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BRIGHAM YOUNG FOOTBALL BYU Athletic Communications • 30 SFH • Provo, UT • (801) 422-8948 • Fax: (801) 422-0633 • www.byucougars.com Football Contact Info. • Jeff Reynolds • [email protected] • (801) 372-2080 • Asst. Football Contact • Joel Mithcell • [email protected] • (801) 422-8999 2006 MWC CHAMPIONS BYU (1-0) at No. 13 UCLA (1-0) 2007 SCHEDULE Date Opponent Time/Results Rose Bowl (91,136) Sept.1 ARIZONA. W, 20-7 Pasadena, Calif. Sept. 8 at UCLA . .3:30 p.m. (VERSUS) September 8, 2007 Sept. 15 at Tulsa . 8 p.m. (CSTV) Sept. 22 AIR FORCE. 1 p.m. (MTN) 3:30 p.m. (PT); Versus Sept. 29 at New Mexico . 6:30 p.m. (CSTV) Oct. 13 at UNLV . 6:30 p.m. (MTN) GAME INFORMATION Oct. 20 EASTERN WASHINGTON . 3:30 p.m. (MTN) KICKOFF: .............................................................................................................3:30p.m. (PDT) Oct. 27 at San Diego State. 6:30 p.m. (MTN) SITE: ................................................................................. Pasadena, Calif.; Rose Bowl (91,136) Nov. 3 COLORADO STATE . 12 p.m. (MTN) Nov. 8 TCU . 7 p.m. (VERSUS) TELEVISION: ......................................VERSUS (Ted Robinson, Kelly Stouffer, Lewis Johnson) Nov. 17 at Wyoming. .12 p.m. (MTN) RADIO (Local): .....................................................................KSL-Radio; 1160 AM and 102.7 FM Nov. 24 UTAH . 12 p.m. (CSTV/MTN) (Greg Wrubell, Marc Lyons and Nate Meikle) INTERNET WEBCAST: .................................................................... http://www.byucougars.com 2007 QUICK FACTS THE SERIES: .....................................................................................................UCLA leads, 6-1 Location:. .Provo, Utah IN PASADENA: ...................................................................................................UCLA leads, 2-1 Founded: . Oct. 15, 1875 LAST MEETING: ....................................... Sep. 9, 1995 (at Cougar Stadium) UCLA won, 23-9 Elevation: . 4,553 feet Enrollment: . 33,278 Nickname: . Cougars PAC-10, WE MEET AGAIN Mascot: . Cosmo BYU looks to extend its winning streak against the PAC-10 to three games when it travels to Pasa- Colors: . Dark Blue and White dena to take on No. 13 UCLA. In their last two games, the Cougars have defeated Oregon, 38-8, in Stadium (capacity): . LaVell Edwards Stadium (64,045) the 2006 Las Vegas Bowl and Arizona, 20-7, to open the 2007 season. A lopsided series, BYU will Surface: . Natural Grass be aiming for just their second win against the Bruins since the two teams first played at the Rose Conference: . Mountain West Conference Bowl in 1983. Saturday’s game will mark the first time the two teams have met in 12 years. President: . Dr. Cecil O. Samuelson Athletics Director: . Tom Holmoe THE BYU-UCLA SERIES Head Coach:. Bronco Mendenhall (Oregon State, ‘88) The two teams first met in 1983 at the Rose Bowl with the Cougars coming Seasons: . Entering Third away with a 37-35 victory. That was the last and only time BYU beat the Bruins. Career Record: . 18-8 (.692) Saturday’s contest will mark the eighth meeting between the two teams. UCLA Seasons at BYU: . Entering Third owns a 6-1 record in the series, including six consecutive wins dating back to Record at BYU: . 18-8 (.692) 1985. The Bruins’ have beaten the Cougars by an average margin of 15.5 points 2006 Overall Record: . 11-2 in their six wins. Saturday’s game will mark the first time the two teams have MWC Record: . 8-0 played in Pasadena since the 1997 season, when UCLA walloped BYU 68-14. UCLA holds a 2-1 Final Conference Finish: . 1st record over BYU in Pasadena, while the Cougars have gone 0-3 against the Bruins in games played First Year of Football: . 1922 in Provo. In 1986, UCLA posted a 31-10 win over BYU in the Freedom Bowl at Anaheim. All-time Record: . 475-367-26 (.562) All-time Home Record: . 258-126-6 (.669) ON THE TUBE All-time Road Record: . 197-222-19 (.470) Saturday’s game will be broadcast live to a national television audience All-time Neutral Record: . 20-19-1 (.513) on VERSUS. Ted Robinson will call the action, Kelly Stouffer will lend All-time MWC Record: . 38-20-0 (.655) analysis and Lewis Johnson will report from the sidelines. Robinson is the All-time MWC Home Record: . 18-11 (.620) lead announcer of NBC’s coverage of the French Open and Wimbledon. All-time MWC Road Record: . 20-9 (.689) He is currently the radio play-by-play announcer for Stanford football and Stadium Record: . 185-61 (.752) several men’s basketball games. Robinson also worked as a radio and TV Stadium Record (since 1982 expansion): . .116-39 (.748) announcer for the San Francisco Giants for nine seasons, as the TV play-by-play announcer for the Stadium Record (since renaming in 2000): . 25-13 (.658) Minnesota Twins for six seasons, and as a TV and radio announcer for the New York Mets for four Conference Championships: . 22 seasons. Stouffer is an NFL alumnus who spent his four-year professional career with the Seattle Bowl Game Appearances: . 25 Seahawks. He is currently the color analyst for Minnesota Vikings pre-season games and for ESPN Last Bowl Appearance: . 2006, Las Vegas Bowl college football games. Additionally, Stouffer went 1-2 against BYU during his tenure as QB for the Letterwinners Returning/Lost: . 44/22 Colorado State Rams, suffering a 52-9 loss and a 42-7 defeat at the hands of the Cougars. Johnson, Offensive Letterwinners Returning/Lost: . .17/14 a former all-American middle-distance runner at the University of Cincinnati, is currently a reporter Defensive Letterwinners Returning/Lost: . 27/11 for NBC sports and for Notre Dame football home games. In 2001 and 2002 he served as a reporter Starters Returning/Lost: . 14/8 for the NBA Finals on NBC and for the network’s Arena Football telecasts from 2003 through 2006. Offensive Starters Returning/Lost: . 7/4 Defensive Starters Returning/Lost:. 7/4 BYU vs. THE PAC-10 Over the years, BYU has played at least two games against each member of the Pac-10. The Cougars have posted an overall record of 29-55-1 against Pac-10 competition. For the fifth time since 1999, BYU will play at least two teams from the Pac-10 during the season. Of the 10 members Tradition Spirit Honor of the Pac-10, BYU owns a winning record against California (2-1), Washington State (2-1) and has a 3-3 record against Oregon. Of all the teams in the Pac-10, the Cougars have more wins (9) against Arizona than any other team. BRIGHAM YOUNG FOOTBALL Page 2 • BYU Football 2007 2007 BROADCAST PLANS 2007 UCLA SCHEDULE/RESULTS For the second straight season, the Cougars have game times and television Date Opponent . .Time/Result programming plans completed for each of their 12 games well before the start of Sep. 1 at Stanford. W 45-17 the season. Each of BYU’s first three games will be televised nationally, including Sep. 8 BYU . a season-opening rematch Sept. 1 against Arizona (VERSUS), a Sept. 8 trip to Sep. 15 at Utah UCLA (VERSUS) and a Sept. 15 trip to Tulsa (CSTV). The Cougars will play a total Sep. 22 Washington of six nationally televised games with the annual rivalry game against Utah being Sep. 29 at Oregon simulcast on CSTV, VERSUS and The mtn. Oct. 6 Notre Dame Oct. 20 Cal SERIES INFORMATION Oct. 27 at Washington State Saturday’s game will mark the eight meeting between BYU and UCLA, dating back Nov. 3 at Arizona to the 1983 season. UCLA owns a 6-1 advantge over BYU, including a 23-9 win in Nov. 10 Arizona State the last match up in 1995. The following are brief highlights of each BYU/UCLA Nov. 24 Oregon game: Dec. 1 at USC Oct. 1, 1983 -- BYU 37, UCLA 35 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif. COMPARE THE STATS Steve Young threw 25-36 for 270 yards and two touchdowns. Stats BYU UCLA Scoring 20 45 Sep. 7, 1985 -- UCLA 27, BYU 24 at Cougar Stadium in Provo, Utah Points Per Game 20 45 BYU failed to hold on to a 3-point halftime lead, allowing 11 fourth quarter points. First Downs 22 24 Rushing Yardage 104 338 Dec. 30, 1986 -- UCLA 31, BYU 10 at Anaheim Stadium in Anaheim, Calif. Average Per Game 104 338 The Bruins won their second straight game over the Cougars in the two teams’ first Rushing TDs 1 1 Freedom Bowl appearances. Passing Yardage 288 286 Att-Comp-Int 26-39-0 16-29-0 Sep. 7, 1991 -- BYU 23, UCLA 27 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif. Average Per Game 288 286 UCLA TB Kevin Williams rushed for 132 yards on 13 carries, including the game- Passing TDs 2 5 winning touchdown in the fourth quarter. Total Offense 392 624 Total Plays 71 79 Sep. 19, 1992 -- UCLA 17, BYU 10 at Cougar Stadium in Provo, Utah Average Per Game 71 79 Daron Washington, another Bruin TB, scored two rushing touchdowns in this narrow Kick Returns: #-Yards 1-9 2-66 UCLA win. Punt Returns: #-Yards 1-0 3-41 Int Returns: #-Yards 0-0 0-0 Oct. 9, 1993 -- BYU 14, UCLA 68 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif. Kick Return Average 0 33.0 Bruins Derek Ayers (174 yards) and James Milliner (113 yards) rushed for a Punt Return Average 9.0 13.7 combined 287 yards, while the UCLA defense had 11 sacks on the day. Int Return Average 0 0 Fumbles-Lost 1-1 0-0 Sep. 9, 1995 -- UCLA 23, BYU 9 at Cougar Stadium in Provo, Utah Penalties-Yards 5-27 7-56 BYU QB Steve Sarkisian’s 305 passing yards were not enough to overcome a 17- Punts-Yards 5-193 7-311 point UCLA third quarter outburt that put the game away.