UCLA FOOTBALL UCLA Athletic Communications / J.D. Morgan Center / 325 Westwood Plaza / Los Angeles, CA 90095 Football Contacts: Steve Rourke / [email protected] / o: (310) 206-8187; Andrew Sinatra / [email protected] COMING UP UCLA vs. Cincinnati Saturday, September 1, 2018 – 4:00 p.m. Sat. Sept. 1 - Cincinnati at UCLA - 4 p.m. (ESPN) Sat. Sept. 8 - UCLA at No. 5 Oklahoma - 10 a.m. PT / Noon CT (FOX) GAME INFORMATION Sat. Sept. 15 - Fresno State at UCLA - 7:30 p.m. (FS1) Venue: Rose Bowl (80,616) - Pasadena, Calif. Fri. Sept. 28 - UCLA at Colorado - 6 p.m. PT / 7 p.m. MT (FS1) Kickoff Time: 4:00 p.m. PST vs. Television: ESPN (Bob Wischusen, Brock Huard, Allison Williams) AT A GLANCE Radio (UCLA Sports Network from IMG College): AM 1150/ 97.3 FM *The Bruins and the Bearcats meet for the first time 4-8, tied 4th AAC East 6-7, 4th P12 South Josh Lewin (play-by-play),Matt Stevens (analyst), Wayne Cook (sideline) *The Bruins have gone 65-29-5 in 99 previous season openers All-Time Series: First meeting *Chip Kelly is 2-2 in season-opening games Sirius/XM internet Ch. 81 UCLA is 65-29-5 all-time in season-opening games. *The Bruins have won six straight games in the Rose Bowl *The Bruins have captured the last 10 non-conference games played in the Rose Bowl BRUINS HOST BEARCATS TO OPEN 2018 SEASON — UCLA (0-0) will open the 2018 season by hosting Cincinnati (0-0) *The Bruins own an 18-5 record vs. non-conference opponents in the Rose Bowl on September 1 at 4:00 p.m. PT. The game will be televised by ESPN. The Bruin IMG Radio Network will broadcast the since 2012 contest, which will also be aired over Sirius/XM, 97.3 FM, uclabruins.com and tunein.com and the TuneIn App. This will be the Bruins’ first meeting with Cincinnati. 2018 UCLA FOOTBALL SCHEDULE The Bruins are 65-29-5 all-time in season-openers. It will be the second straight campaign in which UCLA has started the season at home September (last year defeated Texas A&M 45-44 in Rose Bowl). The last time that happened was in the 2008 (win over Tennessee) and 2009 (win over Sat. 1 Cincinnati ESPN 4 p.m. San Diego State) seasons. The Bruins own victories in their last six season-openers played at home (2017 - Texas A&M, 2015 - Virginia, 2013 - Nevada, 2009 - San Diego State, 2008 - Tennessee, 2006 - Utah) and in 12 of the last 13 season-openers played at home (2004 Sat. 8 at Oklahoma FOX 10 a.m. lost to Oklahoma State, 2002 win over Colorado State, 2000 win over Alabama, 1999 win over Boise State, 1998 win over Texas, 1995 Sat. 15 Fresno State FS1 7:30 p.m. win over Miami, 1994 win over Tennessee). Bruin teams have won 10 straight non-conference games played in the Rose Bowl. Fri. 28 at Colorado* FS1 6 p.m. First-year head coach Chip Kelly was named UCLA’s head football coach on Nov. 25, 2017. Kelly owns a collegiate record of 46-7 compiled October in four seasons as the head coach at the University of Oregon (2009-12). During that span, his Duck teams captured first place or a share Sat. 6 Washington* - TBD of first in the North Division of the conference (three outright conference championships 2009-11) and four BCS bowl games. Kelly guided Sat. 13 at California* - TBD Oregon to appearances in a National Championship Game (2010), two Rose Bowls (after 2011 and 2009 seasons) and the Fiesta Bowl Sat. 20 Arizona* - TBD following the 2012 season. He also has served as the head coach of the San Francisco 49ers (2016) and the Philadelphia Eagles (2013- Fri. 26 Utah* ESPN 7:30 p.m. 15). Kelly was named the 2009 and 2010 Pac-10 Coach of the Year, 2010 Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year, 2010 Walter Camp Coach November of the Year, 2010 Sporting News Coach of the Year, 2010 AFCA Coach of the Year Award and 2010 Associated Press Coach of the Year. Sat. 3 at Oregon* - TBD Sat. 10 at Arizona State* - TBD Vs. Cincinnati / The American Athletic Conference — This will be the first meeting with Cincinnati. Sat. 17 USC* - TBD UCLA is 7-8-0 all-time vs. teams in the current American Athletic Conference -- Memphis (1-1), Navy (0-0), SMU (1-4), Tulane (0-0), Sat. 24 Stanford* - TBD Houston (4-3), Tulsa (0-0), South Florida (0-0), Cincinnati (0-0), Central Florida (0-0), UConn (0-0), East Carolina (0-0), Temple (1-0). Fri. 30 Pac-12 Champ. Game FOX 5 p.m. * Pac-12 Conference games; Times listed are Pacific — Oppt. AP ranking in parenthesis indicates ranking at time of game THE WATCH LIST (games listed as TBD generally determined 12 days in advance of game • UCLA owns a record of 65-29-5 in 99 previous season openers. date) • Chip Kelly owns a 2-2 record in season-opening games as a college head coach at Oregon --- 2009 lost at Boise State (8-19), 2010 won vs. New Mexico (72-0), 2011 lost to LSU at Arlington, Texas (27-40), 2012 won vs. Arkansas State (57-34) • UCLA averaged 6.4 yards per play in 2017. It was the highest average for a Bruin offense since the 1998 team posted a mark of 6.81 yds/play. • UCLA went 6-0 while playing in the Rose Bowl in the 2017 season. The last time the Bruins had registered a perfect mark at home was in 2005 UCLA COACHING STAFF (6-0). Perfection in the Rose Bowl was also achieved in the 1987 (6-0) and 1985 seasons (5-0, including Rose Bowl game win). Head Coach: Chip Kelly (New Hampshire ‘90) - 1st Year • The Bruins have victories in the last 10 non-conference games played in the Rose Bowl (2017 - Texas A&M and Hawaii; 2016 - UNLV; 2015 - Def. Coord. Jerry Azzinaro (American International ‘82) - 1st Year Virginia and BYU; 2014 - Memphis; 2013 - Nevada and New Mexico St.; 2012 - Nebraska and Houston). The last loss was to Texas in 2011. Quarterbacks: Dana Bible (Cincinnati ‘76) - 1st Year • The overall 2017 records (62-31) and final AP ranking of the teams which defeated UCLA last season: #25 Memphis 10-3, #20 Stanford 9-5, Receivers: Jimmie Dougherty (Missouri ‘01) - 2nd Year Arizona 7-6, #16 Washington 10-3, Utah 7-6, #12 USC 11-3, Kansas State 8-5. Running Backs: DeShaun Foster (UCLA ‘14) - 2nd Year • S Adarius Pickett is the leading returning tackler with 85 stops (18th in P12 with 6.8 avg.), CB Nate Meadors topped the team with 9 pass Offensive Line: Justin Frye (Indiana ‘06) - 1st Year break-ups last season, which was tied for 12th in the P12. OLBs/Special Teams: Roy Manning (Michigan ‘04) - 1st Year • WR Theo Howard has caught a pass in each of his last 16 straight games. He hauled in a career-high 11 receptions in last year’s game vs. USC. Defensive Line: Vince Oghobaase (Duke ‘10) - 1st Year Howard’s 56 catches last season were the 16th-most in school single-season annals. Inside LBs: Don Pellum (Oregon ‘85) - 1st Year • The Bruins own a September record of 14-4 over the past five seasons -- 2017 (3-2), 2016 (2-2), 2015 (4-0), 2014 (3-0), 2013 (2-0). Defensive Backs: Paul Rhoads (Missouri Western ‘89) - 1st Year • Position player starts leaders: CB Nate Meadors-23, OL Andre James-20, S Adarius Pickett-17, OL Michael Alves-13, LB Josh Woods-12, WR Theo Tight Ends: Derek Sage (CSUN ‘02) - 1st Year Howard-11. The longest starting streak belongs to James who has opened the last 20 games, Alves and Meadors are next with 13 straight starts each. • 15 Bruins made their first career starts on defense in 2017 and 10 return --- (DL Rick Wade, DL Boss Tagaloa- now on offense, DL Chigozie Nnoruka, LB/ DL Keisean Lucier-South, DB Colin Samuel, LB Krys Barnes, CB Darnay Holmes, DL Jaelan Phillips, DL Marcus Moore, LB Lokeni Toailoa). • TE Caleb Wilson made 38 catches in five games last season for an average of 7.6 catches per game. The final NCAA stats from 2017 list only three UCLA ON SOCIAL MEDIA players who finished the year with a higher average number of catches per game. Football Twitter: • UCLA’s roster has the fourth-highest percentage of underclassmen in the nation according to a pre-season survey of FBS schools: 76.7% Illinois (78/102); @UCLAFB 75.2% Appalachian State (88/117); 72.1% Cincinnati (80/111); 71.7% UCLA (76/106); also has the third fewest number of upperclassmen: 24-Illinois, Football Instagram: 29-Appalachian State, 30-UCLA, 31 Cincinnati. @UCLAFB • True freshmen played: 2017: 8, 2016: 11, 2015: 10, 2014: 9, 2013: 18 (school record total), 2012:12 --- Returning true freshmen who saw action in Football Facebook: 2017: DB Darnay Holmes, DL Jaelan Phillips, DB Mo Osling III, DL Martin Andrus, DB Quentin Lake, TE Moses Robinson-Carr, LB Rahyme Johnson. A /UCLAFootball UCLA Athletics Twitter: school record 18 true freshmen saw action in the 2013 season. @UCLAAthletics • First career starts in 2017 (by returning players) - vs. Texas A&M: DL Boss Tagaloa, OL Michael Alves, DL Jealan Phillips, DB Darnay Holmes...Memphis: UCLA Athletics Instagram: LB Keisean Lucier-South, DL Chigozie Nnoruka, LB Krys Barnes ... Stanford:DL Rick Wade ..