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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] UCLA will celebrate its fi rst 100 years with a UCLA at Utah year-long university-wide Centennial Celebra- tion. UCLA Athletics has several Centennial Saturday, Nov. 16, 2019 Celebration plans and giveaways in store for GAME TEN: UCLA at No. 8 Utah designated home events, including a set of 13 Centennial Pins highlighting each sport, as well Venue: Rice-Eccles Stadium (45,807) Field Turf Cool Play as a souvenir mosaic poster that features personal photos Kickoff Time: 5 p.m. PT/ 6 pm MT vs. COMING UP Television: FOX (Tim Brando, Spencer Tillman, Coley Harvey) Sat. Nov. 16 - at No.8 Utah - 5 p.m. FOX Radio (UCLA Sports Network from IMG College): AM 570/ AM 1150 Sat. Nov. 23 - at USC - TBA late Saturday night/Sunday am 2019: 4-5, 2019: 8-1, Josh Lewin (play-by-play),Matt Stevens (analyst), Wayne Cook (sideline) AT A GLANCE 4-2 Pac-12 5-1 Pac-12 XM Ch. 385/internet 974 *UCLA leads series 11-6, Utah has won last three; Bruins’ last W was at Utah in 2015. *UCLA is 4-2 in the league play for fi rst time since 2014, when it began Pac-12 6-2. BRUINS ON THE ROAD AT NO. 8 UTAH — UCLA (4-5, 4-2) travels to play at No. 8 Utah (8-1, 5-1) on Saturday at 5 p.m. PT. The *Last time UCLA won more than 3 in a row was in 2015 (4); it also won three game will be televised by FOX. The Bruin IMG Radio Network will broadcast the contest, which will also be aired over 97.3 FM, straight Pac-12 games in 2015; it won 5 straight Pac-12 games in 2014. Sirius/XM, uclabruins.com and tunein.com and the TuneIn App. UCLA is proud to join our institution in celebrating UCLA’s Centennial *Bruins are 2-1 vs. ranked teams this season (W over #24 Arizona St./W over all season long. The football team will mark the Centennial with a UCLA 100 helmet sticker for every game, and a UCLA 100 jersey #19 WSU/loss #5 Oklahoma). Last time it won more than 2 was in 2015 (4). patch for all home games. *Last UCLA win over a Top-10 ranked opponent was at Texas (No. 7) in 2010. The Bruins own a 11-6 overall advantage in the series against Utah, which started in 1933. The Bruins have dropped the last three *UCLA has scored more than 30 points in 4 straight games for fi rst time since meetings with the Utes, but posted their most recent series win at Salt Lake City in 2015. 2017 (fi rst 4 g) -- last time it had 30 in more than 4 games was in 2013 (6). Last season, the Utes captured a 41-10 decision at the Rose Bowl. The Bruins led 7-3 after the end of the fi rst quarter, but it was all *Bruins have racked up an average of 478.0 yards of offense in its last 6 games Utah after that. Zack Moss powered for 211 yards on the ground for the Utes. Joshua Kelley checked in at 90 ground yards for the after producing at 263.3/g rate in fi rst three weeks. Bruins. UCLA managed 291 yards of total offense. *UCLA led for total of 7:13 in fi rst 3 games of 2019; last three wins it has averaged In the last Bruin series win in 2015, UCLA scored on two long drives to start the fi rst and third quarters. Josh Rosen completed 15 54 minutes/g with the lead. of 30 passes for 220 yards and a score (28-yard pass to Thomas Duarte). Paul Perkins added 98 yards rushing and a touchdown. *Bruins have scored a TD on all four opening drives during its four wins. Jordan Payton caught 7 balls for 105 yards as he became the UCLA career record holder for receptions during the contest. The *Joshua Kelley enters this week’s action leading the Pac-12 in rushing (107.0/g). Bruins, who owned a 10-6 lead at the break, held Utah to three fi eld goals on the day. Perkins’ short TD run with fi ve minutesleft in *UCLA is -7 turnovers in losses in 2019 and +3 in its wins; it has failed to force the third quarter completed the game’s scoring as neither team scored in the fi nal 15 minutes. a turnover in 4 of its 5 losses and has forced 9 of its 11 turnovers in wins. Second-year head coach Chip Kelly was named UCLA’s head football coach on Nov. 25, 2017. Kelly owns a collegiate record of 53-21 *The Bruins have rushed for over 200 yards in 5 straight games (200-Colo., compiled in one-plus seasons at UCLA and in four seasons as the head coach at the University of Oregon (2009-12). During that 217-ASU, 263-Stan, 256-OSU, 217-Ariz.) for fi rst time since 1978 (had 6). span in Eugene, his Duck teams captured fi rst place or a share of fi rst in the North Division of the conference (three outright confer- *Dorian Thompson-Robinson has thrown at least one scoring pass in each game ence championships 2009-11) and four BCS bowl games. Kelly guided Oregon to appearances in a National Championship Game he has played in this season. (2010), two Rose Bowls (after 2011 and 2009 seasons) and the Fiesta Bowl following the 2012 season. Kelly was named the 2009 2019 SCHEDULE and 2010 Pac-10 Coach of the Year, 2010 Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year, 2010 Walter Camp Coach 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. August (AP ranking) * = Pac-12 Game Thur. 29 at Cincinnati (ESPN) L, 14-24 THE WATCH LIST September • UCLA’s two road wins this season equal the number of road games won in the previous three seasons --- 2018: 1-4, 2017: 0-6, 2016: 1-5. Sat. 7 San Diego State (P12) L, 14-23 • UCLA, which had 15 sacks all of last season, has 17 sacks in last six games -- Sack leaders in last six games: OLB Josh Woods 3.5, OLB Keisean Sat. 14 No. 5 Oklahoma (FOX)` L, 14-48 Lucier-South 2.5, DL Osa Odighizuwa 2.5, ILB Krys Barnes 2.0 -- Barnes is T4th (1.00/g) in P12 in TFLs and Odighizuwa is T7th (0.94/g). Sat. 21 at No. 19 Washington St.* (ESPN) W, 67-63 • UCLA’s last road win over a top 10-ranked opponent came in 2010 at No. 7 Texas --- 34-12. Sat. 28 at Arizona* (ESPN) L, 17-20 • After scoring 7 points total in fi rst quarter of the fi rst three games, UCLA has scored 100 in last six games for average of 17 points per fi rst quarter/g. October • The last two outings against ASU (tied 7-7) and Colorado (led whole way) marked the fi rst times all season UCLA had not trailed at some point in a game. Sat. 5 Oregon State* (P-12) L, 31-48 • UCLA owned a 7-0 lead against San Diego State for 7:13 of the fi rst quarter which was its only lead in the fi rst three games of the season. In the Thur. 17 at Stanford* - (ESPN) W, 34-16 last six, it has led for 12:15 at Wash. State, 33:20 at Arizona, 0:00 vs. Oregon State, 53:16 at Stanford, 49:21 vs. Arizona, 60:00 vs. Colorado. Sat. 26 No. 24 Arizona State* (P12) W, 42-32 • UCLA’s total of 222 points in conference games this season leads all Pac-12 teams (37.0); also fi rst in league games with 217.2 yds rushing/g. November • Over the last 6 games, Bruins have averaged 217.2 yards per game on the ground after averaging 78.0 yards/g in fi rst three games of 2019 -- Josh- Sat. 2 Colorado* (P12) W, 31-14 ua Kelley fi rst 2 (52.0 yds/g-dnp at Cinn.) / last 6 games (126.2/g) -- Dorian Thompson-Robinson fi rst 3g (-15.0/g)/last 5 heas h played in (47.8/g). Sat. 16 at No. 8 Utah* (FOX)` 5 p.m. • The last time UCLA was over .500 in the Pac-12 standings was 2015 when it opened 1-0 and went on to go 4-2 before fi nishing 5-4...The Bruins Sat. 23 at USC* TBA reached 2-2 in 2017-18-19, but had not gone over .500 until 2019. Sat. 30 California* TBA • DB Elisha Guidry’s brother, Javelin, plays defensive back at Utah. His dad, Javelin, played defensive back at UCLA (1994-97) as did his uncle, Paul, who played defensive back and returned kicks at UCLA from 1993-96. UCLA COACHING STAFF • With three straight 100-yard rushing games --- 126 v. Colorado, 176 at Stanford and 164 vs. ASU --- Joshua Kelley has risen to the top of the P12 rushing Head Coach: Chip Kelly (New Hampshire ‘90) - 2nd Year list (107.6 yds/g) and is 16th in NCAA ... He moved to 15th on all-time UCLA career list (2,104 yds)...Kelley has 10 career 100-yard games (4 in ‘19).