UCLA quarterback Brett Hundley dives in for a touchdown in the Bruins’ 66-10 victory over Arizona on Nov. 3 at the Rose Bowl. BRIDGEPOINT EDUCATION HOLIDAY BOWL MEDIA GUIDE UCLA vs. BAYLOR DECEMBER 27, 2012 - 6:45 PM (PST) QUALCOMM STADIUM • SAN DIEGO, CALIF. UCLABRUINS.COM 1 UCLA FOOTBALL • 2012 BRIDGEPOINT EDUCATION HOLIDAY BOWL MEDIA GUIDE 2012 SCHEDULE/RESULTS 9-4 Overall; 6-3 Pac-12 2012 UCLA BRUINS Aug. 30 • 6:30PM (CST) • CBS Sports Network @ RICE W, 49-24 Houston, TX (Rice Stadium) FOOTBALL UCLA Sports Information: J.D. Morgan Center, 325 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA 90095 • • Sept. 8 4:30PM (PST) FOX (p) 310-206-6831 • (f) 310-825-8699 #16 NEBRASKA W, 36-30 Pasadena, Calif. (Rose Bowl) GAME #14 Sept. 15 • 7:30PM (PST) • Pac-12 Networks HOUSTON W, 37-6 UCLA (9-4) vs. BAYLOR (7-5) Pasadena, Calif. (Rose Bowl) December 27, 2012 • 6:45 PM (PST) Sept. 22 • 12:30PM (PST) • ABC/ESPN2 San Diego, Calif. Bridgepoint Education Holiday Bowl OREGON STATE* L, 27-20 Pasadena, Calif. (Rose Bowl) TV: ESPN - Dave Pasch, Brian Griese, Jenn Brown Sept. 29 • 4:00PM (MST) • Pac-12 Networks National Radio: ESPN - Bill Rosinski, David @ COLORADO* W, 42-14 Norrie, Joe Schad Boulder, Colo. (Folsom Field) Bruin IMG Radio Network: AM570 - Chris Oct. 6 • 7:00PM (PST) • Pac-12 Networks Roberts, Matt Stevens, Wayne Cook @ CALIFORNIA* L, 43-17 Berkeley, Calif. (Memorial Stadium) BRUINS GO BOWLING Oct. 13 • 12:00 PM (PST) • FOX UCLA has played in bowl games in eight of UTAH* W, 21-14 the previous 10 seasons (not 2010, 2008). Pasadena, Calif. (Rose Bowl) The 2012 season marked the fi rst time since Oct. 27 • 12:00 PM (PST) • FX 2005 that the Bruins have been eligible @ ARIZONA STATE* W, 45-43 before the month of November. Tempe, Ariz. (Sun Devil Stadium) UCLA/BAYLOR SERIES Nov. 3 • 7:30 PM (PST) • Pac-12 Networks UCLA and Baylor have never met on the #24 ARIZONA W, 66-10 gridiron. Baylor ranks fi rst in the nation in Pasadena, Calif. (Rose Bowl) total offense (578.75 yds/g). Senior quar- Nov. 10 • 7:30 PM (PST) • ESPN2 terback Nick Florence leads the nation in @ WASHINGTON ST.*W, 44-36 total offense (387.67) and senior receiver Pullman, Wash. (Martin Stadium) Terrance Williams is fi rst in receiving yards Nov. 17 • 12:00 PM (PST) • FOX per game (147.0). #21 USC* W, 38-28 2012 STAT COMPARISON UCLA BAYLOR Pasadena, Calif. (Rose Bowl) Points Scored 35.1 44.1 Nov. 24 • 3:30 PM (PST) • FOX Points Allowed 25.9 38.2 Rushing Yards 202.9 225.5 #11 STANFORD* L, 35-17 Pasadena, Calif. (Rose Bowl) Rushing Defense 154.5 190.8 Passing Yards 271.6 353.3 Nov. 30 • 5:00 PM (PST) • FOX Pac-12 Championship Passing Defense Eff. 134.0 141.1 @ #8 STANFORD L, 27-24 Total Offense 474.5 578.8 Stanford, Calif. (Stanford Stadium) Total Defense 409.9 513.9 Sacks By/ Allowed 3.3/3.5 1.1/1.4 Dec. 27 • 6:45 PM (PST) • ESPN Holiday Bowl KO Ret. Avg. 22.5 21.2 vs. BAYLOR P Ret. Avg. 8.4 8.5 San Diego, Calif. (Qualcomm Stadium) 3rd Down Conver. 41% 46% Oppt. 3rd Down Conver. 32% 56% Turnover margin 0.31 0.42 FOOTBALL CONTACTS UCLA AND THE BCS Steve Rourke - [email protected] UCLA is ranked No. 17 in the fi nal BCS (p) 310-206-8187 • (c) 310-882-8418 Standings released on Dec. 2. The last time Danny Harrington - [email protected] UCLA was ranked in the BCS, prior to this (p) 310-206-8075 • (c) 818-692-4182 season, was on Dec. 3, 2006, at No. 25. The Bruins have moved into the BCS rank- Nick Ammazzalorso - [email protected] ings in a total of six seasons: 1998, 2001, (p) 310-206-3402 • (c) 424-273-0712 2003, 2005, 2006 and 2012. UCLA owns Note to Media: Bruin players and coaches have the distinction of being the fi rst team to be been instructed to not grant any interview requests ranked in the BCS, as the Bruins debuted at Jordon James (left) and Darius Bell celebrate a Bruin touchdown in UCLA’s 37-6 win over Houston at the Rose that have not been arranged by a member of the No.1 in the very fi rst BCS ranking released UCLA sports information offi ce. Bowl on Sept. 15. on Oct. 26, 1998. 2 2012 PAC-12 SOUTH DIVISION CHAMPIONS QUICK HITS Senior running back Johnathan Franklin UCLA has played 26 freshmen so far this (4,887) broke Maurice Jones-Drew’s school season -- 12 true freshmen and 14 redshirt FINAL PAC-12 STANDINGS record of 4,688 career all-purpose yards freshmen. during the Pac-12 Championship game. UCLA has started at least four freshmen North on offense in each game this season and as Franklin’s career rushing total of 4,369 Pac-12 Overall many as seven against Utah. yards ranks fi fth on the Pac-12 list (4th is Oregon 8-1 11-1 Marcus Allen of USC, 1978-81- 4,810). UCLA is ranked 7th in the nation in sacks Stanford*+ 8-1 11-2 (3.3/g) after being ranked T-112th last Franklin broke Karim Abdul-Jabbar’s re- Oregon State 6-3 9-3 season (1.00). cord for school single-season rushing in the Washington 5-4 7-5 Pac-12 Championship game. UCLA has won 16 of its last 20 games California 2-7 3-9 when winning the turnover battle (.800) and Washington State 1-8 3-9 Redshirt sophomore linebacker Eric dropped 30 of its last 44 games (.318) when Kendricks has recorded 137 tackles on the losing or tying the turnover ratio. South season to rank seventh on the all-time school Pac-12 Overall single-season list; it is the most by a UCLA The Bruins have won as many as four road UCLA^ 6-3 9-4 player since the 1989 season (Eric Turner games in a season for the fi rst time since Arizona State 5-4 7-5 141 in 1989). 2002, when it won fi ve. USC 5-4 7-5 Junior linebacker Anthony Barr, in his fi rst Hundley is the fi rst UCLA quarterback to Arizona 4-5 7-5 season on defense after two as a running ever throw for at least 300 yards in three Utah 3-6 5-7 back, is the national leader with 13.5 sacks straight games (305 Nebraska/320 Hous- Colorado 1-8 1-11 this season; he is sixth in sacks average ton/372 Oregon St.). He is the eighth to total (1.04) and tied for 9th in TFLs (1.58/g). at least three, 300-yard games in a season. * Pac-12 North Divison Champion Most 300-yd passing games in a season ^ Pac-12 South Division Champion In his last six games, redshirt freshman + - Won Pac-12 Championship Game to secure quarterback Brett Hundley has completed -- Cade McNown 6 -1998, Tom Ramsey 4 conferences’ BCS berth. 125 of 177 passes (71%) for 1,495 yards, -1982, Troy Aikman 3 - 1988, Tommy Mad- 12 touchdowns and four interceptions. dox 3 - 1990, Cory Paus 3 - 2000, Kevin Prince 3 - 2009, Drew Olson 3 - 2005, At Stanford (284 yds) was the seventh In his last fi ve games, senior Y receiver Hundley 3 - 2012. 200-yard rushing game of the season for Joseph Fauria has made19 receptions for Most Career 300-yd passing games -- Mc- UCLA... The Bruins had six such games last 312 yards and fi ve touchdowns. Nown11, Paus 7, D.Olson 4, Maddox 4, year...UCLA opened 2012 with a 247-yard Hundley has reached or approached sev- Aikman 4, Ramsey 4, Hundley 3 and others. total vs. Houston, a 344-yard total vs. Ne- eral school records --- single-season total of- UCLA has won 12 of its last 13 games braska and a 343-yard sum at Rice ... The fense: Hundley 3,776 – old record is 3,652 when it limits the opponent to less than 100 Bruins had won 24 straight games in which by Cade McNown in 1998; single-season rushing yards. they have rushed for at least 250 yards (81- passing yardage: Hundley 3,411 – record 4-1 all-time). Franklin’s 4,369 career rushing yards rank 3,470 by Cade McNown in 1998; single- 4th among active FBS players (1-Montee Ball, season completions: Hundley 292 – old Wisc.-5,040). record 242 by Drew Olson in 2005. Arizona was the 18th straight game UCLA Only one head coach has won as many has won when holding the opponent to less games in his fi rst season at UCLA as Jim Mora than 20 points. (9) – Terry Donahue, 1976. The Pac-12 Championship game was Fauria, a Mackey Award semifi nalist, has Franklin’s 19th career 100-yard rushing caught a pass in 21 straight games; he is game, one back of all-time school leader tied for 5th on the all-time UCLA touchdown Gaston Green. receptions list (19); T-2nd on season list with 11 in 2012. UCLA had not gained at least 500 yards of total offense in any previous three-game Franklin recorded his 9th 100-yard rushing stretch, prior to his season (complete records game of the season at Stanford to set a new date back to 1958 season) ...Years in which school single-season record.