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Bruins Turn Back Oregon
October 09, 1999 | Football
Oct. 9, 1999
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PASADENA, Calif. - Cory Paus passed for a career-high 332 yards and two touchdowns - both to Danny Farmer - as UCLA defeated Oregon 34-29 Saturday night.
Farmer, a senior, caught seven passes for a career-high 196 yards as the Bruins (3-3, 1-2 Pac-10) extended their regular-season winning streak at the Rose Bowl to 13 games.
Oregon (3-3, 1-2) lost its seventh straight on the road, but threw a scare into the Bruins by scoring three touchdowns in the first four minutes of the fourth quarter to cut what appeared to be an insurmountable 34-10 lead, to a tight 34-29.
Matt Smith's 81-yard interception return on the first play of the final period triggered the comeback. The other touchdowns came on a 44-yard pass from A.J. Feeley to Keenan Howry and a 11-yard run by Reuben Droughns.
Time ran out as Feeley threw a 20-yard pass to Marshaun Tucker to UCLA's 1-yard line. Oregon started its final drive at its own 11 with 1:16 remaining. The final play begin with four seconds left.
Keith Brown and Farmer scored touchdowns 55 seconds apart late in the second quarter to put the Bruins ahead for good. The Ducks led 10-7 when Santi Hall sacked Feeley and forced a fumble that Billy Pieper recovered at Oregon's 18-yard line.
Brown scored on a 3-yard run three plays later to give UCLA a 13-10 lead with 1:33 left before halftime. On the next scrimmage play, Feeley was intercepted by Marcus Reese, setting up a 33-yard drive capped by Paus' 11-yard pass to Farmer, and giving UCLA a 20-10 lead.
Brown and Farmer also scored touchdowns in the third quarter - Brown on a 10-yard run and Farmer on a 65-yard pass from Paus - to give UCLA its 34-10 lead. Paus, a freshman, made his third start and completed 21 of 34 passes with two interceptions, both by Smith. Brown gained 69 yards on 27 carries.
Feeley completed 20 of 47 passes for 313 yards with two interceptions, and Droughns, playing despite an injured rib, picked up 43 yards on 11 carries.
Oregon needed just three plays to move 84 yards after receiving the opening kickoff to take a 7-0 lead. The touchdown came on a 20-yard pass from Feeley to Chad Chance.
UCLA's Chris Griffith kicked field goals of 47 and 48 yards, sandwiched around an 18-yard field goal by Oregon's Nathan Villegas in the second quarter.
Villegas kicked his field goal after Oregon was unable to score a touchdown following a first-and-goal at the one.
By JOHN NADEL
AP Sports Writer
