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. 19 - Stanford at UCLA - 5 p.m. (ESPN2) GAME SEVEN GAME 7: Stanford at UCLA AT A GLANCE Venue: Spieker Field at the Rose Bowl • UCLA leads the series 46-42-3, with the first meeting back in 1925 2020: , ... UCLA leads the series in matchups played in the Rose Bowl 10-9. Kickoff Time: 4 p.m. PT vs. 2-5 Pac-12 • UCLA halted an 11-game losing skein to the Cardinal with a win on the Television: ESPN (Beth Mowins, Kirk Morrison, Taylor McGregor) Farm last season ... the Bruins will be looking for their first home win over Stanford since a 2008 decision in Pasadena. Radio (UCLA Sports Network from IMG College): AM 570 3-2, 3-3, • UCLA will be looking to finish over the .500 mark in conference Josh Lewin (play-by-play),Matt Stevens (analyst), Wayne Cook (reporter) 3-2 Pac-12 3-3 Pac-12 play for the first time since it went 5-4 in 2015. Sirius: 106 / XM: Ch. 207/ Internet: 967 • Greg Dulcich’s 79.2 receiving yards per game average is the second-best mark in the nation by an FBS tight end this season. BRUINS HOST STANFORD SATURDAY — UCLA (3-3, 3-3) will host Stanford (3-2, 3-2) on Saturday, December 19 in a Pac-12 Con- • 11 of UCLA’s 12 turnovers this season have come in its three ference matchup to be played on Spieker Field at the Rose Bowl at 5:00 p.m. PT. The game will be televised by ESPN2. The Bruin IMG losses to Colorado-4, Oregon-4, USC-3. Radio Network will broadcast the contest, which will also be aired over SiriusXM, uclabruins.com and tunein.com and the TuneIn App. • UCLA is ranked 16th nationally in rushing offense (220.5) and Third-year head coach Chip Kelly was named UCLA’s head football coach on Nov. 25, 2017. Kelly owns a collegiate record of 56-27 has rushed for at least 200 yards in 8 of the last 14 games. compiled in two-plus seasons at UCLA (1-1 vs. Stanford) and four seasons as the head coach at the University of Oregon (2009-12, • Demetric Felton Jr. (99) and Kyle Philips (97) will look to become 2-2 vs. Stanford). During that span in Eugene, his Duck teams captured first place or a share of first in the North Division of the confer- the 27th and 28th Bruins with at least 100 career catches. ence (three outright conference championships 2009-11) and four BCS bowl games. Kelly guided Oregon to appearances in a National • Dorian Thompson-Robinson’s .833 completion percentage (30-36) Championship Game (2010), two Rose Bowls (after 2011 and 2009 seasons) and the Fiesta Bowl following the 2012 season. Kelly was vs. USC is the best by a Bruin QB with at least 30 pass attempts in named the 2009 and 2010 Pac-10 Coach of the Year, 2010 Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year, 2010 Walter Camp Coach of the Year, a game since 1980. 2010 Sporting News Coach of the Year, 2010 AFCA Coach of the Year Award and 2010 Associated Press Coach of the Year. • UCLA is ranked 8th in the NCAA in sacks/g at 3.50. • The Bruins rank 24th nationally in TFLs with a 7.5/g mark. UCLA VS. STANFORD — The Bruins own a 46-42-3 overall advantage in the series against Stanford, which started in 1925, and has • UCLA will be looking for its first regular season December home win seen the teams battle each season since 1946. UCLA ended a stretch of 11 straight Cardinal wins in the series last season on the since it bested No. 2 USC 13-9 in 2006. Farm. The Bruins had captured the previous five meetings prior to that Cardinal streak. • Demetric Felton Jr.’s 278 all-purpose yards at Oregon ranks as Last season, UCLA built a 21-10 lead at halftime and never looked back, in taking a 34-16 verdict over Stanford on a Thursday night. It 11th-best total by a player nationally and second most by a was the first win at Stanford since a 45-17 victory on Sept. 1, 2007 and the first win overall since 2008 when the Bruins won a 23-20 Pac-12 player in 2020. battle in the Rose Bowl. In that 2008 victory, Bruin quarterback Kevin Craft completed six straight passing attempts during an 11-play • Greg Dulcich made it seven straight seasons for a UCLA tight end to scoring drive which culminated on a 7-yard toss to tight end Cory Harkey with 10 seconds to play in the contest. It marked the last register a 100-yard game with 126 at Colorado in his first-career UCLA win over the Cardinal in the Rose Bowl. In 2018 in the Rose Bowl, Stanford prevailed 49-42 in a shootout. The Bruins outgained start and added a career-high 167 vs. USC. the Cardinal, 528 (466 passing) to 470 (344 passing) yards. THE WATCH LIST • In its three 2020 losses, UCLA has committed 11 of it 12 turnovers on the season. It turned the ball over 4 times at Colorado, 4 times at Oregon and 3 times 2020 SCHEDULE vs. USC. Under Coach Kelly, UCLA is +15 turnovers in wins and -26 in losses ... UCLA committed just one miscue in its win against Cal and went without a turnover in decisions over both Arizona and Arizona State. November (AP ranking) * = Pac-12 Game • DORIAN THOMPSON-ROBINSON (5,067 yds) needs 231 passing yards to move past Troy Aikman (5,298) and into 7th on the all-time school list ... Sat. 7 at Colorado* (ESPN2) L, 42-48 With three TD passes, DTR (40) will move past Troy Aikman (41) and Cory Paus (42) into sixth on the all-time school list. • (99) and (97) have a chance to become UCLA’s 27th and 28th players to reach the 100-career catch milestone. Sat. 14 Utah* (FOX) no contest DEMETRIC FELTON JR. KYLE PHILIPS • The Bruins have been outscored by 14 points in the three losses this season (6-Colorado, 3-Oregon, 5-USC). Sun. 15 California* (FOX) W, 34-10 • In its three losses this season: Oregon scored 28 points off of UCLA turnovers, 21 in first half, two on scoring drives of less than 30 yards ... Colorado Sat. 21 at Oregon (11)* (ESPN2) L, 35-38 scored 21 first-half points off Bruin miscues with two TDs on drives of less than 10 yards ... USC scored 15 points off of 3 Bruin turnovers, including Sat. 28 Arizona* (FOX) W, 27-10 TDs after drives of 30 and 31 yards and a field goal on a 3-yard drive. December • DEFENSIVE GROWTH: UCLA’s sacks progression -- (NCAA rank/avg) 2020: 8th/3.50 per game; 2019: 62nd/2.2; 2018: 118th/1.25 Sat. 5 at Arizona State* (FS1) W, 25-18 UCLA’s tackles for loss progression -- (NCAA rank/avg) 2020: 24th/7.5 per game; 2019: 61st/6.0; 2018: 115th/4.6 Sat. 12 USC*(16) (ABC) L, 38-43 • DORIAN THOMPSON ROBINSON’S progression -- Pass Efficiency Rating: 2020-160.49; 2019-134.86; 2018-122.28 ... The last Bruin QB to Sat. 19 STANFORD* (ESPN2) 5:00 p.m. post a rating above 160.0 for a season was Drew Olson in 2005 (161.6) ... Brett Hundley (2012-147.7, 2013-153.7,2014-152.7) is the only Bruin QB since 2005 to finish with a rating above 147.0 for a season. • The last time UCLA finished over the.500 mark in conference play was 2015 (5-4); the Bruins were 8-5 overall that season which is its last over .500 finish. • 10 different players have caught UCLA’s season total of 14 touchdown passes. Greg Dulcich (3) and Demetric Felton Jr. (3) are the the only receivers UCLA COACHING STAFF with more than one scoring reception in 2020. Head Coach: Chip Kelly (New Hampshire ‘90) - 3rd Year • JC transfer CALEB JOHNSON is 10th in the NCAA in sacks/g (0.92) ... Johnson paces the Bruins in sacks with 5.5 (most by a Bruin LB since Aaron *Def. Coord. Jerry Azzinaro (American International ‘82) - 3rd Year Wallace had 7.0 in 2015) and is second in TFLs at 7.0 ... He led UCLA with a career-high 10 tackles at ASU, 2.5 for loss. *Quarterbacks: Dana Bible (Cincinnati ‘76) - 3rd Year • UCLA’s average rushing offense per game currently sits at 220.5 yards per game which rates 16th in NCAA/2nd in Pac-12 ... the Bruins have sur- Receivers: Jimmie Dougherty (Missouri ‘01) - 4th Year passed the 200-yards rushing per game average milestone three times since the 1990 season -- 2014-209.5, 1995-212.5 and 1991-200.1. Running Backs: DeShaun Foster (UCLA ‘14) - 4th Year • Junior college transfer MITCHELL AGUDE leads the team with 8.5 tackles for loss this season and he is the only Bruin to have at least one TFL in Off. Coord. / Off. Line: Justin Frye (Indiana ‘06) - 3rd Year each of the first six games ... His 1.4 TFL/g mark is 29th-best nationally ... He registered a season-high 3.5 TFLs vs. the Ducks ... Agude was also Outside Linebackers: Jason Kaufusi (Utah ‘04) - 2nd Year credited with the forced fumble which was returned for a TD at Oregon and two forced fumbles vs.