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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] COMING UP Sat., Dec. 5 - UCLA at ASU (FS1) - 8:30 p.m., MT/7:30 PT GAME FIVE Sat. Dec. 12 - USC at UCLA - TBD AT A GLANCE GAME 5: UCLA at Arizona State Venue: Sun Devil Football Stadium • UCLA leads the series 21-14-1 ...The teams have split the last 16 2020: , Kickoff Time: 8:30 p.m. MT/7:30 p.m. PT vs. meetings 8-8 ... The home team has won each of last four meetings 2-5 Pac-12 ... UCLA won last season’s game in Rose Bowl 42-32 over then-No. Television: FS1 (Aaron Goldsmith and Brady Quinn) 24 ASU ... The Sun Devils won in Tempe, 31-28, in 2018. Radio (UCLA Sports Network from IMG College): AM 570 0-1, 2-2, • UCLA is ranked 11th nationally in rushing offense (241.8) and has Josh Lewin (play-by-play),Matt Stevens (analyst), Wayne Cook (reporter) 0-1 Pac-12 2-2 Pac-12 rushed for at least 200 yards in 8 of the last 12 games. XM Ch. 383 / Internet 973 • Under head coach Chip Kelly, UCLA is +13 in turnover margin in wins and -25 in losses. BRUINS TRAVEL TO TEMPE ON SATURDAY — UCLA (2-2, 2-2) will be on the road at Arizona State (0-1, 0-1) on Saturday, December • The last time the Bruins played a regular season game in December 5 in a Pac-12 Conference matchup to be played in Sun Devil Football Stardium at 8:30 p.m., MT/7:30 p.m., PT. The game will be was in 2010 vs. USC. It has played in bowl games (2017, 2015, televised by FS1. The Bruin IMG Radio Network will broadcast the contest, which will also be aired over SiriusXM, uclabruins.com and tunein.com and the TuneIn App. 2013, 2012, 2011) and the Pac-12 Championship Game (2011) Third-year head coach Chip Kelly was named UCLA’s head football coach on Nov. 25, 2017. Kelly owns a collegiate record of 55-26 in the interim. The last Bruin December win was in the 2013 Sun compiled in two-plus seasons at UCLA and four seasons as the head coach at the University of Oregon (2009-12). During that span Bowl vs. Virginia Tech. in Eugene, his Duck teams captured first place or a share of first in the North Division of the conference (three outright conference • Demetric Felton is 7 receptions shy of becoming the 27th Bruin with championships 2009-11) and four BCS bowl games. Kelly guided Oregon to appearances in a National Championship Game (2010), at least 100 career catches. two Rose Bowls (after 2011 and 2009 seasons) and the Fiesta Bowl following the 2012 season. Kelly was named the 2009 and 2010 • UCLA has given up at least one first-quarter opponent scoring drive 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 of 30 yards or less in each of its first four games of 2020. the Year, 2010 AFCA Coach of the Year Award and 2010 Associated Press Coach of the Year. • UCLA has outscored the opponent in the fourth quarter of all four UCLA VS. ARIZONA STATE — The Bruins enjoy a 21-14-1 overall advantage (9-7 edge in games played in Tempe) in the series games to date, allowing only a field goal to Colorado. against Arizona State, which started in 1976. UCLA is 1-1 versus the Sun Devils under Coach Kelly, having won last season’s contest in • The Bruins rank 7th nationally in sacks allowed with 0.75 mark. the Rose Bowl 42-32 over then-No. 24 ASU. The Bruins dropped a 31-28 verdict in the last meeting between the two schools played in • The Bruin defense is ranked 11th in the NCAA and is 1st in the 2019 in Tempe. Joshua Kelley ran for 164 yards and four touchdowns in UCLA’s 42-32 win over ASU in the Rose Bowl last season. The Bruins carried a Pac-12 in TFLs/g at 8.0. 42-10 lead into the fourth quarter before the then-No. 24 Sun Devils scored three late TDs. The win was the Bruins’ second against a • Demetric Felton Jr.’s 278 all-purpose yards at Oregon ranks as 8th- ranked opponent that year.Kelley became the first Bruin since Myles Jack in 2013 (vs. Washington) to score four rushing touchdowns in best total by player nationally and most by Pac-12 player in ‘20. a game. It marked the fourth straight contest in which the Bruins had rushed for more than 200 yards. Stephan Blaylock led the UCLA • Greg Dulcich made it seven straight seasons for a UCLA tight end defense with seven tackles and forced a fumble on ASU’s opening drive to get the Bruins off to a good start. to register a 100-yard game with 126 at Colorado in his first- In the last meeting played in Tempe, UCLA battled until the end, but their comeback attempt fell short in a 31-28 loss in 2018. Down by career start. just three with a minute and a half to play, quarterback Wilton Speight connected with two quick passes to Chase Cota to move the ball up to the UCLA 41, but a sack and a couple of penalties dashed UCLA’s comeback plan. Tight end Caleb Wilson made 11 receptions for a season-high 164 yards and two touchdowns. ASU built upon a 17-14 halftime lead by scoring first in the second half and led 24-14 2020 SCHEDULE before UCLA answered on a TD pass to Wilson. After the teams traded touchdowns, the Bruins tried an onside kick with under two November (AP ranking) * = Pac-12 Game minutes left but the Sun Devils fell on it. UCLA’s defense stepped up, forcing ASU into a three-and-out, but the offense could not move into scoring position. Sat. 7 at Colorado* (ESPN2) L, 42-48 Sat. 14 Utah* (FOX) no contest THE WATCH LIST Sun. 15 California* (FOX) W, 34-10 • DEMETRIC FELTON JR. ranks 8th nationally in rushing yards per game this seasons (134.2) ... Chip Kelly has had a top-10 rusher in all but Sat. 21 at Oregon (11)* (ESPN2) L, 35-38 two of his seasons in the Pac-12 -- 2007-Jonathan Stewart (7th), not 2008, 2009-LaMichael James (9th), 2010-LaMichael James-(1st), 2011-LaMichael James (1st), 2012-Kenjon Barner (4th), 2018-Joshua Kelley (9th), not 2019, 2020-Demetric Felton (8th). Sat. 28 Arizona* (FOX) W, 27-10 December • The UCLA defense has 32 tackles for loss in the first four games this season ... The 8.0 average per game ranks 11th in the NCAA and is 1st in the Pac-12 ... The 10.0 tackles for loss at Oregon are the most since last year against Stanford (11 TFLs and 7 sacks). Sat. 5 at Arizona State* (FS1) 8:30 pm MT/7:30 PT • UCLA enjoyed a 20-7 halftime lead over Arizona. It has now led at the half in both games it has won this season. UCLA owned a halftime lead Sat. 12 USC* TBD in three of the four games it won in 2019. The Bruins are 7-1 under Coach Kelly when ahead at the half. Sat. 18/19 Pac-12 Opponent TBD • UCLA has rushed for at least 200 yards as a team in 8 of the last 12 games, including the last three vs. Arizona (281), at Oregon (267) and vs. Cal (244) and currently ranks 11th in the NCAA in rushing offense (241.8 yds/g). Last season, it ran for at least 200 yards in five straight UCLA COACHING STAFF contests (vs. Colorado, vs. ASU, at Stanford, vs. Oregon St., at Arizona) which was its longest streak since it registered six straight in 1978. • The Bruin offensive line did not allow a sack last week vs. Arizona and its 0.75 sacks allowed mark this season ranks 7th in the NCAA ... Head Coach: Chip Kelly (New Hampshire ‘90) - 3rd Year *Def. Coord. Jerry Azzinaro (American International ‘82) - 3rd Year UCLA’s lowest mark, dating back to 1990, is 1.08 sacks allowed during the 1998 campaign. *Quarterbacks: Dana Bible (Cincinnati ‘76) - 3rd Year • UCLA’s average rushing offense per game currently sits at 241.8 yards per game ... The Bruins have surpassed the 200 yards rushing per Receivers: Jimmie Dougherty (Missouri ‘01) - 4th Year game average mark for a season just three times since 1990 -- 2014-209.5, 1995-212.5 and 1991-200.1. Running Backs: DeShaun Foster (UCLA ‘14) - 4th Year • MITCHELL AGUDE leads the Bruins with 6.5 tackles for loss this season and he is the only Bruin to have at least one TFL in each of the first Off. Coord. / Off. Line: Justin Frye (Indiana ‘06) - 3rd Year four games ... his 1.6 TFL/g mark ranks 20th in the NCAA ... he registered a season-high 3.5 TFLs vs. the Ducks ... Agude was also credited Outside Linebackers: Jason Kaufusi (Utah ‘04) - 2nd Year with the forced fumble which was returned for a TD at Oregon and two forced fumbles vs. Arizona. Defensive Line: Johnny Nansen (Washington State ‘97) - 1st Year • Felton Jr. registered a career-high total of 278 all-purpose yards at Oregon, the 8th-highest total in the nation this season and the best Asst.