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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]; Liza David / [email protected] COMING UP Sat., Sept. 23 - UCLA at Stanford - 7:30 p.m. (ESPN) UCLA at Stanford Sat. Sept. 30 - Colorado at UCLA - 7:30 p.m. (ESPN2) Saturday, September 23, 2017 – 7:30 p.m. (PT) ROSE BOWL: THE 36th YEAR GAME INFORMATION The nation’s most famous college football stadium - The Rose Bowl Venue: Stanford Stadium (50,000) - is now in its 36th season as home to UCLA football. Kickoff Time: 7:30 p.m. PT UCLA moved to Pasadena from the L.A. Coliseum in the summer of Television: ESPN TV Talent: vs. Mark Jones (play-by-play), Rod Gilmore (analyst), 1982 and went 6-0-1 in that fi rst year, capping the season with a 1-2, 0-1 2-1, 0-0 victory over Michigan in the Rose Bowl game. Quint Kessenich (sideline) Radio (UCLA Sports Network from IMG College): AM 1150 The 2006 season-opening win against Utah was UCLA’s 100th at the All-Time Series: UCLA leads, 45-40-3 Rose Bowl. The Bruins own a record of 146-67-2 since moving Radio Talent: Josh Lewin (play-by-play), The Bruins open conference play at Stanford. to Pasadena for the start of the 1982 campaign, including a 3-2 Matt Stevens (analyst), Wayne Cook (sideline) record in Rose Bowl games. SIRIUS/XM Radio Channels: Sirius Ch. 80/XM Ch. 80/ UCLA, 43-25 overall under Coach Jim Mora, is 22-11 in games Internet 967 played in the Rose Bowl during his tenure. ESPN Radio: Bill Rosinski, David Norrie and Ian Fitzsimmons 2017 UCLA FOOTBALL SCHEDULE BRUINS OPEN CONFERENCE PLAY AT STANFORD — UCLA (2-1, 0-0) travels to Stanford (1-2, 0-1) for the fi rst Pac-12 Conference match up of the season on Saturday, Sept. 23 at 7:30 p.m. The game will be televised by ESPN. The Bruin IMG Radio Network will September radio broadcast the contest which will also be aired over Sirius/XM, uclabruins.com, ESPN Radio and tunein.com and the TuneIn App. Sun. 3 Texas A&M FOX W, 45-44 The Cardinal have won the last nine meetings in the series (0-5 at Stanford and 0-4 at UCLA). The Bruins had captured the previous fi ve Sat. 9 Hawai’i P12N W, 56-23 meetings in the series, including wins at Stanford in 2007 and 2005. This is the fi rst time that neither team owns a national ankingr Sat. 16 (25) at Memphis ABC L, 45-48 heading into the game since 2009. Sat. 23 at Stanford* ESPN 7:30 pm In the last meeting played at Stanford in 2016, the Cardinal jumped out to a 35-17 halftime lead and used 369 all-purpose yards from Sat. 30 Colorado* ESPN2 7:30 pm Christian McCaffrey to post a 56-35 win. The Bruins racked up 506 yards of total offense. Josh Rosen completed 22 of 42 attempts for 325 yards and three touchdowns, including a 70-yard scoring strike to Darren Andrews. Kenny Young had 13 tackles. October UCLA‘s last win in the series came by a score of 23-20 in a 2008 Homecoming game in the Rose Bowl. Quarterback Kevin Craft Sat. 14 at Arizona* - TBD completed six straight passing attempts during an 11-play scoring drive which culminated on a 7-yard toss to tight end Cory Harkey Sat. 21 Oregon* (24) - TBD with 10 seconds to play. The Bruins most recent win on the Farm came in the 2007 season-opener, by a score of 45-17, spoiling Sat. 28 at Washington* (7) - TBD Jim Harbaugh’s debut as Cardinal head coach. Ben Olson threw fi ve scoring passes during that contest and Kahlil Bell ran for 195 November yards to lead the Bruins attack. Fri. 3 at Utah* (23) FS1 6:30 pm In 2005, UCLA made one of its greatest comebacks in school history at Stanford after rallying from a 21-point defi cit (3-24) in the fourth Sat. 11 Arizona State* - TBD quarter for an overtime win. When the Cardinal converted a UCLA fumble into a touchdown, it led 24-3 with just 8:26 remaining in Sat. 18 at USC* (5) - TBD the game. The Bruins answered with a 65-yard scoring drive in 1:22, which was capped off by a scoring run by Maurice Jones-Drew. Fri. 24 California* FS1 7:30 pm The Bruin defense forced a three-and-out on the next series, and just 34 seconds later quarterback Drew Olson drove the team 72 * Pac-12 Conference games; Times listed are Pacifi c yards, hitting Joe Cowan for a 31-yard touchdown to make it 24-17 with 4:43 to go. The Bruin defense allowed one fi rst down on ranking in parenthesis indicates this week’s AP top 25 poll Stanford’s next possession, and following Jones-Drew’s 10-yard punt return UCLA took over on its own 34-yard line with 2:30 on the (games listed as TBD generally determined 12 days in advance of game date) clock. Olson found Marcedes Lewis on third down for a gain of 20 to the Stanford 41-yard line. Two consecutive pass interference calls on Stanford then moved the ball to the 14. On fourth-and-one, Olson hit Cowan at the one-yard line for a fi rst down, andJones- Drew took it in from there with 46 seconds to play. In overtime, Stanford kicked a 42-yard fi eld goal to begin the extra period. On the 2017 PRE-SEASON AWARDS RECAP second play of UCLA’s possession, Olson connected with Brandon Breazell in the corner of the end zone from 23-yards out for the win. Thorpe Award (Top Def. Back) - S, Jaleel Wadood Maxwell Award (Most Outstanding Player - QB Josh Rosen THE WATCH LIST— Bednarik Award (Top Def. Player) - LB Kenny Young • UCLA is looking for its fi rst win on the Farm since 2007 and its fi rst win over the Cardinal since 2008. Outland Trophy (Top Interior Lineman) - C Scott Quessenberry • A win over Stanford would be the 599th overall in UCLA football program history. The Bruins played their fi rst games in the 9191 season. Mackey Award (Top Tight End) - TE Austin Roberts • Josh Rosen leads the nation in passing yards (1,283), passing touchdowns (13), points responsible for (84), points responsible for per game Rimington Trophy (Premier Center - C Scott Quessenberry (28.0)...He ranks fourth in the nation in total offense yards per game (428.0). Wuerffel Trophy (Excellence in Academics, Community and • UCLA is 4-1 in fi rst Pac-12 road games of a season under Coach Mora. Athletics) - LB Kenny Young • Darren Andrews’ 65-yard third quarter touchdown reception at Memphis was his sixth in 2017, a total which leads the nation. He entered the Davey O’Brien Award (Top QB) - QB Josh Rosen year with fi ve career touchdown receptions in his fi rst three seasons of action. He needs nine more catches to tie Taylor Embree (137) for 10th Butkus Award (Top LB) - LB Kenny Young on the all-time school list for receptions. Walter Camp (Player of the Year) - QB Josh Rosen • Rosen’s 13 scoring passes in the last three games ties Drew Olson, who threw 13 in three straight 2005 games. The quarterback with the most Unitas Golden Arm Award (Top QB) - QB Josh Rosen for four games is Drew Olson with 15 in 2005. • The Bruins’ 633-yards of total offense at Memphis was the most since compiling 674 yards in a 2015 win at Oregon State. It is the seventh time the Bruins have racked up at least 600 yards of offense since 2012. UCLA ON SOCIAL MEDIA • Josh Rosen (491 v. A&M, 463 at Memphis) is one shy of Cade McNown’s school mark for most 350-yard passing games in a season of 3 ... Football Twitter: His performance at Memphis was Rosen’s sixth career 350-yard passing game which ties him with McNown (6) for the most in school history. @UCLAFB • The win over Hawai’i was victory #43 for Coach Mora, who is in fi fth on the all-time Bruin coaching win list. Coach Mora needs seven more Ws to Football Instagram: become just the fourth UCLA head man to reach the 50-win mark (Terry Donahue - 151, Bill Spaulding - 72, Red Sanders - 66, Bob Toledo 49) @UCLAFB • Josh Rosen is 11 yards shy of tying Cory Paus for 4th on the all-time UCLA career passing yards list (Currently 6,866 yds). Football Facebook: • The Memphis contest marked the 12th-straight game in which Rosen has thrown at least one TD pass (a feat also accomplished by Brett /UCLAFootball Hundley, 2012-13; Tommy Maddox, 1990-91) ... He has at least one scoring pass in 21 of his 22 career games (not Washington State) ... The UCLA Athletics Twitter: Memphis game was the 8th in which he has at least 3 TD passes. @UCLAAthletics • At Memphis, Darren Andrews (12 vs. Texas A&M, 10 at Memphis) became the fi rst Bruin receiver since Craig Bragg (10 vs. Oklahoma, 10 vs. UCLA Athletics Instagram: Oregon in 2003) to record double-digit receptions in two games in the same season. Andrews is just the third Bruin receiver to do so (also @UCLAAthletics J.J.