UCLA
3-3 , 1-2
Arizona
4-2 , 2-1
UCLA Falls to Arizona, 47-30
October 14, 2017 | Football
Tucson, Ariz. - Arizona quarterback Khalil Tate rushed for 234 yards and two touchdowns and threw for another touchdown to lead the Wildcats to a 47-30 win over UCLA.
Bruin running backs accounted for all four touchdowns, including two by Bolu Olorunfunmi, who rushed for a career-high 102 yards on 10 carries. Jalen Starks (career-high 63 yards) and Soso Jamabo (33) had the other two touchdowns.
Untimely turnovers hurt the Bruins, who dropped to 3-3, 1-2 in the Pac-12. Quarterback Josh Rosen threw three interceptions, two in the red zone and a pick six.
Arizona jumped out to a quick lead, taking just four plays to score after the opening kickoff. Tate ran it in from 45 yards out at 13:44 to put Arizona up 7-0. UCLA got on the board with 2:23 to play in the first quarter, as Starks ran it in from less than a yard out for his fourth touchdown of the year, trimming Arizona's lead to 10-7.
The Wildcats (4-2, 2-1) used a 53-yard pass from Tate to Shun Brown to quickly move down the field on their next possession, and Nick Wilson's one-yard touchdown rush increased Arizona's lead to 17-7 with 39 seconds remaining in the first.
The Bruins were driving towards a score on their next possession, but an interception by Jace Whittaker in the red zone killed the drive. Whittaker struck again later in the quarter, to even more damaging results, intercepting Rosen again and returning it 42 yards for a 24-7 Arizona lead.
UCLA's running backs got the Bruins back to within 10 at 24-14, thanks to big gains by Starks, a second-effort two-yard gain on fourth-and-one by Olorunfunmi, and a Jamabo nine-yard touchdown run. However, Arizona drove 75 yards on its next possession, ending with a six-yard touchdown pass from Tate to Wilson with 11 seconds remaining for a 30-14 halftime advantage.
Late in the third quarter, Olorunfunmi used two big gains of 24 and 47 yards to set up a four-yard touchdown run to cut Arizona's lead to 33-22. But Tate used his speed once again to break another run on the next play, taking what was nearly a loss of yardage and turning it into a 71-yard touchdown run and 40-22 Wildcat lead.
Arizona penalties helped the Bruins get down the field quickly on its next drive, culminating in Olorunfunmi's second touchdown of the game, a one-yarder with 1:04 left in the third quarter. The Bruins were successful on the two-point conversion once again, trimming the lead to 40-30.
Another big play, a 44-yard touchdown pass from Tate to Tony Ellison, got Arizona down to the six, and Wilson rushed it in to give the Wildcats the final score, 47-30.
UCLA will next face Oregon on Saturday, Oct. 21 at 1pm at the Rose Bowl for Homecoming.
Team Stats
UCLA 0, ARIZ 7
ARIZ - Tate, K. 45 yd run (Pollack, J. kick), 4 plays, 75 yards, TOP 1:16
UCLA 0, ARIZ 10
ARIZ - Pollack, J. 36 yd field goal 6 plays, 24 yards, TOP 2:39
UCLA 7, ARIZ 10
UCLA - Starks, Jalen 1 yd run (Molson, JJ kick), 13 plays, 75 yards, TOP 4:41
UCLA 7, ARIZ 17
ARIZ - Wilson, N. 1 yd run (Pollack, J. kick), 5 plays, 75 yards, TOP 1:44
UCLA 7, ARIZ 24
ARIZ - Whittaker, J. 42 yd interception (Pollack, J. kick)
UCLA 14, ARIZ 24
UCLA - Jamabo, Soso 9 yd run (Molson, JJ kick), 12 plays, 75 yards, TOP 3:56
UCLA 14, ARIZ 30
ARIZ - Wood, T. 6 yd pass from Tate, K. (Pollack, J. kickfailed) 10 plays, 75 yards, TOP 3:48
UCLA 14, ARIZ 33
ARIZ - Pollack, J. 23 yd field goal 9 plays, 55 yards, TOP 3:52
UCLA 22, ARIZ 33
UCLA - Olorunfunmi, Bo 4 yd run (Lasley, Jordan pass), 3 plays, 75 yards, TOP 0:46
UCLA 22, ARIZ 40
ARIZ - Tate, K. 71 yd run (Pollack, J. kick), 2 plays, 75 yards, TOP 0:44
UCLA 30, ARIZ 40
UCLA - Olorunfunmi, Bo 1 yd run (Jamabo, Soso pass), 6 plays, 65 yards, TOP 2:32
UCLA 30, ARIZ 47
ARIZ - Wilson, N. 6 yd run (Pollack, J. kick), 8 plays, 75 yards, TOP 3:39
