2006 FOOTBALL RELEASE Football Contacts: Marc Dellins/Steve Rourke SID Phone: 310/206-6831 Web Page: www.uclabruins.com BRUINS OPEN 2006 SEASON VS. UTAH ON SEPT. 2 KEY DATES — taled over 1,000 yards. Six offensive linemen who earned at Mon., Aug. 28 - First Karl Dorrell press conference (1:30 p.m.) least one starting assignment a season ago are also back. Tues., Aug. 29 - Last day to interview Bruin quarterbacks The tentative offensive depth chart shows just one position Wed., Aug. 30 - Last day to interview players/asst. coaches (quarterback) without at least one game started by a return- Thu., Aug. 31 - Only Coach Dorrell meets with media post-practice ing player last season. On defense, just the right cornerback Sept. 2 - Utah at UCLA (4:00 p.m./ FSN - FSN Prime in LA) position is without 2005 starting experience. In addition, the Bruins also expect the return to action of 2004 SEASON OPENER — UCLA opens its 88th season of foot- starting wide receiver Junior Taylor and defensive tackle Kevin ball with a game against the University of Utah on Sept. 2 Brown. Taylor went down with a knee injury in the third game in the Rose Bowl. of 2005 and missed the balance of the season. Brown in- Kickoff against the Utes is scheduled for 4 p.m. PDT and the jured his ankle in a pre-season scrimmage and did not play game will be televised by Fox Sports Net (FSN Prime Ticket in 2005. in Los Angeles) with Barry Tompkins and Petros Papadakis Key losses from last year’s squad include: leading receiver in the booth and Jim Watson on the sidelines. and Mackey Tight End Award winner Marcedes Lewis (first AM 570 (KLAC) and the Bruin Radio Network will broadcast round pick of Jacksonville Jaguars); quarterback Drew Olson all of the Bruin games this season with Chris Roberts and (school record 34 TD passes, 8th in the Heisman Trophy Matt Stevens in the booth and Wayne Cook on the side- balloting; Baltimore Ravens camp); running back/return man lines. The AM 570 feed can also be heard nationwide on Maurice Drew (leading rusher, NCAA punt return record, sec- Sirius Satellite Radio (Channel 118). ond round pick of the Jacksonville Jaguars); offensive line- The first 10,000 fans in attendance wearing ‘Bruin Blue” will men Mike McCloskey, Ed Blanton and Robert Cleary, each receive a free football schedule poster. multi-year starters; linebacker Spencer Havner (two-time lead- This game begins UCLA’s 88th season of football. The Bru- ing tackler, Redskins camp); cornerback Marcus Cassel ins are 56-26-5 overall in openers. UCLA bested San Di- (starter in all 12 games in 2005, Panthers camp) and strong ego State by a score of 44-21, in Qualcomm Stadium, in safety Jarrad Page (second on team in tackles, seventh round last season’s opener on Sept. 3, 2005. pick of the Kansas City Chiefs). THE 25TH YEAR — The 2006 season marks the 25th year HONORARY TEAM CAPTAIN — Former UCLA and NFL great that the Rose Bowl has served as the home of the Bruins. James Washington will serve as the honorary UCLA team UCLA moved from the L.A. Coliseum in the summer of 1982 captain for the Utah game. Washington was a four-year and went 6-0-1 in that first year, capping the season with a starter at free safety for the Bruins - 1984-87. As a redshirt victory over Michigan in the Rose Bowl game. freshman, he earned Defensive MVP honors in the 1985 The Bruins own a record of 99-43-2 since moving to Pasa- Fiesta Bowl. A second-team All-American, he still ranks dena, including a 3-2 record in Rose Bowl games. UCLA is third in UCLA history with 15 career interceptions and sixth 14-4 under head coach Karl Dorrell, including 6-0 in 2005. in career tackles (347). A fifth-round pick in the 1988 NFL Draft by the Los Angeles Rams, he played eight years in THEN AND NOW — UCLA finished the 2005 season with a the NFL, the first two with the Rams, five with Dallas, help- record of 10-2, 6-2 (third place) in Pac-10. A 50-38 come- ing the Cowboys win two Super Bowls and one with the from-behind victory over Northwestern in the Vitalis Sun Bowl, Redskins. He is now a business man and also hosts a talk capped off a remarkable season. UCLA trailed by 22 points show for Fox Sports Radio. in the first quarter before engineering the largest comeback in school history. It marked the fifth time in 2005 that the FAN ZONE — For all Bruin home games fans should plan Bruins rallied from a double-digit deficit. on arriving in the Arroyo Seco early to avoid traffic and The Vitalis Sun Bowl appearance marked the eighth time in picnic at the Rose Bowl. UCLA is sponsoring the Fan Zone the last nine seasons that the Bruins concluded the regular in Area H. The Fan Zone contains the AM 570 stage, where season qualified to play in a bowl. The 10-win season was fans can watch and hear the Bruin pre-game radio show. the seventh in UCLA history. The Bruins concluded the sea- It also includes the Food Zone, which includes the follow- son ranked No. 13 by USA Today/Coaches and No. 16 by ing restaurants: American Pretzel, Carl’s Jr., Teri and Yaki, Associated Press. Funnel Cakes Etc, Baja Grill, Now You’re Poppin’, PSI Overall UCLA welcomes back five starters on offense, seven Drinks, Robin’s Wood Fire BBQ & Grill, Gourmey Cobbler on defense and its two kicking specialists for the 2006 sea- Factory and Just Chokes. The Alumni Band will also be son. On offense, the Bruins return players who caught a total performing in the Fun Zone. of 20 touchdown passes last season and rushers who to- 1 THIS WAY TO THE ROSE BOWL — Free shuttle buses are Fourth Down Conversion: #4 (55.0%) available at the Parsons Engineering parking lot in down- Third Down Conversion: #4 (40.5%) town Pasadena (Walnut and Fair Oaks). There is a $6.00 Field Goals: #4 (76.5%) charge for parking at the Parsons Lot. Shuttle service be- gins four hours prior to kickoff and runs up to one hour after 2006 PRE-SEASON AWARD WATCH LISTS --- the game. Shannon Tevaga has been named to the Watch Lists for the The Metro Gold Line will run from downtown Los Angeles Outland Trophy as the nation’s top interior lineman and the (and points further) to downtown Pasadena (approx. one Rotary Lombardi Award for top lineman. block from the Parsons Lot) on game days. Gold Line pa- Kevin Brown has been named to the Watch Lists for the trons are encouraged to use the free shuttle from the Par- Bednarik Award as the nation’s top defender and the Ro- sons lot to and from the Rose Bowl. tary Lombardi Award for top lineman. Ben Olson has been named to the Watch List for the Max- WHO’S BACK — UCLA Returns: well Award as the nation’s top offensive player. *Four of its Top Five Rushers (#2 Chris Markey-561 yds.; #3 Justin Medlock has been named to the Watch List for the Kahlil Bell-310 yds.; #4 Michael Pitre-69 yds.; #5 Brandon Lou Groza Award as the nation’s top kicker. Breazell-60 yds.) Justin Hickman has been named to the Watch List for the *Nine of its Top 11 Receivers (including #2 Joe Cowan-35 Rotary Lombardi Award as the nation’s top lineman. catches; #3 Marcus Everett-32 catches; #5 Brandon Breazell - 24 catches) COACHING MOVES — *Four of its Top Six Receiving Yardage Leaders (including #2 Six new coaches joined the Bruin staff during the off-season. Joe Cowan-469 yds.; #4 Marcus Everett-390 yds.; #5 Bran- Chuck Bullough is the new linebackers coach. Bullough don Breazell-297 yds.) has coached in the NFL with the Chicago Bears (1999-03) *Nine of its Top 11 Leading Scorers (including #2 Justin Medlock- and comes to UCLA from Western Michigan University. Jim 89 pts.; #4 Brandon Breazell-36; #5 Chris Markey-30) Colletto, a 1967 UCLA grad, returns to Westwood after *Top Two Kickoff Returners (#1 Chris Markey-17 returns for spending the 2005 season as offensive line coach for the 383 yds; #2 Kahlil Bell-11 returns for 175 yds.) Oakland Raiders. Colletto serves as assistant head coach *Four of its Top Six Total Offense Leaders (including #3 Chris and offensive line coach for the Bruins. He has been the Markey-550 yds.; #4 Kahlil Bell-310 yds.) head coach at Purdue (1991-96) and Cal State Fullerton *Eight of its Top 10 All-Purpose Yardage Leaders (including #2 (1975-79). Todd Howard joins the Bruin staff from the Jack- Chris Markey-1,212 yds.; #4 Joe Cowan-486 yds.; #5 Kahlil sonville Jaguars where he was an assistant defensive line Bell-485 yds.; #6 Brandon Breazell-444 yds.; #7 Marcus coach. He is the coach of the UCLA defensive linemen. Everett - 395 yds.) D.J. McCarthy, a former University of Washington player *Leading Punter (Aaron Perez- 54 kicks for 39.9 avg.) in the early 1990’s, comes to UCLA from the University of *Leading Field Goal Kicker (Justin Medlock-13 of 17 fgs, seven Central Florida. McCarthy is tutoring the wide receivers. of 40 or more yards in length) DeWayne Walker joins the Bruin staff after serving as de- *Four of its Top Five Sack Leaders (#1 Justin Hickman-5.5; #2 fensive secondary coach for the Washington Redskins the Brigham Harwell-4.0; #4 (tied) Dennis Keyes-2.0; #4 (tied) past two seasons.