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2013 UCLA BRUIN FOOTBALL 17 LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS >> 32 BOWL GAMES >> 85 ALL-AMERICANS >> 30 NFL 1ST-ROUND PICKS #17/19 UCLA (5-2, 2-2) vs. COLORADO (3-4, 0-4) 2013 RECORD NOV. 2, 2013 >> ROSE BOWL >> PASADENA, Calif. >> 4:30 P.M. PT OVERALL RECORD: 5-2 PAC-12 RECORD: 2-2 THE GAME BRUINS BACK HOME IN THE ROSE BOWL — UCLA (5-2, 2-2 ranked #17 in the Associated Press and 19th in the USA NON-CONFERENCE: 3-0 Today Coaches Poll/20th in BCS) will return home to the HOME: 3-0 Rose Bowl to take on Colorado (3-4, 0-4) on Saturday, Nov. AWAY: 2-2 2. Bruin great Marcedes Lewis, who won the 2005 John Mackey Award as the nation’s top tight end, is this week’s Honorary Captain. NEUTRAL: 0-0 $ e game will kicko" at 4:35 p.m. PT and be televised by Fox 2013 SCHEDULE Sports 1 with Craig Bolerjack (play by play), Joey Harrington (color) and Ryan Nece (! eld reporter) calling the action.$ e DATE OPPONENT (TV) TIME/RESULT Bruin IMG Radio Network (Chris Roberts, Matt Stevens Aug. 31 NEVADA (Pac-12) W, 58-20 THE TWO TEAMS and Wayne Cook) will air the contest on am 570 Fox Sports Sept. 14 at #23 Nebraska (ABC) W, 41-21 Radio. $ e game will also be broadcast on SIRIUS (Ch. 139), 2013 RECORD Sept. 21 NEW MEXICO ST. (Pac-12) W, 59-13 2013 RECORD XM (Ch. 190). 5-2, 2-2 Pac-12 3-4, 0-4 Pac-12 Oct. 3 at Utah (Fox Sports 1) W, 34-27 Rank: 17/19 Rank: -/- Oct. 12 CALIFORNIA (ESPN2) W, 37-10 Pts/GM: 36.1 Pts/GM: 26.9 BRUINS VS. THE BUFFS — $ e Bruins lead the series, 6-2. Oct. 19 at #13 Stanford (ABC) L, 24-10 UCLA has captured both meetings since the Bu" s joined the Rush Yds/GM: 201.4 Rush Yds/GM: 127.9 Oct. 26 at #2 Oregon (ESPN) L, 42-14 Pass Yds/GM: 267.7 Pac-12 in 2011. $ e Bruins won 42-14 in game 5 of last season Pass Yds/GM: 249.4 Nov. 2 COLORADO (Fox Sports 1) 4:30 p.m. Total O! ./GM: 469.1 Total O! ./GM: 377.3 in Boulder, bouncing back from a home loss to Oregon State Total Def./GM: 387.6 Total Def./GM: 475.4 in game 4. Brett Hundley passed for 281 yards in the contest Nov. 9 at Arizona (ESPN) 7 p.m. and threw scoring passes to Darius Bell and Joseph Fauria. Nov. 15 WASHINGTON (ESPN2) 6 p.m. Hundley also ran for a couple of scores. Nov. 23 ARIZONA ST. TBA STATISTICAL LEADERS In 2011, UCLA stormed out to a 21-0 ! rst quarter lead, outscored the Bu" aloes 21-0 again in the fourth quarter, and went on Nov. 30 at USC TBA RUSHING RUSHING All times Paci c #6 Jordon James #19 Michael Adkins II to post a 45-6 win in the Rose Bowl. Shaq Evans caught a (74-463, 5TD, 115.8 ypg) (65-369, 5TD, 73.8 ypg) 54-yard scoring pass from Kevin Prince to start the night’s scoring. UCLA had once again lost the previous week, this PASSING PASSING time at Utah. $ e Bruins became bowl eligible with the win ON THE AIR #17 Brett Hundley #5 Connor Wood as Prince connected on his ! rst eight passes, and 15 of 19 in (146-218, 1725 yds, 67.0%, (82-154, 1092 yds, 53.2%, the game, while throwing for four touchdowns. TELEVISION 14 TD, 8 INT, 246.4 ypg) 8 TD, 7 INT, 182.0 ypg) BRUINS IN BRIEF Fox Sports 1 RECEIVING RECEIVING **Team Ranking Highlights - $ e Bruins are ranked 10th in the nation >Craig Bolerjack (play-by-play) #7 Devin Fuller #6 Paul Richardson in 3rd down conversions (0.52) (31-318, 2TD, 45.4 ypg) (50-914, 7TD, 130.6 ypg) **Indiv. National Ranking Highlights - LB Anthony Barr is 2nd in the >Joey Harrington (color analyst) nation in forced fumbles at 0.57/g; Barr is ranked 5th in TFLs 1.9/g; >Ryan Nece (sideline) DEFENSE DEFENSE Barr is 18th in sacks/g (0.9); Barr is 6th in the nation in fumbles #6 Eric Kendricks #44 Addison Gillam recovered (0.43); (65 tkls, 1.5 TFL, 0 sks) (66 tkls, 6.5 TFL, 2.0 sks) **LB Anthony Barr has at least 0.5 TFL in each of his games played on RADIO defense (21) at UCLA...2.0 last week at Oregon and has a two-year ! e Bruin IMG Radio Network total of 34.5 tackles for loss THE SERIES **UCLA established a new school record for most true freshmen playing >Chris Roberts (play-by-play) Overall: UCLA, 6-2 UCLA All-Time Record: in a season (18) in the Oregon contest ... It played 15 in the 2013 >Matt Stevens (color analyst) In Rose Bowl: 1-1 569-388-37 opener; 15 redshirt freshmen have also seen action. UCLA played >Wayne Cook (sideline) In Boulder: 3-1 26 total freshmen in ‘12 -- 12 true / 14 redshirt freshmen. Current Streak: W, 2 UCLA in Conference: **$ e Bruins are 8-3 vs. the teams placed in the P12 South (Utah 2-1, 334-229-20 USC 1-1, Colorado 2-0, ASU 2-0, Arizona 1-1) 570 Fox Sports Radio Last Meeting: **Junior LB Eric Kendricks’ 24 straight starts is the longest active streak W, 42-14; Sept. 29, 2012 Mora in Conference: on the team... His150 tackles in 2012 were the most by a Bruin since SIRIUS (Ch. 139) Last Meeting in Rose Bowl: 8-5 1978 (Jerry Robinson 161 in 1978) XM (Ch. 190) W, 45-6; Nov. 19, 2011 **Receiver $ omas Duarte hauled in his second scoring pass of the A UCLA WIN WOULD ... FOLLOW ON THE WEB Give UCLA a 4-0 record at home to start a season for the ! rst time since 2006. Facebook.com/uclaathletics Improve Jim Mora’s record to 9-5 against conference opponents. @UCLAFootball Give UCLA a 9-2 record under Jim Mora at home and a 133-58-2 mark overall at the Rose Bowl. Would mark the third straight win over the Bu" aloes since CU joined the Pac-12. tune in radio app 2013 UCLA FOOTBALL SPORTS INFORMATION CONTACTS STEVE ROURKE Associate Sports Information Director Cell: 310-882-8418 Email: [email protected] SKIP POWERS Assistant Sports Information Director Cell: 205-246-7834 Email: [email protected] DANNY HARRINGTON Associate Sports Information Director Cell: 818-692-4182 Email: [email protected] UCLABRUINS.COM >> FOLLOW ON TWITTER @UCLAFootball 1 BRUINS TO WATCH #11 ANTHONY BARR - Sr. - LB * Butkus, Bednarik, Nagurski, Maxwell, Lombardi, Lott, Camp Watch Lists *34.5 TFLs over last two seasons * Career-best 11 tackles at Nebraska * 13.5 sacks in ‘12 is top returning total in nation * 8th in nation in sacks and TFLs avg. in ‘12 * Played defense for 1st time in ‘12 #1 SHAQUELLE EVANS - Sr. - WR * Biletniko! Award Watch List * Ranks among national leaders in JIM MORA punt returns this season *Caught a pass in 22 straight games HEAD COACH * 60 catches in ‘12, 8th on school list SECOND SEASON * 877 recev. yds. in ‘12 - 11th on school season list 14-7 RECORD #17 BRETT HUNDLEY - So.R - QB On December 10, 2011, former NFC Coach of the Year Jim Mora was named UCLA's 17th head coach in school * Maxwell, O’Brien Watch Lists history. In his fi rst season in Westwood, Mora guided the Bruins to the 2012 South Division Championship of the * School records set for season Pac-12 Conference and matched the school-record for wins by a fi rst-year Bruin coach with nine. The team set passing yds (3,740); season total numerous offensive records during that initial campaign, including rushing yards, passing yards, total offense and o! . (4,095); season completions points scored. Four players went on to be selected in the 2013 NFL Draft, including fi rst-round pick defensive (318) in ‘12 end Datone Jones. * School record three straight 300- yd. passing games in ‘12 Mora came to UCLA after spending part of 2010 and most of 2011 as a television analyst and contributor for the * 29 td passes - 2nd on school list for NFL Network and the NFL on Fox. He brought 25 years of NFL coaching acumen with him to UCLA, including season in ‘12 four years of NFL head coaching experience while at the helm of the Atlanta Falcons (2004-06) and the Seattle Seahawks (2009). Mora took over for Mike Holmgren as head coach of the Seattle Seahawks in 2009. He had served as assistant #6 ERIC KENDRICKS - Jr.R- LB head coach and defensive backs coach for Seattle in 2007 and 2008. The Seahawks went 10-6 and fi nished fi rst * Butkus, Bednarik, Nagurski, Lott in the NFC West in the 2007 season and won the Wild Card game. In his initial season as the head coach of the Watch Lists Falcons in 2004, Mora guided the team to an 11-5 record, becoming just the eighth rookie head coach in NFL * Led P-12-10.6 tkls/g avg. in ‘12 history to win 11 games and the 11th to bring home a Division title. Atlanta captured the NFC South title and * His 150 tackles in ‘12 most at earned an appearance in the NFC Championship game for only the second time in franchise history.