bruin touchdown in UCLA’s 37-6 win over Houston at the Rose Bowl on Sept. 15.

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QUICK HITS  Senior running back Johnathan Franklin (4,887) broke Maurice Jones-Drew’s school record of 4,688 career all-purpose yards during the Pac-12 Championship game.  Franklin’s career rushing total of 4,369 yards ranks fifth on the Pac-12 list (4th is Marcus Allen of USC, 1978-81- 4,810).  Franklin broke Karim Abdul-Jabbar’s record for school single-season rushing in the Pac-12 Championship game.  Redshirt sophomore linebacker Eric Kendricks has recorded 137 tackles on the season to rank seventh on the all-time school single-season list; it is the most by a UCLA player since the 1989 season (Eric Turner 141 in 1989).  Junior linebacker Anthony Barr, in his first season on defense after two as a running back, is the national leader with 13.5 sacks this season; he is sixth in sacks average (1.04) and tied for 9th in TFLs (1.58/g).  In his last six games, redshirt freshman quarterback Brett Hundley has completed 125 of 177 passes (71%) for 1,495 yards, 12 touchdowns and four interceptions.  In his last five games, senior Y receiver Joseph Fauria has made19 receptions for 312 yards and five touchdowns.  Hundley has reached or approached several school records --- single-season total offense: Hundley 3,776 – old record is 3,652 by Cade McNown in 1998; single-season passing yardage: Hundley 3,411 – record 3,470 by Cade McNown in 1998; singleseason completions: Hundley 292 – old record 242 by Drew Olson in 2005.  Only one head coach has won as many games in his first season at UCLA as Jim Mora (9) – Terry Donahue, 1976.  Fauria, a Mackey Award semifinalist, has caught a pass in 21 straight games; he is tied for 5th on the all-time UCLA touchdown receptions list (19); T-2nd on season list with 11 in 2012.  Franklin recorded his 9th 100-yard rushing game of the season at Stanford to set a new school single-season record.  Senior punter Jeff Locke, a semifinalist for the Ray Guy Award, leads the Pac-12 with 31 kicks placed inside the 20-yard line (20, at or inside the 10-yard line) and 64 touchbacks on 85 kickoffs this season.  In his last six games, senior running back Johnathan Franklin (9th in nation in rushing) has 822 rush yards (137.0 avg) and 11 touchdowns. He has also made 16 receptions, one for a touchdown.  Hundley’s 26 touchdown passes rank him 2nd on school season list behind Drew Olson, 34 in 2005. UCLABRUINS.COM

 UCLA has played 26 freshmen so far this season -- 12 true freshmen and 14 redshirt freshmen.  UCLA has started at least four freshmen on offense in each game this season and as many as seven against Utah.  UCLA is ranked 7th in the nation in sacks (3.3/g) after being ranked T-112th last season (1.00).  UCLA has won 16 of its last 20 games when winning the turnover battle (.800) and dropped 30 of its last 44 games (.318) when losing or tying the turnover ratio. The Bruins have won as many as four road games in a season for the first time since 2002, when it won five. Hundley is the first UCLA quarterback to ever throw for at least 300 yards in three straight games (305 Nebraska/320 Houston/372 Oregon St.). He is the eighth to total at least three, 300-yard games in a season. Most 300-yd passing games in a season -- Cade McNown 6 -1998, Tom Ramsey 4 -1982, Troy Aikman 3 - 1988, Tommy Maddox 3 - 1990, Cory Paus 3 - 2000, Kevin Prince 3 - 2009, Drew Olson 3 - 2005, Hundley 3 - 2012. Most Career 300-yd passing games -- McNown11, Paus 7, D.Olson 4, Maddox 4, Aikman 4, Ramsey 4, Hundley 3 and others.  UCLA has won 12 of its last 13 games when it limits the opponent to less than 100 rushing yards.  Franklin’s 4,369 career rushing yards rank 4th among active FBS players (1-Montee Ball, Wisc.-5,040).

FINAL PAC-12 STANDINGS North Oregon Stanford*+ Oregon State Washington California Washington State

Pac-12 8-1 8-1 6-3 5-4 2-7 1-8

Overall 11-1 11-2 9-3 7-5 3-9 3-9

Pac-12 6-3 5-4 5-4 4-5 3-6 1-8

Overall 9-4 7-5 7-5 7-5 5-7 1-11

South UCLA^ Arizona State USC Arizona Utah Colorado

* Pac-12 North Divison Champion ^ Pac-12 South Division Champion + - Won Pac-12 Championship Game to secure conferences’ BCS berth.

 At Stanford (284 yds) was the seventh 200-yard rushing game of the season for UCLA... The Bruins had six such games last year...UCLA opened 2012 with a 247-yard total vs. Houston, a 344-yard total vs. Nebraska and a 343-yard sum at Rice ... The Bruins had won 24 straight games in which they have rushed for at least 250 yards (814-1 all-time).

 Arizona was the 18th straight game UCLA has won when holding the opponent to less than 20 points.  The Pac-12 Championship game was Franklin’s 19th career 100-yard rushing game, one back of all-time school leader Gaston Green.  UCLA had not gained at least 500 yards of total offense in any previous three-game stretch, prior to his season (complete records date back to 1958 season) ...Years in which UCLA has had at least three games, with at least 500-yards of total offense -- 2005 (3); 1998 (5); 1996 (3); 1991 (4); 1987 (3); 1986 (4); 1976 (5); 1973 (5) (dating back to 1965).  UCLA has won more than 9 games in a season 7 times in its history (10-each in 1946, 1982, 1987, 1988, 1997, 1998, 2005).  UCLA won its first two road games of a season for the first time since 2005 when it captured wins in its initial three road games on the way to a 10-2 record for the year.

After serving a two-year Mormon Mission, offensive lineman Xavier Su’a-Filo returned to UCLA to earn first-team All-Pac-12 honors in 2012.

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FRESHMEN OVER THE YEARS A total of 12 true freshmen -- CB Ishmael Adams, WR Jordan Payton, F Kenneth Walker, OT Simon Goines, CB Fabian Moreau, DB Randall Goforth, PK Ka’imi Fairbairn, DL Ellis McCarthy, DB Marcus Rios, Y Ian Taubler, LB Kenny Orjioke, F Devin Fuller -- have seen action in 2012. In addition, 14 redshirt freshmen have taken the field this season -- C Jake Brendel, WR Roosevelt Davis, RB Melvin Emesibe, QB Brett Hundley, WR Devin Lucien, RB Steven Manfro, OL Kevin McReynolds, OL Will Oliver, WR Tyler Scott, WR Logan Sweet, DL Brandon Tuliaupupu, LB Aaron Wallace, OL Torian White, OL Ben Wysocki. A school-record 17 true freshmen played for the Bruins in 1977. In recent years, nine played in 2005, eight in 2006, two in 2007 and 11 in 2008. UCLA played 10 freshmen in 2009 and in 2010. Tight end Raymond Nelson (no longer on the roster) was the lone first-year player to see action in 2011.

AWARDS/HONORS The Bruins had three players selected to the 2012 Pac-12 AllConference first-team (as selected by league coaches) - OL Xavier Su’a-Filo, LB Anthony Barr and P Jeff Locke. RB Johnathan Franklin, OL Jeff Baca, DL Datone Jones and special teams standout David Allen were on the second-team. S Andrew Abbott, C Jake Brendel, WR Shaq Evans, TE Joseph Fauria, QB Brett Hundley, LB Eric Kendricks, DL Cassius Marsh, Return specialist Damien Thigpen earned honorable mention.Three Bruins were named to the CBSSports.com All-America team. Franklin was selected to the first-team, Barr to the second and Su’a-Filo to the third-team. Punter Jeff Locke joined the trio on the all-conference team.

THIS AND THAT ABOUT THE BRUINS Linebacker Eric Kendricks(#6) is the son of former Bruin, Marv Kendricks, who led UCLA in rushing in 1970 and 1971; Eric’s brother, Mychal, is a former linebacker at Cal who is now in the NFL • Defensive back Tevin McDonald’s(#7) brother, Tim Jr., plays at USC and his dad, Tim, played in the NFL from 1987-99 with the Cardinals and 49ers • Defensive back Sheldon Price’s(#22) dad, Dennis, played at UCLA from 1984-87 and then in the NFL with the Raiders • Punter Jeff Locke(#18) has been named to the All-Conference academic team the past three seasons; he has finished 12th (2011), fourth (2010)

and 16th (2009) in the nation in punting average • OL Xavier Su’aFilo (#56) spent the last two years on an LDS mission in Alabama and Florida during which time he learned the Spanish language • LB Anthony Barr’s(#11) dad, Tony Brooks, was a fourth-round pick of the Eagles in the 1992 draft, after playing at Notre Dame • Reserve fullback Luke Gane(#49) underwent chemotherapy and a bone marrow transplant in high school to help overcome a rare blood disorder (aplastic anemia) • Freshman linebacker Aaron Porter’s (#30) mom, Sandy, played in the Softball World Series for Long Beach State and is in the school’s Hall of Fame • Running back Jordon James (#6) has a black belt in Taekwondo • Defensive back Brandon Sermons’(#2) brother, Rodney, also played for USC • Brett Hundley’s(#17) dad, Brett, Sr., lettered at running back for the University of Arizona • Most of the Bruin coaching staff has a tie to the NFL: head coach Jim Mora - 25 seasons with San Diego 1985-91, New Orleans 1992-96, San Francisco 1997-2003, Atlanta 2004-06, Seattle 2007-09; receivers coach Eric Yarber - 5 seasons with Tampa Bay 2010-11, San Francisco 2003-04, Seattle 1998; Defensive Coord. Lou Spanos - 17 seasons with Washington 2010-11 and Pittsburgh 1995-2009; Special teamsCoord./ Linebackers coach Jeff Ulbrich - 2 seasons with Seattle 2010-11; Offensive Coordinator Noel Mazzone - 3 seasons with NY Jets 2006-08 • Coaches who played in the NFL include Yarber, Ulbrich (who was on 49ers’ defense coached by Jim Mora), Y receivers coach Marques Tuiasosopo, running backs coach Steve Broussard, offensive line coach Adrian Klemm • Other players with NFL ties include freshmen Ishmael Adams (#24) (dad, Stefon, was selected in third rd. of 1985 draft); Paul Perkins’ (#24) dad played football at Arizona State and with Tampa Bay and Indianapolis and his uncle, Don Perkins played with the Dallas Cowboys; redshirt freshman linebacker Aaron Wallace’s (#12) dad played at Texas A&M and for eight seasons with the Raiders; freshman quarterback Jerry Neuheisel’s (#11) dad played with Tampa Bay and San Diego and was the head coach at UCLA (2008-11) • In addition, Jerry Rice, Jr.’s (#88) dad was a 13-time Pro Bowler with San Francisco and Oakland • Y receiver Joseph Fauria’s (#8) uncle, Christian, played at Colorado and for 13 seasons in the NFL with Seattle, New England, Washington, Carolina • P Jeff Locke was named UCLA’s male Scholar Athlete of the Year for 2011-12.

UCLA clinched the Pac-12 South Division title in 2012, earning a spot in the Pac-12 Championship Game in Stanford, Calif.

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BRUINS TO WATCH #8 JOSEPH FAURIA Sr. - Y Receiver  Mackey Award semifinalist  19 career TD catches; team-high 11 in 2012;T2nd-most in school history  T5th on all-time UCLA TD catch list  Led team with 6 TD catches in ‘11, most by UCLA player since 2005  Caught pass in 21 straight games

#23 JOHNATHAN FRANKLIN Sr.R - Running Back  Doak Walker Award finalist  Became school’s all-time rushing leader vs. Arizona  5th on all-time Pac-12 rush list  19 career 100-yd games  1 of 3 Bruins with back-to-back 200yd. rushing games  1st on UCLA single-season rush list

#18 JEFF LOCKE RSr. - Punter  Ray Guy Award semifinalist  Leads Pac-12: 31 punts inside 20 and 64 touchbacks on KO  20 punts at or inside the 10-yard line in 2012  Career avg. ranks No. 2 at UCLA  UCLA ’11-12 Scholar-Athlete of Year  Honor Roll each quarter at UCLA

#56 DATONE JONES RSr. - Defensive End  Hendricks Mid-Season Watch List  8 TFL, one safety, in first 4 games  TD catch v. Houston  3 TFL , safety, v. Nebraska  7.5 tackles for loss in ‘12  35.0 career tackles for loss

#99 CASSIUS MARSH Jr. - Defensive End  Named to Hendricks Award MidSeason Watch List  2nd on team with 6.5 sacks in , ‘12  Career-high 8 tackles at Cal, ‘12  Career-best 2.0 TFLs in ‘12 at Cal  Caught TD pass at Cal  Eight starts in 2011

#11 ANTHONY BARR Jr. - Linebacker  1st year on defense  Lott Trophy Watch List  National sack leader (13.5); 20.5 tackles for loss in ‘12  His 13.5 sacks are 2nd on the all-time school season list  2nd-team CBSSports.com All-American

#17 BRETT HUNDLEY RFr. - Quarterback  2nd on all-time school season TD pass list (26)  School-record three straight 300-yd passing g this season  404 yds total off. v. Oregon State; 5th-highest in school history  Set new season total offense record at Stanford

Y receiver Joseph Fauria leads the team with 11 touchdown receptions in 2012.

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BRUINS IN THE NFL (23) Player Brendon Ayanbadejo Akeem Ayers Dave Ball Kyle Bosworth David Carter Nate Chandler Derrick Coleman Kenyon Coleman Tony Dye Kai Forbath Cory Harkey Mike Harris Justin Hickman Maurice Jones-Drew Chris Kluwe Marcedes Lewis Rahim Moore Logan Paulsen Nelson Rosario Matthew Slater Alterraun Verner Matt Willis Christian Yount

Years at UCLA 1996-98 2007-10 2000-03 2006-09 2006-10 2008-11 2008-11 1997-2001 2008-11 2007-10 2008-11 2008-11 2004-06 2003-05 2003-04 2002-05 2008-10 2005-09 2008-11 2004-07 2006-08 2005-06 2007-10

Pro Team Baltimore Ravens Tennessee Titans Tennessee Titans Jacksonville Jaguars Arizona Cardinals Carolina Panthers Seattle Seahawks Dallas Cowboys Cincinnati Bengals Washington Redskins St. Louis Rams San Diego Chargers Indianapolis Colts Jacksonville Jaguars Minnesota Vikings Jacksonville Jaguars Denver Broncos Washington Redskins Carolina Panthers New England Patriots Tennessee Titans Denver Broncos Cleveland Browns

THE OFFENSE #23 JOHNATHAN FRANKLIN / RB Maxwell Award semifinalist (Collegiate Player of the Year) Doak Walker finalist (Nation’s top running back) 44 career starts Three career 200-yd plus rushing games; two this season Became UCLA’s all-time leading rusher during the Arizona game 19 career 100-yard rushing games 5th on the all-time Pac-12 Conference rushing list 2nd-team All-Pac-12 as selected by the coaches 1st-team CBSSports.com All-American  Became UCLA’s all-time single-season rusher and all-time leader

in all-purpose yards in the P12 Championship game at Stanford; also set a school record with his ninth 100-yard game of the season Franklin moved past Gaston Green’s 25-year old all-time school rushing record on his third carry against Arizona, a 37-yard scoring burst. He went on to rack up 162 rushing yards on the night. He posted a 171-yard effort versus USC. It was the most rushing yards by a Bruin against the Trojans since Gaston Green ran for 224 in 1986. In the Pac-12 Championship game at Stanford, Franklin ran for 194 yards and two scores. It was the ninth 100-yard rushing game of this season which established a new school record (old record held by Karim Abdul-Jabbar-1995, Gaston Green-1986, Freeman McNeil -1980, 1979 and Wendell Tyler-1975). He also established new school marks for career all-purpose yards and a single-season mark for rushing. He kicked off the 2012 season with a pair of 200-yard plus rushing games, the second and third of his career, to match Gaston Green (1985, 1986, 1987) and Karim Abdul-Jabbar (three in a row 1995) for the most in school history. In game three against Houston, he racked up 110 yards on the ground and caught a career-best four passes (58 yds). Franklin began 2012 with a 214-yard effort at Rice, which included two 70-plus yard runs for touchdowns. He raced 74 yards midway through the first quarter and then navigated 78 yards for 6

Years in NFL 2003-pres. 2011-pres. 2004-pres. 2010-pres. 2011-pres. 2012-pres. 2012-pres. 2002-pres. 2012-pres. 2011-pres. 2012-pres. 2012-pres. 2012-pres. 2006-pres. 2005-pres. 2006-pres. 2011-pres. 2010-pres. 2012-pres. 2008-pres. 2009-pres. 2007-pres. 2011-pres.

Maurice Jones-Drew of the Jacksonville Jaguars has been one of the top running backs in the NFL since joining the league in 2006.

a score late in the second quarter. He became the first Bruin to have two runs of over 72 yards in a game. Franklin was named the Pac-12 Player of the Week for his efforts against the Owls. Against Nebraska, Franklin compiled a career-best 217 yards on the ground on 26 carries. He also caught a nine-yard scoring pass in the fourth quarter. For the second week in a row, he was named Pac-12 Player of the Week. UCLA had never before had the same offensive player earn back-to-back POW honors from league. Franklin ran for a previous career-best 216 (30 carries) in a 2010 contest against Washington State (it was the most since Maurice Jones-Drew ran for 322 at Washington in 2004). In 2010, Franklin appeared in all 12 games and made 10 starts. He led the Bruins in rushing with 1,127 yards (5.3 ave), the 10th-best season mark in school history. He became UCLA’s first 1,000-yard rusher since Chris Markey in 2006 (1,107), and totaled the highest yardage by a Bruin since Skip Hicks (1,282-1997). He ran for 118 yards against USC to become the first Bruin back to hit the century mark versus the Trojans since DeShaun Foster in 1998. Franklin saw action in all 13 games in 2009, making eight starts. He led the team with 566 rushing yards, 12th in the Pac-10 and No. 6 on UCLA’s freshman rushing list.

Johnathan Franklin broke UCLA's career rushing record against Arizona on Nov. 3 and enters the Holiday Bowl with 4,369 career yards.

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THE FRANKLIN FILE UCLA Career All-Purpose Yards Name Year 1. Johnathan Franklin 20092. Maurice Jones-Drew 2003-05

Rush 4,369 2,503

Rec. 513 819

PR --579

KR 5 787

Total 4,887 4,688

UCLA Single-Season All-Purpose Yards Name 1. Johnathan Franklin 2. Terrence Austin 3. Maurice Jones-Drew

Year 2012 2008 2005

Rush 1,700 90 914

Rec. 319 460 453

PR 0 219 427

KR 5 1,109 69

Total 2,024 1,878 1,863

UCLA All-Time 100-Yards Game Rushing List Name,Year 1. Gaston Green, 1984-87 2. Johnathan Franklin, 2009-

No. 20 19

UCLA Single-Season Rushing Name 1. Johnathan Franklin 2. Karim Abdul-Jabbar

Year 2012 1995

Att. 268 296

Yds. 1,700 1,571

Avg. 6.3 5.3

Class Sr.R Jr.

Varsity Rushing Statistics Year 2009 2010 2011 2012 Totals

TCB 126 214 166 268 774

Yds 605 1,193 1,003 1,778 4,579

YL 39 66 27 78 210

Net 566 1,127 976 1,700 4,369

Avg 4.5 5.3 5.9 6.3 5.6

TD 5 8 5 13 31

Lg 74 59 40 78 78

UCLA Career Rushing Name 1. Johnathan Franklin 2. Gaston Green

Year 20091984-87

TCB 774 708

Yds 4,369 3,731

Avg 5.6 5.3

UCLA Single Season Touchdown List Name 1. Skip Hicks 2. Maurice Jones-Drew Skip Hicks 4. J.J. Stokes Gaston Green 6. Kermit Johnson 7. Johnathan Franklin

Year 1997 2005 1996 1993 1986 1973 2012

Tds 26 20 20 17 17 16 15

Year 1976-79 2009-11 1998-01 1978-81 2009-

Yds 6,245 5,082 5,044 4,810 4,369

Year 1981 2005 1968 2009 1978 2011 2012 2012

Yds 2,427 1,900 1,880 1,871 1,859 1,805 1,757 1,700

Pac-12 Career Rushing Name 1. Charles White, USC 2. LaMichael James, UO 3.Ken Simonton, OSU 4.Marcus Allen, USC 5. Johnathan Franklin

Pac-12 Season Rushing Name 1. Marcus Allen, USC 5. Jerome Harrison, WSU 6. O.J. Simpson, USC 7. Toby Gerhart, Stanford 8. Charles White, USC 9. LaMichael James, Oregon 10. Ka’Deem Carey, UA Other:Johnathan Franklin

UCLA Single-Season Rush Attempts Name 1. Karim Abdul-Jabbar 2. Freeman McNeil 3. DeShaun Foster 4. Johnathan Franklin

Year 1995 1979 2000 2012

Franklin - 2009 TCB Net

TD

San Diego St. at Tennessee Kansas State at Stanford Oregon Cal at Arizona at Oregon State Washington at Wash. State Arizona State USC Temple

1 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

12 17 23 14 9 11 9 14 7 3 0 4 3

43 80 119 58 32 101 36 37 4 22 0 28 6

Att 296 271 269 268

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In addition to holding the school's career rushing mark, Franklin also broke Karim Abdul-Jabbar's UCLA singleseason rushing record in 2012.

Franklin - 2010 TCB Net

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Franklin - 2011 TCB Net

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Franklin - 2012 TCB Net

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@ Kansas St. Stanford Houston at Texas Wash. St. at Cal at Oregon Arizona Oregon State at Wash. at Ariz. State USC

0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1

@ Houston San Jose State Texas @Oregon State @Stanford Washington St. @Arizona California Arizona State @Utah Colorado @USC @Oregon Illinois

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@ Rice Nebraska Houston Oregon State @ Colorado @ Cal Utah @ Arizona State Arizona @ Washington State USC Stanford @Stanford

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60 73 158 118 216 54 69 44 100 53 73 109

16 16 15 6 12 12 6 13 13 17 15 8 9 8

128 81 58 36 96 110 11 45 41 89 162 55 35 29

15 26 25 12 15 15 22 26 24 19 29 21 19

214 217 110 45 111 102 79 164 162 66 171 65 194

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#17 BRETT HUNDLEY / QB First UCLA qb with three straight 300-yard passing games Ran 72 yards for a touchdown on first collegiate play at Rice His 26 scoring passes are a new freshman single-season school

record total and rank second on all-time school list  Established new school single-season total offense record at Stanford game Established a new school single-season completions record during USC game  His .6822 completion % is second in school history (Rick Neuheisel, 1983 .6929) Hundley scored a touchdown after taking his first snap as a college player at Rice. His 372 passing yards against Oregon State marked the third straight game above the 300-yard mark. It was the secondhighest total in a single game by a UCLA freshman (Maddox, 409 vs. USC, 1990). In addition, it was the most aerial yards since Drew Olson threw for 510 against Arizona State in 2005. The 404 yards of total offense by Hundley are the second-highest total by a UCLA freshman in a single game (Maddox, 445-1990 v. USC) and fifthhighest in school history. Hundley threw for 202 yards and two touchdowns in the opener against Rice. He ran seven times for 68 yards. The redshirt freshman totaled 305 yards, four scoring passes, and 53 rushing yards against Nebraska. He threw for 320 yards against Houston. Hundley threw for two scores and ran for a couple of more touchdowns at Colorado. Hundley’s 31 completions at Cal are the most-ever by a Bruin freshman qb and third on the all-time list. His 47 passing attempts tied for the most-ever by a Bruin freshman (Maddox - 1990 v. USC) and are tied for fifth on the all-time school list. He threw for one score (64 yds) and ran for another (12) against Utah. He moved past Maddox (17) for most scoring passes by a Bruin freshman with his four touchdown performance at ASU. He completed 23 of 28 passes against Arizona (288 yds) and 16 straight attempts during one stretch of the game. Hundley graduated early from Chandler HS in Chandler, AZ and joined the Bruins in Winter Quarter 2011(January). He took part in spring practice at UCLA, but was limited early in the 2011 fall camp due to a summer knee injury. Hundley did not see action in the 2011 season. He participated in a second spring practice in 2012 and won the starting job in pre-season camp. He threw for 2,348 yards as a senior in high school with 20 scoring passes, two interceptions. He also led his team in rushing with 856 yards and nine touchdowns. Following his senior season, he won the passing competition at the UnderArmour All-America Game Skills Challenge. Hundley's Varsity Passing Statistics Year Att Comp Int Yds TD LG 2012 428 292 11 3,411 26 71 Hundley’s 50-yard plus Rushing Games --- 2012: at Rice 68, Nebraska 53, Utah 68, at Stanford 83

UCLA Touchdown Passes in a Season 34 - Drew Olson, 2005 26 – Brett Hundley, 2012

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Year 1990 2012 1990 1990 1999 2009 2012 2009 2009 1995 2012

Bruin Freshmen QB 300-Yard Total Offense Performers Name 1.Tommy Maddox 2. Brett Hundley 3. Kevin Prince 3. Brett Hundley 4. Tommy Maddox 5. Kevin Prince 6. Cory Paus 7. Tommy Maddox 8. Brett Hundley 9. Kevin Prince 10. Brett Hundley 11. Cade McNown*

Year 1990 2012 2009 2012 1990 2009 1999 1990 2012 2009 2012 1995

Yds 445 404 390 358 356 332 324 319 318 314 304 301

Opponent USC Oregon State Washington State Nebraska Oregon California Oregon Michigan Houston Oregon State Arizona Fresno St.

UCLA Single-Season Total Offense (1937-present)

Bruin Freshmen 300-Yard Passers (*true freshman) Name 1. Tommy Maddox 2. Brett Hundley 3. Tommy Maddox 4. Tommy Maddox Cory Paus 6. Kevin Prince 7. Brett Hundley 8. Kevin Prince 9. Kevin Prince 10. Cade McNown* 11. Brett Hundley

Redshirt freshman Brett Hundley emerged as one of the top quarterbacks in the Pac-12 this season, accounting for a school record 3,776 yards of total offense.

Yds 409 372 353 332 332 323 320 314 311 306 305

Opponent USC Oregon State Michigan Oregon Oregon Oregon State Houston Washington State California Fresno State Nebraska

1. 2.

Brett Hundley Cade McNown

Year 2012 1998

Plays 579 432

Rush Pass Tot Yds 365 3,411 3,776 182 3,470 3,652

Cl Fr.R Sr.

UCLA Single-Season Passing Yardage (1937-present) 1. 2.

Year Cade McNown 1998 Brett Hundley 2012

Att Comp Yds 357 207 3,470 428 292 3,411

Pct .580 .682

TD Cl 25 Sr. 26 Fr.R

Pct .682 .640

TD Cl 26 Fr.R 34 Sr.

UCLA Single-Season Passing (1937-present) (based on completions) Year 1. Brett Hundley 2012 2. Drew Olson 2005

Att Comp Yds 428 292 3,411 378 242 3,198

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#8 JOSEPH FAURIA / Y RECEIVER

#9 JERRY JOHNSON / RECEIVER

Leads the team with 11 touchdown receptions this season, which is tied for second on school single-season list; most since Marcedes Lewis, 2005 had 10 His total of 19 career touchdown receptions ranks T5th on UCLA career list  His total of 11 touchdown catches this season ranks T2nd on UCLA single-season list Mackey Award semifinalist has caught at least one pass in each of the last 21 games

Hauled in three balls for 45 yards against Stanford (Nov. 24). He grabbed a career-best five passes against Oregon State (75). Johnson made his first career touchdown reception at Rice on an 11-yard play. He caught a career-long 46-yard pass against Arizona. In 2011, he saw limited game action (ASU) as he recovered from injury. In 2010, he appeared in eight games with one start, against Arizona. He made the first two receptions of his career against Washington State. In 2009, he appeared in two games.

Fauria had his fourth career two-touchdown performance versus Arizona this season. He saw action in all 14 games in 2011 and made nine starts. He led the team with six scoring catches and was second on the team with 39 receptions for 481 yards. The total of six touchdown receptions in 2011 was the most by a Bruin receiver since Marcedes Lewis (now with the Jaguars) had 10 in the 2005 season. He made his first career start in the 2011 opener at Houston and caught six balls for 110 yards and a touchdown. The 110 yards receiving was the most by a Bruin tight end since Marcedes Lewis had 108 in a 2005 game against Arizona State. In 2010, Fauria appeared in 12 games off the bench and on special teams. Fauria transferred into UCLA in 2009 after spending 2008 at Notre Dame. He saw action in three games as a reserve tight end for the Irish.

Year 2009 2010 2011 2012 Totals

Fauria's Varsity Receiving Statistics Years 2010 2011 2012 Totals

No 3 39 41 83

Yds 21 481 578 1,080

Avg 7.0 12.3 14.1 13.0

TD 2 6 11 19

Lg 10 32 36 36

UCLA Career Receptions by Tight Ends 1. Marcedes Lewis 2. Paul Bergmann 3. Joseph Fauria

Years ‘02-05 ‘79-83 ‘10-

No. 126 85 83

Yds 1,571 1,076 1,080

UCLA Career TD Receptions Name 1. J.J. Stokes 2. Marcedes Lewis 3. Brian Poli-Dixon Jojo Townsell 5. Joseph Fauria Craig Bragg Danny Farmer

Year 1991-94 2002-05 1997-01 1979-82 20102001-04 1996-99

TDs 28 21 20 20 19 19 19

UCLA Single-Season TD Receptions Name 1. J.J. Stokes 2. Joseph Fauria Sean LaChapelle

Year 1993 2012 1991

TDs 17 11 11

Avg. 12.5 12.7 13.0

TD 21 5 19

Johnson's Varsity Receiving Statistics No 0 5 0 26 31

Yds 0 57 0 312 369

Avg 0.0 11.4 0.0 12.0 11.9

TD 0 0 0 1 1

Lg 0 13 0 46 46

#1 SHAQ EVANS / RECEIVER Leads the team in receptions (53) and receiving yards (795). He earned honorable mention All-Pac-12 honors from the coaches. He caught a career-long 71-yard pass from Brett Hundley in the game against Stanford in the Rose Bowl. He made a career-best eight catches for 114 yards vs. USC. Evans hauled in seven balls at Cal (68 yds). Evans caught six passes against Oregon State, tallying a career-best 148 yards, including a 65-yard scoring pass. Evans saw action in 13 games with five starts in 2011. He ranked fourth on the team with 19 receptions. Evans caught a seven-yard touchdown pass against Washington State for his first score as a Bruin. He transferred to UCLA in 2010 and enrolled in September. In 2009, he saw game action in six contests at Notre Dame. Evans' Varsity Receiving Statistics Year 2009 (ND) 2011 (UCLA) 2012 (UCLA) Totals (UCLA)

No 7 19 53 72

Yds 61 309 795 1,104

Avg 8.7 16.3 15.0 15.3

TD 0 2 2 4

Lg 15 56 71 71

UCLA Single-Season Receptions Name 1. J.J. Stokes,1993 7. Nelson Rosario, 2011 8. Marcedes Lewis, 2005 Danny Farmer 10. Craig Bragg,2002 11. Shaq Evans,2012 Terrence Austin,2008 Brian Poli-Dixon,2000

Rec. 82 64 58 58 55 53 53 53

Yds 1,181 1,161 741 1,274 889 795 460 750

Avg. 14.4 18.1 12.8 22.0 16.2 15.0 8.7 14.2

TD 17 5 10 9 8 2 1 5

Cl Jr. Sr. Sr. Jr. So. Jr. Jr. Jr.

Yds 1,494 1,056 988 903 889 810 795

Avg. 19.4 14.5 21.0 18.8 16.2 15.9 15.0

TD 9 11 10 6 8 4 2

Cl Jr. Jr. Sr. Sr. So. Sr. Jr.

UCLA Single-Season Receiving Yards Name 1. Freddie Mitchell, 2000 7. Sean LaChapelle, 1991 8. Jim McElroy, 1997 9. Willie Anderson, 1987 10. Craig Bragg,2002 11. Brandon Breazell, 2007 12. Shaq Evans,2012

Rec. 77 73 47 48 55 51 53

OFFENSIVE LINE

Z Receiver Shaq Evans leads the team in receptions (53) and receiving yards (795) this season. He has also scored a pair of touchdowns.

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The Bruins started three freshmen on the offensive line in a seasonopening game at Rice for the first time in history. Redshirt freshmen Torian White joined true freshman Simon Goines at the tackle positions; redshirt freshman Jake Brendel, who was recently named a first-team Freshman All-American by CBSSports.com, handled the center spot. Redshirt senior JEFF BACA (#60),who has 44 career starts, earned second-team All-Pac-12 honors from the coaches. He started at guard in the first two games of the 2012 season and in the last nine contests. He started at tackle for 11 contests last season before sliding to guard against Illinois in the bowl game. In 2009, he started all 13 games at left guard. In 2008, he appeared in nine games with eight starts at left tackle.

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True sophomore XAVIER SU’A-FILO (#56) returns to UCLA after serving a two-year Mormon mission. He earned 2012 first-team All-Pac-12 Conference honors from the coaches. Su’a Filo started the first 13 games of 2012 at guard and earned third-team All-America honors from CBSSports.com and the Associated Press. He re-enrolled in school for the 2012 Winter Quarter and was back on the field in the spring. In 2009, he started all 13 games at left tackle which was the most starts by a Bruin true freshman at any non-kicking position. Su’a-Filo became the first Bruin true freshman to start a season-opener on the offensive side of the ball and earned Honorable Mention All-Pac-10 honors.

QUARTERBACKS

Senior quarterback Kevin Prince, who has seen action in three games in 2012, has been instrumental in the development of young quarterback Brett Hundley.

Redshirt senior KEVIN PRINCE (#4) saw his first action of 2012 in the fourth quarter versus Houston and came on at the end at Colorado. He completed his only two passes of the night in the fourth quarter versus Arizona. He started the last eight games (10 overall) of 2011. Prince completed his junior season ranked among UCLA’s all-time best in total offense (8th), pass completions (8th) and passing yards (9th). He finished with 424 yards rushing (most since Jeff Dankworth racked up 815 in 1976. His 163 yards rushing v. Cal marked the first time a Bruin quarterback had gone over the 100-yard mark in a game since Dankworth in 1976. It was the most rushing yardage by a quarterback since John Sciarra totaled 178 versus Tennessee in 1974. In 2010, Prince appeared in five games, all starts. He was sidelined for the balance of that season after undergoing knee surgery on Oct. 23.In 2009, Prince started all 11 games in which he played. He became the second freshman quarterback in UCLA history to pass for over 300 yards, three times in a season (Maddox, 1990). Prince's Varsity Passing Statistics Year 2009 2010 2011 2012 Totals

Att 308 94 224 4 630

Comp 173 42 126 2 343

Int 8 5 8 0 21

Yds 2,050 384 1,828 15 4,277

TD 8 3 12 0 23

LG 58 35 76 13 76

Prince’s 50-yard plus Rushing Games --- 2009: Wash. St 76; 2010: Houston 60, Texas 50; 2011: Cal 163, Arizona St 61, Colorado 84.

True senior RICHARD BREHAUT (#12) saw action for a few plays in the fourth quarter versus Arizona and in the second half against Nebraska where he completed one pass. He came on in the fourth quarter of the Rice game and threw for 101 yards. In 2011, he appeared in seven games, with four starts. He came on in relief of Kevin Prince in the opener at Houston and went on to start game two against San Jose State. He came off the bench against Texas and then started games at Oregon and at Stanford. He suffered a broken leg after starting game six against Washington State. He came back for a brief appearance in the Pac-12 Championship Game and threw his first interception in 141 passing attempts. In 2010, Brehaut appeared in nine games, with seven starts. He started the final six games of the season. At Arizona State, he set school records with his 33 pass completions (old record, 32 by Troy Aikman v. USC in 1988) and 56 pass attempts (old record, 51 by Dennis Dummit v. Cal in 1970). He also set personal bests with 321 passing yards and three touchdown passes. Brehaut's Varsity Passing Statistics

Quarterback Richard Brehaut threw for 101 yards in UCLA's 49-24 victory over Rice in the season opener in Houston, TX.

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Year 2009 2010 2011 2012 Totals

Att 17 212 121 9 359

Comp 11 119 67 4 201

Int 1 7 1 0 9

Yds 124 1,296 948 105 2,473

TD 0 6 6 0 12

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LG 30 68 62 38 68


THE DEFENSE True senior defensive end DATONE JONES (#56), on the Mid-Season Ted Hendricks Award watch list, is ranked 24th in the nation in tackles for loss per game (1.35). He earned second-team All-Pac-12 honors from the coaches. Jones had a career-best nine tackles at Arizona State. He started 2012 in a big way, with two games in which he has totaled three tackles for loss. At Rice, Jones had six tackles to tie his career-best, including two for loss and a sack. He also forced a fumble, which Damien Holmes scooped up and scored. He had three tackles for loss against Nebraska, one for a safety. Against Houston, he recorded three tackles for loss and caught a touchdown pass, after lining up at a tight end position. Jones started all 14 games in 2011. He led all UCLA linemen with 41 tackles. He also topped the team with 6.5 tackles for loss and 3.0 sacks. Jones had six stops versus Cal, including two sacks. He returned to the field after missing 2010 with a fractured foot. Jones started 13 games in 2009. Jones' Career Totals Totals

TT 143

T-AT 87-56

Sacks 13.0-72

TFL INT(td) 35.0-127 0

UCLA Career Tackles for Loss Name 1. Carnell Lake 5. Spencer Havner 6. Robert Thomas 7. Terry Tumey 8. Donnie Edwards Irv Eatman 10. Jim Wahler 11. Datone Jones Karl Morgan Jamir Miller

Years 1985-88 2002-05 1998-01 1984-87 1992-95 1979-82 1985-88 20081979-82 1991-93

No. 45.5 42.0 41.0 39.0 38.0 38.0 37.0 35.0 35.0 35.0

T-AT 44-25

Sacks 5.5-31

Totals

TT 91

T-AT 60-31

Sacks 8.5-63

TFL 13.5-72

INT (Td) 0

True junior linebacker JORDAN ZUMWALT (#35) was credited with a career-best 12 tackles at Stanford. He blocked a punt at Washington State and had 10 tackles at Arizona State, including two tackles for loss, one sack. Zumwalt returned to action at Cal after sitting out the game at Colorado due to injury. He had two tackles for loss and a sack versus Nebraska. He saw action in 13 games with four starts in 2011. He ranked third on the team in tackles and tied for second with 6.0 tackles for loss. In 2010, Zumwalt appeared in 11 games and made four starts. He made his debut versus Stanford and his first career start versus Oregon State.

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Odighizuwa's Career Totals TT 69

Marsh's Career Totals

Zumwalt's Career Totals

True junior end OWAMAGBE ODIGHIZUWA (#94) totaled a careerbest seven tackles at Stanford, including two tackles for loss. He made six stops at Arizona State and had four tackles at Rice, one a sack. Owa appeared in all 14 games and made one start in 2011. He was named to the honorable mention Pac-12 All-Academic team. In 2010, Odighizuwa saw action in 10 games and made six starts. On the year, he made 4.0 sacks to rank No. 5 in that category. He made his first appearance against Stanford and his first career start at Cal.

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True junior end CASSIUS MARSH (#99) had a career-best 2.5 sacks at Washington State, blocked a field goal attempt and forced a fumble which was returned for a score. Marsh recorded nine tackles (one sack) at Arizona State. He made eight tackles, one for loss and added a fumble recovery and a touchdown pass after lining up in the offensive backfield in a power, short-yardage formation at Cal. He appeared in 12 games in 2011, with eight starts. He made1.5 tackles for loss versus Texas. In 2010, Marsh saw action in 11 games, with four starts. He made his first career start versus Oregon State.

TFL 12.0-33

INT (Td) 0

TT 148

T-AT 100-48

Sacks 5.0-33

TFL 16.0-58

INT (Td) 1

Redshirt sophomore linebacker ERIC KENDRICKS (#6) leads the Pac12 and is 12th in the nation in tackles (10.54 avg.). The last Bruin to lead the conference in tackles was Spencer Havner in 2004. Kendricks has also returned two fumbles for touchdowns, blocked a punt, and recorded an interception this season. He totaled 10 stops at Stanford in the Pac-12 Championship game. He had 15 at home against Stanford. Kendricks had a team-high 10 tackles, a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, a blocked punt and an interception against USC. He had 15 stops at WSU and returned a fumble 40 yards for his second score of the season. He had 13 stops and a careerbest 2.0 sacks against Arizona. Kendricks totaled a career-high 17 tackles at Arizona State and posted 14 stops at Cal. He scored his first career touchdown, when he scooped up a Houston fumble and returned it 23 yards for a score. He had a team-high 11 stops, in the 2012 opener at Rice.

Junior defensive end Owamagbe Odighizuwa tallied a career-high seven tackles against Stanford in the Pac-12 Championship game on Nov. 30 in Stanford, Calif.

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Hester's Career Totals

He appeared in all 14 games in 2011, starting the final three games. He was second on the squad in tackles and ranked tied for fourth on the team in tackles for loss with 4.5. Kendricks was named to the honorable mention Pac-12 All-Academic team. Kendricks’ dad, Marv, played at UCLA and led the team in rushing in 1970 and 1971. Eric’s brother, Mychal, played linebacker for Cal and is now in the NFL.

Totals

Kendrick's Career Totals Totals

TT 213

T-AT 135-78

Sacks 4.0-22

TFL 10.5-37

INT (Td) 1

UCLA's Single-Season Tackles

Yr.

No.

Cl.

1. 2. 3. 4.

1978 1976 1977 1989 1983 1989 2012

161 159 147 143 143 141 137

Sr So. Jr. Jr. Sr. Jr. RSo.

Jerry Robinson Jerry Robinson Jerry Robinson Craig Davis Don Rogers 6. Eric Turner 7. Eric Kendricks

Sacks 13.5-70

TFL 20.5-104

TFL 6.0-15

INT (Td) 5

INT (Td) 0

UCLA's Single-Season Sacks

UCLA's Single-Season TFL

Name Year Sacks Class 1. Dave Ball 2003 16.5 Sr. 2. Anthony Barr 2012 13.5 Jr.

Name Year TFL 1. Robert Thomas 2001 26.0 2. Brian Price 2009 23.5

Class Sr. Jr.

Note:Pac-12 record for sacks is 24.0 (Terrell Suggs, ASU, 2000) Pac-12 record for TFL is 31.5 (Terrell Suggs, ASU, 2000)

Redshirt senior outside linebacker DAMIEN HOLMES (#43) started at Colorado and was credited with a career-high seven tackles, three sacks and 5.0 tackles for loss. The 5.0 tackles for loss are the most in a game by a Bruin since Robert Thomas recorded the same number in a 2001 contest against Ohio State. He came off the bench at Rice, made four tackles, and scooped up a fumble and raced 44 yards for a touchdown. Holmes started all 14 games at defensive end last season and tied for second on the team with 6.0 tackles for loss. In 2010, Holmes appeared in all 12 games and made six starts. He finished second among linemen with 28 tackles. Holmes made his first career start in the opener at Kansas State. He appeared in all 13 games off the bench in ‘09.

TT 157

T-AT 122-35

Sacks 0

TFL 2.5-5

INT (Td) 5

Redshirt senior safety ANDREW ABBOTT (#26) has played 12 games at safety and one at corner (due to injury to Price). He is tied for the team lead in interceptions with four. He saw action in 13 games (seven starts) in 2011. The senior ranked tied for fourth in the Pac-12 in interceptions (0.31) a year ago and received honorable mention all-conference honors. Abbott was awarded a scholarship during 2010 fall camp and appeared in 12 games, making five starts. He appeared in all 13 games in 2009 and made his debut as the nickel back versus SDSU. In the win over Arizona State, he started for the first time in his career. Abbott's Career Totals Totals

T-AT 54-201

Sacks 0

True senior cornerback SHELDON PRICE (#22) tied the school record by picking off three Houston passes. He also made an interception at Rice. He is tied for the team lead in interceptions with four. He appeared in 12 games, all starts, in 2011 and was ranked tied for 17th in the Pac-12 in passes defensed (0.67/g). He led the team with two forced fumbles. Price made his first career interception against San Jose State. In 2010, Price appeared in and started nine games. Price played in 13 games in 2009 and made 11 starts.

Totals

Barr's Career Totals TT 74

T-AT 93-34

Price's Career Totals

Junior outside linebacker ANTHONY BARR (#11) has shifted over to the defensive side of the ball this season (from running back) and leads the nation with a total of 13.5 sacks.He was named to the CBSSports.com second-team All-America squad and was a first-team All-Pac-12 pick by the coaches. He also has 20.5 tackles for loss. In fact, he ranks among the nation’s best in tackles for loss average (T9th 1.58/g) and sacks (6th 1.04/g). He played the f-back spot in the Pistol offense his first two years in the program.

Totals

TT 127

TT 152

T-AT 127-25

Sacks 0

TFL 7.0-25

INT (Td) 8

Redshirt sophomore free safety TEVIN McDONALD (#7) topped the team with nine stops against both Colorado (also forced a fumble) and Oregon State (also recovered a fumble). He had an interception against Houston. McDonald appeared in 14 games and started the last 11 contests in 2011. He ranked tied for 9th in the Pac-12 in passes defensed (0.86). McDonald was named Freshman All-American by Yahoo Sports (1st team), cbssports.com (1st team) and collegefootballnews. com (2nd team). He tied the school-record with three interceptions against Cal. McDonald’s brother, T.J. plays at USC, and his dad, Tim played at USC and in the NFL. McDonald's Career Totals Totals

TT 135

T-AT 100-35

Sacks 0

TFL 4.5-14

INT (Td) 4

Holmes' Career Totals Totals

TT

T-AT

Sacks

TFL

INT (Td)

122

75-47

8.0-36

20.0-69

0

Redshirt senior cornerback AARON HESTER (#21) became the first Bruin to start in four straight season-opening games since Mike McCloskey and Spencer Havner in the 2002-05 seasons. Hester appeared in all 14 games in the 2011 season and made 12 starts. He ranked fourth on the team in tackles (57) and made a careerbest 11 stops at Oregon State. In 2010, Hester appeared in all 12 games with 11 starts. Hester made his first career start in the ‘09 opener against San Diego State, but was sidelined by a fractured fibula early in the second quarter.

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Cornerback Sheldon Price tied a school record when he picked off three passes in UCLA's 37-6 victory over Houston at the Rose Bowl on Sept. 15. 2012 PAC-12 SOUTH DIVISION CHAMPIONS


THE KICKING GAME Redshirt senior punter JEFF LOCKE (#18), a semifinalist for the Ray Guy Award, has landed a Pac-12 high 31 punts inside the 20-yard line (20, at or inside the 10-yard line) this season as he helps UCLA win the field position battle. He has 85 kickoffs and a conferencebest 64 touchbacks. Locke was one of 30 candidates for the 2012 Senior CLASS Award. To be eligible for the award, a student-athlete must be classified as an NCAA Division I senior and have notable achievements in four areas of excellence - community, classroom, character and competition. He has also been selected as a semifinalist for the prestigious National Football Foundation (NFF) National Scholar-Athlete Awards. In 2011, Locke ranked fifth in the Pac-12 and 12th in the nation with a 44.34 average. He also kicked his first field goals, making two against Texas. He was named to the 2011 second-team Pac-12 All-Academic squad and was selected UCLA’s male Scholar-Athlete for 2011-12. In 2010, Locke helped UCLA lead the nation in net punting (41.27). He ranked first in the Pac-10 and fourth in the NCAA (45.84). Locke earned third-team All-America acclaim from Rivals.com and was the punter on the ESPN Academic All-District 8 team as well as Pac-10 All-Academic first team. In 2009, Locke was a semifinalist (only freshman) for the Guy Award, presented to the nation’s top punter. He was selected second-team All-Pac-10 by the league’s coaches and was a first-team Pac-10 AllAcademic selection. He averaged 43.63 yards (16th in NCAA and second in Pac-10) on 70 punts. UCLA was 20th nationally and first in the Pac-10 in net punting (37.76). Locke's Punting Totals Year 2009 2010 2011 2012 Totals

No. 70 64 64 71 269

Yds. 3,054 2,934 2,838 3,081 11,907

Avg. 43.63 45.71 44.34 43.39 44.26

I20 20 19 26 31 96

Lg 81 63 70 64 81

In addition to his punting duties, senior Jeff Locke tallied 85 kickoffs in 2012, registering a conference-best 64 touchbacks.

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UCLA Career Punting Statistics Name 1. Kirk Wilson 2. Jeff Locke 3. Chris Kluwe

Years 1956-58 20092001-04

No. 77 269 154

Yds. 3,432 11,907 6,624

Avg. 44.57 44.26 43.01

Locke's Career Highs Punts: 9 at Cal (2010) and at Washington (2010); Yards: 435 at Cal (2010)

True freshman kicker KA’IMI FAIRBAIRN (#15) has connected on 13 of his 14 field goal attempts from 35-yards-and-in and 10 in a row from that range. 2012 UCLA FG Chart -- at Rice: Fairbairn 27G; Nebraska: Fairbairn 36 NGwl, 35G, 22G, 34 NGwl; Houston: Fairbairn 35G, 23G, 33G; Oregon State: Fairbairn 22G, 42 NGwr, 35G, ; at Colorado: Fairbairn 44 NGwr; at Cal: 46 NGwl, 29G; Utah no att.; at Arizona State 33G; Arizona 25G; at Washington State: no att. ; USC: 23G; Stanford: 48G; at Stanford: 31G, 52NGwl

Fairbairn's Statistics Fg-Fga 14-20

01-19 0-0

20-29 7-7

30-39 6-8

40-49 1-4

UCLA Single-Season Scoring Name 1. Skip Hicks 5. Justin Medlock 6. Chris Sailer 7. Kai Forbath Alfredo Velasco 9. Kai Forbath John Lee Others: Ka’imi Fairbairn Johnathan Franklin

Year 1997 2006 1997 2009 1987 2007 1985 2012 2012

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Pts 156 113 109 108 108 105 105 96 90

50+ 0-1

lg 48

UCLA has a 7-1 record in overtime games, the last coming in the 2008 season-opener against Tennessee, a 27-24 win. The Bruins have won the last four overtime contests they have played with the only loss coming in triple overtime, at Cal, in 2000.

BRUINS IN THE POLLS AP: Pre-Season-NA; Sept. 2-NA; S9-22nd; S16-19th; S 23-NA(27th); S30-25th; Oct.7-NA; O14-NA;O21-NA(T34th); O28-25th; Nov.417th;N11-17th; N18-15th; N25-17th; D2-17th. USA Today Coaches: Pre-Season-NA; S2-NA; S9-23rd; S16-19th; S23-NA(31st); S30-NA(28th); O7-NA; O14-NA; O21-NA (39th); O28-NA(27th); N4-19th; N11-16th; N18-16th; N25-16th; D2-19th. BCS: O14-NA; O21-NA; O28-NA; N4-18th; N11-17th; N18-17th; N25-16th; D2-17th.

PAC-12 ALL-ACADEMIC HONORS UCLA center Jake Brendel (3.6 in Math/Applied Science) and punter Jeff Locke (3.7 in Economics) were named to the first-team. It marked the third time Locke has been on the first team. Running back Steven Manfro (3.2 Undeclared) was named to the second team. Honorable mention went to LB Anthony Barr, LB Todd Golper, LB Ryan Hofmeister, LB Eric Kendricks, LS Kevin McDermott. collegepressbox.com is the official media website for Pac-12 conference football. Access and download weekly game notes, quotes, statistics, media guides, headshots, logos and more for the conference and each of its member schools. Login information will be distributed to accredited media or you can apply for a password by sending an e-mail to password@collegepressbox.com.

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UCLA BOWL GAME RECORDS INDIVIDUAL Total Offensive Plays: 54 — Wayne Cook, 1994 Rose Bowl vs. Wisconsin Total Offensive Yards: 355 — Cade McNown, 1999 Rose Bowl vs. Wisconsin Rushing Attempts: 33 — Gaston Green, 1986 Freedom Bowl vs. BYU Net Rushing Yards: 266 — Gaston Green, 1986 Freedom Bowl vs. BYU Longest Rush: 79 — Gaston Green, 1986 Freedom Bowl vs. BYU Rushing Touchdowns: 4 — Eric Ball, 1986 Rose Bowl vs. Iowa Passing Yards: 340 — Cade McNown, 1999 Rose Bowl vs. Wisconsin Passes Attempted: 43 — Wayne Cook, 1994 Rose Bowl vs. Wisconsin Passes Completed: 28 — Wayne Cook, 1994 Rose Bowl vs. Wisconsin Touchdown Passes: 4 — Rick Neuheisel, 1984 Rose Bowl vs. Illinois Receptions: 14 — J.J. Stokes, 1994 Rose Bowl vs. Wisconsin Receiving Yards: 180 — Freddie Mitchell, 2000 Sun Bowl vs. Wisconsin Touchdown Receptions: 2 — Craig Bragg, 2004 Las Vegas Bowl vs. Wyoming; Karl Dorrell, 1984 Rose Bowl v. Illinois; Wally Henry, 1976 Rose Bowl vs. Ohio State Longest Pass Play: 78 — Patrick Cowan to Brandon Breazell, 2006 Emerald Bowl vs. Florida St. Points: 24 — Eric Ball, 1986 Rose Bowl vs. Iowa Touchdowns: 4 — Eric Ball, 1986 Rose Bowl vs. Iowa Interceptions: 2 — Don Rogers, 1984 Rose Bowl vs. Illinois; Bob Stiles, 1966 Rose Bowl vs. Michigan State Punts: 9 — Chris Kluwe, 2003 Silicon Valley Classic vs. Fresno State; Larry Cox, 1966 Rose Bowl vs. Michigan State Punting Average: 47.8 — Kevin Buenafe, 1981 Bluebonnet Bowl vs. Michigan Punt Returns: 5 — Lupe Sanchez, 1984 Rose Bowl vs. Illinois Punt Return Yardage: 89 — Craig Bragg, 2002 Las Vegas Bowl vs. New Mexico Longest Punt Return: 74 — Craig Bragg, 2002 Las Vegas Bowl vs. New Mexico Kickoff Returns: 6 — Wally Henry, 1976 Liberty Bowl vs. Alabama Kickoff Return Yardage: 178 — Al Hoisch, 1947 Rose Bowl vs. Illinois Longest Kickoff Return: 103 — Al Hoisch, 1947 Rose Bowl vs. Illinois All-Purpose Yards: 266 — Gaston Green, 1986 Freedom Bowl vs. BYU Field Goals: 3 — Kai Forbath, 2007 Las Vegas Bowl vs. BYU; John Lee, 1985 Fiesta Bowl vs. Miami

TEAM Overall Record: 14-16-1 Points: — 50, 2005 Sun Bowl vs. Northwestern Most Points Allowed: — 51, 1995 Aloha Bowl vs. Kansas Fewest Points Allowed: — 3, 1991 Hancock Bowl vs. Illinois; 1989 Cotton Bowl vs. Arkansas Total Offensive Plays: — 84, 1984 Rose Bowl vs. Illinois Total Offensive Yards: — 538, 1999 Rose Bowl vs. Wisconsin Rushing Attempts: — 55, 1989 Cotton Bowl vs. Arkansas; 1986 Rose Bowl vs. Iowa;1978 Fiesta Bowl vs. Arkansas Net Yards Rushing: — 423, 1986 Freedom Bowl vs. BYU Passing Yards: — 418, 1999 Rose Bowl vs. Wisconsin Passes Attempted: — 43, 1994 Rose Bowl vs. Wisconsin Passes Completed: — 28, 1994 Rose Bowl vs. Wisconsin Interceptions By: — 4, 1984 Rose Bowl vs. Illinois First Downs: — 31, 1994 Rose Bowl vs. Wisconsin Punts: — 11, 1966 Rose Bowl vs. Michigan State Punting Average: — 47.8, 1981 Bluebonnet Bowl vs. Michigan Penalties: — 14, 1981 Bluebonnet Bowl vs. Michigan Penalty Yards: — 143, 1981 Bluebonnet Bowl vs. Michigan Touchdowns: — 7, 2005 Sun Bowl vs. Northwestern; 6, 1986 Rose Bowl vs. Iowa; 1984 Rose Bowl vs. Illinois

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UCLA'S ALL-TIME BOWL RECORD

RECORDS WATCH

This is UCLA’s 32nd bowl appearance. UCLA enters the Bridgepoint Education Holiday Bowl with an overall record of 14-16-1 in bowl games. UCLA was the first school in NCAA history to win a bowl game in seven consecutive seasons (1982-88).Here are the results of UCLA’s 31 previous bowl games:

Team

Date Dec. 31, ‘12 Dec. 29, ‘09 Dec. 22, ‘07 Dec. 27, ’06 Dec. 30, ’05 Dec. 23, ’04 Dec. 30, ’03 Dec. 25, ’02 Dec. 29, ’00 Jan. 1, ’99 Jan. 1, ’98 Dec. 25, ’95 Jan. 1, ’94 Dec. 31, ’91 Jan. 2, ’89 Dec. 25, ’87 Dec. 30, ’86 Jan. 1, ’86 Jan. 1, ’85 Jan. 2, ’84 Jan. 1, ’83 Dec. 31, ’81 Dec. 25, ’78 Dec. 20, ’76 Jan. 1, ’76 Jan. 1, ’66 Jan. 1, ’62 Jan. 1, ’56 Jan. 1, ’54 Jan. 1, ’47 Jan. 1, ’43

W/L L W L L W L L W L L W L L W W W W W W W W L T L W W L L L L L

UCLA Score UCLA 14 UCLA 30 UCLA 16 UCLA 27 UCLA 50 UCLA 21 UCLA 9 UCLA 27 UCLA 20 UCLA 31 UCLA 29 UCLA 30 UCLA 16 UCLA 6 UCLA 17 UCLA 20 UCLA 31 UCLA 45 UCLA 39 UCLA 45 UCLA 24 UCLA 14 UCLA 10 UCLA 6 UCLA 23 UCLA 14 UCLA 3 UCLA 14 UCLA 20 UCLA 14 UCLA 0

Opponent Score Illinois 20 Temple 21 BYU 17 Florida State 44 Northwestern 38 Wyoming 24 Fresno St. 17 New Mexico 13 Wisconsin 21 Wisconsin 38 Texas A&M 23 Kansas 51 Wisconsin 21 Illinois 3 Arkansas 3 Florida 16 BYU 10 Iowa 28 Miami 37 Illinois 9 Michigan 14 Michigan 33 Arkansas 10 Alabama 36 Ohio State 10 Michigan St. 12 Minnesota 21 Michigan St. 17 Michigan St. 28 Illinois 45 Georgia 9

Bowl Kraft Fight Hunger EagleBank Las Vegas Emerald Sun Las Vegas Silicon Valley Las Vegas Sun Rose Cotton Aloha Rose Sun Cotton Aloha Freedom Rose Fiesta Rose Rose Bluebonnet Fiesta Liberty Rose Rose Rose Rose Rose Rose Rose

Category Most Plays Most Yards Avg. Yds / Game Most Pass Attempts Most Completions Highest % Completions Most Points Most Touchdowns Most First Downs Most 1st Downs Passing

Current Mark 1,015 6,169 474.5 444 298 .671 456 59 314 159

School or Old Mark 916 in 2007 5,847 in 1998 487.3 in 1998 436 in 2009 249 in 2005 .690 in 1983 477 in 1997 64 in 1973 292 in 1988 146 in 1988

Individual (Season) Category

Current Mark

School or Old Mark

Season Sacks Tackles for Loss All-Purpose Yds 100-yd rush G

Anthony Barr, 13.5 Anthony Barr, 20.5 J. Franklin, 2,024 J. Franklin, 9

Passing Yds Completion % Completions Pass Yds / G TD passes Passing Att. 300-yd Pass G Rush Carries Rushing Yds Rush Yds/G Total Offense Plays Tot. Off. / G 1st Yr Wins QB Rush Tds

Brett Hundley, 3,411 Brett Hundley, 68.2 Brett Hundley, 269 Brett Hundley, 262.4 Brett Hundley, 26 Brett Hundley, 428 Brett Hundley, 3 J. Franklin, 268 J. Franklin, 1,700 J. Franklin,130.8 Brett Hundley, 3,776 Brett Hundley, 532 Brett Hundley, 290.5 Jim Mora, 9 Brett Hundley, 9

Dave Ball, 2003, 16.5 in 2003 Robert Thomas, 26.0 in 2001 Terrence Austin,1,878 in 2008 8 - mulitple players, last Karim AbdulJabbar 1995 3,470 Cade McNown in 1998 69.3 Rick Neuheisel in 1983 242 Drew Olson in 2005 289.2 Cade McNown in 1998 34 Drew Olson in 2005 417 Kevin Craft in 2008 6 Cade McNown 1998 296 Karim Abdul-Jabbar in 1995 1571 Karim Abdul-Jabbar in 1995 142.8 Karim Abdul-Jabbar in 1995 3,652 Cade McNown in 1998 499 Kevin Craft in 2008 304.3 Cade McNown in 1998 9 Terry Donahue in 1976 14 J. Sciarra 1975; Gary Beban1965

Individual (Career) Category

Current Mark

School or Old Mark

Carries 100 Yd. Rush G

J. Franklin 774 J. Franklin 19

722 DeShaun Foster, 1998-01 20 Gaston Green, 1984-87

2012 RED ZONE Oppt.

UCLA Score

at Rice Nebraska Houston Oregon St. at Colorado at California Utah at Ariz. St. Arizona at Wash. St. USC Stanford at Stanford 2012 Totals

3(2 TD pass, fg) 4 (2 fg, 2 Td pass) 6(2 Td pass, 3 fg, TD run) 3 (2 fg, TD run) 4 (2 TD run, 2 TD pass) 3 (2 TD pass, fg) 2 (2 TD run) 6 (2 TD run, 3 TD pass, fg) 8 (5 TD run, 2 TD pass, fg) 4 (1 TD run,3 TD pass) 5 (3 TD run, 1 TD pass, fg) 2 (TD run, TD pass) 3 (2 TD run, FG) 53 (20r/20p/13fg)

Team

Oppt. Score

Rice Nebraska Houston Oregon St. at Colorado at California Utah at Ariz. St. Arizona at Wash. St. USC Stanford at Stanford 2012 Totals

3(2 TD pass, 1 TD run) 3 (2 TD run, 1 fg) 0 3 (2 fg, TD run) 1 (TD pass) 4 (2 TD pass, TD run, fg) 1 (1 TD Pass) 8 (4 TD Pass, 1 TD run, 3 fg) 2 (1 TD run, fg) 5 (5 TD pass) 2 (2 TD pass) 3 (1 TD pass, 2 TD run) 4 (2 TD run, 2 FG) 39 (11r/18p/10 fg)

Att. 3 8 7 3 4 5 2 6 9 6 5 3 3 64

Att. 3 4 1 3 1 5 1 8 2 6 3 3 4 44

Pts.

How Lost

15 10 30 13 28 17 14 38 52 28 31 14 17 307

--fg miss, downs, fg miss, game end interception ----2 interceptions ----downs fumble, downs --downs ---

Pts.

How Lost

21 17 0 13 7 23 7 43 10 36 14 21 20 232

--fg miss interception ----fumble ------fg block end of game -----

Former quarterback Cade McNown holds UCLA bowl records for passing yards (340) and total yards (355), setting both records during the 1999 Rose Bowl against Wisconsin.

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NCAA/PAC-12 RANKINGS

UCLA QB SINGLE-SEASON RUSHING TDs

TEAM Category Rushing Offense Passing Offense Total Offense Scoring Offense Rushing Defense Pass Eff. Defense Total Defense Scoring Defense Net Punting Punt Returns KO Return Turnover Margin Pass Defense Passing Eff. Sacks Tackles for Loss Sacks Allowed

UCLA 202.9 271.6 474.5 35.1 154.5 134.0 409.9 25.9 39.9 8.4 22.5 0.31 255.4 148.3 3.3 7.2 3.5

NCAA 26th 36th 20th 28th 54th 66th 72nd 55th 14th 65th 47th 45th 91st 26th 7th 15th 118th

Pac-12 3rd 5th 3rd 4th 5th 8th 8th 8th 2nd 5th 4th 7th 8th 4th 4th 5th 10th

BAYLOR NCAA/Big12 19th/1st(225.5) 3rd/2nd(353.3) 1st/1st (578.8) 5th/2nd(44.1) 89th/8th(190.8) 92nd/8th(141.1) 119th/10th(513.9) 114th/10th(38.2) 40th/5th(37.9) 64th/9th(8.5) 67th/7th(21.2) T-39th/3rd(0.42) 118th/9th(323.1) 12th/4th(155.8) 112th/9th(1.1) 119th/10th(3.8) 31st/6th(1.4)

UCLA INDIVIDUAL Category Rushing Recev. Yards/g Passing Eff. Total Offense All-Purpose Yards Field Goals Scoring FG% Punt returns Kickoff returns Punting Sacks Tackles for Loss Passes Defensed Tackles Fumbles Recovered Fumbles Forced Interceptions

Player Johnathan Franklin Shaquelle Evans Brett Hundley Brett Hundley Johnathan Franklin Ka’imi Fairbairn Ka’imi Fairbairn Johnathan Franklin Ka’imi Fairbairn Steven Manfro Damien Thigpen Jeff Locke Anthony Barr Cassius Marsh Anthony Barr Datone Jones Sheldon Price Tevin McDonald Eric Kendricks Eric Kendricks Cassius Marsh Anthony Barr Sheldon Price Andrew Abbott

Stat 130.8 61.2 150.1 290.5 155.7 1.08 7.4 6.9 70% 8.80 26.9 43.4 1.04 0.50 1.58 1.35 0.75 0.69 10.5 0.23 0.23 0.31 0.31 0.31

NCAA (Pac-12) 9th (3rd) 96th (12th) 27th (4th) 24th (3rd) 15th (3rd) T61st (T5th) T76th (9th) (11th) (T2nd) T36th (4th) 18th (2nd) 21st (5th) 6th(1st) T74th (T17th) T9th (2nd) 24th (7th) (T13th) (19th) 12th (1st) (T5th) (T5th) (4th) T25th T51st

UCLA QB 200-YD RUSHING SEASONS Brett Hundley, 2012 - 365 yards Kevin Prince, 2011 - 424 yards (team record 6-8) Cade McNown, 1995 - 311 yards (team record 7-5) Rick Bashore, 1977 - 317 yards (team record 7-4) Jeff Dankworth, 1976 - 815 yards (team record 9-2-1) John Sciarra, 1975 - 787 yards (team record 9-2-1) John Sciarra, 1974 - 400 yards (team record 6-3-2) Jeff Dankworth, 1974 - 311 yards (team record 6-3-2) Mark Harmon, 1973 - 532 yards (team record 9-2) John Sciarra, 1973 - 496 yards (team record 9-2) Rob Scribner, 1972 - 498 yards (team record 8-3) Mark Harmon, 1972 - 444 yards (team record 8-3) Gary Beban, 1967 - 227 yards (team record 7-2-1) Gary Beban, 1966 - 454 yards (team record 9-1) Norm Dow, 1966 - 253 yards (team record 9-1) Gary Beban, 1965 - 590 yards (team record 8-2-1)

Name John Sciarra, 1975 Gary Beban, 1965 Jeff Dankworth, 1976 Gary Beban, 1967 Garry Beban, 1966 Brett Hundley, 2012

No. 14 14 11 11 10 9

STARTING ASSIGNMENTS DEFENSE DE Datone Jones DT Seali’i Epenesa DT Donovan Carter DE/LB Damien Holmes DE/LB Keenan Graham DE Owamagbe Odighizuwa DT Cassius Marsh LB Jordan Zumwalt LB Eric Kendricks LB Dalton Hilliard LB Stan McKay LB Ryan Hofmeister F Anthony Barr (now LB) CB Aaron Hester CB Sheldon Price S Andrew Abbott S Dietrich Riley S Tevin McDonald S Randall Goforth

‘08 2 RS RS RS RS -

‘09 13 0 0 RS 0 RS 1 11 1 -

‘10 INJ 0 6 6 6 4 4 RS 0 0 JC 4rb 11 9 5 0 RS -

‘11 14 1 14 1 1 8 4 3 5 2 RS 7rb 12 12 7 5 11 -

‘12 13 10 0 10 1 0 13 8 13 4 1 2 13lb 13 12 13 0 13 4

Tot. Streak 42 27 10 2 1 0 30 0 8 1 7 0 25 13 16 2 16 16 9 0 3 0 2 0 24 13 37 16 44 11 26 13 5 0 24 24 4 0

‘08 RS RS

‘09 13 0

‘10 12 0

‘11 14 14

‘12 13 13 13

Tot. Streak 52 52 13 13 27 27

‘08 ----RS ----------------RS 8 ---ND ----RS ----RS --TR

‘09 RS ND 0 --------13 ------0 13 RS JC RS ----11 0 -8 --0

‘10 4 RS 1 ----------------0 RS 0 JC 0 JC --5 7 RS 10 --0

‘11 0 6 0 ----------RS --RS 1 12 14 6 9 0 RS 10 4 3 14 RS 0

‘12 0 13 12 4 2 5 1 13 13 13 13 2 11 0 0 8 1 13 0 0 3 12 3 2

Tot. Streak 4 0 19 13 13 6 4 0 2 2 5 0 1 0 26 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 3 0 44 9 14 0 6 0 17 3 1 0 13 13 26 0 11 0 6 0 44 6 3 0 2 0

SPECIAL TEAMS P/PK Jeff Locke PK Ka’imi Fairbairn LS Kevin McDermott

OFFENSE WR Ricky Marvray WR Shaq Evans WR Jerry Johnson WR Jodan Payton F Devin Fuller F Steven Manfro F Kenneth Walker OL Xavier Su’a-Filo OL Jake Brendel OL Simon Goines OL Torian White OL Brett Downey OL Jeff Baca OL Greg Capella OL Alberto Cid Y/TE Joseph Fauria Y Darius Bell QB Brett Hundley QB Kevin Prince QB Richard Brehaut RB Jordon James RB Johnathan Franklin RB Damien Thigpen FB David Allen

Note: List dates back to ‘65 season

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INDIVIDUAL SINGLE-GAME CAREER-HIGHS DEFENSE #3 DB Randall Goforth Tackles: 9 vs. Nebraska, 2012 TFLs: 1 at Arizona State, 2012 Sacks: none Ints.: none FF: none FR: none #4 S/LB Stan McKay Tackles: 7 at Washington State, 2012 TFLs: 1, v. Arizona, 2012; at Arizona State, 2012; at Cal, 2012 Sacks: 1, v. Arizona, 2012; at Arizona State, 2012; at Cal, 2012 Ints.: 1 at Coloardo, 2012; v. Oregon State, 2012 FF: 1 at Washington State, 2012 FR: none

#6 LB Eric Kendricks Tackles: 17 at Arizona State, 2012 TFLs: 2.0 vs. Arizona, 2012 Sacks: 2.0 vs. Arizona, 2012 Ints.: none FF: 1 vs. Arizona, 2012 FR: 1 at Wash. St., 2012; at Colorado, 2012; vs. Houston, 2012

#7 S Tevin McDonald Tackles: 11 vs. Arizona State, 2011 TFLs: 2.0 vs. Illinois, 2011 Sacks: 0.0 Ints.: 3 vs. Cal, 2011 FF: 1 at Colorado, 2012; at Oregon, 2011 FR: 1, vs. Oregon State, 2012; vs. Nebraska, 2012 #11 LB Anthony Barr Tackles: 9 v. Stanford, 2012 TFLs: 3.0 at Wash. St., 2012; vs. Oregon State, 2012 Sacks: 2.5 at Washington State, 2012 Ints.: none FF: 1, vs. Stanford, 2012; at Cal, 2012; vs. Nebraska, 2012 FR: none #21 CB Aaron Hester Tackles: 11 at Oregon State, 2011 TFLs: 1.0, vs. USC, 2012; at Rice, 2012; at UA, 2011; v. WSU, 2011; at Kansas St., 2010; v. USC, 2010 Sacks: none Ints.: 1 vs. USC, 2012; Cal, 2011; USC, 2010; at UW, 2010; vs. UA, 2010 FF: 1 vs. USC, 2012 FR: 1 at Cal, 2012 #22 CB Sheldon Price Tackles: 9 at Stanford, 2010 TFLs: 1.0, v. Illinois, 2011; at Arizona State, 2010 Sacks: none Ints.: 3 v. Houston, 2012 FF: 1, vs. Colorado, 2011; vs. Arizona State, 2011 FR: none #26 S Andrew Abbott Tackles: 8 vs. Houston, 2010 TFLs: 2.0, vs. Stanford, 2012; vs. Houston, 2010 Sacks: none Ints.: 2 vs. Colorado, 2011 FF: 1 at Washington State, 2009 FR: 1 at Texas, 2010 #35 LB Jordan Zumwalt Tackles: 12, at Stanford, 2012 TFLs: 2.0, at Arizona State, 2012; vs. Illinois, 2011 Sacks: 1.0, five times, last at Arizona State, 2012 Ints.: 1 vs. Illinois, 2011 FF: none FR: none #40 LB Keenan Graham Tackles: 6 vs. Illinois, 2011 TFLs: 1.0, five times, last at Rice, 2012 Sacks: 1.0,at Rice,2012; vs.Cal, 2011;at Tex,2010;at UW, 2010 Ints.: none FF: none FR: 1 at Oregon State, 2011

#93 DL Ellis McCarthy Tackles: 3 at Arizona State, 2012 TFLs: 1.0 at Rice, 2012 Sacks: 1.0 at Rice, 2012 Ints.: none FF: none FR: none

Long Rush: 72 vs. Rice, 2012 Pass Attempts: 47 at Cal, 2012 Completions: 31 at Cal, 2012 Passing Yards: 372 vs. Oregon St., 2012 TD Passes: 4, at Arizona State, 2012; vs. Nebraska, 2012 Int.: 4 at Cal, 2012 Long Pass: 71 vs. Stanford to Shaq Evans, 2012

#94 DE Owamagbe Odighizuwa Tackles:7 at Stanford, 2012 TFLs: 2.0 vs. Illinois, 2011; at California, 2010 Sacks: 2.0 at California, 2010 INTs: none FF: 1 v. Oregon State, 2012 FR: 1 vs. USC, 2012

#23 RB Johnathan Franklin Rushing Attempts: 30 vs. Washington State, 2010 Rushing Yards: 217 vs. Nebraska, 2012 Rushing TDs: 3, at Rice, 2012; vs. Houston, 2010 Long: 78 at Rice, 2012 Pass Receptions: 4 vs. Houston, 2012 Receiving Yards: 59 vs. Nebraska, 2012 Passing Tds: 1,at Wash. St., 2012; vs. Nebraska, 2012; at Ariz., 2011 Long: 40 vs. Houston, 2012

#98 DT Seali’i Epenesa Tackles: 4 vs. Oregon State, 2012 TFLs: 1.0 at Cal, 2012; vs. Washington State, 2011 Sacks: 1.0 at Cal, 2012 Ints.: none FF: 1 vs/ Oregon State, 2012 FR: none #99 DT Cassius Marsh Tackles: 9 at Arizona State, 2012 TFLs: 2.5 at Washington State, 2012 Sacks: 2.5 at Washington State, 2012 Ints.: none FF: 1at Wash. St., 2012; at Cal, 2012 FR: 1, vs. Stanford, 2012; vs. Arizona, 2012; at Cal, 2012; at Texas, 2010

#33 F receiver Steven Manfro Pass Receptions: 7 vs. Houston, 2012 Receiving Yards: 78 vs. Houston, 2012 Passing Tds: 1 vs. Nebraska, 2012 Rushing Tds: 1 vs. Houston, 2012 Long: 49 vs. Nebraska, 2012

OFFENSE #1 WR Shaq Evans Pass Receptions: 8 vs. USC, 2012 Receiving Yards: 148 vs. Oregon State, 2012 Passing Tds: 1 vs. Utah, 2012, OSU 2012; Colo., 2011; vs. Wash. St., 2011 Long: 71 vs. Stanford, 2012 #4 QB Kevin Prince Rushes: 19 vs. Cal, 2011 Rushing Yards: 163 vs. Cal, 2011 Long Rush: 68 yards at Washington State, 2009 Pass Attempts: 41 vs. California, 2009 Completions: 27 at Wash. State, 2009 Passing Yards: 323 at Oregon State, 2009 TD Passes: 4 vs. Colorado, 2011 Int.: 3 vs. Texas, 2011 Long Pass: 76 yards to Nelson Rosario vs. Ariz. St., 2011 #6 RB Jordon James Rushing Attempts: 7 vs. Houston, 2012 Rushing Yards: 37 vs. Arizona, 2012 Rushing TDs: 1 at Wash. State, 2012; at Oregon State, 2011 Long: 25 at Colorado, 2012 Pass Receptions: 6 at Cal, 2012 Receiving Yards: 45 at Rice, 2012 Passing Tds: 1 vs. Houston, 2012 Long: 40 vs. Texas, 2011

PUNT RETURNS #1 WR Shaq Evans Returns in game: 2, vs. Stanford, 2012; at Stanford, 2012 Yards: 32 vs. Stanford, 2012 Tds: none Long: 23 vs. Stanford, 2012 #2 DB Randall Goforth Returns in game: 2 vs. Arizona, 2012 Yards: 48 vs. Arizona, 2012 Tds: none Long: 36 vs. Arizona, 2012 #26 DB Andrew Abbott Returns in game: 1 at Colorado, 2012; vs. Illinois, 2011 Yards: 5 at Colorado, 2012 Tds: none Long: -12 vs. Illinois, 2011 #33 F receiver Steven Manfro Returns in game: 5 vs. Houston, 2012 Yards: 55 vs. Houston, 2012 Tds: none Long: 27 vs. Houston, 2012

KICKOFF RETURNS

#7 WR Ricky Marvray Pass Receptions: 5 at California, 2010 Receiving Yards: 38 at California, 2010 Passing Tds: 1 at Kansas St., 2010; at Texas, 2010 Long: 29 at Kansas State, 2010

#2 F Devin Fuller Returns in game: 4 vs. USC, 2012 Yards in a game: 59 Tds: none Long: 24 vs. Cal, 2011

#8 TE Joseph Fauria Pass Receptions: 6 at Houston, 2011 Receiving Yards: 110 at Houston, 2011 Passing Tds: 2, vs. Ariz., 2012; vs. Neb., 2012; vs. Colo., 2001; at Stan., 2011 Long: 36 at Rice, 2012

#6 RB Jordon James Returns in game: 1, four games, last vs. Nebraska, 2012 Yards in a game: 22 vs. Cal, 2011 Tds: none Long: 22 vs. Cal, 2011

#9 WR Jerry Johnson Pass Receptions: 5 vs. Oregon State, 2012 Receiving Yards: 75 vs. Oregon State, 2012 Passing Tds: 1 at Rice, 2012 Long: 46 vs. Arizona, 2012

#43 LB Damien Holmes Tackles: 7 at Colorado, 2012 TFLs: 5.0 at Colorado, 2012 Sacks: 3.0 at Colorado, 2012 Ints.: none FF: none FR: 1 at Rice, 2012; vs. Houston, 2010

#12 QB Richard Brehaut Rushes: 18 vs. Oregon State, 2010 Rushing Yards: 87 at Houston, 2011 Long Rush: 21 at Houston, 2011; vs. Oregon State, 2010 Pass Attempts: 56 at Arizona State, 2010 Completions: 33 at Arizona State, 2010 Passing Yards: 321 at Arizona State, 2010 TD Passes: 3 at Arizona State, 2010 Int.: 1, in 9 games, last time at Oregon, 2011 Long Pass: 68 yards to Randall Carroll vs. Ariz., 2010

#56 DE Datone Jones Tackles: 9 at Arizona State, 2012 TFLs: 3.0 vs. Houston, 2012; Nebraska, 2012 Ints.: none FF: 1, vs. Stanford, 2012; at Rice, 2012; at Stanford, 2009 FR: 1 at Arizona, 2009

#15 WR Devin Lucien Pass Receptions: 3 vs. Nebraska, 2012 Receiving Yards: 70 vs. Nebraska, 2012 Passing Tds: none Long: 38 at Rice, 2012

#90 DT Donovan Carter Tackles: 6 vs. Wash. St., 2011 TFLs: 1.0 at Oregon, 2011; vs. Colorado, 2011; at Utah, 2011 Sacks: none | Ints.: non | FF: none | FR: 1 vs. Cal, 2011

#17 QB Brett Hundley Rushes: 16 at Stanford, 2012; vs. USC, 2012 Rushing Yards: 83 at Stanford, 2012 Rushing TD: 2 vs. USC, 2012; at Colorado, 2012

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#25 RB Damien Thigpen Rushing Attempts: 9 at Colorado, 2012; vs. Houston, 2012 Rushing Yards: 89 vs. Houston, 2012 Rushing TDs: 1 vs. Arizona, 2012; at Colorado, 2012 Long: 41 vs. Houston, 2012 Pass Receptions: 4 at Rice, 2012 Receiving Yards: 92 at Arizona State, 2012 Passing Tds: 2 at Arizona State, 2012 Long: 65 at Arizona State, 2012

#7 WR Ricky Marvray Returns in a game: 5 vs. USC, 2010 Yards in a game: 99 vs. USC, 2010 Tds: none Long: 53 at Arizona State, 2010 #21 F Kenneth Walker Returns in game: 4at Wash. State, 2012 Yards in a game: 95 at Wash. State, 2012 Tds: none Long: 22 vs. Cal, 2011 #25 RB Damien Thigpen Returns in a game: 8 at Oregon, 2010 Yards in a game: 147 at Oregon, 2010 Tds: none Long: 55 vs. Houston, 2012 #33 F receiver Steven Manfro Returns in a game: 2 at Rice, 2012 Yards in a game: 46 at Rice, 2012 Tds: none Long: 34 at Rice, 2012

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INDIVIDUAL SINGLE-GAME CAREER-HIGHS UCLA INDIVIDUAL RUSHING Rushed for 100+ yards: Johnathan Franklin, 2012 at Stanford (194) QB rushed for 100+ yards: Kevin Prince, 2011 vs. Cal (163) Rushed for 150+ yards: Johnathan Franklin, 2012 at Stanford (194) Rushed for 200+ yards: Johnathan Franklin, 2012 vs. Nebraska (217) Rushed for 300+ yards: Maurice Drew, 2004 at Washington (322) Back-to-back games 100 yards rushing: Johnathan Franklin, 2012 vs. Arizona, at ASU Back-to-back games 200 yards rushing: Johnathan Franklin, 2012 at Rice, vs. Nebraska Had 30 rushing attempts: 30 by Johnathan Franklin, 2010 vs. Washington State Had 3 rushing touchdowns: 3, Johnathan Franklin, 2012 at Rice Had 4+ rushing touchdowns: 5, Maurice Drew at Washington, 2004 Had run of 50+ yards: 51 by Johnathan Franklin, 2012 at Stanford Had run of 60+ yards: 78 by Johnathan Franklin, 2012 at Rice Had run of 70+ yards: 78 by Johnathan Franklin, 2012 at Rice Had run of 75+ yards: 78 by Johnathan Franklin, 2012 at Rice Had run of 90+ yards: 92 by DeShaun Foster, 2001 vs. Washington Had two players rush 100+ yds: Johnathan Franklin(216)/Derrick Coleman(185) vs. Wash. State, 2010 UCLA INDIVIDUAL PASSING Passed for 300+ yards: Brett Hundley, 2012 vs. Oregon State (372) Passed for 350+ yards: Brett Hundley, 2012 vs. Oregon State (372) Passed for 400+ yards: Drew Olson, 2005 vs. Arizona State (510) Passed for 500+ yards: Drew Olson, 2005 vs. Arizona State (510) Had 30+ completions: Brett Hundley, 2012 vs. Utah (31) Had 50+ attempts: Richard Brehaut, 2010 at Arizona State (56) Had 4 touchdown passes: Brett Hundley, 2012 at Arizona State (4) Had more than four touchdown passes: Ben Olson, 2007 at Stanford (5) Four interceptions thrown: Brett Hundley, 2012 at Cal Had 300 yards total offense: Brett Hundley, 2012 vs. Arizona (304) Had 350 yards total offense: Brett Hundley, 2012 vs. Oregon State (404) Had 400 yards total offense: Brett Hundley, 2012 vs. Oregon State (404) Had 500 yards total offense: Drew Olson, 2012 vs. Arizona State (501) Had 50+ yard pass completion: 71 yds., Hundley/Evans vs. Stanford, 2012 Had 60+ yard pass completion: 71 yds., Hundley/Evans vs. Stanford, 2012 Had 70+ yard pass completion: 71 yds., Hundley/Evans vs. Stanford, 2012 Had 80+ yard pass completion: 91 yds., D. Olson/J. Cowan vs. Arizona State, 2005 UCLA INDIVIDUAL RECEIVING Had 100+ yards receiving: 114 by Shaquelle Evans vs. USC, 2012 Had 150+ yards receiving: 151 by Nelson Rosario vs. Arizona State, 2011 Had 200+ yards receiving: 230 by Craig Bragg vs. Oregon, 2003 Back-to-back games 100+ yds receiving: Nelson Rosario, 2011 at USC (118), vs. Colorado (102) Two players 100+ yds receiving: Marcedes Lewis(108), Joe Cowan (109), Chris Markey (120) vs. Arizona State, 2005 Caught 10+ passes: 11 by Marcedes Lewis at Arizona, 2005 Had 80+ yard reception: 91 by Joe Cowan vs. Arizona State, 2005 Had 3 touchdown catches: 3 by Marcedes Lewis vs. Arizona, 2004 Had 4 touchdown catches: 4 by J.J. Stokes vs. Washington, 1993 UCLA TEAM Kickoff Ret. for TD: Matthew Slater vs. Arizona St., 2007 (89 yds) Punt Ret. for TD: Maurice Drew vs. California, 2005 (81 yds) Interception Return for TD: Patrick Larimore at Oregon, 2011 (35 yds) Scored on a blocked punt (TD): Glenn Love vs. California, 2008 (0 yds) Scored on a blocked punt (safety): Sean Westgate vs. Washington State (2009) Scored on a fumble recovery (TD): Eric Kendricks, at Wash. State, 2012 (40 yds) Scored on a blocked field goal: Sheldon Price at Wash. State, 2012 (68 yds) Scored on a blocked extra point attempt: Bret Lockett vs. Fresno State, 2008 50+ Points: 66 vs. Arizona, 2012 (66-10) Shutout of a team at home: Oregon, 2007 (16-0) Shutout of a team on road: at Stanford, 1987 (49-0) Overtime Game: Tennessee (27-24 win, 1 ot), 2009 Did not allow an opponent touchdown: 2008 vs. Washington State Did not score a touchdown vs. an opponent: 2011 at USC Scored on a two-point PAT: David Allen pass from Brett Hundley, 2012 at Rice 300+ yards rushing: 308 vs. Arizona, 2012 (63att/308) 400+ yards rushing: 437 yards vs. Washington State, 2010 (56 att/437) Less than 25 yards rushing: 18 vs. Illinois, 2011 (30 att) 300+ yards passing: 372 vs. Oregon State, 2012 400+ yards passing: 510 vs. Arizona State, 2005 500+ yards passing: 510 vs. Arizona State, 2005 Less than 100 yards passing: 92 vs. Cal, 2011 500+ yards total offense: 611 (303p, 308r) vs. Arizona, 2012 600+ yards total offense: 611 vs. Arizona, (308r, 303p), 2012 800+ all-purpose yards: 800 at Miami, 1998 Less than 200 yards tot. off.: 163 at Washington, 2010 Less than 150 yards tot. off.: 144 at California, 2010 Beat a top 25 team at home: USC, 2012 (No. 21 AP) Beat a top 20 team at home: Nebraska, 2012 (No. 17 AP) Beat a top 15 team at home: Oregon, 2007 (No. 9 AP) Beat a top 10 team at home: Oregon, 2007 (No. 9 AP) Beat a top 5 team at home: USC, 2006 (No. 2 AP) Beat a top 25 team on road: at Texas, 2010 (No. 7 AP) Beat a top 20 team on road: at Texas, 2010 (No. 7 AP) Beat a top 15 team on road: at Texas, 2010 (No. 7 AP) Beat a top 10 team on road: at Texas, 2010 (No. 7 AP) Beat a top 5 team on road: at Washington, 1990 (No. 2 AP) Forced 5 + fumbles: 7 vs. Oklahoma, 2005 (6 vs. USC 1998) Recovered 5+ fumbles: 5 vs. USC, 1998 UCLA Made at least 4 interceptions: 5 vs. Houston, 2012 UCLA Had 0 turnovers: vs. Arizona, 2012 UCLA INDIVIDUAL DEFENSE Had at at least 15 tackles: 15 by Eric Kendricks vs. Stanford, 2012 Had more than 15 tackles: 17 by Eric Kendricks at Arizona State, 2012 Had at least 20 tackles: 20 by Reggie Carter at BYU, 2008 Had more than 20 tackles: 21 by Eric Turner vs. Oregon, 1989 Had 3+ interceptions: Sheldon Price (3) vs. Houston, 2012 Had 5+ tackles for loss: Damien Holmes (5) at Colorado, 2012 Had 4+ sacks: Brendon Ayanbadejo (4) vs. USC, 1998 Blocked a punt: Eric Kendricks vs. USC, 2012

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Blocked a PAT: at Cal, 2012 (D. Jones, C. Marsh) Blocked a field goal: Sheldon Price, 2012 vs. USC UCLA recorded a safety: at Washington State, 2012 (Anthony Barr) UCLA returned a fumble for a touchdown: Eric Kendricks, at Wash. State, 2012 UCLA MISCELLANEOUS Indiv. Scored 4+ TDs: 5 by Maurice Drew vs. Cal, 2005 (3 rush, 1 pass, 1 punt ret.) Indiv. kicked 50-yd. FG: 51 by Jeff Locke vs. Texas, 2011 Indiv. kicked last-second field goal to win game: Ka’imi Fairbairn at Arizona State, 2012 Indiv. made 4+ field goals in a game: 4 by Kai Forbath vs. California, 2009 Indiv. made 5+ field goals in a game: 5 by Nate Fikse vs. Stanford, 2002 Indiv. attempted 5+ field goals in a game: 5 by Kai Forbath at Tennessee, 2009 Indiv. Returned Blocked FG for TD: Sheldon Price at Washington State, 2012 Indiv. Returned Blocked PAT for score: Bret Lockett vs. Fresno State, 2008 Indiv. punted 10+ times: Aaron Perez, 10 vs. USC, 2008 Indiv. 5+ punts downed inside the 20: 5 by Chris Sailer at Houston, 1998 Indiv. had 80+ yard intercept. ret.: 89 by Alterraun Verner vs. Arizona, 2006 Indiv. had 100+ rushing and receiving yds: Skip Hicks vs. U. Wash., 1997 (147 rush./106 receiving) Scored four TDs in one quarter: second quarter at Washington State, 2012 Scored 40+ points in one half: first half vs. Arizona, 2012 (42) Scored 50+ points in one half: first half vs. Colorado, 1980 (56) Rallied from 20-point deficit: 2005 vs. Northwestern (0-22 in first quarter) Played a game in the snow: 2011 at Utah (31º) Played a game in less than 30º temperature: 2012 at Washington State (27º) Played a game in the rain: 2012, at Stanford; 2007 at Oregon State Played a game in the rain at home: 2012 vs. USC; 1982 vs. Oregon Played a game in 100º degree temperature: 2009 vs. Cal (100º) OPPONENT TEAM Kick return for touchdown: Jamal Miles at Arizona State, 2010 (99 yds) Punt return for touchdown: Jordan Poyer, at Oregon State, 2011 (85 yds) Interception return for touchdown: Terry Hawthorne, Illinois, 2011 (39 yds) Scored on by a blocked punt (TD): Lawrence Timmons, Florida St., 2006 (25 yards) Scored on a fumble recovery (TD): U. Amanam, Stanford, 2012 (11 yards) Scored on a safety: Tennessee, 2009 Scored on a failed extra point attempt: none Scored on a two-point conversion: vs. USC, 2012 50+ points scored: 50 at USC, 2011 Shutout at home: 2010 by Stanford (0-35) Shutout on road: 2011 at USC (0-50) Rushed for 300+ yards: at Oregon, 2011 (352) Rushed for less than 25 yards: at Arizona State, 2008 (21) Passed for 400+ yards: at Washington State, 2012 (457) Passed for less than 100 yards: at California, 2010 (68) Had 500+ yards total offense: vs. USC, 2012 (513) Had 600+ yards total offense: USC, 2005 (679) Had less than 200 yards total off.: 181 by Washington State, 2009 Had less than 150 yards total off.: 122 by Arizona State, 2008 Had less than 100 yards total off.: 42 by Arkansas, 1989 Forced UCLA to have 5+ Turnovers: Notre Dame, 2007 (7) Intercepted four UCLA passes: California, 2008 (4) Intercepted five UCLA passes: Washington State, 2001 (5) OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL RUSHING Rushed for 100+ yards: S. Taylor, Stanford, 2012 (142) Rushed for 200+ yards: LaMichael James, at Oregon, 2011 (219) Rushed for 250+ yards: Reggie Bush, USC, 2005 (260) Had run of 50+ yards: C.J. Anderson, at Cal, 2012 (68) Had run of 75+ yards: David Piland,Houston, 2012 (86) Had 35+ rushing attemps: Dwight Tardy, Washington State, 2007 (37) Had 40+ rushing attempts: Jerome Harrison, Washington State, 2004 (42) OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL PASSING Passed for 400+ yards: Matt Barkley, USC, 2011 (423) Had 25+ completions: Connor Halliday, at Washington State, 2012 (26) Had 30+ completions: Matt Barkley, USC, 201 (35) Had 50+ attempts: David Piland, Houston (60) Completed a pass for 75+ yards:75 by Sean Mannion to Brandin Cooks, Oregon State, 2012 Had 4+ touchdown passes: Connor Halliday (5), at Washington State, 2012; Had more than 5 touchdown passes: Matt Barkley (6), at USC, 2011 Threw 4+ interceptions: David Piland (5), Houston, 2012 OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL RECEIVING Caught 10+ passes: Dewayne Peace, Houston, 2012 (10) Had multiple receivers catch 10+ passes: Marquise Lee (13), Robert Woods (12) at USC, 2011 Had 100+ yards receiving: Marqise Lee (158), USC, 2012 Multiple receivers with 100+ yds recving: Bobby Ratliff (123) and Dominique Williams (108), at Wash. State, 2012 Had 150+ yards receiving: Marqise Lee, vs. USC, 2012 (158) Had 200+ yards receiving: Marquise Lee at USC, 2011 (224) Had 3 TD catches: Juron Criner, at Arizona, 2011 (3) OPPONENT DEFENSE Had 15+ tackles: Trevon Stewart, Houston, 2012 (16) Had 2 interceptions: Kameron Jackson, at Cal, 2012 (3) Had 3 sacks: Stephen Paea, Oregon State, 2009 (3) Blocked a punt: USC, 2008 Blocked a field goal: at Oregon State, 2011 OPPONENT MISCELLANEOUS Scored four touchdowns: Ron Dayne, 1998 Rose Bowl, (4) Kicked 50+ yard field goal: Chris Boswell, Rice, 2012 (53) Made five field goals: USC, 2004 Returned blocked field goal for score: Oregon State, 2002 Scored on blocked punt: Florida State, 2006 Returned fumble for score: Stanford on kickoff, 2012 Returned interception for score: Illinois, 2011 Returned a PAT for score: none Recovered own offensive fumble for touchdown: at Houston, 2011 Blocked a PAT: Rice, 2012

2012 PAC-12 SOUTH DIVISION CHAMPIONS


GAME 1 at Rice - Aug. 30, 2012 at Houston, Tx Scoring UCLA Rice

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First Quarter 12:27 UCLA - Hundley, Brett 72 yd run (Fairbairn, Ka’imi kick blocked), 1-72 0:13 10:22 UCLA - Johnson, Jerry 11 yd pass from Hundley (Fairbairn kick blocked), 3-47 0:45 8:28 UCLA - Franklin, Johnathan 74 yd run (Fairbairn kick), 1-74 0:13 6:08 Rice - Willson, Luke 8 yd pass from McHargue, T. (Boswell, Chris kick), 6-75 2:20 2:18 Rice - Boswell 53 yd field goal, 5-33 2:42

Second Quarter 13:08 Rice - McHargue, T. 1 yd run (Boswell kick), 6-47 1:52 9:17 UCLA - Fairbairn 27 yd field goal, 11-66 3:51 3:36 UCLA - Franklin 78 yd run (Fairbairn kick), 2-74 0:31 1:20 Rice - McGuffie, Sam 2 yd pass from McHargue, T. (Boswell kick), 7-75 0:00 0:17 UCLA - Holmes, Damien 44 yd fumble recovery (Fairbairn kick blocked)

Third Quarter No scoring

Fourth Quarter 12:29 UCLA - Fauria, Joseph 4 yd pass from Hundley (Hundley pass failed), 12-55 3:36 7:54 UCLA - Franklin 22 yd run (Allen, David pass from Hundley), 7-76 2:38 UCLA 25 37/343 303 32/24/1 69/646 8/107 25:45 2/11 7/42 3/3

Linebacker Anthony Barr celebrates a sack on Rice quarterback Taylor McHargue during UCLA's 49-24 victory over the Owls in the team's season opener on Aug. 30.

HOUSTON - Johnathan Franklin rushed for 214 yards and three touchdowns as UCLA racked up 343 yards on the ground en route to a 49-24 win over Rice in the team’s season opener on Aug. 30 in Houston. Redshirt freshman Brett Hundley was 21 of 28 for 202 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for 68 yards and a touchdown. Joseph Fauria caught three passes for 53 yards and a touchdown. After a scoreless third quarter, UCLA put the game away with a 3-yard touchdown pass from Hundley to Fauria to make it 41-24 after the two-point conversion failed with 12:29 left in the game. Franklin extended the lead to 49-24 with a 22-yard touchdown run and Hundley connected with David Allen for the two-point conversion with 7:54 remaining in the fourth. Hundley, who was playing in his first college game, took UCLA's first snap from scrimmage and ran 72 yards down the right sideline for a touchdown. The point after was blocked to make it 6-0. After Sheldon Price's interception of Taylor McHargue, UCLA took three plays to go 47 yards and score on an 11-yard pass from Hundley to Jerry Johnson. The PAT was blocked again to make it 12-0. Franklin took UCLA's first snap on its next drive 74 yards to extend the Bruins' lead to 19-0. The Owls got on the board with a six-play, 75-yard drive capped by an 8-yard pass from McHargue to Luke Wilson to cut the lead to 19-7 with 6:08 remaining in the first and sliced the lead to nine on a Chris Boswell 53-yard field goal four minutes later. After Rice recovered a Bruins' fumbled punt return, the Owls trimmed the lead to 19-17 on a McHargue 1-yard touchdown run UCLABRUINS.COM

First Downs Carries/Net Yards Rushing Net Yards Passing Pass Comp/Att/Int Total Plays/Total Yards Penalties Time of Possession Third Down Conversion/ Att Sacks/Yds Red Zone

RICE 20 48/174 184 30-18-1 78/358 3/30 34:15 7/18 2/7 3/3

Top Individuals Rushing - Franklin (U) 15-214, Hundley (U) 7-68, James (U) 5-28; McHargue (R) 22-95; Receiving - James (U) 4-45, Evans (U) 4-42, Thigpen (U)4-42, Fauria (U) 3-53; McGuffie (R) 8-63; Passing - Hundley (U) 21-28-1-202, Brehaut 3-4-0-101; McHargue (R) 17-28-1-172; Interceptions - S. Price (U) 1-0; Nwoso (R) 1-8

to begin the second quarter. UCLA rebounded to extend the lead to 22-17 on a 27-yard field goal by Ka'imi Fairbain with 9:17 remaining in the first half, and Franklin went 78 yards on the second play of UCLA's next drive to up the UCLA lead to 29-17 3:36 before halftime. The Owls answered with a 2-yard touchdown pass from McHargue to McGuffie 1:20 before the half to make it 29-24, but Damien Holmes returned Turner Peterson's fumble 44 yards for a touchdown 17 seconds before the half to extend the Bruins' lead to 35-24 after another blocked PAT. UCLA finished with 646 total yards in Jim Mora's first game as head coach, compared to 347 for Rice. Franklin just missed his career high of 216 yards rushing set in 2010 against Washington State. He became the first player in UCLA history to have two rushes of at least 72 yards in a game, scoring on touchdown runs of 74 and 78 yards in the first half. Courtesy: AP

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GAME 2 Nebraska - Sept. 8, 2012 at Rose Bowl Scoring Nebraska UCLA

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First Quarter 9:08 UCLA - Fauria, Joseph 27 yd pass from Hundley, Brett (Fairbairn, Ka’imi kick), 1-27 0:06 7:00 Neb - Abdullah, Ameer 6 yd run (Maher, Brett kick), 6-75 2:08 2:24 Neb - Martinez, T. 92 yd run (Maher kick), 2-96 0:44

Second Quarter 12:31 UCLA - Fairbairn 35 yd field goal, 12-58 4:53 7:55 UCLA - Fauria 4 yd pass from Hundley (Fairbairn kick), 6-58 2:53 5:07 Neb - Abdullah 17 yd run (Maher kick), 7-87 2:48 3:49 UCLA - Manfro, Steven 49 yd pass from Hundley (Fairbairn kick), 4-80 1:12 0:00 Neb - Maher 54 yd field goal, 5-25 0:40

Third Quarter 11:50 UCLA - Fairbairn 22 yd field goal, 9-24 3:06 7:45 Neb - Maher 43 yd field goal, 9-36 2:33

Fourth Quarter 8:44 UCLA - Jones, Datone safety 2:13 UCLA - Franklin, Johnathan 9 yd pass from Hundley (Fairbairn kick), 3-16 0:54 1:38 Neb - Maher 40 yd field goal, 5-13 0:26 UCLA

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First Downs Carries/Net Yards Rushing Net Yards Passing Pass Comp/Att/Int Total Plays/Total Yards Penalties Time of Possession Third Down Conversion/Att Sacks/Yds Red Zone

Nebraska

20 36/260 179 17/31/1 67/439 7/60 22:20 1/11 3/13 3/4

Top Individuals Defensive end Datone Jones and the Bruins knocked off Big 10 powerhouse Nebraska, 36-30 before over 71,000 fans at the Rose Bowl on Sept. 8.

Pasadena, Calif. - Brett Hundley passed for 305 yards and four touchdowns in an outstanding Rose Bowl debut, Datone Jones sacked Taylor Martinez for the tiebreaking two points with 8:44 to play, and UCLA surprised the No. 17 Cornhuskers 36-30 at the Rose Bowl on Sept. 8. Johnathan Franklin rushed for 217 yards and caught an 8-yard TD pass with 2:13 to play for the Bruins, who improved to 2-0 under new coach Jim Mora with an impressive offensive performance against the Huskers (1-1). But the Bruins couldn't stay ahead until Jones read a pass play in Martinez's eyes and closed on the quarterback with ferocious speed. ''We all made a promise to each other that we weren't going to bow down this year,'' Jones said. ''We came into this year with another chance to play for our team and our family, and we want it to be a good season.'' Joseph Fauria caught two TD passes and Steven Manfro grabbed another from Hundley, the redshirt freshman who went 21 for 31 and coolly led the Bruins to 653 total yards. Even after every big play in his precocious debut, nothing made Hundley light up like his memory of Jones' ferocious sack. ''We were sitting in the sideline, just chilling, and then Datone sacks him, and it's an explosion in the Rose Bowl,'' Hundley said. ''That's just what we needed.'' After Jones put the Bruins ahead in a defense-dominated second half, Andrew Abbott intercepted a long pass by Martinez and returned it to the Nebraska 16, setting up Franklin's TD catch. Brett Maher's third field goal pulled the Huskers within 36-30 20

Rushing - Franklin (U) 26-217, Hundley (U) 12-53, Thigpen (U) 7-37; Abdullah (N) 16-119, T. Martinez (U) 13-112; Receiving - Manfro (U) 4-64, Fauria (U) 4-42, Lucien (U) 3-70, Franklin (U) 3-59; Bell (N) 6-108; Passing - Hundley (U) 21-33-0-305, Brehaut 1-5-0-4; Martinez (N) 17-31-1-179; Interceptions - Abbott (U) 1-24

with 1:38 left, but UCLA recovered the onside kick and ran out the clock on just its second win over Nebraska in eight meetings since 1973. ''We just have a different mentality this year,'' Hundley said. ''We come out and learn from our mistakes, and we play our game. Coach Mora has done an amazing job with this team.'' UCLA has topped 640 yards of offense in each of its first two games under new offensive coordinator Noel Mazzone, the former Arizona State coordinator. Hundley, who rushed for a 72-yard TD on his first collegiate snap last week, repeatedly targeted Fauria, his 6-foot-7 tight end, and freshman receiver Devin Lucien. ''That's a pretty good defense we were going against,'' Mora said. ''That's the Blackshirts out there. For us to step up and run the ball like that, and to see Brett throwing like that, it's great.'' Martinez passed for 179 yards and made a 92-yard TD run in his return to his native Southern California. Ameer Abdullah rushed for 119 yards and two touchdowns for the Huskers, who struggled on both sides of the ball in the second half and failed to go 2-0 for the first time since 2004. Both teams made significant mistakes in the third quarter, with Nebraska fumbling on its first play and UCLA later failing on a fake field goal from 37 yards. When Hundley left the game for a few plays to get his right ankle re-taped, the Bruins had to settle for a field goal inside the Nebraska 5. The Huskers didn't convert a third down until the first play of the fourth quarter, but Maher barely missed a go-ahead, 37-yard field goal with 12:12 to play. Courtesy: AP

2012 PAC-12 SOUTH DIVISION CHAMPIONS


GAME 3 Houston - Sept. 15, 2012 at Rose Bowl Scoring Houston UCLA

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First Quarter

14:44 UCLA - Kendricks, Eric 23 yd fumble recovery (Fairbairn, Ka’imi kick) 4:02 UCLA - Jones, Datone 7 yd pass from Hundley, Brett (Fairbairn kick), 17-90 4:57

Second Quarter 12:35 UCLA - Fairbairn 35 yd field goal, 4-9 1:19

Third Quarter

12:51 UCLA - James, Jordon 12 yd pass from Hundley (Fairbairn kick), 6-45 2:02 6:15 UCLA - Fairbairn 23 yd field goal, 4-5 1:03 1:19 UCLA - Fairbairn 33 yd field goal, 11-25 4:46

Fourth Quarter

4:54 Houston - Piland, David 86 yd run (Farrow, Kenneth rush failed), 3-95 0:57 3:10 UCLA - Manfro, Steven 14 yd run (Fairbairn kick), 5-75 1:44

UCLA 29 56/247 320 27/42/2 98/567 8/62 41:14 5/17 1/2 6/7

First Downs Carries/Net Yards Rushing Net Yards Passing Pass Comp/Att/Int Total Plays/Total Yards Penalties Time of Possession Third Down Conversion/Att Sacks/Yds Red Zone

Houston 14 19/139 249 28/60/5 79/388 8/64 18:46 6/20 3/20 1/2

Top Individuals Damien Thigpen and the Bruins improved to 3-0 on the season with a 37-6 victory over Houston at the Rose Bowl on Sept. 15.

Pasadena, Calif. - Redshirt freshman Brett Hundley passed for 320 yards and two touchdowns, and No. 22 UCLA's hard-hitting defense held high-scoring Houston in check as the Bruins beat the Cougars 37-6 at the Rose Bowl on Sept. 15. Johnathan Franklin, the nation's leading rusher, gained 110 yards on 25 carries, Sheldon Price tied a school record with three of UCLA's five interceptions, and Ka'imi Fairbairn kicked three field goals to help the unbeaten Bruins earn their third-straight victory under first-year coach Jim Mora. Hundley completed 27 of 42 passes with two interceptions. Franklin, a senior who averaged 215.5 yards in his team's first two games, moved into second place on UCLA's career rushing list with 3,210 yards. Gaston Green gained 3,731 yards in the 1980s. Houston's David Piland completed 28 of 60 passes for 249 yards with the five interceptions. Piland's 86-yard run with 4:54 remaining kept the Cougars from being shut out for the first time in nearly 12 years. UCLA finished with 29 first downs and 567 yards of total offense. The Bruins averaged 649.5 yards in their first two games to rank third in the country. Houston finished with 14 first downs and 388 yards in total offense. The Cougars averaged 31 points and 395.5 yards in their first two games. The Bruins led 17-0 after a dominant first half. The lead might have been bigger but for three second-quarter turnovers in Houston territory. UCLA went ahead for good on the game's second play when linebacker Eric Kendricks returned Piland's errant backward pass intended for Ronnie Williams 23 yards for a touchdown.

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Rushing - Franklin (U) 25-110, Thigpen (U) 9-89, James (U) 7-23; Farrow (H) 1374, Piland (H) 4-71; Receiving - Manfro (U) 7-78, Franklin (U) 4-58, James (U) 3-28, Lucien (U) 2-42; Peace (H) 10-103; Passing - Hundley (U) 27-42-2-320; Piland (H) 28-60-5-249; Interceptions - Price (U) 3-8, McDonald (U) 1-50, Goforth (U) 1-0; McMillian (H) 1-5, Hayden (H) 1-1.

The Bruins moved 90 yards on 17 plays on their third possession, scoring on a 7-yard pass from Hundley to Datone Jones to make it 14-0. It was the first career reception for Jones, a fifth-year senior who starts at defensive end. UCLA appeared on the verge of scoring again before D.J. Hayden picked off Hundley's sideline pass at the Houston 9 on the first play of the second period. But UCLA forced a punt and Steven Manfro returned it 27 yards to the Cougars 26, setting up a 35-yard field goal by Fairbairn. Houston was unable to capitalize after recovering fumbles at its 31 and 29 on the next two UCLA possessions. The Cougars crossed midfield for the first time after the second recovery, but Matt Hogan was wide left on a 46-yard field goal. Damien Thigpen returned the second-half kickoff 55 yards, setting up a 45-yard, six-play scoring drive capped by Hundley's 12-yard pass to Jordon James. The Bruins committed their fourth turnover midway through the third quarter, but Tevin McDonald's 50-yard interception return two plays later set up a 23-yard field goal by Fairbairn. An interception by Price on Houston's first play following the kickoff set up a 33-yard field goal by Fairbairn that made it 30-0. Houston reached the UCLA 12-yard line early in the final period before Price made his third interception in the end zone for the Cougars' sixth turnover. Manfro's 14-yard run with 3:10 remaining completed the scoring for the game. Courtesy: AP

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GAME 4 Oregon State - Sept. 22, 2012 at Rose Bowl Scoring

Oregon State UCLA

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Weather: Partly Cloudy (88º) / Attn.: 54,636

First Quarter 9:24 Oregon State - Romaine, Trevor 22 yd field goal, 13-81 4:13

Second Quarter 12:59 UCLA - Fairbairn, Ka’imi 22 yd field goal, 5-52 2:01 12:48 Oregon State - Cooks, Brandin 75 yd pass from Mannion, Sean (Romaine kick), 1-75 0:11 5:23 Oregon State - Wheaton, Markus 42 yd pass from Mannion (Romaine kick), 4-55 1:42 0:49 UCLA - Evans, Shaquelle 65 yd pass from Hundley, Brett (Fairbairn kick), 3-78 0:42

Third Quarter 1:21 Oregon State - Woods, Storm 2 yd run (Romaine kick), 13-88 4:46

Fourth Quarter 14:01 UCLA - Hundley 1 yd run (Fairbairn kick), 7-75 2:20 9:33 Oregon State - Romaine 17 yd field goal, 9-74 4:28 1:47 UCLA - Fairbairn 35 yd field goal, 13-71 3:01 UCLA

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Despite quarterback Brett Hundley's 372 yards of passing against Oregon State on Sept. 22 at the Rose Bowl, the Bruins still suffered a narrow 27-20 loss to the Beavers.

Pasadena, Calif. - Brett Hundley completed 27 of 42 passes for 372 yards as the No. 19 UCLA football team dropped a 27-20 decision in both teams' Pac-12 opening contest at the Rose Bowl on Sept. 22. The host Bruins (3-1, 0-1 Pac-12) entered having scored 15 touchdowns and having averaged 622.0 yards to rank second nationally in total offense. Oregon State (2-0, 1-0) held them to 444 yards and two touchdowns in the loss. UCLA's Johnathan Franklin was held to 45 yards on 12 carries. He averaged 8.2 yards per carry in his team's previous three games. Sean Mannion passed for a career-high 379 yards and two touchdowns, Oregon State put the clamps on No. 19 UCLA's offense, and the Beavers opened their Pacific 12 Conference season by topping the Bruins 27-20 Saturday. Mannion, a third-year sophomore, completed 24 of 35 passes with one interception and has passed for 200 or more yards in 13 straight games. Oregon State's Markus Wheaton had nine receptions for 150 yards and has caught at least one pass in 25 consecutive games. Brandin Cooks had six catches for 175 yards, and Storm Woods rushed for 96 yards on 21 carries for the Beavers. Oregon State had played just once in the season's first three weeks, beating then-No. 13 Wisconsin 10-7 on Sept. 8. The season opener against Nicholls State was postponed because of concerns over Hurricane Isaac. Trailing 17-10, the Bruins were unable to capitalize on two

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First Downs Carries/Net Yards Rushing Net Yards Passing Pass Comp/Att/Int Total Plays/Total Yards Penalties Time of Possession Third Down Conversion/Att Sacks/Yds Red Zone

Oregon State

25 41/122 379 24/35/1 76/501 9/90 34:36 6/15 2/13 3/3

Top Individuals Rushing - Franklin (U) 12-45, Hundley (U) 10-32; Woods (O) 21-96; Receiving - Evans (U) 6-148, Johnson (U) 5-75, Manfro (U) 3-22, Bell (U) 2-63; Wheaton (O) 9-150, Cooks (O) 6-175; Passing - Hundley (U) 27-42-0-372; Mannion (O) 24-35-1-379; Interceptions - McKay (U) 1-0.

scoring chances in the third quarter. First, UCLA couldn't convert a fourth-and-2 at the Oregon State 35-yard line after Anthony Barr forced a fumble by Mannion at the Beavers 43 and Tevin McDonald recovered. The Bruins got another chance when Stan McKay intercepted Mannion's pass at the Beavers 48 on the next play, but they were forced to punt. The Beavers then moved 88 yards on 13 plays to take a 24-10 lead, scoring on a 2-yard run by Storm Woods one play after a pass interference penalty against Sheldon Price on third-and-goal. UCLA responded by getting a 1-yard sneak from Hundley that capped a 75-yard drive and made it 24-17 with 14:01 to play. The Beavers got their 10-point lead back on Trevor Romaine's 17-yard field goal with 9:33 left. The Bruins had a chance to get within seven points again, but Ka'imi Fairbairn was wide right on a 42-yard field goal with 7:37 remaining. Fairbairn kicked a 35-yarder with 1:47 left, but Oregon State recovered UCLA's onside kick and ran out all but the final five seconds. Courtesy: AP

2012 PAC-12 SOUTH DIVISION CHAMPIONS


GAME 5 at Colorado -- Sept. 29, 2012 at Boulder, CO Scoring UCLA Colorado

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First Quarter 4:53 UCLA - Hundley, Brett 12 yd run (Fairbairn, Ka’imi kick), 9-87 2:55

Second Quarter 12:38 UCLA - Bell, Darius 17 yd pass from Hundley (Fairbairn kick), 10-76 3:11 8:18 Colorado - Ebner, Dustin 17 yd pass from Webb, Jordan (Oliver, Will kick), 8-75 4:20 2:14 UCLA - Hundley 12 yd run (Fairbairn kick), 5-43 1:53

Third Quarter 1:54 UCLA - Fauria, Joseph 8 yd pass from Hundley (Fairbairn kick), 7-62 1:57

Fourth Quarter 14:28 UCLA - James, Jordon 25 yd run (Fairbairn kick), 4-35 1:53 10:54 UCLA - Thigpen, Damien 23 yd run (Fairbairn kick), 8-84 2:13 2:43 Colorado - Kasa, Nick 31 yd pass from Hirschman, Nick (Olivier kick), 10-80 5:36 UCLA

29 44/211 281 25/40/0 84/492 7/69 27:07 7/15 4/12 4/4

Darius Bell's second quarter touchdown put the Bruins up 14-0 over Colorado in Boulder on Sept. 29. UCLA ended up cruising to a 42-14 victory.

Boulder, Colo. - One week after suffering their first loss of the season against Oregon State, Brett Hundley, Johnathan Franklin and the rest of the UCLA Bruins bounced back in impressive fashion, downing Colorado 42-14 on Sept. 29 in Boulder, Colo. The Bruin's 4-1 record mark's UCLA's best start since 2007. Hundley threw for 281 yards and two touchdowns and also ran for two scores as the Bruins (4-1, 1-1 Pac-12) improved to 30-10-2 in the weeks following a loss that dropped them from the rankings. They tumbled from No. 19 last week with a loss at home to Oregon State. Franklin set the tone early, running for 97 of his 111 yards in the first half and catching all three of his passes for 48 yards as the Bruins jumped ahead 21-7 at the break. The Buffaloes (1-4, 1-1) were driving in the third quarter when they were stuffed on fourth-and-1 at midfield, then coughed up the ball on their next two possessions. Leading a swarming Bruins defense were linebackers Anthony Barr and Damien Holmes, who combined for four sacks, seven tackles for loss and three hurries of quarterback Jordan Webb. The Buffaloes rallied past Washington State last week with three touchdowns in the final seven minutes, and they needed a similar comeback this time after falling behind by three TDs through three quarters. It was the Bruins who poured on the points this time, sealing their first win in Boulder since a 33-16 victory in 1984. They returned in 2003, losing 16-14. Franklin, who was limited to 45 yards a week earlier, had a big first half, when his 28-yard bob-and-weave on a screen pass set up

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Colorado

14 30/83 226 23/35/1 65/309 5/56 32:53 2/15 3/21 1/1

Top Individuals Rushing - Franklin (U) 15-111, Thigpen (U) 9-47, James (U) 4-33; Jones (C) 8-31; Receiving - Johnson (U) 4-36, Franklin (U) 3-48, Rice (U) 3-30, Evans (U) 3-29; McCulloch (C) 7-69; Passing - Hundley (U) 25-38-0-281, Prince (U) 0-2-0; Webb (C) 21-32-1-184, Hirschman (C) 2-3-0-42; Interceptions - McKay (U) 1-18.

Hundley's 1-yard TD keeper that put UCLA ahead 21-7 at halftime. UCLA linebacker Eric Kendricks and free safety Tevin McDonald had a monster second half, teaming up to stuff Tony Jones on fourth-and-1 at midfield in the third quarter when the Buffs had the momentum and still harbored hopes of an upset, then combining for a crucial takeaway on their next series. McDonald punched the ball free after tight end Vincent Hobbs hauled in a long pass and Kendricks scooped it up. The Bruins poured it on from there, starting with Hundley's 8-yard TD pass to Joseph Fauria that made it 28-7. Safety Stan McKay picked off a pass from Webb at midfield and returned it to the Colorado 35, setting up a 25-yard TD run by Franklin's backup, Jordon James. Franklin was the lead blocker on running back Damien Thigpen's 23-yard touchdown on a reverse that made it 42-7. The Buffaloes gained just 35 yards in their first four possessions before Webb threw a 17-yard scoring strike to Dustin Ebner, the senior's first career touchdown. Nick Hirschman threw Colorado's other TD pass, a 31-yarder to tight end Nick Kasa in the waning minutes of the fourth quarter. Courtesy: AP

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GAME 6 at California -- Oct. 6, 2012 at Berkeley, CA Scoring UCLA California

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Weather: Mostly Clear (61º) / Attn.: 57,643

First Quarter

10:44 UCLA - Marsh, Cassius 4 yd pass from Hundley (Fairbairn, Ka’imi kick), 7-28 2:09 4:09 Cal - D’Amato, Vincenzo 26 yd field goal, 16-66 6:35

Second Quarter

8:33 Cal - Anderson, C.J. 5 yd pass from Maynard, Zach (D’Amato kick), 8-67 3:12 2:52 Cal - Allen, Keenan 8 yd pass from Maynard (D’Amato kick blocked by Marsh), 5-34 1:14

Third Quarter

12:33 Cal - Bigelow, Brendan 32 yd pass from Maynard (D’Amato kick), 1-32 0:09 10:16 UCLA - Fauria, Joseph 3 yd pass from Hundley (Fairbairn kick), 7-74 2:12 5:58 Cal - Allen 34 yd pass from Maynard (D’Amato kick blocked by Jones), 9-75 4:18

Fourth Quarter 14:31 UCLA - Fairbairn 29 yd field goal, 13-77 3:36 6:36 Cal - Maynard 1 yd run (D’Amato kick), 4-27 1:25 1:32Cal - Anderson 68 yd run (D’Amato kick), 5-85 2:50 UCLA

26 34/129 253 31/47/4 81/382 12/99 29:44 8/16 3/16 3/5

Safety Tevin McDonald and the Bruins fell to 4-2 on the season after suffering a 43-17 loss at California's Memorial Stadium on Oct. 6.

Berkeley, Calif. - Zach Maynard matched his career high with four touchdown passes and added a fifth on the ground and California took advantage of six turnovers to stun No. 25 UCLA 43-17 on Oct. 6 at Memorial Stadium. Coming off one of the worst games of his career, Maynard threw an interception on the first series of the game and repeatedly picked himself up off the turf at Memorial Stadium after getting drilled by the Bruins defense to help the Golden Bears (2-4, 1-2 Pac-12) end their three-game losing streak. UCLA quarterback Brett Hundley, a redshirt freshman who has looked strong running UCLA's spread offense, never found his rhythm. He had a season-high 31 completions and passed for 253 yards and two touchdowns, but couldn't prevent the Bruins from coming out of Berkeley with a win. The ending was in sharp contrast to the opening drive for UCLA. The Bruins got creative when Hundley threw a 4-yard touchdown pass to Cassius Marsh, a defensive end who lined up on the left side of the offensive line then ran a short out pattern. It's a formation UCLA has used previously this season, but the first time Marsh, a 275-pound senior, has scored. Cal responded with a 26-yard field goal by Vicenzo D'Amato then took the lead on Maynard's 9-yard touchdown pass to Anderson midway through the second quarter. Maynard got the drive started with a 42-yard completion to tight end Rodgers then capped it with the throw to Anderson, who beat safety Tevin McDonald on an slant pattern.

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First Downs Carries/Net Yards Rushing Net Yards Passing Pass Comp/Att/Int Total Plays/Total Yards Penalties Time of Possession Third Down Conversion/Att Sacks by/Yds Red Zone

California

24 42/186 295 25/30/1 72/481 11/100 30:16 6/11 5/27 4/5

Top Individuals Rushing - Franklin (U) 15-103; Anderson (C) 21-151; Receiving - Evans (U) 7-68, James (U) 6-36, Payton (U) 3-41, Fauria (U) 3-38; Rogers (C) 7-129, Allen (C) 8-79; Passing - Hundley (U) 31-47-2-253; Maynard (C) 25-30-1-295; Interceptions - McKay (U) 1-2; Jackson (C) 3-0;Lowe (C) 1-57

That came after Hundley was charged with a fumble after his short pass in the left flat to Devin Fuller was ruled a lateral and recovered by Cal's Nick Forbes. After UCLA kicker Ka'imi Fairbairn missed a 46-yard field goal attempt, the Bruins forced a punt but Kenny Orjioke ran into return man Steven Manfro as Manfro was calling for a fair catch. The ball hit Orjioke in the back and Cal pounced on it. Five plays later, Maynard connected with Allen for an 8-yard touchdown on an inside slant play similar to the one run by Anderson. The Bruins committed their third turnover of the first half when Hundley threw an interception in the end zone after the intended receiver stopped his route well short of the goal line. UCLA pulled within 29-17 on Fairbairn's 30-yard field goal early in the fourth quarter, but Cal's defense came up with two more interceptions to secure the win. Courtesy: AP

2012 PAC-12 SOUTH DIVISION CHAMPIONS


GAME 7 Utah - Oct. 13, 2012 at the Rose Bowl Scoring Utah UCLA

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Weather: Mostly Sunny (69Âş) / Attn.: 66,303

First Quarter 5:36 UCLA - Hundley, Brett 12 yd run (Fairbairn, Ka’imi kick), 13-69 5:49 4:31 Utah - Lacy, Ryan 0 yd fumble recovery (Peterson, Coleman) 3:24 UCLA - Evans, Shaquelle 64 yd pass from Hundley (Fairbairn kick), 3-75 1:07

Second Quarter No scoring

Third Quarter 6:04 UCLA - Franklin, Johnathan 3 yd run (Fairbairn kick), 14-66 5:47

Fourth Quarter 3:16 Utah - Anderson, Dres 1 yd pass from Hays, Jon (Peterson kick), 11-90 3:01 UCLA

19 47/171 183 15/21/0 68/354 7/43 31:25 10/17 2/10 2/2

Andrew Abbott and the Bruins' defense held Utah to just 75 yards on the ground in a 21-14 victory at the Rose Bowl on Oct. 13.

Pasadena, Calif. - Brett Hundley passed for 183 yards and a touchdown while rushing for 68 yards and another score, and UCLA's defense largely shut down Utah in a 21-14 victory on Oct. 13 at the Rose Bowl. Johnathan Franklin rushed for 79 yards and a TD for the Bruins (5-2, 2-2 Pac-12), who bounced back solidly from a loss to California last weekend. Shaquelle Evans caught a 64-yard TD pass from Hundley, who showed off his poise while winning a duel with Travis Wilson. Utah's freshman quarterback passed for 220 yards in his first career start, but the Utes (2-4, 0-3) lost their third straight. UCLA's defense shut out the Utah offense until Wilson led a 90yard drive capped by Jon Hays' 1-yard TD pass to Dres Anderson with 3:16 to play. Anderson, the son of former UCLA receiver Flipper Anderson, had nine catches for 70 yards for the Utes, who have never won at the Rose Bowl. Utah is off to another winless start in Pac-12 play after starting 0-4 last year before a strong finish. Utah got its only points of the first three quarters when Ryan Lacy recovered a muffed punt return by UCLA's Steven Manfro in the end zone late in the first quarter. Hundley went 15 for 21 in another impressive performance against a strong defense, showing off his smarts and athleticism while leading several lengthy drives. Franklin moved closer to the top spot on UCLA's career rushing list with another grind-it-out effort, most notably picking up a crucial first down with just over 2 minutes to play. But Andrew Abbott intercepted a tipped pass by Wilson on the freshman's opening drive, and UCLA mounted a 13-play scoring march capped by Hundley's expert ball fake on a 12-yard TD run up the middle.

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Utah

16 27/75 244 25/35/1 62/319 4/30 28:35 6/13 2/6 1/1

Top Individuals Rushing - Franklin (U) 22-79, Hundley (U) 15-68, Thigpen (U) 9-20; White (UT) 11-44; Receiving - Evans (U) 4-91, Manfro (U) 4-14, Fauria (U) 3-41, Payton (U) 2-19; Anderson (UT) 9-70, Murphy (UT) 4-65; Passing - Hundley (U) 15-21-0-183; Wilson (UT) 23-33-1-220, Hays (UT) 1-1-0-1; Interceptions - Abbott (U) 1-1 .

Utah evened it 65 seconds later thanks to Manfro, who attempted to field a booming punt while backpedaling furiously toward the UCLA goal line. Manfro missed two chances to control the ball before Lacy picked it up in the end zone. Hundley put the Bruins back in front 67 seconds later with a sideline pass to Evans, who ran untouched into the end zone after a Utah defender gambled on an interception. After UCLA opened the second half by stopping Utah on fourth down at the Bruins 34, Hundley calmly engineered a 14-play scoring drive capped by Franklin's 3-yard TD run. Utah finally got moving in the waning minutes, reaching the UCLA 3 with a trick play featuring receiver DeVonte Christopher throwing a 23-yard pass to Wilson. Wilson then rushed inside the UCLA 1 on third down, but his helmet came off on the play, forcing Hays to take his first snap. The senior calmly hit Anderson, who stretched over the goal line for Utah's first offensive TD. Utah didn't try an onside kick, and UCLA picked up a first down while running the clock down to 8 seconds before punting. The Utes' final trick play went nowhere. Courtesy: AP

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GAME 8 at Arizona State - Oct. 27, 2012 at Tempe, AZ Scoring UCLA ASU

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Weather: Mostly Sunny (80º) / Attn.: 55,672

First Quarter 13:13 ASU - Ozier, Kevin 7 yd pass from Kelly, Taylor (Garoutte, Alex kick), 2-13 0:30 9:50 ASU - Grice, Marion 2 yd run (Garoutte kick), 10-75 2:42 6:24 UCLA - Franklin, Johnathan 3 yd run (Fairbairn, Ka’imi kick), 12-75 3:26 1:05 UCLA - Fuller, Devin 15 yd pass from Hundley (Fairbairn kick), 10-98 3:32

Second Quarter 11:09 ASU - Mora, Jon 36 yd field goal,12-56 4:56 1:08 UCLA - Franklin 5 yd run (Fairbairn kick), 1-5 0:04

Third Quarter 13:10 ASU - Mora 31 yd field goal, 6-61 1:50 12:59 UCLA - Thigpen, Damien 65 yd pass from Hundley (Fairbairn kick), 1-65 0:11 10:39 ASU - Grice 20 yd pass from Kelly (Kelly pass failed), 8-75 2:20 7:32 UCLA - Fauria, Joseph 4 yd pass from Hundley (Fairbairn kick), 9-75 3:07

Fourth Quarter 14:14 ASU - Grice 8 yd pass from Kelly (Garoutte kick), 10-63 3:08 9:01 UCLA - Thigpen 20 yd pass from Hundley (Fairbairn kick), 4-56 1:22 5:17 ASU - Mora 22 yd field goal, 10-65 3:44 1:33 ASU - Foster, D.J. 7 yd pass from Kelly (Garoutte kick), 6-56 2:03 0:00 UCLA - Fairbairn 33 yd field goal, 12-60 1:33 UCLA

25 47/212 274 19/31/1 78/486 7/77 27:06 7/13 5/23 6/6

Ka'imi Fairbairn knocked in a 33-yard field goal as time expired on Oct. 27 in Tempe, Ariz., helping UCLA to a 45-43 victory over ASU.

Tempe, Ariz. - Ka'imi Fairbairn kicked a 33-yard field goal as the game ended and UCLA escaped with a 45-43 shootout victory over Arizona State on Oct. 27 at ASU's Sun Devil Stadium. Freshman Brett Hundley, playing a few miles from where he grew up, drove the Bruins (6-2, 3-2 Pac-12) into field-goal range after Tyler Kelly's 7-yard touchdown pass to D.J. Foster put the Sun Devils (5-3, 3-2) ahead 43-42 with 1:33 to play. Hundley completed 19 of 31 for 274 yards and four touchdowns. Johnathan Franklin rushed for 164 yards, leaving him 20 yards shy of the UCLA career rushing record. Damien Thigpen put UCLA ahead 42-33 with his second TD pass of the day from Hundley, a 20-yarder with 9:01 to play. But the Sun Devils scored the next 10 to regain the lead. Kelly completed 25 of 35 for 315 yards and four touchdowns with one costly interception that led to a UCLA touchdown that put the Bruins ahead 21-17 at the half. Foster caught seven passes for 107 yards and rushed for 61 yards on 13 carries. Hundley, who starred for Chandler (Ariz.) High School, threw his 18th touchdown pass of the season, breaking the freshman record of 17 set by Tommy Maddox in 1990. Hundley became the first quarterback to pass for more than 200 yards this season against Arizona State, playing with a battered defense. There was more than 1,000 yards of offense - 535 for Arizona State, 486 for UCLA. Kelly's 31-yard burst up the middle set up the go-ahead touchdown on a bright afternoon in the desert. But the Sun Devils, losers at home for the second game in a row after dropping a 43-21 decision to Oregon, left too much time for the Bruins, who had moved the ball up and down the field all afternoon. 26

First Downs Carries/Net Yards Rushing Net Yards Passing Pass Comp/Att/Int Total Plays/Total Yards Penalties Time of Possession Third Down Conversion/Att Sacks/Yds Red Zone

ASU

29 59/220 315 25/35/1 94/535 4/36 32:54 7/19 5/19 8/8

Top Individuals Rushing - Franklin (U) 26-164, Hundley (U) 15-27; Foster (AS) 13-61, Marshall (AS) 18-57; Receiving - Evans (U) 5-75, Fauria (U) 3-92, Fauria (U) 3-25, Manfro (U) 2-33; Foster (AS) 7-107, Grice (AS) 6-69; Passing - Hundley (U) 19-29-1-2744; Kelly (AS) 25-35-1-315-4; Interceptions - Hilliard (U) 1-2; Carr (AS) 1-0.

The Sun Devils looked to nurse a 17-14 lead into halftime with the ball on their 4-yard line and 1:19 to go. But they went with a pass play and Kelly, with UCLA's Cassius Marsh all over him, threw an ill-advised floater that Dalton Hilliard intercepted at the Arizona State 5. Franklin scored on the next play and UCLA led for the first time, 21-17. Arizona State jumped to a 14-0 lead with the game barely five minutes old. The first touchdown came after UCLA's Steven Manfro appeared to lose Josh Hubner's soaring punt in the bright sun. Manfro muffed the catch and Deveron Carr recovered at the Bruins' 13. Two plays later, Kelly threw 7 yards to Kevin Ozier for the score with 13:13 still left in the opening quarter. The Sun Devils mounted a 70-yard drive on their next possession. Marion Grice, who also had two TD catches, scored from the 2 to make it 14-0. But the Bruins responded with two long scoring drives. Franklin carried five times for 39 yards on a 13-play, 75-yard drive for UCLA's first score. His 3-yard run cut the lead to 14-7 with 6:24 still to go in the first. The drive was aided when Arizona State's Junior Onyeali shoved Hundley after the quarterback had released the ball and was called for roughing the passer. The 15-yard penalty came on a third-down incompletion. The Bruins tied it before the first period ended. Hubner's career-long 68-yard punt rolled dead at the 2, and the Bruins responded with a 10-play, 98-yard drive - their longest of the season. Hundley threw over the middle 15 yards to freshman Devin Fuller and it was 14-14 with 1:05 left in the quarter. Jon Mora, taking over field-goal duties from Alex Garoutte, made one from 36 yards to put Arizona State up 17-14 with 11:09 left in the half. Hundley was 5 for 5 for 127 yards in the third quarter, including touchdown plays of 65 and 4 yards to Joseph Fauria, who made a fingertip grab to put UCLA up 35-26 with 7:32 left in the period. Courtesy: AP

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GAME 9 Arizona - Nov. 3, 2012 at Rose Bowl Scoring Arizona UCLA

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Weather: Clear (70º) / Attn.: 81,673

First Quarter

1st 12:27 UCLA - Franklin, Johnathan 37 yd run (Fairbairn, Ka’imi kick), 9-75 2:33 9:48 UCLA - Hundley, Brett 6 yd run (Fairbairn kick), 7-34 1:44 3:13 UCLA - Payton, Jordan 17 yd pass from Hundley (Fairbairn kick), 14-85 5:26

Second Quarter 11:14 UCLA - Thigpen, Damien 1 yd run (Fairbairn kick), 3-39 1:19 6:47 Arizona - Bonano, John 28 yd field goal, 12-65 4:27 3:07 UCLA - Franklin 2 yd run (Fairbairn kick), 11-75 3:40 0:14 UCLA - Fauria, Joseph 1 yd pass from Hundley (Fairbairn kick), 6-32 1:44

Third Quarter

9:58 UCLA - Fairbairn 25 yd field goal, 10-75 3:30 7:18 Arizona - Carey, Ka’Deem 2 yd run (Bonano kick), 12-79 2:36 5:21 UCLA - Fauria 28 yd pass from Hundley (Fairbairn kick), 1-28 0:06

Fourth Quarter 10:49 UCLA - Manfro, Steven 14 yd run (Fairbairn kick), 8-72 2:13 5:47 UCLA - Emesibe, Melvin 1 yd run (Fairbairn kick), 12-60 4:01 UCLA 36 37/343 303 30/25/0 93/611 13/134 33:44 8/15 4/17 8/9

After breaking UCLA's career rushing record earlier in the game, Johnathan Franklin saved his biggest celebration for Melvin Emesibe, who scored his first career TD against the Wildcats.

Pasadena, Calif. - Johnathan Franklin had 162 yards in becoming No. 25 UCLA's career rushing leader, redshirt freshman Brett Hundley passed for 288 yards and three touchdowns, and the Bruins overwhelmed No. 24 Arizona 66-10 on Nov. 3 to move into first place in the Pac-12 South. Franklin, a 5-foot-11, 195-pound senior from Los Angeles, entered the game needing 21 yards to overtake Gaston Green, who gained 3,731 yards from 1984-87. Franklin moved into the top spot with a 37-yard touchdown run on his third carry, capping a 75-yard, nine-play drive following the opening kickoff that put the Bruins (7-2, 4-2 Pac-12) ahead for good. Franklin, who carried 24 times and scored twice, raised his career rushing total to 3,873 yards as the Bruins, off to their best start since 2005 under first-year coach Jim Mora, raced to a 42-3 halftime lead in snapping a five-game losing streak to the Wildcats (5-4, 2-4). The Bruins called a timeout after Franklin's record-breaking run to allow teammates to congratulate him. The crowd of 81,673 at the Rose Bowl joined in the celebration. Franklin came into the game as the country's seventh-leading rusher. Hundley, who completed 16 straight passes at one stage, finished with 23 completions in 28 attempts without being intercepted. The 66 points were the most scored by the Bruins since Oct. 4, 1997, when they beat Houston 66-10. UCLA gained 371 of its 611 yards in the first half against a shaky Arizona defense, which came into the game ranked 110th out of 120 teams in total defense. The Wildcats, ranked fourth nationally in total offense with a 553.6-yard average, gained just 83 of their 257 yards in the opening 30 minutes.

First Downs Carries/Net Yards Rushing Net Yards Passing Pass Comp/Att/Int Total Plays/Total Yards Penalties Time of Possession Third Down Conversion/ Att Sacks/Yds Red Zone

Arizona 18 40/121 136 30/17/0 70/257 15/124 26:16 3/14 1/9 2/2

Top Individuals

Rushing - Franklin (U) 24-162, Manfro (U) 4-40, James (U) 6-37; Carey (A) 16-54; Receiving - Fauria (U) 5-81, Evans (U) 3-43, Payton (U) 3-37, Farnklin (U) 3-28, Johnson (U) 2-57; Hill (A) 5-57; Passing - Hundley (U) 23-28-0-288-3, Prince 2-2-0-15-0; Scott (A) 15-25-0-124-0, Denker (A) 2-5-0-12-0; Interceptions - none

Arizona's Matt Scott, ranked second nationally in total offense at 386.1 yards per game, completed 15 of 25 passes for 124 yards before being shaken up and leaving the game midway through the third quarter. Scott was unable to finish his team's 39-36 upset of USC last weekend after being injured late in the game. Ka'Deem Carey, the country's 12th-leading rusher, was held to 54 yards on 16 carries. The Bruins took a 21-0 lead before Arizona got a first down, scoring on Franklin's record-setting run, a 6-yard keeper by Hundley seven plays after an 18-yard punt by Kyle Dugandzic gave UCLA the ball at the Wildcats 34-yard line, and a 17-yard pass from Hundley to Jordan Payton that finished an 85-yard drive. David Allen recovered a muffed punt by Arizona's Richard Morrison at the Wildcats 39-yard line early in the second quarter, and Damien Thigpen scored on a 1-yard run three plays later to make it 28-0. John Bonano's 28-yard field goal midway through the second period put Arizona on the scoreboard, but Franklin scored on a 2-yard run to cap a 75-yard, 11-play drive. A 36-yard punt return by Randall Goforth to the Arizona 32 set up a 1-yard TD pass from Hundley to Joseph Fauria with 14 seconds left before halftime. Ka'imi Fairbairn's 25-yard field goal early in the third quarter made it 45-3 before the usually high-scoring Wildcats finally scored a touchdown on Carey's 2-yard run. B.J. Denker, who relieved Scott, fumbled on his second play and Cassius Marsh recovered for the Bruins. Hundley threw a 28-yard scoring pass to Fauria on the next play to make it 52-10. Steven Manfro scored on a 14-yard run and Melvin Emesibe added a 1-yard plunge in the final period for UCLA. Courtesy: AP

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GAME 10 at Washington St. - Nov. 10, 2012 at Pullman, WA Scoring

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Weather: Partly Cloudy (27º) / Attn.: 28,110

First Quarter 10:53 UCLA - Price, Sheldon 68 yd blocked FG return (Fairbairn, Ka’imi kick) 0:34 WSU - Williams, Dominique 6 yd pass from Halliday, Connor (Faurney, Andrew kick, 7-75 2:59

Second Quarter 8:57 UCLA - Franklin, Johnathan 16 yd pass from Hundley, Brett (Fairbairn kick), 5-70 1:39 7:27 UCLA - Fauria, Joseph 9 yd pass from Hundley, 4-24 1:25 7:08 UCLA - Barr, Anthony safety 6:40 UCLA - Fuller, Devin 10 yd pass from Hundley (Fairbairn kick), 2-41 0:19 1:18 UCLA - Kendricks, Eric 40 yd fumble recovery return (Fairbairn kick)

Third Quarter 7:05 WSU - Bartolone, Brett 7 yd pass from Halliday (Furney kick), 10-91 4:49 4:10 UCLA - James, Jordon 2 yd run (Fairbairn kick), 7-74 2:49 0:50 WSU - Mason, Marcus 4 yd pass from Halliday (Furney kick), 7-85 3:16

Fourth Quarter 6:25 WSU - Williams, D. 11 yd pass from Halliday (Furney kick), 9-96 4:28 1:31 WSU - Williams, Kristoff 3 yd pass from Halliday (Williams, D. pass from Halliday), 5-80 1:46 UCLA 18 38/73 261 21/18/1 59/334 12/126 24:04 3/11 6/36 4/6

Brett Hundley was 23-of-28 for 288 yards and three touchdowns, as the Bruins notched a 44-36 victory over Washington State on Nov. 10 in Pullman, Wash.

Pullman, Wash. - Brett Hundley threw three touchdown passes to help No. 17 UCLA beat Washington State 44-36 on on Oct. 10 at Martin Stadium in Pullman, Wash. With the win, UCLA extended its winning streak to four in a row since a loss at California on Oct. 6, moving into first place in the Pac-12 South. "We are 8-2," UCLA coach Jim Mora said. "We won a game in difficult conditions. That bodes well for UCLA football." Washington State (2-8, 0-7) has lost seven straight and new coach Mike Leach is still looking for his first league win. Connor Halliday threw five touchdown passes in the loss. Washington State dominated the first quarter, then was outscored 30-0 in the second quarter as Hundley threw three touchdown passes and the Bruins piled up 181 yards. The Bruins' defense blocked two WSU field goal attempts, returning one for a touchdown. They also returned a fumble for a score and knocked WSU quarterback Jeff Tuel out of the game. Washington State took the opening kickoff and drove to the UCLA 23, where the drive stalled. Andrew Furney's field goal attempt was blocked by Datone Jones, and the ball was picked up by UCLA's Sheldon Price, who ran it back 68 yards for a touchdown. On the next drive, the Cougars got to the 1-yard line before a penalty pushed them back to the 16. Furney's 33-yard field goal attempt was blocked by Cassius Marsh. Washington State finally scored on its third deep drive of the first quarter, when Halliday hit Dominique Williams with a 6-yard touchdown pass to tie the score at 7-7. Halliday had just gone into 28

First Downs Carries/Net Yards Rushing Net Yards Passing Pass Comp/Att/Int Total Plays/Total Yards Penalties Time of Possession Third Down Conversion/ Att Sacks/Yds Red Zone

Washington State 30 30/67 457 57/37/1 87/524 9/103 35:56 2/15 4/32 5/6

Top Individuals Rushing - Franklin (U) 19-66, Caldwell (WS) 10-62; Receiving - Fauria (U) 4-70, Payton (U) 4-62, Farnklin (U) 4-45, Evans (U) 3-40, Mason (WS) 8-54; Williams (WS) 7-108, Ratliff (WS) 5-123; Passing - Hundley (U) 18-21-1-261-3, Halliday (WS) 26-43-1-330-5; Tuel (WS) 11-14-0-127-0; Interceptions - Abbott (U), Cohen (WS)

the game in place of injured starter Tuel. Washington State outgained UCLA 167 yards to 22 yards in the first quarter. But it was all UCLA in the second quarter. The Bruins took a 14-7 lead on Hundley's 16-yard scoring pass to Johnathan Franklin. Teondray Caldwell fumbled on the ensuing kickoff return, and UCLA took possession on the WSU 24. Joseph Fauria caught a 9-yard pass from Hundley to give UCLA a 21-7 lead. Halliday was sacked in the end zone, with the safety giving UCLA a 23-7 lead. The Bruins also got the ball back, and scored on Hundley's 10-yard pass to Devin Fuller for a 30-7 lead with 6:40 left in the first half. Halliday fumbled after a hit from Marsh and the ball was picked up by UCLA's Eric Kendricks, who ran 40 yards for a touchdown and a 37-7 halftime lead. Washington State cut into UCLA's lead in the second half while holding the Bruins to one score. Halliday threw touchdown passes to Brett Bartolone and Marcus Mason in the third, while Jordon James added a touchdown for UCLA on a 2-yard run. Halliday threw fourth quarter touchdown passes to Dominique Williams and Kristoff Williams, the last with 1:31 left. Mora credited Washington State for continuing to play hard in the second half. "We did not lose intensity," Mora said. "Washington State fought their butts off the whole game." "We got the job done, that's all that matters," added linebacker Eric Kendricks, who scored a touchdown on a fumble recovery. Courtesy: AP

2012 PAC-12 SOUTH DIVISION CHAMPIONS


GAME 11 USC - Nov. 17, 2012 at Rose Bowl Scoring USC UCLA

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Weather: Rain (64Âş) / Attn.: 83,277

First Quarter 13:39 UCLA - Hundley, Brett 1 yd run (Fairbairn, Ka’imi kick), 5-17 1:15 4:35 UCLA - Fairbairn 23 yd field goal, 18-83 7:42 1:34 UCLA - Fauria, Joseph 17 yd pass from Hundley (Fairbairn kick), 4-33 1:29

Second Quarter 7:38 UCLA - Franklin, Johnathan 16 yd run (Fairbairn kick), 12-74 4:32 5:58 UCLA - Agholor, Nelson 33 yd pass from Barkley, Matt (Heidari, Andre kick), 4-75 1:40 1:07 UCLA - Telfer, Randall 2 yd pass from Barkley (Heidari kick), 8-56 2:18

Third Quarter 13:53 USC - Uko, George 0 yd fumble recovery (Heidari kick failed) 9:57 UCLA - Hundley 3 yd run (Fairbairn kick), 3-33 0:48

Fourth Quarter 7:22 USC - Lee, Marqise 14 yd pass from Barkley (Woods, Robert pass from Barkley), 7-80 1:59 4:02 UCLA - Franklin 29 yd run (Fairbairn kick), 9-83 3:14 UCLA 27 50/172 234 30/22/0 80/406 12/115 33:20 5/15 1/5 5/5

UCLA's defense made it a tough day for USC quarterback Matt Barkley, as the Bruins went on to post a 38-28 victory at the Rose Bowl, snapping a five-game losing streak to the Trojans.

Pasadena, Calif. - Brett Hundley passed for 234 yards and a touchdown and rushed for two more scores as No. 17 UCLA beat Southern California, 38-28 on Nov. 17, clinching the Pac-12 South title and emphatically snapping a five-game losing streak in their crosstown showdown. Eric Kendricks blocked a punt and made a fourth-quarter interception for the Bruins (9-2, 6-2 Pac-12), who overcame intermittent second-half rain and USC's star-studded lineup for a gutsy victory that puts them atop Los Angeles' football hierarchy. UCLA punctuated its one-year revitalization under Jim Mora with its first win over the Trojans (7-4, 5-4) since 2006. The football hierarchy in Los Angeles has flipped - and even Kiffin acknowledged it. "I can't argue that," said Kiffin, who has been assured he'll return by athletic director Pat Haden. "When you lose the game, you can't argue. That's why they play the games, so congrats to them. Obviously, we're not thrilled about it, but we're going to get it fixed." Matt Barkley passed for 301 yards and two touchdowns, but threw two interceptions in the Trojans' third loss in four games. Johnathan Franklin rushed for 171 yards and two touchdowns for UCLA, including a clutch 29-yard scoring run with 4:02 to play. Sheldon Price then blocked USC's field-goal attempt with 1:34 left, and the Bruins stormed the field after the final gun before celebrating with students in the corner of the Rose Bowl. Shaquelle Evans had eight catches for 114 yards for UCLA, which clinched a spot in the Pac-12 title game in two weeks with its fifth consecutive win. The Bruins also played in that game last year, but only by default after finishing two games behind postseason-banned USC. Everything has changed in Los Angeles this season: UCLA entered this showdown with a higher ranking and more victories than USC for the first time in a decade, and the Bruins backed it up with a decisive win. Franklin and Joseph Fauria scored while UCLA jumped out to an early 24-0 lead under a morning mist that turned into serious rain by halftime at the Rose Bowl. UCLABRUINS.COM

First Downs Carries/Net Yards Rushing Net Yards Passing Pass Comp/Att/Int Total Plays/Total Yards Penalties Time of Possession Third Down Conversion/ Att Sacks/Yds Red Zone

USC 29 30/172 341 43/23/2 73/513 6/51 26:40 4/10 5/39 2/3

Top Individuals Rushing - Franklin (U) 29-171; McNeal (S) 21-161; Receiving - Evans (U) 8-114, Fauria (U) 4-61, Johnson (U) 4-25, Fuller (U) 3-25; Lee (S) 9-158, Woods 5-68, Agholor 3-49, Telfer 3-26; Passing - Hundley (U) 22-30-0-234-1; Barkley (S) 20-38-2-301-3, Wittek (S) 3-3-0-40-0; Interceptions - Hester, Kendricks.

USC trimmed its huge early deficit to 24-20 on George Uko's fumble recovery in the end zone in the third quarter. The Trojans pulled within 31-28 with Marqise Lee's 14-yard TD catch and a 2-point conversion with 7:22 to play. But Hundley and the Bruins coolly mounted an 83-yard drive, converting a long third down before Franklin sped in for the clinching score. While Hundley led UCLA with the same preternatural calm he has shown all year, going 22 for 30 without an interception, Barkley threw an interception on the game's first play and rarely looked comfortable. Barkley was hammered on a blind-side sack by UCLA's Anthony Barr with 2:21 to play, spending a long moment on the Rose Bowl turf before walking off gingerly. He watched USC's final drive from the sideline. Nelson Agholor and Randall Telfer caught TD passes for the Trojans, and Curtis McNeal rushed for 158 yards. Lee had nine catches for 158 yards, and All-American Robert Woods had five catches for 68 yards. After Aaron Hester intercepted Barkley's first pass into double coverage, Hundley scored on a 1-yard keeper just 81 seconds in to give UCLA its first lead in the rivalry game since 2008. The interception was Barkley's 14th of the season, doubling his total as a junior. Moments later, UCLA mounted an 18-play, 84-yard drive stretching more than 7:30, with Hundley completing his first 10 passes before the Bruins hit a field goal. After Lee fumbled while curiously lined up as a tailback, UCLA scored on Hundley's pretty fade to the 6-foot-7 Fauria. Franklin's 16-yard TD run up the middle in the second quarter. USC's offense finally came alive in the final minutes of the first half, with Barkley leading two drives ending in TD throws to Agholor and Telfer. A significant rain began to fall at halftime, and it immediately bothered the Bruins on a wacky play during their opening drive. Hundley and Franklin both fumbled before two diving linemen knocked the ball into the end zone, where Uko fell on it. But after Kendricks blocked Kyle Negrete's punt, Hundley scored again from 3 yards out for UCLA's third TD on a short drive set up by its defense and special teams. Courtesy: AP

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GAME 12 Stanford - Nov. 24, 2012 at Rose Bowl Scoring Stanford UCLA

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Weather: Clear (84º)/ Attn.: 68,228

First Quarter

10:39 STAN - Terrell, D 11 yd pass from Hogan, K (Williamson, J kick), 12-75 4:39 8:21 UCLA - Fauria, Joseph 13 yd pass from Hundley, Brett, (Fairbairn, Ka’imi) 6-87 1:57

Second Quarter

8:22 STAN - Wilkerson, A 10 yd run (Williamson kick), 10-88 4:32 6:43 STAN - Taylor, S 49 yd run (Williamson kick), 2-56 0:40 1:37 UCLA - Fairbairn 48 yd field goal, 4- -8 1:25

Third Quarter

7:41 STAN- Taylor, S 1 yd run (Williamson kick) 4-42 1:52 7:28 STAN - Amanam, U. 11 yd fumble recovery (Williamson kick) 0:13 1:53 UCLA - Franklin, Johnathan 11 yd run (Fairbarin kick), 5-65 1:52

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UCLA suffered just its third loss of the season in its final regularseason game on Nov. 24, falling to Stanford, 35-17 before 68,228 fans at the Rose Bowl.

Pasadena, Calif. - UCLA coach Jim Mora made it clear his Bruins weren't at their best Saturday in losing to Stanford. Mora and his players are just grateful to get another shot at the Cardinal next Friday. "Congratulations to Stanford. They played a heck of a game and they're a heck of a football team," Mora said after the 11th-ranked Cardinal beat No. 15 UCLA 35-17 to win the Pacific-12 North title and a rematch with the Bruins in the conference championship game at Stanford. "We have some things that we have to do to get better by Friday night. We will get right back to work." Stepfan Taylor rushed for 142 yards and two touchdowns, and Kevin Hogan passed for 160 yards and another score for the Cardinal (10-2, 8-1 Pac-12), who had to beat the Bruins to earn a rematch because No. 5 Oregon (11-1, 8-1) beat Oregon State 48-24 earlier Saturday. The Cardinal, who have three straight 10-win seasons for the first time, handed Oregon a 17-14 overtime setback last weekend to put themselves in position to win the North title with a victory over the South champion Bruins (9-3, 6-3), who earned their berth in the title game by beating Southern California 38-28 last weekend. The win was the sixth straight for Stanford and its fourth in a row over UCLA, which had a five-game winning streak snapped - its longest in seven years. UCLA redshirt freshman Brett Hundley completed 20 of 38 passes for 261 yards and a touchdown with one interception while being sacked seven times, and Johnathan Franklin, the Bruins' leading career rusher, was held to 65 yards on 21 carries. Stanford entered ranked second nationally in sacks and rushing defense. Taylor, a 5-foot-11, 215-pound senior who carried 20 times, didn't play in the fourth quarter, but Stanford coach David Shaw said his star running back was fine. Taylor raised his career rushing total to 4,134 yards and will need 36 yards in the rematch with UCLA to break the Stanford career rushing record of 4,169 yards set by Darrin Nelson in 1977-81. Hogan, a redshirt freshman making his third start at quarterback for Stanford, completed 15 of 22 passes without being intercepted and was sacked twice. He has guided the Cardinal to wins over three straight ranked opponents, something they had never accomplished before. UCLA was held to 334 yards of total offense while Stanford gained 381 yards overall. 30

First Downs Carries/Net Yards Rushing Net Yards Passing Pass Comp/Att/Int Total Plays/Total Yards Penalties Time of Possession Third Down Conversion/ Att Sacks/Yds Red Zone

Stanford 19 49/221 160 22/15/0 71/381 6/55 34:31 5/14 7/38 3/3

Top Individuals Rushing - Franklin (U) 21-65; Taylor (S) 20-142; Receiving - Evans (U) 4-86, Fauria (U) 4-66, Johnson (U) 3-45, Franklin 3-7, Fuller (U) 2-27; Ertz (S) 5-71, Taylor 3-27, Hewitt 2-25; Passing - Hundley (U) 20-38-1-261-1; Hogan (S) 15-220-160-1; Interceptions - Richards (S).

Leading 21-10, the Cardinal broke the game open by scoring twice in a 13-second span midway through the third quarter. Taylor scored on a 1-yard run four plays after Jordan Richards intercepted Hundley's pass at the UCLA 42, and Alex Debniak forced a fumble by Kenneth Walker on the ensuing kickoff and Usua Amanam returned it 11 yards for another TD. Franklin's 11-yard TD late in the third quarter cut Stanford's lead to 18 points, and it appeared the Bruins got another shot early in the fourth quarter on Jordan Zumwalt's interception in Cardinal territory, but it was nullified by a defensive holding penalty. Stanford's Jordan Williamson hit the crossbar on a 45-yard field goal attempt with 9:46 remaining, but the Bruins lost the ball on downs after getting as far as the Stanford 38. UCLA reached the Cardinal 14 before turning the ball over on downs again with 2:30 left. Perhaps inspired by the knowledge that Oregon had won, Stanford moved 75 yards on 12 plays after receiving the opening kickoff for a 7-0 lead, scoring on an 11-yard pass from Hogan to Drew Terrell. The Bruins needed only two minutes to tie it, getting a 13-yard touchdown pass from Hundley to Joseph Fauria three plays after Hundley hooked up with Shaquelle Evans on a 71-yard pass play. The 6-foot-7 Fauria has 11 TD receptions this season. UCLA moved to the Cardinal 38 late in the first quarter before Hundley's pooch punt on fourth-and-3 was downed at the Stanford 1. The Bruins forced a punt, but couldn't take advantage of the good field position and had to punt as well. Stanford then moved 88 yards on 10 plays for a 14-7 lead, scoring on a 10-yard run by Anthony Wilkerson, and the Cardinal scored again less than two minutes later on a 49-yard run by Taylor. UCLA got a break late in the second quarter when Stanford punter Daniel Zychlinski couldn't handle a low snap from center and was hit before getting the kick off, setting up a career-best 48-yard field goal by freshman Ka'imi Fairbairn with 1:37 left before halftime, making it 21-10. UCLA didn't get a first down in the second period. The game, played before a crowd of 68,228 at the Rose Bowl, was the first between the schools in which both were ranked among the Top 25 since 2001, when No. 20 Stanford beat No. 24 UCLA 38-28. Courtesy: AP

2012 PAC-12 SOUTH DIVISION CHAMPIONS


GAME 13 at Stanford - Nov. 30, 2012 at Stanford (Pac-12 Championship Game) Scoring UCLA Stanford

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Weather: Rain (61Âş) / Attn.: 31,622

First Quarter 11:35 UCLA - Franklin, Johnathan 51 yd run (Fairbairn, Ka’imi kick), 8-85 3:25 6:07 STAN - Hogan, Kevin 1 yd run (Williamson, Jordan kick), 11-69 5:21 3:40UCLA - Hundley, Brett 5 yd run (Fairbairn kick), 7-75, 2:18

Second Quarter 12:57 STAN - Taylor, Stepfan 1 yd run (Williamson kick), 1-1 0:08 0:00 STAN - Williamson 37 yd field goal, 10-63 1:31

Third Quarter 8:20 UCLA- Fairbairn 31 yd field goal, 9-47 4:41 1:04 UCLA - Franklin 20 yd run (Fairbairn kick) 12-80 4:30

Fourth Quarter 11:21 STAN- Terrell, Drew 26 yd pass from Hogan (Williamson kick) 10-63 4:37 6:49 STAN - Williamson 36 yd field goal,5-25 2:30 UCLA 22 38/284 177 32/23/1 70/461 7/65 28:45 8/16 3/12 3/3

Johnathan Franklin broke UCLA's single-season rushing record in the Pac-12 Championship game at Stanford on Nov. 30, however the Bruins suffered a 27-24 loss at the hands of the Cardinal.

Stanford, Calif. - Kevin Hogan threw for 155 yards and a touchdown and ran for 49 yards and another score, helping the eighth-ranked Cardinal beat No. 17 UCLA 27-24 in the Pac-12 championship game Friday night. The redshirt freshman won game MVP honors to put Stanford in the Rose Bowl for the first time in more than a decade. As a defender barreled into him, Hogan hurled a 26-yard tying touchdown to Drew Terrell on third-and-15 early in the fourth quarter. Jordan Williamson kicked his second field goal from 36 yards with 6:49 remaining for the go-ahead score to seal Stanford's first conference title since the 1999 season. UCLA's Brett Hundley threw for 177 yards and a costly interception that set up a Stanford touchdown. He still almost brought the Bruins (9-4) back, but Ka'imi Fairbairn missed a 52-yard field goal wide left in the closing moments for a disappointing loss. Hogan completed 16 of 22 passes to beat a fourth ranked opponent in his fourth straight start since unseating Josh Nunes at quarterback. After the Cardinal rolled past UCLA 35-17 last Saturday at the Rose Bowl, it took all 60 minutes for another victory in the rare rematch. The heavy rain that pounded the Bay Area most of the day relented most of the night, and a tarp that covered the field until about 3 hours before kickoff. Scattered showers still kept the grass slightly slick. The surface never seemed to slow down the Bruins, who ran for 284 yards behind Johnathan Franklin's 194 yards on the ground. The most yards rushing Stanford allowed this season had been 198 in an overtime victory at Oregon two weeks ago. The Bruins made the final road block more difficult than expected. UCLA converted a pair of third downs before Franklin burst through the middle for a 51-yard touchdown. He carried safety Jordan Richards the final 5 yards into the end zone to give the Bruins a 7-0 lead on the game's opening drive. Stanford answered in a hurry when Hogan ran 14 yards on a readoption keeper to convert a long third down, fullback Ryan Hewitt bulldozed through the line on a fourth-and-1 and Stepfan Taylor took a short pass 33 yards inches shy of the goal line. On the next play, Hogan faked a handoff UCLABRUINS.COM

First Downs Carries/Net Yards Rushing Net Yards Passing Pass Comp/Att/Int Total Plays/Total Yards Penalties Time of Possession Third Down Conversion/ Att Sacks/Yds Red Zone

Stanford 18 43/170 155 23/16/0 66/325 5/55 31:15 6/15 3/11 4/4

Top Individuals Rushing - Franklin (U) 19-194, Hundley 16-83; Taylor (S) 24-78, Hogan 11-47; Receiving - Fuller (U) 7-42, James 5-37, Franklin 3-22, Evans (U) 2-24, Fauria (U) 2-34; Taylor (S) 6-55, Terrell (S) 4-70, Ertz (S) 3-19, Taylor 3-27; Passing - Hundley (U) 23-31-1-177-0; Hogan (S) 16-22-0-155-1; Interceptions - Reynolds (S).

and rolled untouched for the tying touchdown. Taylor finished with 78 yards rushing to eclipse Darrin Nelson's school rushing record of 4,169. Taylor, an outgoing senior, has 4,212 for his career. Before the Cardinal offense even found their seats on the sideline, Hundley ran 48 yards and scrambled for a 5-yard TD to put UCLA back in front, 14-7. With the Bruins about to go ahead two scores, Ed Reynolds intercepted a pass and returned it 80 yards to set up Taylor's short TD run. Officials ruled that Reynolds, who ran three interceptions back for a touchdown this season, was tackled by Hundley short of the goal line and a replay challenge by Stanford coach David Shaw was inconclusive. Reynolds moved into a tie with Oregon State's Jordan Poyer for the Pac-12 lead with six interceptions. Williamson kicked a 37-yard field goal as the first half expired to give Stanford a 17-14 lead. Fairbairn answered with a field goal from 31 yards on UCLA's opening drive of the second half. Franklin capped a 12-play, 80-yard drive with a 20-yard TD run late in the third quarter. That gave the Bruins a 24-17 and put Stanford on the brink of its first home loss this season. Instead, the Cardinal came back in impressive fashion. Hogan heaved the long touchdown to Terrell on third down just over the cornerback's head. Terrell caught the pass in the short corner and pointed to the poncho-wearing crowd. Stanford stuffed UCLA three-and-out and Terrell returned the punt 18 yards to the Bruins 43. That set up Williamson's winning 36-yard field goal with 6:49 remaining. Stanford stopped UCLA again, and Hogan ran for 11 yards on thirdand-2 to help Stanford drain the clock some more before punting back to the Bruins one final time from their own 19 with 2:18 remaining. Tight end Joseph Fauria caught a pass over the middle on fourth-and-7 and lateraled the ball to Jordon James to complete a 17-yard pass. That helped set up Fairbairn's field goal, which never looked on target. UCLA was going for its first conference championship since 1998. Courtesy: AP

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48 7 4 50 47 14 31 17 11 94 14 73 23 36 10 24 30 39 22 4 88 1 9 44 81 2 56 86 91 87 25 95 21 12 59 77 92 55 85 29 35

McDermott, Kevin McDonald, Tevin McKay, Stan McReynolds, Kevin Medina, Ryan Millweard, T.J. Moreau, Fabian Moreno, Justin Neuheisel, Jerry Odighizuwa, Owamagbe Olaniyan, Aramide Oliver, Will Orjioke, Kenny Pasquale, Nick Payton, Jordan Perkins, Paul Porter, Aaron Price, Dylan Price, Sheldon Prince, Kevin Rice, Jr., Jerry Riley, Dietrich Rios, Marcus Ruhl, Phillip Scott, Tyler Sermons, Brandon Su'a-Filo, Xavier Sweet, Logan Tai, Sam Taubler, Ian Thigpen, Damien Tuliaupupu, Brandon Walker, Kenneth Wallace, Aaron Weneta, Jay White, Torian Willis, Brandon Wysocki, Ben Young, John Zumwalt, Erick Zumwalt, Jordan

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PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Coaches Noel Mazzone — muh-ZONE-ee Demetrice Martin — deh-MEE-tris Marques Tuiasosopo — too-WEE-ah-so-SO-po Jeff Ulbrich — UL-brick

Players Ishmael Adams — ISH-mail Jeff Baca — BOCK-uh Richard Brehaut — BREE-ho Jake Brendel — BREN-dul Alexandru Ceachir — CHEE-chur Seali’i Epenesa — say-ah-LEE-ee Epp-n-ESS-uh Shaquelle Evans — SHACK-keel

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Mike Fafaul — FAY-ful Ka’imi Fairbairn — kuh-EE-me FAIR-bairn Joseph Fauria — FOUR-ee-aa Luke Gane — Gain Nate Iese — YES-eh Datone Jones — DAY-tone Taylor Lagace — LAG-a-say Devin Lucien — LOU-see-en Ricky Marvray — MAR-vray T.J. Millweard — Millword Jerry Neuheisel — new-HIGH-zell Owamagbe Odighizuwa — Oh-wah-MAH-bay Oh-DIGGY-zoo-wah Aramide Olaniyanare — ME-day oh-lay-KNEE-an

Kenny Orjioke — or-gee-oh-KEY Phillip Ruhl — Rule Xavier Su’s-Filo — sue-uh-FEE-low Ian Taubler — EE-ann TOBB-ler Damien Thigpen — THIG-pen Brandon Tuliaupupu— too-lee-AHH-oo-poo-poo Jordan Zumwalt — ZUM-walt Erick Zumwalt — ZUM-walt

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UCLA TENTATIVE DEPTH CHART OFFENSE

DEFENSE

X Receiver

9 81 86

Jerry Johnson (6-3, 211, Sr.) Tyler Scott (6-2, 205, Fr.) Logan Sweet (6-0, 185, Fr.)

LDE

56 94 93

Datone Jones (6-4, 275, Sr.) Owamagbe Odighizuwa (6-3, 270, Jr.) Ellis McCarthy (6-5, 330, Fr.)

LT

77 56

Torian White (6-5, 285, Fr.) Xavier Su'a-Filo (6-4, 295, So.)

NT

98 92

Seali’i Epenesa (6-1, 310, Jr.) Brandon Willis (6-2, 280, So.)

LG

56 64

Xavier Su'a-Filo (6-4, 295, So.) Greg Capella (6-3, 290, Jr.)

RDE

54 51

Jake Brendel (6-4, 295, Fr.) Tre Hale (6-2, 275, So.)

99 90 95

Cassius Marsh (6-3, 275, Jr.) Donovan Carter (6-1, 305, Sr.) Brandon Tuliaupupu (6-1, 315, Fr.)

LOLB

RG

60 76

Jeff Baca (6-3, 295, Sr.) Alexandru Ceachir (6-5, 305, So.)

43 15 14

Damien Holmes (6-2, 250, Sr.) Nate Iese (6-4, 237, Fr.) Aramide Olaniyan (6-1, 210, So.)

RT

70 78

Simon Goines (6-7, 324, Fr.) Brett Downey (6-6, 305, Sr.)

LILB

35 30 55

Jordan Zumwalt (6-3, 235, Jr.) Aaron Porter (6-1,230, Fr.) Todd Golper (6-1, 235, Jr.)

Y Receiver

8 3 87

Joseph Fauria (6-7, 255, Sr.) Darius Bell (5-10, 205, Jr.) Ian Taubler (6-4, 250, Fr.)

RILB

6 33 23

Eric Kendricks (6-0, 230, So.) Ryan Hofmeister (6-2, 225, So.) Kenny Orjioke (6-4, 222, Fr.)

F Receiver

33 21 22

Steven Manfro (5-9, 192, Fr.) Kenneth Walker (5-9, 175, Fr.) Roosevelt Davis (5-6, 155, Fr.)

ROLB

11 40 12

Anthony Barr (6-4, 235, Jr.) Keenan Graham (6-2, 247, Jr.) Aaron Wallace (6-2, 230, Fr.)

QB

17

Brett Hundley (6-3, 223, Fr.)

LCB

22 10

Sheldon Price (6-2, 180, Sr.) Fabian Moreau (6-0, 180, Fr.)

OC

backups listed alphabetically

FB

TB Z Receiver

12 11 4

Richard Brehaut (6-2, 230, Sr.) Jerry Neuheisel (6-1, 195, Fr.) Kevin Prince (6-2, 225, Sr.)

SS

41 44 49

David Allen (6-2, 225, Sr.) Phillip Ruhl (6-0, 235, So.) Luke Gane (6-1, 242, So.)

26 19 8

Andrew Abbott (5-8, 180, Sr.) Dalton Hilliard (5-11, 198, Sr.) Anthony Jefferson (6-1, 184, So.)

FS

23 6

Johnathan Franklin (5-11, 195, Sr.) Jordon James (5-8, 193, So.)

7 4 2

Tevin McDonald (5-11, 185, So.) Stan McKay (6-1, 205, Jr.) Brandon Sermons (6-0, 195, Jr.)

RCB

1 88 10

Shaq Evans (6-1, 201,Jr.) Jerry Rice, Jr. (5-10, 182, Jr.) Jordan Payton (6-2, 214, Fr.)

21 9 3

Aaron Hester (6-1, 207, Sr.) Marcus Rios (6-0, 180, Fr.) Randall Goforth (5-10, 173, Fr.)

1 24 25 31 25 85 91 93

Dietrich Riley (6-1, 205, Jr.) Ishmael Adams (5-8, 186, Fr.) Damien Thigpen (5-8, 178, Jr.) Librado Barocio (5-9, 175, So.) Isaiah Bowens (6-2, 235, Jr.) John Young (6-3, 255, So.) Sam Tai (6-4, 275, Fr.) Ellis McCarthy (6-5, 330 Fr.)

33 6 1 3

Steven Manfro (5-9, 192, Fr.**) Jordon James (5-8, 193, So.**) Shaq Evans (6-1, 201,Jr.**) Randall Goforth (5-10, 173, Fr.) (3)

Note: #56 Datone Jones wears #97 when playing on offense

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PK

15 17

Ka'imi Fairbairn (6-0, 171, Fr.) (12) Justin Moreno (5-10, 175, So.**)

KO

18 15

Jeff Locke (6-0, 207, Sr.**) (12) Ka'imi Fairbairn (6-0, 171, Fr.)

P

18 17

Jeff Locke (6-0, 207, Sr.**) (12) Justin Moreno (5-10, 175, So.**)

LS

48 53

Kevin McDermott (6-4, 234, Sr.**) (12) Christopher Longo (6-3, 200, Fr.**)

H

18 11

Jeff Locke (6-0, 207, Sr.**) (12) Jerry Neuheisel (6-1, 195, Fr.)

Punt Return

Kickoff Return 33 6 23

Steven Manfro (5-9, 192, Fr.**) Jordon James (5-8, 193, So.**) Johnathan Franklin (5-11, 195, Sr.**)

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UCLA ASSISTANT COACHES Steve Broussard Running Backs Washington State (1990) The former Washington State University star and first-round NFL draft pick joined the staff at UCLA in December of 2011 after serving two seasons as wide receivers coach for ASU where his group ranked among the nation’s top 15. Broussard came to Arizona State after having served as the running backs and special teams coach at his alma mater, Washington State University, from 2007-2009. Prior to that, Broussard coached running backs and wide receivers at Portland State University from 2004 to 2006. Previously, he served as the offensive coordinator for Diamond Ranch High School in 2001, before being named head coach in 2002. He began his coaching career at Chino, CA Don Lugo High School as the offensive coordinator in 2000. Broussard was a standout player in both college and professional football. He was selected with the 20th pick in the first round of the 1990 NFL Draft by the Atlanta Falcons. Broussard rushed for 1,472 yards, caught 48 passes and scored 12 touchdowns in four seasons with Atlanta. He joined the Bengals in 1994. In 1995, Broussard became a Seattle Seahawk for his final four seasons in the NFL. Spending a total of nine years in the NFL, Broussard completed his career with 578 rushing attempts, 2,625 rushing yards, 126 receptions, 882 receiving yards and 22 combined rushing and receiving touchdowns. As a collegiate performer at Washington State, Broussard was named to the Pacific-10 Conference’s second-team as a running back following his sophomore season in which he led the Cougars in receiving with 59 catches for 701 yards with three touchdowns. During his junior year, he rushed for 1,280 yards, which ranked seventh nationally and first in the Pac-10. Broussard was only the second player in conference history to lead in receiving one year and rushing the next. Ranking first in the Pac-10 for all-purpose running his senior year, Broussard averaged 162.7 yards per contest. He finished second in rushing with 1,237 yards. Broussard finished his college career ranked third on the WSU all-time single-season list with 3,054 yards. He finished fifth in receiving with 120 receptions. He ranked seventh on the Pac-10 list with 4,635 all-purpose yards. He attended Manual Arts High School in Los Angeles.

Adrian Klemm Offensive Line Hawai’i, Excelsior (2008) Former NFL lineman and three-time Super Bowl winner Adrian Klemm joined the Bruin staff in December of 2011 after coaching four seasons at SMU. In just a few short weeks in Westwood, he helped the Bruins secure one of the nation’s top recruiting classes and was recognized as the Pac-12 Recruiter of the Year by 24/7 Sports. He was also tabbed by Rivals.com as one of the nation’s Top 25 Recruiters. Klemm, who was a four-year starter at the University of Hawai’i, began volunteering with the SMU program in 2008 after spending seven seasons in the NFL and winning three Super Bowls (XXXVI, XXXVII, XXXIX) as a member of the New England Patriots. He made an immediate impact at SMU, quickly becoming one of the nation’s top recruiters and helping head coach June Jones produce his first 1,000-yard rusher. In 2011, SMU featured the nation’s seventh-leading rusher in Zach Line (122.4 yds per game). Two Mustang offensive linemen went on to be selected in the 2012 NFL Draft - Josh LeRibeus in the third round by the Redskins; Kelvin Beachum in the seventh round by the Steelers. On the field in 2010, Klemm tutored a young SMU line and guided Beachum to first-team All-Conference honors. He also led J.T. Brooks and Blake McJunkin to honorable mention All-Conference USA accolades. His line paved the way for an SMU offense which set school records in total offense, passing yards, passing TDs and first downs among others. Line finished the season with 1,494 yards rushing, the second-best single-season total in school history, trailing only Eric Dickerson’s 1982 effort. Following the 2010 campaign, Klemm was named the top non-BCS AQ

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Recruiter in the Nation by Rivals.com, and was further recognized by the outlet as one of the Top 25 Recruiters in the country overall. Other services took note as well, as FoxSports/Scout.com named him the Conference USA Recruiter of the Year. Following this success, Klemm was named SMU’s Recruiting Coordinator in the summer of 2011. In 2009, Klemm helped Beachum earn second-team all-conference honors. The line blocked for an offense that passed for a then-school record 3,666 yards and produced the first collegiate 1,000-yard rusher under coach Jones. Klemm was the 46th overall selection in the 2000 NFL Draft after a standout career at Hawai’i. He played under coach Jones during his senior season (1999), and was a part of the biggest turnaround in NCAA history, as Hawai’i improved from 0-12 to 9-4 and won a bowl game. Following the season, Klemm was selected as the starting left tackle at the Senior Bowl.

Demetrice Martin Secondary Michigan State, Excelsior (2006) Martin was named to the staff in December of 2011. He left a position as the secondary/cornerbacks coach at the University of Washington to join the Bruins. Martin had been on the UW staff for three seasons. In 2006 and 2007, he was a defensive graduate assistant at USC, working with the Trojan secondary. Prior to joining the USC staff, he spent three seasons (2003-05) as the pass defense coordinator and secondary coach at Mt. San Antonio College (Mt. SAC) in Walnut, Calif. The Mounties played in the National Bowl in 2003 and 2004. He was also the secondary coach at Pasadena, Calif. City College in 2001 and 2002. The Lancers went 18-4 during that period, winning the Mission Conference title both seasons and appearing in two bowl games. He began his career in coaching at Monrovia (Calif.) High (1999-2000). A product of Pasadena (Calif.) Muir High School, Martin went to Michigan State, where he played wide receiver and cornerback from 1992 to 1995, earning first-team All-Big Ten honors in 1994 when he led the conference with seven interceptions. He had 10 interceptions in his career and the Spartans went on to play in the Liberty (1993) and Independence (1995) bowl games. Martin played corner for the Scottish Claymores in NFL Europe (1997) and for the Houston Thunderbears in the Arena Football League (1998-99). He also spent time on the practice squad with the St. Louis Rams in the NFL.

Noel Mazzone Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks New Mexico (1980) Noel Mazzone joined the Bruin staff in January of 2012. He has served as the offensive coordinator at BCS schools in the ACC, the SEC, the Pac-12 and Big Ten Conferences and also worked in the NFL. The previous two seasons, he served as offensive coordinator at Arizona State. In 2011, the Sun Devils offense ranked 25th in the nation (445.8 yds per game), 10th in passing offense (316.7 yds per game) and 28th in scoring offense (33.2 pts). Quarterback Brock Osweiler (2nd round selection of Denver Broncos in the 2012 NFL Draft) ranked 11th in the NCAA in total offense (317.4). Running back Cameron Marshall recorded 18 rushing touchdowns and ranked seventh in the Pac-12 with an 80.8 yards per game mark. In 2010, ASU was listed as the No. 15 passing offense in the nation and the No. 29 total offense in the country. Mazzone came to Arizona State from the NFL, after having served as wide receivers coach on Eric Mangini’s staff for the New York Jets from 2006-2008 and then working as a personnel consultant for the team in 2009. While with the Jets, he coached wideouts Jericho Cotchery and Laveranues Coles, who set a franchise record for combined yardage and receptions. In 2005, Mazzone served a second stint at Ole Miss as the offensive coordinator. From 2003-04, he was the offensive coordinator and tight ends coach at North Carolina State. At NC State, he coached All-American quarterback Philip Rivers (currently a Pro Bowl performer with the San Diego Chargers), who went on to become the fourth overall pick in the 2004 NFL Draft, and Cotchery, a wide receiver. The Wolfpack offense led the Atlantic Coast Conference in six offensive categories and topped the NCAA in pass efficiency. The unit ranked third in the NCAA in passing offense and was No. 8 in scoring offense. 35


UCLA FOOTBALL • 2012 BRIDGEPOINT EDUCATION HOLIDAY BOWL MEDIA GUIDE Mazzone Cont. In 2002, he was on Dennis Erickson’s Oregon State staff as the running backs and special teams coach. While with the Beavers, he coached Steven Jackson, now an All-Pro running back with the St. Louis Rams. Mazzone worked as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach on Tommy Tuberville’s staff at Auburn from 1999-2001. He recruited and coached the 2000 SEC Player of the Year, Rudi Johnson, a future Pro Bowler with the Cincinnati Bengals. Mazzone also tutored All-SEC quarterback Ben Leard, who set an NCAA record in pass efficiency, current NFL quarterback Jason Campbell and NFL running backs Carnell Williams and Ronnie Brown. From 1994-98, he was on Tuberville’s staff at Ole Miss as the offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach. Ole Miss won the 1997 Motor City Bowl and produced the school’s first 1,000-yard rusher, since 1950, in Deuce McAllister, who would later star for the New Orleans Saints. Mazzone also coached quarterback Stu Patridge, who set an NCAA record in passing efficiency and a school record with 200 straight passes without an interception. Mazzone was the quarterbacks coach at the University of Minnesota from 1992-94 and at TCU from 1987-91. At Texas Christian, quarterback Matt Vogler set a then NCAA single-game passing record with 690 yards, completing 44 passes, in a game against Houston. The first stop on Mazzone’s collegiate coaching journey was a five-year stint at Colorado State, working with the quarterbacks and receivers. He mentored singnal-caller Kelly Stouffer, who was the sixth overall selection in the 1986 NFL Draft by the Seattle Seahawks. Mazzone began his career in 1980-81 as a graduate assistant coach at the University of New Mexico. A native of Raton, N.M., Mazzone played quarterback for the Lobos, leading the team in passing in 1976 and 1977.

Angus McClure Defensive Line/Director of Recruiting Sacramento State (1993) Angus McClure is in the midst of his 20th year coaching football and his sixth as a member of the Bruin staff. This season, he is directing the defensive line, having previously coached tight ends, offensive line and special teams since arriving in Westwood in 2007. Angus continues in his role as the Recruiting Coordinator. Over the past four years, McClure has led the recruiting effort which has resulted in Bruin classes being ranked among the nation’s top 20 each year. Last year, UCLA led the South Division of the Pac-12 in rushing and played in the inaugural Pac-12 Championship Game. Over his time as a Bruin coach, McClure has tutored a number of NFL players: Logan Paulsen (Washington Redskins), Matthew Slater (New England Patriots), Kai Forbath (Washington Redskins) and Christian Yount (Cleveland Browns). McClure came to UCLA after serving as the offensive line/run game coordinator at the University of Buffalo during the 2006 season. Buffalo scored more points (201) in conference games than any other member of the Mid-American Conference East Division. Running back James Starks (starter for the 2011 Super Bowl champion Green Bay Packers) earned second-team All-MAC honors in 2006 and was an honorable mention Freshman All-American by The Sporting News. Offensive lineman Jamie Richard was drafted and became a starter for the Colts. McClure spent the 2004-05 seasons as an assistant on Bill Callahan’s staff at Nebraska. McClure assisted with the offensive line, coaching the tackles, as well as serving in several special teams roles. The Cornhuskers defeated Michigan in the 2005 Alamo Bowl. As a Husker coach, McClure tutored a number of NFL players: Matt Slauson (NY Jets), Lydon Murtha (Miami Dolphins), Chris Patrick (NY Giants), and Sam Koch (Baltimore Ravens). Prior to his stint at Nebraska, McClure played a major role in some recordbreaking offenses at Sacramento State University, where he was assistant head coach and offensive line coach from 1997-2003. During his tenure at Sacramento State, the Hornets set 52 NCAA Division I-AA, Big Sky Conference or school records. He coached 20 All-Big Sky conference honorees and had six of his players sign NFL contracts. One of McClure’s pupils, Lonie Paxton of the New England Patriots and Denver Broncos, went on to collect three Super Bowl rings. Another offensive lineman, Marco Cavka, was drafted by the Jets. In addition, five Sacramento State players earned All-American honors and four were chosen to participate in college all-star games. In his seven seasons at Sacramento State, the Hornets led the Big Sky in rushing four times (1998, 1999, 2000, 2002). 36

In 1996, McClure coached tight ends at the University of Nevada. He helped the Wolf Pack to the Big West title, a 9-3 record, and the Las Vegas Bowl championship. His tight ends produced a school record 13 touchdowns during the season. Nevada led Division I-A with 527.3 yards per game of total offense and topped the Big West Conference in both rushing and passing. Angus has served as a guest coach in several NFL camps over the years, including the Buffalo Bills (2007, 2006), San Francisco 49ers (2002, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997, 1996), Seattle Seahawks (1998) and San Diego Chargers (1997). A graduate of Sacramento State, where he played football from 1987-91, McClure also served as a member of the faculty from 1997-2004. He was on the 1988 Hornet team that advanced to the NCAA Division II championship semifinals with an offense which averaged 486.0 yards per game. He began his coaching career at McClatchy High School in Sacramento as assistant head coach and defensive coordinator from 1992-95 while also coaching the offensive line and tight ends.

Lou Spanos Defensive Coordinator Tulsa (1994) Lou Spanos, who has worked for three NFL head coaches who have won a Super Bowl, was named UCLA’s defensive coordinator in January of 2012. He joined the Bruin staff after working as an NFL assistant coach for the last 17 years. Spanos also has labored alongside such notable NFL defensive coordinators as Dick LeBeau and Jim Haslett. In the 2011 and 2010 seasons, Spanos was the linebackers coach of the Washington Redskins. He served on the staff of head coach Mike Shanahan, who led the Denver Broncos to Super Bowl wins in 1997 and 1998. The Bruin coach was instrumental in helping Haslett, the new Redskins defensive coordiator, install the defensive system. Washington’s second-team All-Pro linebacker London Fletcher, who played in the 2010 Pro Bowl, led the NFL in tackles with 166 in the 2011 campaign and was added to that year’s Pro Bowl roster. Spanos also tutored linebackers Brain Orakpo, a Pro Bowler, and Ryan Kerrigan, the NFL Rookie of the Month for September 2011, in their transition to the new defense. The previous 15 seasons, Spanos was a defensive assistant with the Pittsburgh Steelers working under head coaches Bill Cowher and Mike Tomlin, each former NFL defensive coordinators, and winners of the Super Bowl (Cowher - 2005; Tomlin - 2009). While in Pittsburgh, he worked closely with the linebackers and the secondary. Spanos was one of only three assistants on staff to be with the team for its Super Bowl XXX (lost to Dallas), Super Bowl XL (win over Seattle) and Super Bowl XLIII (win over Arizona) appearances. During his long tenure with the Steelers, the defense ranked among the top 10 in the NFL 13 times, including four No. 1 rankings. Pittsburgh managed to win at least 10 games in 10 of those seasons. Spanos helped coach nine different Steeler linebackers who combined for 19 Pro Bowl appearances - Kevin Greene (2), Greg Lloyd (2), Chad Brown (1), Levon Kirkland (2), Jason Gildon (3), Kendrell Bell (1), Joey Porter (3), James Farrior (2) and James Harrison (3). Additionally, Harrison earned the Associated Press NFL Defensive Player of the Year Award in 2008, while Bell was the Associated Press Defensive Rookie of the Year in 2001. Spanos originally joined the Steelers in 1994 as an intern in the scouting department before being promoted to a defensive assistant after one season. A 1994 graduate of Tulsa, Spanos was a four-year letterman and starter at center. The 1989 and 1991 Golden Hurricane squads played in bowl games. In 1991, Tulsa beat San Diego State in the Freedom Bowl to finish 10-2 on the year and was ranked 21st on the final Associated Press poll. After his playing career ended (1989-92), Spanos remained at Tulsa as a student assistant working with the linebackers.

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Marques Tuiasosopo

Eric Yarber

Y Receivers Washington (2001)

Wide Receivers Idaho (1995)

Tuiasosopo joined the staff in December of 2011 and is in his first season as a collegiate coach, working with the UCLA “Y” receivers. He was a coaching intern with the Bruin program in 2011, before being elevated to a full-time position, as quarterbacks coach, for the UCLA bowl game. An outstanding quarterback at the University of Washington, Tuiasosopo became the first player in NCAA history to pass for over 300 yards (302) and run for 200 yards (207) in a 1999 game versus Stanford. He led the Huskies to the 2000 Pac-10 title and a trip to the 2001 Rose Bowl game. Washington defeated Purdue, 34-24, in the New Year’s Classic and Tuiasosopo was named the Rose Bowl Player of the Game. He finished eighth in the voting for the 2000 Heisman Trophy. Marques was also selected as the Pac-10 Conference’s Offensive Player of the Year and as the league’s first-team All-Conference quarterback. Tuiasosopo served as team captain of the Huskies for both his senior and junior seasons and started 27 games in his collegiate career. He finished his career with a Washington school record for total offense. In the course of his career at UW, he compiled 1,495 career rushing yards, 21 rushing touchdowns and passed for 5,879 yards and 33 touchdowns. Tuiasosopo was a second-team All-Pac-10 pick in his junior season and a multiple-year honorable mention all-conference academic team selection. In 1997, he became the first Washington true freshman to start a game at quarterback in a contest versus Oregon. Tuiasosopo went on to be selected in the second round of the 2001 NFL Draft by the Oakland Raiders and played in the NFL for eight seasons. He spent seven seasons with the Raiders (2001-2006, 2008) and one with the New York Jets (2007). He appeared in 13 games with the Raiders over the years, while backing up Rich Gannon, Kerry Collins and Aaron Brooks. Also a standout on the baseball field, Marques was selected in the 28th round of the 1997 Major League First-Year Player Draft by the Minnesota Twins. His dad, Manu, was a defensive lineman at UCLA who earned firstteam all-conference honors in 1976-78. Manu went on to play in the NFL for the Seattle Seahawks and the San Francisco 49ers. His family’s ties to UCLA also include cousins Terry and John Tautolo, who each played football at UCLA and in the NFL.

Jeff Ulbrich Linebacker/Special Teams Coordinator University of Hawai'i Jeff Ulbrich joined the UCLA staff in January, 2012 after a playing and coaching career in the NFL. He was on the staff of the Seattle Seahawks the previous two seasons as a special teams assistant. In 2010, Seahawks kicker Olindo Mare matched the league’s sixth-longest field goal streak with 30 straight successful attempts. The kickoff return units ranked third in the NFL and the kickoff cover group ranked fifth. A linebacker as a player, Ulbrich was drafted out of the University of Hawai’i by the San Francisco 49ers in the third round (86th pick overall) of the 2000 NFL Draft. He won a starting linebacker job with the 49ers in 2001 and was on the team for 10 seasons, playing for head coaches Steve Mariucci, Dennis Erickson, Mike Nolan and Mike Singletary. In 2007, Ulbrich took a backup role to first-round pick Patrick Willis, and also had an impact on special teams. He was placed on injured reserve in October, 2009 and decided to end his playing career. Ulbrich was hired by the Seattle Seahawks as a special teams assistant on January 29, 2010. Ulbrich attended junior college and went on to become a two-year starter at the University of Hawai’i. He earned first-team All-WAC honors at middle linebacker and was a team co-captain as a senior. He led the conference with a school season record 169 tackles that year, setting another school record with 127 assisted tackles. He ranked third in the league with eight sacks for 67 yards and totaled 15 tackles for loss (58 yards) while making two interceptions. In his junior season, he finished with 41 tackles, including a sack.

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Yarber joined the Bruin staff in January, 2012 after two seasons with the NFL’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers. In 2011, he worked as the wide receivers coach for a promising young unit that included the development of second-round pick Arrelious Benn and fourth-round pick Mike Williams. Under Yarber’s direction, Williams turned in one of the top seasons by a receiver in Buccaneer history, recording 65 receptions for 964 yards and 11 touchdowns. He led all rookie receivers in each of these categories, earning The Sporting News and PFW/PFWA All-Rookie Team selection while finishing second in voting for the Associated Press Offensive Rookie of the Year Award. Yarber also oversaw the emergence of Benn, who was becoming an important part of Tampa Bay’s offense prior to a season-ending knee injury in Week 13. Yarber came to Tampa Bay after spending three seasons (2007-09) on the collegiate level as the wide receivers coach at Arizona State. While at ASU in 2009, Yarber coached two standout wide receivers in Kyle Williams and Chris McGaha. Williams finished the 2009 campaign with 815 receiving yards on 57 catches and eight scores before being a sixth-round draft pick of the San Francisco 49ers in the 2010 NFL Draft. McGaha racked up 56 catches for 673 yards and four touchdowns on his way to second-team All-Pac-10 honors. Prior to his work with the Sun Devils, Yarber coached wide receivers for two seasons (2005-06) under Tyrone Willingham at the University of Washington. During the 2003-04 seasons, Yarber coached the San Francisco 49ers’ wide receivers. From 1999-2002, Yarber coached at Oregon State, where he worked with the running backs for one season (1999) before switching to wide receivers (2000-2002). His work with receivers Chad Johnson and T.J. Houshmandzadeh led to the two being selected in the second and seventh rounds by the Cincinnati Bengals in the 2001 NFL Draft. Yarber coached his first year in the NFL in 1998, working as an offensive quality control coach with the Seattle Seahawks. He spent the 1997 season coaching receivers at UNLV. His coaching career began in 1996 when he took a secondary coaching position at his alma mater, the University of Idaho. Yarber was selected by the Washington Redskins as a 12th-round pick in the 1986 NFL Draft and spent three seasons as a wide receiver and punt returner. He was part of the Washington squad that defeated the Denver Broncos to win Super Bowl XXII in 1988, leading that team with 37 punt returns. At Idaho, Yarber was a Kodak All-American and the Big Sky Conference’s Most Valuable Player during his senior year, catching 75 passes for 1,103 yards. As a junior, he finished 10th in the nation in punt returns and third in the conference with 817 receiving yards on 54 catches.

Sal Alosi Strength & Conditioning Coordinator Hofstra (2001) Sal Alosi, who has both collegiate and extensive NFL experience, was hired on Jan. 10, 2012 to be UCLA’s strength and conditioning coordinator for football. He came to the Bruins after serving as the head strength and conditioning coach at Bryant University, in Rhode Island, in 2011, where he worked with all 22 of the Bulldogs’ varsity programs. Alosi’s skill and knowledge in the weight room played a vital role in the development of the Bryant athletic department in its final year of transition to full Division I status. Prior to working at Bryant, Alosi spent nine years in the NFL, where he served as the head strength and conditioning coach for both the New York Jets and the Atlanta Falcons. A four-year letterwinner and linebacker at Hofstra University, Alosi led the Pride to back-to-back Division I-AA (now FCS) quarterfinal playoff appearances in 1999 and 2000 and topped the team in tackles as a senior. Following his playing career, he joined the coaching staff at his alma mater, becoming an assistant strength and conditioning coach at Hofstra in 2001, when the Pride won its first Atlantic 10 Conference title in football, advancing to the Division I-AA playoffs for the third straight year. 37


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2012 UCLA FOOTBALL Team Statistics Team Statistics SCORING Points Per Game FIRST DOWNS Rushing Passing Penalty RUSHING YARDAGE Yards gained rushing Yards lost rushing Rushing Attempts Average Per Rush Average Per Game TDs Rushing PASSING YARDAGE Comp-Att-Int Average Per Pass Average Per Catch Average Per Game TDs Passing TOTAL OFFENSE Total Plays Average Per Play Average Per Game KICK RETURNS: #-Yards PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards INT RETURNS: #-Yards KICK RETURN AVERAGE PUNT RETURN AVERAGE INT RETURN AVERAGE FUMBLES-LOST PENALTIES-Yards Average Per Game PUNTS-Yards Average Per Punt Net punt average KICKOFFS-Yards Average Per Kick Net kick average TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 3RD-DOWN Conversions 3rd-Down Pct 4TH-DOWN Conversions 4th-Down Pct SACKS BY-Yards MISC YARDS TOUCHDOWNS SCORED FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS ON-SIDE KICKS RED-ZONE SCORES RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS PAT-ATTEMPTS ATTENDANCE Games/Avg Per Game Neutral Site Games Score by Quarters 1st 2nd UCLA 148 128 Opponents 72 102

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3rd

92 73

4th

88 90

OT

0 0

UCLA

OPP

456 35.1 314 124 159 31 2638 3103 465 571 4.6 202.9 29 3531 298-444-11 8.0 11.8 271.6 26 6169 1015 6.1 474.5 38-849 30-252 15-129 22.3 8.4 8.6 22-14 124-1222 94.0 72-3118 43.3 39.9 85-5457 64.2 40.0 30:03 82/200 41% 8/14 57% 45-239 58 59 14-20 0-1 (53-64) 83% (40-64) 63% (54-57) 95% 479370 7/68481

337 25.9 276 102 134 40 2009 2374 365 494 4.1 154.5 15 3320 293-466-15 7.1 11.3 255.4 25 5329 960 5.6 409.9 21-459 15-102 11-170 21.9 6.8 15.5 25-14 91-854 65.7 79-3317 42.0 38.0 67-4143 61.8 40.6 29:57 61/190 32% 7/18 39% 46-266 -19 43 13-21 0-1 (39-44) 89% (29-44) 66% (36-39) 92% 243045 6/40508 0/0

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2012 UCLA FOOTBALL Individual Statistics Rushing

gp-gs

Franklin, Johnathan Hundley, Brett Thigpen, Damien James, Jordon Manfro, Steven Emesibe, Melvin Prince, Kevin Jones, Malcolm Evans, Shaquelle Kendricks, Eric Walker, Kenneth TEAM Total Opponents

13-12 13-13 10-3 13-3 12-4 2- 0 4- 0 1- 0 13-13 13-13 11-1 8- 0 13 13

Passing

gp-gs

Hundley, Brett Brehaut, Richard Prince, Kevin TEAM Total Opponents

13-13 4- 0 4- 0 8- 0 13 13

att

gain loss

net avg td

268 1778 78 1700 6.3 13 151 673 308 365 2.4 9 50 281 19 262 5.2 2 59 228 16 212 3.6 2 8 70 0 70 8.8 2 16 42 2 40 2.5 1 1 11 0 11 11.0 0 3 10 0 10 3.3 0 2 6 0 6 3.0 0 1 0 1 -1 -1.0 0 2 4 5 -1 -0.5 0 10 0 36 -36 -3.6 0 571 3103 465 2638 4.6 29 494 2374 365 2009 4.1 15 effic comp-att-int

pct

Punt Returns

no.

yds avg td

lg

Manfro, Steven Evans, Shaquelle Goforth, Randall Fuller, Devin Barr, Anthony Zumwalt, Jordan Abbott, Andrew Hilliard, Dalton Thigpen, Damien Total Opponents

15 5 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 30 15

132 35 48 6 10 9 5 7 0 252 102

27 23 36 6 0 0 5 0 0 36 23

Interceptions

no.

yds avg td

lg

Abbott, Andrew Price, Sheldon McKay, Stan Hester, Aaron Hilliard, Dalton Goforth, Randall McDonald, Tevin Kendricks, Eric Total Opponents

4 4 2 1 1 1 1 1 15 11

27 8 18 14 2 0 50 10 129 170

24 8 18 14 2 0 50 10 50 80

Kick Returns

no.

yds avg td

lg

Thigpen, Damien Fuller, Devin Walker, Kenneth Manfro, Steven Marvray, Ricky James, Jordon Evans, Shaquelle Davis, Roosevelt Franklin, Johnathan Total Opponents

14 9 7 4 1 1 1 1 0 38 21

376 167 138 80 20 20 22 21 5 849 459

55 36 40 34 20 20 22 21 5 55 47

Fumble Returns

no.

yds avg td

lg

63 38 0 44 0 145 11

40 38 0 44 0 44 11

yds td

150.08 292-428-11 68.2 3411 26 142.44 4-9-0 44.4 105 0 81.50 2-4-0 50.0 15 0 0.00 0-3-0 0.0 0 0 148.29 298-444-11 67.1 3531 26 133.99 293-466-15 62.9 3320 25

Receiving

gp-gs

yds

avg

td

lg avg/g

Evans, Shaquelle Fauria, Joseph Franklin, Johnathan Manfro, Steven James, Jordon Johnson, Jerry Thigpen, Damien Payton, Jordan Fuller, Devin Lucien, Devin Walker, Kenneth Bell, Darius Rice Jr., Jerry Marvray, Ricky Sweet, Logan Jones, Datone Marsh, Cassius Total Opponents

13-13 53 795 13-8 41 578 13-12 32 319 12-4 28 287 13-3 28 204 12-12 26 312 10-3 18 211 12-4 17 199 8-2 17 133 6-0 10 188 11-1 8 68 10-1 7 143 7- 0 7 52 8- 0 3 18 7- 0 1 13 13-13 1 7 13-13 1 4 13 298 3531 13 293 3320

15.0 14.1 10.0 10.2 7.3 12.0 11.7 11.7 7.8 18.8 8.5 20.4 7.4 6.0 13.0 7.0 4.0 11.8 11.3

2 11 2 1 1 1 2 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 26 25

71 36 40 49 18 46 65 40 18 38 33 34 20 7 13 7 4 71 75

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78 72 41 25 18 7 11 4 3 0 4 0 78 92

no.

61.2 44.5 24.5 23.9 15.7 26.0 21.1 16.6 16.6 31.3 6.2 14.3 7.4 2.2 1.9 0.5 0.3 271.6 255.4

130.8 28.1 26.2 16.3 5.8 20.0 2.8 10.0 0.5 -0.1 -0.1 -4.5 202.9 154.5 lg avg/g

71 38 13 0 71 75

262.4 26.2 3.8 0.0 271.6 255.4

Kendricks, Eric Willis, Brandon McDonald, Tevin Holmes, Damien Price, Sheldon Total Opponents

3 1 1 1 0 6 1

8.8 7.0 16.0 3.0 10.0 9.0 5.0 7.0 0.0 8.4 6.8 6.8 2.0 9.0 14.0 2.0 0.0 50.0 10.0 8.6 15.5 26.9 18.6 19.7 20.0 20.0 20.0 22.0 21.0 0.0 22.3 21.9 21.0 38.0 0.0 44.0 0.0 24.2 11.0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 4 3

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Scoring

td

Fairbairn, Ka'imi Franklin, Johnathan Fauria, Joseph Hundley, Brett Thigpen, Damien James, Jordon Manfro, Steven Evans, Shaquelle Fuller, Devin Kendricks, Eric Jones, Datone Payton, Jordan Bell, Darius Emesibe, Melvin Price, Sheldon Holmes, Damien Johnson, Jerry Marsh, Cassius Allen, David Barr, Anthony Total Opponents

- 14-20 15 11 9 4 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - 59 14-20 43 13-21

Field Goals

Fairbairn, Ka'imi

fg

fg

kick

54-57 54-57 36-39

PAT rush rcv pass dxp saf

0-1

- - - - 1-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 1-2 2 2-3

-

pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99

14-20 70.0 0-0

7-7

6-8

1-4

0-1

FG Sequence

UCLA

Opponents

Rice Nebraska Houston OSU Colorado California UTAH Arizona State ARIZONA Washington State USC STAN STAN

(27) 36,(35),(22),34 (35),(23),(33) (22),42,(35) 44 46,(29) (33) (25) (23) (48) (31),52

(53),43 (54),(43),37,(40) 46 (22),(17) (26) (36),(31),(22) (28) 39,33 44,38 45 (37),(36)

pts

Total Offense

- 96 - 90 - 66 - 54 - 24 - 18 - 18 - 12 - 12 - 12 1 8 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 2 1 2 2 456 - 337

g plays

rush pass

13 579 365 3411 3776 290.5 13 268 1700 0 1700 130.8 10 50 262 0 262 26.2 13 59 212 0 212 16.3 4 9 0 105 105 26.2 12 8 70 0 70 5.8 2 16 40 0 40 20.0 4 5 11 15 26 6.5 1 3 10 0 10 10.0 13 2 6 0 6 0.5 13 1 -1 0 -1 -0.1 11 2 -1 0 -1 -0.1 8 13 -36 0 -36 -4.5 13 1015 2638 3531 6169 474.5 13 960 2009 3320 5329 409.9

lg blk

Punting

no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blk

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Locke, Jeff Hundley, Brett Total Opponents

71 3081 1 37 72 3118 79 3317

Kickoffs

no. yds avg tb ob retn

Locke, Jeff Total Opponents

85 5457 64.2 64 85 5457 64.2 64 67 4143 61.8 23

0

43.4 37.0 43.3 42.0

64 37 64 73

7 31 31 20 0 0 1 0 7 31 32 20 3 22 26 19

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0 0 0 3

net ydln

0 0 21.9 40.0 3 22.3 40.6

Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made.

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total avg/g

Hundley, Brett Franklin, Johnathan Thigpen, Damien James, Jordon Brehaut, Richard Manfro, Steven Emesibe, Melvin Prince, Kevin Jones, Malcolm Evans, Shaquelle Kendricks, Eric Walker, Kenneth TEAM Total Opponents

25 24


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g

Franklin, Johnat Evans, Shaquell Thigpen, Damie Fauria, Joseph Manfro, Steven James, Jordon Hundley, Brett Johnson, Jerry Fuller, Devin Walker, Kenneth Payton, Jordan Lucien, Devin Bell, Darius Rice Jr., Jerry McDonald, Tevin Goforth, Randall Emesibe, Melvin Marvray, Ricky Abbott, Andrew Davis, Roosevelt McKay, Stan Hester, Aaron Sweet, Logan Prince, Kevin Barr, Anthony Jones, Malcolm Hilliard, Dalton Zumwalt, Jordan Kendricks, Eric Price, Sheldon Jones, Datone Marsh, Cassius TEAM Total Opponents

rcv

pr

kr

13 1700 319 13 6 795 10 262 211 13 0 578 12 70 287 13 212 204 13 365 0 12 0 312 8 0 133 11 -1 68 12 0 199 6 0 188 10 0 143 7 0 52 13 0 0 13 0 0 2 40 0 8 0 18 13 0 0 11 0 0 13 0 0 13 0 0 7 0 13 4 11 0 13 0 0 1 10 0 12 0 0 12 0 0 13 -1 0 12 0 0 13 0 7 13 0 4 8 -36 0 13 2638 3531 13 2009 3320

rush

0 35 0 0 132 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 7 9 0 0 0 0 0 252 102

5 22 376 0 80 20 0 0 167 138 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 849 459

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total avg/g

0 2024 155.7 0 858 66.0 0 849 84.9 0 578 44.5 0 569 47.4 0 436 33.5 0 365 28.1 0 312 26.0 0 306 38.2 0 205 18.6 0 199 16.6 0 188 31.3 0 143 14.3 0 52 7.4 50 50 3.8 0 48 3.7 0 40 20.0 0 38 4.8 27 32 2.5 0 21 1.9 18 18 1.4 14 14 1.1 0 13 1.9 0 11 2.8 0 10 0.8 0 10 10.0 2 9 0.8 0 9 0.8 10 9 0.7 8 8 0.7 0 7 0.5 0 4 0.3 0 -36 -4.5 129 7399 569.2 170 6060 466.2

2012 TURNOVERS Oppt.

Outcome

Pts.

Rice int. (S. Price) qb fumble (Jones FF, Holmes rec.) Nebraska rb fumble (Zumwalt ff, McDonald rec.) int. (A. Abbott) Houston rb fumble (Kendricks rec.) int. (Goforth) int. (Price) int. (McDonald) int. (Price) int.. (Price) Oregon St. qb fumble (Barr ff, McDonald rec.) int. (McKay) Colorado wr fumble (McDonald ff, Kendricks rec.) int. (McKay) California int. (Abbott) rb fumble (Hester rec.) qb fumble (Marsh rec.) Utah int. (Abbott) at Ariz. St. int. (Hilliard) Arizona fumble punt (Allen rec.)

Oppt. TO

TD pass TD Retun FG TD pass TD Return end of half punt FG FG punt downs punt TD pass TD run TD pass interception interception TD run TD run

6 6 3 7 7 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 7 7 7 0 0 7 7

TD run qb fumble (Kendrick ff, Marsh rec.) TD pass rb fumble (Willis rec.) downs at Wash. St. KOR fumble (McKay ff, Moreau rec.) TD pass qb fumble (Marsh ff, Kendricks rec.) TD return int. (Abbott) punt USC int. (Hester) TD run WR fumble force by Kendricks, Owa rec.) TD pass int. (Kendricks) punt Stanford P fumble (Barr force, Marsh rec.) FG at Stanford none ---

7 7 0 7 7 0 7 7 0 3 0

Totals

29 (14 fum./15 int.)

15 Tds, 4 Fg

115

Oppt.

UCLA TO

Outcome

Pts.

Hilliard fumble of punt Hundley interception Nebraska James fumble Houston Hundley interception Lucien fumble Fauria fumble Hundley fumble Hundley interception Oregon St. none Colorado Hundley fumble California Hundley fumble Manfro fumble Hundley interception Hundley interception Hundley interception Hundley interception Utah Manfro fumble at Ariz. St. Manfro fumble Hundley interception Arizona None at Wash. St. Franklin fumble Hundley interception Walker fumble KOR USC Team fumble Stanford Hundley Interception Walker KOR fumble

TD run fumble punt punt punt fg miss interception TD run --punt TD pass TD pass end of half fumble TD run TD run TD recovery TD pass punt --TD pass fumble interception TD recovery TD run TD ret.

7 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 7 6 0 0 7 7 7 7 0 7 0 0 6 7 7

at Stanford Hundley interception

TD run

7

Totals

13 Tds, 0 Fg

88

Rice

25 (14 fum./ 11 int.)

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Defensive Leaders

gp-gs

Kendricks, Eric McDonald, Tevin Barr, Anthony Jones, Datone Zumwalt, Jordan Abbott, Andrew Holmes, Damien Marsh, Cassius Hester, Aaron Odighizuwa, Owamag Price, Sheldon Goforth, Randall McKay, Stan Hilliard, Dalton Epenesa, Seali'i Hofmeister, Ryan Carter, Donovan McCarthy, Ellis Graham, Keenan Willis, Brandon Moreau, Fabian Jefferson, Anthony TEAM Wallace, Aaron Rios, Marcus Evans, Shaquelle Tuliaupupu, Brandon Sermons, Brandon Allen, David Thigpen, Damien Orjioke, Kenny Hundley, Brett Locke, Jeff McReynolds, Kevin Ruhl, Phillip Barrett, Jordan Adams, Ishmael Walker, Kenneth James, Jordon Davis, Roosevelt Total Opponents

13-13 83 54 13-13 57 22 13-13 54 20 13-13 43 14 12-8 42 14 13-13 46 6 13-11 34 17 13-13 30 17 13-13 29 13 13-0 25 13 12-12 29 7 13-4 23 11 13-0 21 13 12-4 19 8 13-10 13 7 12-2 10 5 12-0 7 4 9-0 9 1 11-1 6 3 6-0 2 3 10-0 3 2 7-0 2 2 8-0 3 . 9-0 3 . 8-0 2 1 13-13 3 . 5-0 1 2 9-0 2 . 13-2 2 . 10-3 2 . 4-0 2 . 13-13 1 . 13-0 1 . 12-0 1 . 5-0 1 . 11-0 1 . 3-0 . 1 11-1 1 . 13-3 1 . 11-0 . . 13 614 260 13 708 214

tfl/yds

137 6.0-21 79 . 74 20.5-104 57 17.5-61 56 7.0-24 52 3.0-8 51 10.0-31 47 10.0-56 42 2.0-4 38 5.0-16 36 0.5-0 34 1.0-1 34 3.0-5 27 5.5-17 20 . 15 . 11 . 10 1.0-4 9 1.0-3 5 . 5 . 4 . 3 2.0-4 3 . 3 . 3 . 3 . 2 . 2 . 2 . 2 . 1 . 1 . 1 . 1 . 1 . 1 . 1 . 1 . . . 874 95-359 922 105-415

Sacks no-yds

Pass defense Fumbles blkd int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick

2.0-13 1-10 . 1-50 13.5-70 . 6.0-37 . 2.0-11 . . 4-27 5.5-23 . 7.5-52 . . 1-14 2.5-13 . . 4-8 . 1-0 3.0-5 2-18 1.0-8 1-2 . . . . . . 1.0-4 . 1.0-3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45-239 15-129 46-266 11-170

4 9 5 . 1 3 1 2 6 3 5 3 3 2 . . 1 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 45

. 3-63 . 2-0 4 . 2 . . . . . 2 1-44 . 3-0 . 1-0 . 1-0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-38 . 1-0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 14-145 4 14-11

2 1 4 2 1 . . 2 1 . . . 1 1 1 . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 9

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saf

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Date

Opponent

no.

Aug 30 Sep 08 Sep 15 Sep 22 Sep 29 Oct 06 Oct 13 Oct 27 Nov 03 Nov 10 Nov 17 Nov 24 Nov 30 UCLA Opponents

at Rice NEBRASKA HOUSTON OSU at Colorado at California UTAH at Arizona State ARIZONA at Washington State USC STAN at STAN

37 343 4 56 344 0 56 247 1 28 72 1 44 211 4 34 128 0 47 171 2 47 212 2 63 308 6 38 73 1 50 172 4 33 73 1 38 284 3 571 2638 29 494 2009 15

lg

no.

Receiving yds td

lg

Passing cmp-att-int yds

td

lg

78 24 303 2 38 24-32-1 303 2 38 54 22 309 4 49 22-38-0 309 4 49 41 27 320 2 40 27-42-2 320 2 40 25 27 372 1 65 27-42-0 372 1 65 28 25 281 2 28 25-40-0 281 2 28 26 31 253 2 28 31-47-4 253 2 28 18 15 183 1 64 15-21-0 183 1 64 31 19 274 4 65 19-31-1 274 4 65 37 25 303 3 46 25-30-0 303 3 46 15 18 261 3 40 18-21-1 261 3 40 29 22 234 1 25 22-30-0 234 1 25 38 20 261 1 71 20-38-1 261 1 71 51 23 177 0 20 23-32-1 177 0 20 78 298 3531 26 71 298-444-11 3531 26 71 92 293 3320 25 75 293-466-15 3320 25 75

Kick Returns no. yds td lg

Punt Returns no. yds td lg

2 3 1 2 1 6 2 3 0 5 5 4 4 38 21

1 7 2 23 5 55 0 0 7 56 1 12 1 -3 2 -6 2 48 4 25 1 3 2 32 2 0 30 252 15 102

51 57 55 46 24 141 49 78 0 117 77 79 75 849 459

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

34 20 55 27 24 39 34 41 0 40 21 36 24 55 47

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

tot off

0 646 14 653 27 567 0 444 20 492 0 381 0 354 0 486 36 611 6 334 3 406 23 334 1 461 36 6169 23 5329

Games played: 13 Avg per rush: 4.6 Avg per catch: 11.8 Pass efficiency: 148.29 Kick ret avg: 22.3 Punt ret avg: 8.4 All purpose avg/game: 569.2 Total offense avg/gm: 474.5 Date

Opponent

ua

Tackles a total

28 10 14 10 12 38 14 30 14 28 16 20 26 260 214

tfl-yds

Sacks no-yds

Fumble ff fr-yds

Pass Defense int-yds qbh brup

76 8.0-45 52 9.0-38 51 6.0-19 64 6.0-23 60 11.0-23 81 7.0-24 55 4.0-17 97 9.0-32 60 8.0-25 79 11.0-46 59 3.0-9 70 8.0-42 70 5.0-16 874 95.0-359 922 105.0-415

7.0-42 2.0-18 2.0-11 3.0-20 4.0-12 4.0-20 2.0-10 5.0-23 4.0-17 6.0-36 1.0-5 2.0-13 3.0-12 45.0-239 46.0-266

1 1-44 2 1-0 0 1-23 2 1-0 2 1-0 2 2-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 1 3-38 2 2-40 2 1-0 3 1-0 0 0-0 17 14-145 9 14-11

1-0 1-24 5-58 1-0 1-18 1-2 1-1 1-2 0-0 1-0 2-24 0-0 0-0 15-129 11-170

Aug 30 at Rice Sep 08 NEBRASKA Sep 15 HOUSTON Sep 22 OSU Sep 29 at Colorado Oct 06 at California Oct 13 UTAH Oct 27 at Arizona State Nov 03 ARIZONA Nov 10 at Washington State Nov 17 USC Nov 24 STAN Nov 30 at STAN UCLA Opponents

48 42 37 54 48 43 41 67 46 51 43 50 44 614 708

Date

no.

yds

avg

long

blkd

tb

fc

50+

i20

md-att

6 6 5 8 6 3 6 6 3 5 6 7 5 72 79

262 242 217 352 250 118 235 294 134 233 251 307 223 3118 3317

43.7 40.3 43.4 44.0 41.7 39.3 39.2 49.0 44.7 46.6 41.8 43.9 44.6 43.3 42.0

60 50 51 58 51 41 55 54 64 57 55 58 52 64 73

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3

2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 7 3

2 2 2 5 5 2 2 3 1 2 2 1 2 31 22

2 1 1 2 2 0 1 3 1 1 2 3 1 20 19

3 4 4 4 3 0 3 2 1 3 2 2 1 32 26

1-1 2-4 3-3 2-3 0-1 1-2 0-0 1-1 1-1 0-0 1-1 1-1 1-2 14-20 13-21

Punting Opponent

Aug 30 at Rice Sep 08 NEBRASKA Sep 15 HOUSTON Sep 22 OSU Sep 29 at Colorado Oct 06 at California Oct 13 UTAH Oct 27 at Arizona State Nov 03 ARIZONA Nov 10 at Washington State Nov 17 USC Nov 24 STAN Nov 30 at STAN UCLA Opponents

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0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 8 4

1 7 9 6 1 1 2 0 5 1 11 3 2 49 45

Blkd kick

0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 8 3

PAT Attempts kick rush rcv

2-5 4-4 4-4 2-2 6-6 2-2 3-3 6-6 9-9 6-6 5-5 2-2 3-3 54-57 36-39

Field Goals

1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2

saf

pts

0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0

49 36 37 20 42 17 21 45 66 44 38 17 24 456 337

Kickoffs

long blkd

27 35 35 35 0 29 0 33 25 0 23 48 31 48 54

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3

no.

yds

avg

tb

ob

9 585 7 453 8 520 4 260 7 453 4 260 4 260 8 520 11 705 7 395 7 465 4 258 5 323 85 5457 67 4143

65.0 64.7 65.0 65.0 64.7 65.0 65.0 65.0 64.1 56.4 66.4 64.5 64.6 64.2 61.8

9 5 7 4 5 3 3 7 9 2 6 2 2 64 23

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3

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2012 UCLA FOOTBALL Opponent Game-By-Game Statistics Rushing yds td

Date

Opponent

no.

Aug 30 Sep 08 Sep 15 Sep 22 Sep 29 Oct 06 Oct 13 Oct 27 Nov 03 Nov 10 Nov 17 Nov 24 Nov 30 Opponents UCLA

at Rice NEBRASKA HOUSTON OSU at Colorado at California UTAH at Arizona State ARIZONA at Washington State USC STAN at STAN

48 174 1 36 260 3 19 139 1 41 122 1 30 83 0 42 185 2 27 75 0 59 220 1 40 121 1 30 67 0 30 172 0 49 221 3 43 170 2 494 2009 15 571 2638 29

lg

no.

Receiving yds td

lg

Passing cmp-att-int yds

td

lg

40 18 184 2 28 18-30-1 184 2 28 92 17 179 0 36 17-31-1 179 0 36 86 28 249 0 30 28-60-5 249 0 30 23 24 379 2 75 24-35-1 379 2 75 19 23 226 2 31 23-35-1 226 2 31 68 25 295 4 50 25-30-1 295 4 50 9 25 244 1 37 25-35-1 244 1 37 32 25 315 4 49 25-35-1 315 4 49 19 17 136 0 36 17-30-0 136 0 36 29 37 457 5 49 37-57-1 457 5 49 33 23 341 3 39 23-43-2 341 3 39 49 15 160 1 25 15-22-0 160 1 25 23 16 155 1 33 16-23-0 155 1 33 92 293 3320 25 75 293-466-15 3320 25 75 78 298 3531 26 71 298-444-11 3531 26 71

Kick Returns no. yds td lg

Punt Returns no. yds td lg

0 0 2 70 1 16 0 0 2 40 1 15 1 18 1 21 2 42 5 97 1 27 2 28 3 85 21 459 38 849

0 0 0 0 1 -1 1 5 1 0 1 20 1 0 2 25 1 2 1 4 3 2 2 27 1 18 15 102 30 252

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 47 16 0 21 15 18 21 24 29 27 24 37 47 55

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

tot off

0 358 0 439 0 388 5 501 0 309 20 480 0 319 23 535 0 257 4 524 7 513 19 381 18 325 23 5329 36 6169

Games played: 13 Avg per rush: 4.1 Avg per catch: 11.3 Pass efficiency: 133.99 Kick ret avg: 21.9 Punt ret avg: 6.8 All purpose avg/game: 466.2 Total offense avg/gm: 409.9 Date

Opponent

ua

Tackles a total

28 16 18 10 10 20 14 12 22 12 14 12 26 214 260

tfl-yds

Sacks no-yds

Fumble ff fr-yds

Pass Defense int-yds qbh brup

68 7.0-25 82 7.0-22 92 10.0-35 60 7.0-23 68 8.0-31 74 8.0-41 63 7.0-24 68 9.0-31 83 5.0-18 58 10.0-41 74 9.0-53 62 9.0-45 70 9.0-26 922 105.0-415 874 95.0-359

2.0-7 3.0-13 3.0-20 2.0-13 3.0-21 6.0-38 2.0-6 5.0-19 1.0-9 4.0-32 5.0-39 7.0-38 3.0-11 46.0-266 45.0-239

1 1-0 1 1-0 2 3-0 0 0-0 1 1-0 1 2-0 0 1-0 0 1-0 0 0-0 2 2-0 0 1-0 1 1-11 0 0-0 9 14-11 17 14-145

1-8 0-0 2-6 0-0 0-0 4-57 0-0 1-0 0-0 1-19 0-0 1-0 1-80 11-170 15-129

Aug 30 at Rice Sep 08 NEBRASKA Sep 15 HOUSTON Sep 22 OSU Sep 29 at Colorado Oct 06 at California Oct 13 UTAH Oct 27 at Arizona State Nov 03 ARIZONA Nov 10 at Washington State Nov 17 USC Nov 24 STAN Nov 30 at STAN Opponents UCLA

40 66 74 50 58 54 49 56 61 46 60 50 44 708 614

Date

no.

yds

avg

long

blkd

tb

fc

50+

i20

md-att

8 7 9 7 10 3 4 5 7 4 3 6 6 79 72

293 275 437 307 445 126 210 263 296 75 90 247 253 3317 3118

36.6 39.3 48.6 43.9 44.5 42.0 52.5 52.6 42.3 18.8 30.0 41.2 42.2 42.0 43.3

65 64 54 61 57 47 65 73 59 38 39 54 56 73 64

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 3 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 7

4 1 4 5 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 22 31

1 2 5 1 2 0 2 3 1 0 0 1 1 19 20

1 2 3 4 4 1 2 2 3 0 1 2 1 26 32

1-2 3-4 0-1 2-2 0-0 1-1 0-0 3-3 1-1 0-2 0-2 0-1 2-2 13-21 14-20

Punting Opponent

Aug 30 at Rice Sep 08 NEBRASKA Sep 15 HOUSTON Sep 22 OSU Sep 29 at Colorado Oct 06 at California Oct 13 UTAH Oct 27 at Arizona State Nov 03 ARIZONA Nov 10 at Washington State Nov 17 USC Nov 24 STAN Nov 30 at STAN Opponents UCLA

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0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 8

5 8 5 1 6 1 1 2 2 0 6 4 4 45 49

Blkd kick

3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 8

PAT Attempts kick rush rcv

3-3 3-3 0-0 3-3 2-2 4-6 2-2 4-4 1-1 4-4 2-3 5-5 3-3 36-39 54-57

Field Goals

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1

saf

pts

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2

24 30 6 27 14 43 14 43 10 36 28 35 27 337 456

Kickoffs

long blkd

53 54 0 22 0 26 0 36 28 0 0 0 37 54 48

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 3 0

no.

yds

avg

tb

ob

5 317 7 391 2 130 6 388 3 189 8 504 3 190 8 505 3 171 6 344 5 310 6 381 5 323 67 4143 85 5457

63.4 55.9 65.0 64.7 63.0 63.0 63.3 63.1 57.0 57.3 62.0 63.5 64.6 61.8 64.2

3 3 1 4 1 2 1 4 2 0 0 1 1 23 64

0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0

2012 PAC-12 SOUTH DIVISION CHAMPIONS


2012 UCLA FOOTBALL Games Played ## 26 24 41 60 11 8I 0C 12 54 64 90 76 72 2B 78 2Z 98 1 1Z 8 23 2 4I 3 70 55 40 51 3B 21 19 27 43 17 63 0F 0H 9 56 28 6 18 15 33 99 7 93 48 0G 0D 50 47 1J 1G 94 14 73 2C 10 22 4 88 0J 44 81 0B 5F 86 87 25 95 2A 1B 7G 92 5E 35

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Eric Kendricks' play at UCLA is no joke Once the target of club comedians because of his wild hair, the sophomore linebacker leads the Pac-12 Conference with 112 tackles and has been one of the catalysts in the Bruins' turnabout. November 20, 2012 | By Chris Foster

UCLA defensive end Datone Jones remembers attending a show at a comedy club with teammate Eric Kendricks two years ago. It was hard to be inconspicuous. Kendricks and his wild jet-black hair — picture the image of a cartoon character who has stuck a finger in a light socket — became an easy target. "Every comedian picked on him," Jones said. "One guy called him 'High School Musical.' " Coach Jim Mora rolled his eyes at this, saying, "Did the guy know who Eric was? I mean, you might want to be careful doing that." Sure, Kendricks is good-natured and an easy mark for a one-liner with that electrical-storm hairdo. But best not to poke the bear, or rather the Bruin, too much. Kendricks, the product of a football family, hasn't been a barrel of laughs for UCLA opponents. Identifying a better linebacker in the Pac-12 Conference the last month would be difficult. USC learned that Saturday. Kendricks made 10 tackles, intercepted a pass and forced a fumble. In his spare time, he was rushed onto the field on fourth down and deflected a punt. The Bruins scored 14 points off plays by Kendricks in a 38-28 victory. "He makes plays all over the field," Mora said. Kendricks, a sophomore, has recovered three fumbles, returning two for touchdowns. He has one interception. He has blocked two punts. He also leads the Pac-12 with 112 tackles. The Bruins were dealt a potentially crippling blow when linebacker Patrick Larimore was forced to quit in August because of repeated concussions. Kendricks had big cleats to fill as a leader. "Patrick left a lot of slack for me to pick up," Kendricks said. "He did everything. "I had to make the calls, read the offense, all that. I wasn't ready for it at first." The on-the-job training has gone well. Kendricks had 17 tackles against Arizona State on Oct. 27, the start of a four-game span in which he has made 55 tackles. "He's an instinctive guy who can now play instinctively because he understands what to do now," Mora said. Nothing showed that better than the deflected punt against USC. Anthony Barr stumbled to the sideline and Kendricks, his backup on the punt return team, rushed onto the field. He got his hands on the kick, giving the Bruins a first down at the USC 33 in the third quarter. It led to a touchdown that gave UCLA a 31-20 lead. Kendricks set up UCLA's second touchdown by stripping receiver Marqise Lee of the football in the first quarter. "He's just a monster," Jones said. It's a family thing. Eric and Mychal Kendricks are 17 months apart and very much alike. Mychal Kendricks played four seasons at California and is a linebacker for the Philadelphia Eagles. "We fought a lot," Eric Kendricks said. "We were competitive on everything. We'd make up games and then compete, like racing to the kitchen for dinner." More often than not, Eric Kendricks would lose. "But that didn't stop me from racing again," he said. "I think that's why we were ready to play football. We were already used to the competition." Instead of following his brother to Cal, Eric chose his father's school. Marvin Kendricks, a running back, was UCLA's leading rusher in 1970


and 1971. "We had this big, giant towel that was blue, gold and white and had a Bruin bear in the middle of it," Eric Kendricks said. "As a kid, I'd wrap myself in it after swimming. I wanted to go to this school." A routine elementary school assignment — what will you do in the future? — became prophetic. He answered the question about college with, "I'm going to get a football scholarship to UCLA." Said Kendricks: "I grew up hearing about Bruins pride. California was the right spot for Mychal. This was my dream school." The two brothers played against each other once. UCLA beat California last season. "We don't ever talk about it," Eric Kendricks sad. "But it was sweet." chris.foster@latimes.com twitter.com/cfosterlatimes

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UCLA kicker Ka'imi Fairbairn seeks his own blue paradise By Miguel A. Melendez Special to the Daily News Posted: 10/03/2012 09:48:55 PM PDT Updated: 10/03/2012 10:19:56 PM PDT

His full name is John Christian Ka'iminoeauloameka'ikeokekumupa'a Fairbairn. UCLA fans know him as Ka'imi, the true freshman kicker. Fairbairn did without John Christian long ago. He's been Ka'imi since he was a kid, a name deeply rooted in Hawaiian culture with a powerful meaning: The seeker of wisdom, with knowledge and a firm foundation. "The meaning of your name is your life," Fairbairn said. "Hawaiians have a long ancestry. It's really meaningful for me to go by my Hawaiian name." When he left the main island of Oahu, Fairbairn knew it would take some adjusting to a new culture. It started with his name. "John Christian," Fairbairn said, "I don't really respond to that." The first day of school, Fairbairn had a little chat with his professors after class. Done. Next, food. "Everybody misses home once you come to college," Fairbairn said. "Food's a little different." A traditional Hawaiian dinner is hard to come by in Westwood, where you'll find a California Pizza Kitchen and an In-N-Out within walking distance. But nothing short of a plane ride will bring some Kalua pig, chicken and long rice with diced red and green onions. "My family makes a lot of that," Fairbairn said. Even fast food has a different kick on the Big Island. "We have a McDonald's," Fairbairn said. "But we have rice and Portuguese sausage in the breakfast meals. You probably don't know what that is." Advertisement

Fairbairn misses Hawaii. His eyes light up describing the picturesque scenes, bright blue water and fresh breeze. "It's beautiful," he says. But he left it all behind to pursue his dream of continuing UCLA's long tradition of exceptional kickers, from John Lee and Chris Sailer to Justin Medlock and Kai Forbath, all of whom helped UCLA become a premier destination for the nation's top high school kickers.


according to Sailer, who mentored him at his renowned kicking academy. Fairbairn was on the Chris Sailer Award Watch List, and the exposure from afar helped land offers from UCLA and California. There's no doubting Fairbairn's talent, but the California lifestyle and playing at a higher level took some getting used to. "College is a different level," Fairbairn said. "The adjustment is a big one." It didn't take long for UCLA coach Jim Mora to name Fairbairn the starting kicker. It's Mora's mantra that the best players will take the field, and Fairbairn was no exception, true freshman or otherwise. But Fairbairn struggled early. Three of his five extra points were blocked in the season opener against Rice, but he converted a 27-yard field goal. Against Nebraska, Fairbairn went 2 of 4, converting from 35 and 22 but missing from 36 and 34. Mora's confidence in Fairbairn never wavered, and he said as much after that game. Fairbairn went 3 for 3 against Houston, converting from 35, 23 and 33 yards. He went 2 of 3 against Oregon State, missing from 42. He went 0 for 1 against Colorado, missing from 44 yards. Fairbairn, who is a perfect 15 of 15 on extra points since the Rice game, hears the groans when he misses. It weighs heavy on his shoulders. But he continues running out there, his confidence never in doubt. He wants to prove he can be as clutch as his hero, NFL kicker Billy Cundiff. He wants the Bruins to believe they have a guaranteed three points when they need him, but more important he wants his teammates to know they can count on him. "When I miss I feel bad for my teammates," Fairbairn said. "I try to come back and make one for them." Fairbairn sees his teammates pouring sweat in the sweltering heat at practice. He watches from the end zone honing his craft. He watches his shadow and constantly reminds himself to follow through on his swinging motion and keep his eyes back. Just a few weeks ago he spent some time working out with Forbath after practice, soaking in the wisdom. It's The Seeker in him. With a solid foundation built around teammates, Fairbairn continues head on despite some struggles. "I just want to really work hard for my team," Fairbairn said. "My teammates work hard every day and I just try to show up every day for them. They have my back no matter what, and I thank them for that." Perhaps no other teammate plays a more instrumental role than Jeff Locke, the senior who dazzles with every hanging punt and brute strength behind every kickoff. It's no wonder, then, that Fairbairn sticks close by Locke. "He's been a big part of it," Fairbairn said. "He's a veteran. He knows what the game is so he's trying to pass that knowledge to me." Wisdom, knowledge and a firm foundation. For Ka'imi, it's a way of life.


In L.A., it's that other college team turning heads David Leon Moore, USA TODAY Sports

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Brett Hundley arrived under previous coach Rick Neuheisel as the first 5-star quarterback recruit in UCLA's history, and Hundley has helped the Bruins to a 9-2 record in his redshirt freshman season. LOS ANGELES – On the other college football team in Los Angeles – that is to say, at UCLA – misconceptions are evaporating faster than the Bruins' cross-town rival's fall from the Top 25. Jim Mora was the unsmiling, tough-guy, cliché-spewing, failed NFL coach, except that... "There's this kid-like quality about him," says UCLA freshman quarterback Brett Hundley's mother, April. "I'm a really (Photo: Jayne Kamin-Oncea, US Presswire)

good judge of character and a person of spirit and I can just see in his face the joy that he feels when he talks about these kids. Brett tells me that Mora and (UCLA offensive coordinator Noel) Mazzone are like big kids, they keep him

laughing constantly." PICKS: Rivalry weekend drama (http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2012/09/27/weekly-college-football-picks/1567765/) MAILBAG: Submit your college football questions (http://www.usatoday.com/story/gameon/2012/11/01/usa-today-sports-college-football-maibag /1673103/) Hundley was an untested freshman quarterback known primarily as a raw, dual-threat athlete with potential for throwing and running except that . . . "Yes, he's a dual-threat guy, but you know what? He's more of the conventional, pro-style, stand-in-the-pocket, survey-the-field, fire-it-down-the-fieldwith-accuracy-and-timing guy than people would imagine," Mora says. "He can run, but he doesn't have to depend on that to make plays. "And that stroke. He's just got a classic throwing motion. Bill Walsh, who I had tremendous respect for, would have loved Brett Hundley. His footwork. His mechanics. His accuracy.The way he studies the game. His mindset. His approach. He would have just loved him." Southern California – USC, that is -- was the place to be if you were going to be a college football star in L.A. except that . . . The city is still a little shocked at what happened last Saturday, when Hundley, in his first start in a USC-UCLA game, outplayed the so-called Greatest Trojan of Them All, senior record-setting quarterback Matt Barkley. The Bruins ended a five-game losing streak against the Trojans in a 38-28 victory that gave UCLA a 9-2 record, a No.16 ranking and a guaranteed spot in the Nov. 30 Pac-12 title game, no matter what happens in the Bruins' game Saturday against No. 11 Stanford. BIG WIN: UCLA knocks off USC (http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/pac12/2012/11/17/ucla-usc-pac-12-south-brett-hundley-lane-kiffin /1711641/) "Maybe he taught me a little too much," Hundley, laughing, says about the memory of Barkley, some years ago, teaching him how to properly throw a football at a camp run by quarterback guru Steve Clarkson in Santa Barbara when Hundley was just starting his high school career in Chandler, Ariz. If there is a theme to what led up to Saturday's massive role reversal in the Rose Bowl, it is found in a strong, trusting bond between Mora, 51, the rookie college head coach, the disciplinarian UCLA needed, and Hundley, 19, the rookie starter, the transcendent athlete UCLA craved. Hundley didn't come to UCLA to play for Mora. He was recruited by and signed by Rick Neuheisel, himself a former UCLA quarterback. It was a signing that was viewed as historic in Bruin circles – the first UCLA quarterback recruit to have earned a five-star prep rating – and possibly the turning point in Neuheisel's effort to end, as he famously put it, "the football monopoly in Los Angeles." But, last year, Neuheisel redshirted Hundley and another desultory season ended with a 50-0 loss to USC and Neuheisel's firing. MAILBAG: Submit your college football questions (http://www.usatoday.com/story/gameon/2012/11/01/usa-today-sports-college-football-maibag /1673103/) Mora, not UCLA's first or second choice but an intriguing choice, was hired. One day in mid-December, as Mora made his way around the UCLA football facilities during the Bruins' preparations for the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl, he met Hundley, and he remembers it well.


"What impressed me about him was his maturity, the way he looked me in the eye and shook my hand," Mora says. "He was very, very bright-eyed, and he seemed very smart. And his size. He looked like the right-sized guy." Six-foot-3. 223 pounds. Lean and strong. Mora had other options.Seniors Richard Brehaut and Kevin Prince had both gained considerable experience under Neuheisel. But Mora liked the look of Hundley. So, as he learned from his father, the longtime NFL coach with the same name, he put Hundley to the test. "In coaching, what you try to do is create problems for your players on the practice field that they have to solve. That's how they learn," Mora says. "So (in spring practice) we would purposely put Brett in some really difficult situations. Whether he responded immediately the way you want him to and had success or whether he didn't and he had a failure, he was able to learn from it, put it in the rear-view mirror and go on – without being rattled and without being too exuberant when he did something right. That was really impressive to me." Fast forward to last Saturday in the Rose Bowl. Hundley was put in a difficult situation – fourth quarter, USC had crept to within 31-28 – and he responded once again with poise. First down from his own 17-yard line? Boom, 18 yards to Shaq Evans, a gutsy call and brilliant execution. Thirdand-13 on the same drive, from the USC 47? A clutch 15 yard-dart to Joseph Fauria. The drive ended with a 29-yard touchdown run by Johnathan Franklin, good for a 10-point lead with 4:02 left. Game over. USC dynasty over. (The Trojans are 7-4, out of the polls, and facing No.1 Notre Dame Saturday without an injured Barkley.) UCLA legend born? Eleven games into his college career, Hundley has completed 69% of his passes for 2,973 yards, 25 touchdowns and nine interceptions. And he has run for 282 yards and eight touchdowns.

In his first season, UCLA football coach Jim Mora Jr. has led the Bruins to a 9-2 record, a berth in the Pac-12 championship game -- and a win over rival Southern California. (Photo: Andrew Fielding, US Presswire)

Mora really likes Hundley and he does actually smile when he talks about his talent, his work ethic, his humility, his willingness to put in extra time on the field and in the film room, the poise that allows him to continue to look downfield when the pocket is collapsing, the nimbleness of leg. And, then, there's that something you just can't teach . . . "I think," Mora says, "he's hungry to be great." Mora is willing to go as far as to say this: "It's a long journey, and I don't want to put any undue pressures on the kid at this point in his career. But I would say that if he continues to work hard and we can surround him with the right kind of players, and he can stay humble, I don't see any reason


he can't be regarded as one of the great quarterbacks to play here. I think he'll be talked about as a Heisman Trophy candidate very, very soon. He's on a path that's going to make him a very sought-after young man." Hundley's parents would add one more key ingredient: Mora staying put at UCLA. "Jim Mora has brought a whole different attitude," says Hundley's father, Brett Hundley Sr., who played football and ran track at Arizona and is now a health care executive. "You can sense it. You can feel it. Obviously, the proof is in the puddin'. They're all on the same ship, and it's quite a journey. "Brett really respects coach Mora. He's the type of coach who can really grab Brett's attention. You can tell he's really committed to this deal of bringing UCLA football back to prominence. I think their relationship is very, very close." Hundley's mother adds, "Brett has always aspired for so much, and that's the same way with coach Mora. Don't settle for mediocrity, and you'll achieve the things you want to. That's what I see happening. I think coach Mora has brought to the team what Brett had expressed to me his freshman year that he always wanted." Hundley spends more time with Mazzone, the offensive coordinator, than he does with Mora, who leans to the defensive side of things. But his Bond with Mora is undeniable. "Deep down inside, we have a strong connection on and off the field," Hundley says. "He has my back for anything and everything. I look at him as a role model, someone I can always look to and have him show me the way. He's leading this team and doing big and great things."

UCLA coach Jim Mora already creating own L.A. story by David Leon Moore, USA TODAY Recommend

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LOS ANGELES -- He came to Los Angeles as a kind of reinvention of himself, a one-time whiz kid who in early middle age found himself having been fired as a head coach by not one but two NFL teams. After his second firing, he caught his breath in the TV booth, working as an analyst while doing a lot of soul-searching about his next career move. He eventually began to be drawn to the world of college Gary A. Vasquez, US Presswire

Jim Mora is undefeated in three games as coach of UCLA, including a win against Nebraska.

football, pursued some opportunities and, in a case of being in the right spot at the right time, was hired by a big-name school in Los Angeles looking to re-establish its football credentials. And it didn't bother him that he wasn't the school's first or

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legacy was tarnished by NCAA penalties for violations that occurred during his tenure. Mora, fired by the Atlanta Falcons and Seattle Seahawks and 31-33 as an NFL coach, arrived at UCLA to begin his first college head coaching job at 50. The story lines are almost identical. The personalities are not. "I see the similarities, but there's no similarity in the person," Mora says. "We are not alike at all. I don't mean that in a negative way. I have a lot of respect for Pete. I like him a lot. I've known him forever. But we're not the same guy." Yes, well, Los Angeles has noticed that. At USC, Carroll was outgoing, frenetic at times, playful, chatty.


At UCLA, Mora has been a whole lot of short answers and smoldering intensity. That's fine with Bruins fans, though, because Mora has produced a 3-0 start, including an upset

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often lacking during the tenure of Mora's predecessor, Rick Neuheisel, a former Bruins quarterback who just couldn't find a difference-maker at his old position. Now, with redshirt freshman quarterback Brett Hundley making plays with his arm and his legs and running back Johnathan Franklin giving the Bruins two major stars in the backfield for the

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first time in a long time, the early reviews of Mora fall somewhere between "great fit" and "miracle worker." And, really, he's not such a grump. Classic Mora

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He's one of those people who will look you in the eye and convey they care about you, the kind of person who isn't totally wrapped up in himself, who might surprise you by asking something about you. And his eyes, which might glaze over if you ask him where his team should be ranked or how

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exciting it is to be 3-0, light up when he talks about being a kid hanging around the college and pro teams that employed his famous father, also named Jim Mora, known most for his 11-year tenure as the New Orleans Saints head coach.

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"One of my first memories is being a little kid riding on the team bus when my dad was coaching at Occidental College," he says. "I was always attracted to the environment. I liked to go to practice. I liked to be on the field. I liked to be on the sideline. I liked to be in the locker room. "From the day I came out of the womb, it's been 100% football. Every meal we've ever been

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served in the Mora household has been because of football. So there's never been anything else that was of major significance in terms of a vocation." His father, retired and living in Palm Desert, Calif., has always been a huge influence, more in

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terms of philosophy than in schemes or strategy. "His biggest impact on me," Mora says, "has been in things like: How do you function in this

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role? What things are important? What qualities should you have? How do you treat people? How do you treat players? How do you hold them accountable? "The importance of discipline and accountability and toughness and integrity and those things -those are the things my dad has always impressed upon me." This is classic Mora-speak. Discipline. Toughness. Accountability. Here's more classic Mora. Instead of holding training camp on UCLA's spectacularly scenic Westwood campus, as had been done in the past, Mora held camp in San Bernardino, an outpost 60 miles east of downtown Los Angeles that is miserably hot in August. Bear Bryant had his Junction Boys, the survivors of his merciless first training camp as the head coach at Texas A&M in the small and extraordinarily hot town of Junction, Texas.

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Mora's San Bernardino Boys might someday be thought of similarly. In August, the Bruins were hot and sore, dog-tired, occasionally irritable, sometimes miserable. Now, they say, they are toughened, mentally and physically, and closer to one another than they have ever been. "It was hot every day, and there was never a practice or a moment in practice that wasn't hard," junior defensive end Cassius Marsh says. "It brought everybody closer together. It got to 110 degrees, I think. Guys got overheated a couple of times. It got guys to push through the mental barriers and just work as hard as they can for as long as they can. I think that's something you can't really teach. That's something I think you have to earn yourself." Franklin, a 5-11, 195-pound senior who is generating Heisman Trophy talk after averaging 180.3

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yards in the the first three games, says words can't adequately describe the camp. "It was a grind, day in and day out -- one of the hardest, toughest camps I've ever been through," he says. "You had to be mentally and physically ready each day from the time you woke up till the time you went to sleep. There were no distractions. It was just team. We were able to get a lot closer." This all makes sense on a team coached by Mora. It is, after all, the human connections of the game that drew him to consider a future in college football. Heading to college After getting fired by the Seahawks following the 2009 season, he was invited by University of Washington coach Steve Sarkisian to spend time around the Huskies during the 2010 season. "It's limited, what I could do because of NCAA rules, but I could come to practice, stay on the sideline, go to meetings, basically be a fly on the wall," Mora says. Then in March 2011, Mora, an avid skier, blew out a knee during a ski trip. This time, Scott Woodward, Washington's athletics director, invited him to do his rehab with the Huskies training staff. "So basically I spent the next six months, three hours a day, five days a week, with their training staff," Mora says. "I got to spend an amazing amount of time not just with the football players, but with all the athletes. "And it was just really cool being around them. They'd come up to me and talk to me about things, about life." Mora ended up getting particularly close to Washington linebacker Cort Dennison. "We were constantly communicating," he says. "He was asking me for advice. It made me feel, like, relevant in someone's life, beside my own family's. It was like maybe I had something to offer these kids, that maybe they would listen to me." He loved the thought of that. Then he started studying up on the college game. Then he started to think who he might hire as his staff if he could get some college program interested in hiring him. It turns out UCLA, after first turning in a couple of other directions unsuccessfully -- Chris Petersen of Boise State and Al Golden of Miami (Fla.) -- wanted Mora. And it turns out Mora does have something to offer, that these kids will listen. "He's already done a lot for me as a player and as a man," says Marsh, the defensive end. "He's a great coach and a great mentor." Senior safety Dalton Hilliard says Mora invited him to his office to watch tapes of former LSU and NFL running back Dalton Hilliard (no relation) playing for Mora's dad's Saints. "I thought that was really neat," Hilliard says. "He just seems like a really good guy, a players' coach. I can really relate to him. I can talk to him about anything." Hilliard and the others love that Mora was an NFL coach, a feeling, to be sure, that USC players had when Carroll arrived. Mora, like Carroll, wants them to get to the NFL if that's what they want and if they're good enough. But it's telling that Mora seems more excited talking about what kind of person Franklin aspires to be than about his elusiveness and speed and more excited talking about Hundley's leadership than about his touch on the deep ball. Carroll lasted nine years at USC and then went back to the NFL and replaced, yep, Mora as the Seahawks coach. Can Mora replace Carroll as the football king of Los Angeles? "It would be great to have that kind of success," Mora says. So far, pretty good, especially compared to Carroll, whose first Southern California team started 1-4 and finished 6-6. At 3-0, Mora says he's going to do what his father has always advised him to do. You could call this the Jim Mora playbook on football and life: "Just keep your head down and keep working. Keep being demanding. Keep the team on track. Keep focused on the next task."


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By MARK WHICKER COLUMNIST / THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER TEMPE, Ariz. – Brett Hundley is in the midst of quarterbacking immersion. Noel Mazzone, his UCLA offensive coordinator, knows that everyone sinks if Hundley fails. "I've been pretty hard on him, the first six games," Mazzone said Saturday, after all the yards had been calculated, after Hundley had saddled up the Bruins behind their junior lifeguards on the line, after Ka'imi Fairbairn had trotted on with the knowledge that he probably had only more big field goal to miss. "You know how goofy coaches are. We were walking out to practice on Tuesday, I believe, and I said, 'Brett, I've decided. You're finally our quarterback now. You're a quarterback.'" Very few of the species have been seen on the west side of Los Angeles since Drew Olson. UCLA quarterback Brett Hundley directed the Bruins' winning fourth-quarter drive on the road against Arizona State on Saturday. MATT YORK, AP

With 1:33 left and with two timeouts remaining, UCLA got the ball on the 20-yard line and needed a field goal to beat Arizona State. This, after leading, 42-33, with 9:01 left.

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Now Hundley had to get it done in real time and speed, against a defense that ranked fourth nationally in pass efficiency. And, with :04 left, Fairbairn came on for the 33-yarder that won it, 45-43, raising UCLA to 6-2 overall - yes, bowl eligibility - and 3-2 in the Pac-12. Far more than that, the Bruins won a critical conference road game for perhaps the first time since Olson's Bruins went 10-2 in 2007. And they finally got to a bridge that threatened to separate their season, and they crossed it. Rick Neuheisel's teams never could do that. In 2011 they lost, 48-12, at Arizona when they were 3-3. In 2010 they lost at Cal, 35-7, when they were 3-2.

This loss would have evaporated UCLA's hopes of winning the South Division but it also would have deepened the déja blue that has infested this program. So many identities were at stake. Johnathan Franklin, ex-fumbler, was entrusted with the carries to set up Fairbairn, who had missed four field-goal attempts this year under 45 yards. And Hundley had thrown four picks at Cal.

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"With all the great ones, they make plays when the plays are not there to be made," Mazzone said. "The good ones will get first downs for me when I call the worst play possible. "He wasn't a deer in the highlights today. He would scramble and make plays when he had to, or he saw something before the snap that told him what to do. He's still young, you know." He's not alone. Hundley is a redshirt freshman. His center, Jake Brendel, is also a redshirt freshman. So is tackle Torian White, who was filling in for true freshman Simon Goines. Devin Fuller, a high school quarterback a year ago, caught a TD pass. Another redshirt freshman, Steven Manfro, caught a pass for a first down on the big drive, as did Shaq Evans and Damien Thigpen. "Maybe it goes back to when me and my dad used to throw the ball around, in crazy situations," Hundley said. "It's like backyard football, but football's football at the end of the day." The backyard is not far away, in Chandler, where Brett Sr. is an assistant coach at the high school. When Brett was a junior he was beaten out for the QB job. Then Chandler fell behind Centennial of Peoria by 28 points and Brett took over. He threw for three scores in the second half and hit 14 of 18 passes, although Chandler still lost. "The worst thing you can do is start to rush things," Hundley said. "I've got faith in my receivers and the guys up front. It comes down to being relaxed and having the trust factor." It showed on his first play of the second half. Hundley slid expertly to dodge one rusher, then put up a flying pillow of a pass for Thigpen, who ran under it and made it into a 65-yard touchdown. In that moment Hundley was both master and commander.

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"That play made it look like he'd been actually been coached," Mazzone said, jokingly. The head coach, Jim Mora, knows how much polishing awaits him. But a game like this shows resilience and purpose, for the first time in a long time. Maybe it goes back to those hellish August workouts in San Bernardino. Where it leads is anybody's guess. "Brett is doing a much better job of keeping his eyes up the field when there's pressure," Mora said. "He still will look at the rush at times, but he's getting his eyes back up sooner. Now, he has to learn to throw it away, not take the sack. That's the next step for Brett." The steps get steeper, but at least there's a path. Contact the writer: mwhicker@ocregister.com. Follow on Twitter:MWhickerOCR

Former Compton High standout makes most of opportunity and embraces being a role model. By Miguel A. Melendez, Correspondent Inside SOCAL Posted:

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The distance between Compton High and UCLA is 23 miles. For senior Datone Jones, it may as well have been worlds apart. Jones grew up in a world where making eye contact with the wrong person can get you killed, a world where wearing the wrong color can put your life in danger. Jones is from Los Angeles and grew up in gang-ravaged Compton, a place where walking the streets at night was about as safe as walking through a minefield. Jones came to UCLA in 2008. It was a different part of Los Angeles he learned to get used to, and the 6-foot-4, 275-pound defensive end has grown to appreciate UCLA's pristine campus. The differences are subtle - from neatly manicured lawns to functioning sprinklers - but for Jones it accentuated a microcosm in which he had to learn to grow up fast. Jones was raised by his mother Shondra Hall. He has an older brother and four sisters, all of whom were kept on a tight leash. That meant no parties, and for Jones it meant going nowhere without his brother, who is six years older. "My mom's a real tough lady," Jones said. "She never let me go to parties, but I'm happy she stopped me because she knew. I commend her a lot for that because I could have been caught up in a real tough situation." Shondra understood the heavy influences surrounding Jones. Even more, she knew the dangers. "The first time I ever saw someone lose their life I was 11," Jones recalled. It was the day after the Fourth of July. Jones was in his apartment playing games with his siblings. Fireworks went off in the distance, nothing new in a neighborhood that was known for setting off fireworks months before Independence Day. But this night was different. "We heard everybody screaming," Jones said.


"Right in front of my apartment building, someone gets shot like 13 times," Jones said. "Two people got shot but the other guy survived. "When you see someone lose their life, it's not like how you see it in the movies," Jones said. "I've seen all of that. I'm pretty numb to it now, but a kid should never have to see that." Most kids spent their early years trying to master skills like how to ride a bike. Jones spent his learning how to survive. "We didn't have that safety growing up," Jones said. "I felt that made a lot of people in my area grow up fast. We had to learn by the streets pretty fast." But in the streets there's no such thing as two-lane roads. You either make it out or stay behind. "It's been like that my whole life," Jones said. "We have a group of friends, and they go one way and others go another way. I had friends who were killed or are in jail now." Jones had six Division I offers by the end of his junior year, UCLA among them. He committed not long after visiting the Westwood campus. It's where he belonged. It was his ticket out of Compton, and his mother agreed. "I didn't commit," Jones said. "We committed. This is where I had to go by myself, but ultimately we all committed together because when one of us makes it we all make it." Jones was signed, sealed and delivered, ready to make a name for himself along with cornerback Aaron Hester, who attended nearby Dominguez High. But two weeks before leaving for UCLA, Jones relived a childhood memory he has been unable to repress. It was his senior year and he was heading home after the CIF State Track and Field Championships. He was walking home decked in Compton High gear. "I remember coming home there were a bunch of guys banging close to my apartment building," Jones recalled. "They were staring me down, and it got scary. The street got dark because the street lights weren't working. I walked fast to get to my apartment." Just when Jones thought he was safe, chaos ensued. "As soon as I close the front door to my house, shots rang out," Jones said. "I open my front door and somebody laid down in the front yard on the ground." Shondra frantically called her eldest son. But no answer. "We see a guy in the front yard laid down, but with the street lights you can't see who is on the ground," Jones said. "I'm scared, but I run out to the front because I'm thinking that's my older brother. "I got to the front and I flipped the guy over. His body was shot up. It wasn't my brother." Jones and others had rushed out to help, but with the car circling back they were left with no choice but to rush back into their homes. "I guess to finish whatever they started because they saw people looking," Jones said. "I called my brother and he wasn't answering. It tripped me out because I thought it was my brother. I wanted to help the guy laid down, but we had to run." Jones knows he escaped a rough life, which is why he's making the most of his opportunity at UCLA. He's off to a roaring start. If he makes it to the NFL some day, he wants to continue mentoring kids, something he has done every chance he gets. But he knows that walking the walk will have a greater impact. "I'm a role model to my entire community in Compton," Jones said. "I know that my name is still running through the city, and it motivates me to work harder and graduate, so when people pick up the newspaper they see I got my degree from UCLA." Bring on the world.


This season will cap Jeff Locke's UCLA career The punter and kickoff specialist has skills that could take him to the NFL or the world of high finance. But about that headwear... By Chris Foster 6:56 PM PDT, August 21, 2012 Jeff Locke's roommates are not entirely fond of the baseballstyle cap that the UCLA punter insists on wearing.

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"Disgusting," is the way Bruins quarterback Kevin Prince describes it. "I refuse to touch it," says long snapper Kevin McDermott. Locke couldn't care less what his buddies think. "All's fair in friendship," he says with a smirk. The cap — a UCLA model, white with a powder blue brim — means a lot to Locke. Somewhere under the grime are dozens of signatures, scribbled by UCLA players as a prank orchestrated by Prince in 2009. Over time, the cap has morphed into a symbol of his growth. Besides marking his time at UCLA, it reminds Locke of those boys-will-be-boys moments that made him less awkward. "There are maybe five guys on the cap who are left from that team," Locke says. "This cap has seen a lot. I think I have matured a lot since then." Locke came to UCLA as a painfully shy kid from Arizona who had worked to overcome a speech impediment. He will leave after this season having become a team leader and one of the top punters in the nation. He graduated in the spring with a 3.885 grade-point average and was named UCLA's male scholar-athlete of the year. Ahead are paths leading to the NFL or into high finance. He even jokes about becoming Senator Locke. First, he has one more season as the guy in the disgusting cap. Locke the kicker means a lot to a UCLA team in transition. He averaged 44.6 yards a punt the last three seasons, and his kickoffs are deep and accurate. In a pinch, he has even nailed a couple of long field goals. "It's a huge sense of relief to have a kicker like Jeff," first-year Coach Jim Mora said.


Locke the team leader means as much to the Bruins off the field. For example, he put what he learned as an economics major to use during the spring, calling a team meeting to offer advice on handling scholarship money. "When Jeff calls a meeting, people show up," McDermott says. Locke has come a long way since arriving in Westwood in 2008 looking as if he'd stepped out of the 1970s. All that was missing was an eight-track tape under his arm. "He had a bowl haircut. He was wearing jeans shorts, looking kind of nerdy," Prince recalls. "He said, 'Hi, we're roommates.' I was like, 'Oh boy, I'm with the punter.' " Locke was born on a military base in Germany but was reared in Arizona. He was a soccer player who was persuaded to kick for the freshman football team at Glendale Mountain Ridge High. The first football game Locke saw was the first one he played in, but he was promoted to the varsity two days later. "I was killing the ball," he says. "That was kind of a wake-up call." Although he excelled on the field and in the classroom, he was withdrawn socially because of a lisp that made him self-conscious. "I used to tell everyone that I was from Germany so they would think it was just a German accent," Locke says. "That went over great until one of the seniors on my high school team met my brother, who had no accent. That debunked that myth." As a freshman, Prince went to work on Locke. McDermott joined in a year later. The three have an off-campus apartment that has a fun-house feel. There are mornings when Prince has banged pots and pans to roust Locke from a deep sleep. Locke tries to answer prank-for-prank but says, "the trouble with Prince is he is always willing to escalate." The cap incident, though, couldn't be ignored. "That thing started looking pretty nasty," Prince recalls. "I thought if I had the guys sign it, he wouldn't wear it. He got pretty mad."




With support from his parents, UCLA safety Dalton Hilliard making a name for himself By Miguel A. Melendez, Special to the Daily News Posted: 10/10/2012 10:10:54 PM PDT Dalton Hilliard is sticking with his father Larry's story. He was named after the former New Orleans Saints star running back, and that's that. Hilliard's mother Amalia, however, recalls another story. "I was very pregnant and I was down to two names," Amalia said. "I remember I was watching the movie `Road House.' Patrick Swayze played this tough, no-nonsense guy who kicks butt." The character Swayze played is James Dalton, a smooth yet intimidating bouncer who wreaks of charm and swag. "I chose Dalton because of that," Amelia said. It turns out Hilliard is a perfect blend of both versions. He's a Swiss Army knife. A five-tool player with the kind of versatility on which UCLA coach Jim Mora is capitalizing. Hilliard, a senior, came to UCLA as a running back, switched to safety, and now plays inside linebacker. He's more than embraced the move, he's thrived playing important downs on defense whether the Bruins are in their nickel, dime or base package. Hilliard can play virtually anywhere. He can blitz. He can drop into coverage, and he's become a solid run defender. Yes, he's kicking butt. "I know this term gets thrown around a lot, but he's a football player," UCLA linebackers coach Jeff Ulbrich said. "For a guy who has played his entire life in the secondary and offensively in the backfield, he's done an amazing job picking it up." Hilliard comes from a long lineage of family members who played football. It's why he's often confused as the son of the former New Orleans Saints running back. "All the time," Hilliard said.


In reality, that Hilliard is a distant relative. Like a third uncle. "I have a long list of family members that I've never met who played football," Hilliard said. But the ones who made an immediate and long-lasting impact were closer to home. His father, a major in the U.S. Marine Corps, was a star safety at Eastern New Mexico who earned tryouts with the Dallas Cowboys and New York Giants before blowing out every ligament in his knee. But the fact he didn't make it to the pros didn't change the way Hilliard viewed his father. "He was a baller," he said. "I've seen tape of him just killing guys coming downhill and juking guys when he was on offense." Hilliard's father played running back, wide receiver and defensive back in high school. Hilliard followed in his father's steps, playing the same positions at Punahou High in Hawaii. He also wore No. 4, the same number his father donned in college. "He was one heck of a player," Hilliard said. "He's my inspiration." Hilliard holds his mother in high regard, too. She's an executive at an engineering firm, but she also played professional football with the New York Sharks of the Women's Professional Football League. "The running joke in my family is I'm the only professional player," Amalia said via phone from Seoul, South Korea. "I'm hoping and praying that my son gets to break that tradition." Hilliard remembers growing up watching his mother at practice while tossing the football with his brother, and he grew to respect the women who played such a beautiful but brutal sport. "He saw that they can do anything that they want to be," Amalia said. "It's not powder puff. These are women are out there in pads." And Hilliard found his own way of paying homage to his mother. "In high school I wore her game pads," said Hilliard, who had a career-high three tackles for a loss at Colorado. "Her pads were kind of small. So I said, `I'll go ahead and use these ones because the smaller the pads the faster you run."' Larry was versatile in high school. And Amalia was no different, playing tight end, linebacker and some nose tackle. "When we lived in New York," Hilliard recalls, "Hofstra (University) was about a mile away from my house where they practiced. Most people can't say their mom, of all people, played professional football. She's one heck of a woman." Amalia was discovered during a clinic held by the New York Jets for women who wanted to learn more about the sport. Amalia played quarterback and receiver during seven-on-seven drills. The owner of the New York Sharks was there and approached her about playing. Amalia, a full-time accounting manager at the time, was 32 when she joined the team. Dalton was in the fourth grade and younger brother Kamdon was in first grade. Paige was a newborn still in a stroller. After work, Amalia attended two-hour practices and played games on the weekend. It was by chance that Amalia was able to join. The Hilliards spent time in Illinois, California, Virginia and North Carolina before moving to New York following Larry's work with the Marines. The Hilliards were in New York when the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center happened. The Sharks, who played only 10 miles from Ground Zero, postponed their games, but Larry went to work. He was stationed in New York as a company commander training Marine reservists. After 9/11, the military activated the reservists and Larry led the charge supporting communications through Satellite radio. The Sharks' season resumed nearly a month later. Amalia's season was cut short when she suffered a torn MCL in Arizona. The Hilliards eventually moved to Hawaii, where they live to this day. Larry retired after serving two decades in the Marines. "He's living the dream," Hilliard said. And maybe he can say the same when his time ends at UCLA and just maybe continues in the NFL. He's not thinking ahead, as UCLA is in the middle of what could be a promising season. But his versatility will only help his chances. "I love the fact I can play so many positions on this team and coaches trusting me to learn the playbook at those positions," Hilliard said. "It's really something that I'm enjoying." There's no debating now. Hilliard's all football. And swag.


Walker's path to UCLA had some sharp turns By JANIS CARR / THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

Temptation roamed the streets and violence lived nearby, the kind of neighbors that scared Patricia Jones. The single mother of three young boys was determined to keep her sons away from the drugs and gang life that inhabited Richmond and steer them clear of a self-destructive path that had claimed so many young lives. UCLA wide receiver Kenneth Walker III cools down on the bench during Saturday's game against Oregon State. Walker says he has lused football to help control his anger. It wasn't easy, especially when her youngest, Kenneth Walker III seemed drawn in that direction. He repeatedly got into fights, acted out in school and began to hang with guys his mother didn't approve. What was the single, working mother supposed to do? She was estranged from Walker's father, who lived 45 miles away, and only had her own mother for help. The athletic teen and fast runner didn't make it easy on his mother. Walker was an angry child, harboring a rage fueled by his parents' separation, their constant bickering and parental tug-of-war. For him, the streets seemed to offer a simpler lifestyle, without family drama and arguments. Walker, currently a promising freshman receiver at UCLA, might have stepped off that curb had it not been for the ironic twist that brought his parents back together, his interest in poetry and football. "I was kind of a bad child and there was a lot of easy stuff to get into and I found a way to get into it, like fights and stuff. I had a lot of anger problems," Walker said. Initially, Walker used poetry to express his anger, writing lengthy odes to no one. When writing didn't alleviate his rage, he took to running track. Winning three Junior Olympic titles in the hurdles, though, didn't completely quell that deep-down resentment. "It worked for a while, but then I ended up getting back into it, being angry with myself," said Walker, who no longer writes poetry. Football would be the answer. Walker could channel his anger onto the football field, a grassy patch where he could take out his frustration with every tackle, every hit. "That kind of helped because it's a much more aggressive sport," Walker said. Despite her discipline, love and protection, Jones said she needed help if Walker was going to stay out of trouble, improve his grades and reach his potential as a football player. So when Walker was 12, she sent him to live with his father, who had married another woman and fathered two other children in Oakley, a planned community that prides itself on strong family values and a high quality of life. In Oakley, Walker not only learned to adapt to a different lifestyle, but developed into a top-rated high school football player and a standout student. Without the negative influences of his previous neighborhood, Kenneth Walker III eventually was headed on a path to college, a road that led him to UCLA this season. Walker is one of three freshman receivers Coach Jim Mora is counting on in the future. Mora called Walker elusive, someone who "runs good routes for a young player." The 6-foot, 175-pound receiver has seen limited action in the Bruins' first four games, having caught two passes for 39 yards, including a 33-yarder. He also has carried the ball twice and nearly scored a touchdown in the fourth quarter against Houston, but was stopped on the 1-yard line. Walker calls moving to Oakley, located east of Antioch, a game-changer. "The biggest difference was not having to look behind my back all the time when I walked down the street," Walker said, "and not worrying about getting into trouble." The change in environment not only helped Walker become one of the Bay Area's top receivers, he stayed out of trouble thanks in large part to his dad's heavy-handed discipline. His dad required him to come home right after school, do his homework, keep up his grades and call whenever he went out with friends. "I knew I could handle him," his father Kenneth Walker Jr. said. "It would take some time, but I knew I could handle him." Said the younger Walker: "At first, I was mad (at my mom for moving me) because I didn't really like my dad. We used to get into a lot of arguments and I used to get into a lot of trouble. I was a lot a lot like my dad growing up and he kept telling me that don't go that route because I was too much like him."


And that scared Kenneth Walker Jr. At 17, he was sentenced to 12 years in a New Orleans prison for armed robbery and served six years and given six years probation. While behind bars, Walker Jr. vowed to keep his kids from the same fate. "That's why I was so hard on Kenneth. I didn't want him to make the same mistakes I did," Walker Jr. said. "I could never give up on my son. I'm a father and I can't give up on him or any of my kids." After his sophomore season at Freedom High in Oakley, where his father served as an assistant football coach, Walker's world was thrown into turmoil and again he was packing his bags. In a strange twist, his father divorced, and he and Walker moved back to Richmond. Back in with his mother. Back to the old neighborhood. But Walker had changed. The streets no longer tempted him and he continued to progress on the football field, track and classroom. Plus, his parents were back together. "My time at Freedom High (in Oakley) changed me, so I wasn't really into all that gang-bangin' any more," Walker said. "I realized the kinds of opportunities I had at Freedom ... and that gave me a different perspective. Now, I think before I act, which is what my dad used to tell me. "There was a lot of stuff I was so close to getting into back then that I could just turn down when I went back. It's crazy how much stuff you can get into." With his parents back together, Walker's life was calmer and he was able to keep his focus on landing a football scholarship. As a junior at Richmond's Kennedy High, he garnered interest from six Pac-12 schools, but had decided to commit to Cal. But after participating in Nike's The Opening camp and B2G Elite Camp at UCLA, he decided to join the Bruins. "Now it takes a lot to tick me off. Now I just try to hold it in and when I play football, I leave everything out there." Contact the writer: jcarr@ocregister.com




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