UCLA
0-4 , 0-1
Colorado
4-0 , 1-0
Colorado Surges in Second Half to Defeat Bruins, 38-16
September 28, 2018 | Football
BOULDER, COLO. - UCLA went toe-to-toe with unbeaten Colorado for two and a half quarters, taking a 16-14 lead halfway through the third quarter before the Buffaloes ran off 24 unanswered points to defeat the Bruins, 38-16.
The Bruins were led by redshirt junior running back Joshua Kelley, who had a breakthrough performance with 124 yards rushing, a team season-high. Kicker JJ Molson made three of three field goals, including a career-long 50-yarder.
Colorado receiver Lavis Shenault caught a touchdown pass and rushed for another, accumulating 144 yards of total offense, including 126 rushing yards. Buffaloes quarterback Steven Montez rushed for two touchdowns and completed 22 of 26 passes for 237 yards and one touchdown.
UCLA (0-4, 0-1 in the Pac-12) struck first in its second series of the game, which started at the Colorado 47 after a 32-yard punt return by Kyle Philips. A Dorian Thompson-Robinson 17-yard run followed by a 15-yard late hit penalty brought the Bruins up to the 18, and on third and goal on the 11, Michael Ezeike caught a Thompson-Robinson pass in the corner of the end zone to give the Bruins a 7-0 lead.
Colorado (4-0, 1-0 in the Pac-12) answered quickly, tying it up a minute and a half later on a 57-yard touchdown pass from Montez to Shenault. The Bruins drove to the Colorado four on the next drive thanks in part to a 29-yard run by Kelley but could not get into the end zone, settling for a 21-yard field goal by Molson to go up 10-7 with 57 seconds left in the quarter.
The Buffaloes gained the lead for the first time, 14-10, with 6:13 to play in the second quarter after a 12-play drive resulted in a 10-yard touchdown run by Montez. UCLA cut the lead to one on Molson's 50-yard field goal just before halftime.
Molson hit another field goal, a 40-yarder, on the Bruins' first drive of the third quarter to regain the lead, 16-14, but Colorado scored 24unanswered points to finish off the Bruins.
"There are some good things that we can improve upon but the penalties are hurting us, and we can't live with those if we are expecting to beat a really good football team," said UCLA head coach Chip Kelly. "That is what Colorado is right now; Mike (McIntyre) has done such a nice job here. We have to continue to improve, we got knocked down, but we aren't going to stay down, we are going to get back up and get ready for our next opponent."
UCLA is back in action on Saturday, Oct. 6 against No. 11 Washington at the Rose Bowl. Kickoff will be at either 4:30 or 7:30 pm.
Team Stats
UCLA 7, COLO 0
UCLA - Ezeike, Michael 11 yd pass from Thmpsn-Robinson (Molson, Jj kick) 8 plays, 47 yards, TOP 4:29
UCLA 7, COLO 7
COLO - Shenault, Lavis 57 yd pass from Montez, Steven (Stefanou, James kick) 5 plays, 85 yards, TOP 2:20
UCLA 10, COLO 7
UCLA - Molson, Jj 21 yd field goal 11 plays, 71 yards, TOP 4:03
UCLA 10, COLO 14
COLO - Montez, Steven 10 yd run (Stefanou, James kick), 12 plays, 80 yards, TOP 5:51
UCLA 13, COLO 14
UCLA - Molson, Jj 50 yd field goal 11 plays, 42 yards, TOP 4:33
UCLA 16, COLO 14
UCLA - Molson, Jj 40 yd field goal 6 plays, 66 yards, TOP 2:01
UCLA 16, COLO 21
COLO - Shenault, Lavis 1 yd run (Stefanou, James kick), 7 plays, 75 yards, TOP 2:51
UCLA 16, COLO 28
COLO - McMillian, Trav 6 yd run (Stefanou, James kick), 13 plays, 67 yards, TOP 5:45
UCLA 16, COLO 31
COLO - Stefanou, James 41 yd field goal 6 plays, 51 yards, TOP 2:59
UCLA 16, COLO 38
COLO - Montez, Steven 35 yd run (Stefanou, James kick), 5 plays, 63 yards, TOP 3:01
