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2023 UCLA FB (Photo: Sam Lazarus)
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No. 25 Football Travels to Stanford for Saturday Night Showdown

October 17, 2023 | Football

GAME INFORMATION
Venue:
Stanford Stadium
Game Time: 7:30 p.m. PT
Television: ESPN
TV Talent: Dave Flemming (play-by-play), Brock Oswelier (analyst), Kayla Burton (sideline)
Local Radio (UCLA Sports Network from IMG College): AM570
Local Radio Talent: Josh Lewin (play-by-play), Matt Stevens (analyst), Wayne Cook (sideline)
SiriusXM: Ch. 98/203
SXM App: Ch. 964

THE MATCHUP
No. 25 UCLA, a winner in 16 of its past 22 games, travels to play at Stanford Saturday at 7:30 p.m. PT. This is the third road game in four contests for the Bruins to start the 2023 Pac-12 Conference slate. Saturday's matchup could be the final meeting between two programs which have met each season dating back to 1946 and, prior to a wartime break, from 1928-1942 following an initial meeting in 1925.

Saturday's battle with the Cardinal will be televised by ESPN The Bruin IMG Radio Network will broadcast the contest, which will also be aired over SiriusXM and the Varsity App.

SERIES HISTORY
UCLA leads the series, which dates back to a 1925 meeting in Los Angeles, by a 48-43-3 count. UCLA has captured three of the past four meetings after the Cardinal ran off 11 straight wins from 2009-2018. The winning team has scored at least 34 points in each of the past six meetings. UCLA owns a 21-24-2 record in games played at Stanford, but has captured the most recent two, a 35-24 verdict in 2021 and a 34-16 decision in 2019. The Cardinal had won the previous six meetings on "The Farm." The Bruins have run for at least 200 yards in each of the past four meetings (324 in 2022, 204 in 2021, 291 in 2020 and 263 in 2019). In each of the past six meetings, the team that led after the first quarter went on to win the game.

AT A GLANCE
โ€ข Three of UCLA's first four 2023 Pac-12 games are on the road, with the first two coming at top-15 foes Oregon State and Utah. Three of the final five contests will be in Rose Bowl Stadium.
โ€ข UCLA is 9-4 overall in its past 13 true road contests, 7-4 in its past 11 Pac-12 road matchups and 21-24-2 in games played at Stanford.
โ€ข This season, UCLA has given up 95 points. UCLA most recently gave up fewer than 95 points through its first six games in 2006, when it surrendered 92.
โ€ข UCLA leads the nation in allowing just 2.29 yards per rush this season and is tied with Iowa, Oklahoma and Texas A&M for first overall with just one rushing touchdown allowed.
โ€ข UCLA's 16.2 points allowed is good for 14th in the nation. The Bruins have held five of six opponents under 20 points.
โ€ข UCLA opponents are averaging 4.28 yards per play, which is tied with Iowa for fourth in the nation, behind Clemson (4.16), Ohio State and Penn State (3.42).
โ€ข UCLA's defense has given up eight touchdowns on the season, which is the lowest mark in the Pac-12 and sixth in the nation.
โ€ข Opponents have registered eight total touchdowns on 78 drives against the Bruin defense in 2023 ... Possessions/TD Drives: Oregon State 11/3, Washington State 16/1, Utah 14/1, North Carolina Central 13/1, San Diego State 13/1 and Coastal Carolina 11/1.
โ€ข RB Carson Steele ran for 110 yards at Oregon State to follow up on a 141-yard effort against WSU and now has 14 career 100-yard rushing games (12 while at Ball State).
โ€ข DB Alex Johnson leads the Pac-12 with a 0.50 interceptions-per-game rate, which is 11th in the nation. His three interceptions rank 12th nationally. A UCLA player most recently had more than three single-season interceptions in 2016 (Randall Goforth with four). No Bruin has had more than four interceptions in a season since 2009, when Rahim Moore had 10.
โ€ข DL Laiatu Latu is second in the Pac-12 and 10th in the nation in tackles for loss per game (1.5). He is third in the league and 10th nationally in sacks per game (0.92).
โ€ข TE Moliki Matavao has five receptions this season of at least 20 yards: 34 at Oregon State, 20, 27 and 29 versus WSU and 35 at SDSU.
โ€ข UCLA has won 12 straight games when forcing multiple turnovers. The Bruins have forced multiple turnovers in four of this season's six games, winning each contest. UCLA is 17-3 under Chip Kelly when commiting fewer turnovers than its opponent and 3-19 when committing more turnovers than its opponent.

MOST RECENT MEETINGS
In UCLA's most recent trip to Stanford, QB Dorian Thompson-Robinson threw for two scores and ran for a couple more in a 35-24 win. UCLA jumped out to a 21-7 halftime advantage before the Cardinal stormed back to even the score at 21-all early in the fourth quarter. UCLA answered with 75- and five-yard Thompson-Robinson touchdown passes to WR Kyle Philips, putting the game away.

In the most recent meeting between the programs, UCLA handed the Cardinal a 38-13 setback in the Rose Bowl in 2022. RB Zach Charbonnet rushed for a career-high 198 yards and matched his career best with three touchdowns on the ground. Thompson-Robinson threw for 199 yards and ran for 50 more. After spotting Stanford a 3-0 lead, the Bruins rattled off 24 straight points to take control of the game at 24-3. Charbonnet's third touchdown of the game made it 31-6 in the third and WR Kazmeir Allen finsihed of the scoring with a 72-yard run.

TEAM NOTES
โ€ข UCLA has posted 6-3 Pac-12 marks in each of the past two seasons. It finished tied for fifth in the league in 2022 and tied for second in the South Division in 2021.
โ€ข UCLA leads the Pac-12 in the following stats: Turnovers Gained (14, sixth in NCAA), Red Zone Defense (.667, seventh), Passing Yards Per Completion (15.71, seventh) and Interceptions (eight, 17th).
โ€ข Under head coach Chip Kelly, UCLA is 24-7 when it rushes for at least 200 yards in a game.
โ€ข This is the third straight season UCLA has entered the major polls, peaking at No. 18 in the AP Top 25 so far in 2023, No. 9 (AP) in 2022 and No. 13 (both polls) in 2021.
โ€ข UCLA rushed for 404 yards against North Carolina Central, 284 at Oregon State and 254 yards at San Diego State for its first three 200-yard rush games of 2023. The 404 yards of rushing offense represent the most by a Bruin team since it racked up 437 ground yards in a 2010 game against Washington State. In 2022, the Bruins compiled nine 200-yard rushing games, which was the most since the 1995 squad also produced nine.
โ€ข The Bruins forced a season-high four Washington State turnovers after forcing three each by San Diego State and Coastal Carolina. A Bruin team most recently forced more than four turnovers in a game at WSU during the 2019 season (six).
โ€ข The Bruins have given up 12 rushing yards to Washington State, 90 to NCCU, 63 to SDSU and 56 to CCU this season. The Bruins held five 2022 opponents under 100 yards rushing (California - 67, Washington - 65, Colorado - 51, Alabama State - 87 and Bowling Green - 37). The Bruins also held five foes to fewer than 100 yards rushing in 2021 (Cal - 92, UW - 83, Stanford - 67, LSU - 49 and Hawai'i - 26).
โ€ข UCLA is 9-4 overall (7-4 Pac-12) in its past 13 true road contests โ€” losing at Oregon State in 2023, Utah in 2023 and 2021 and Oregon in 2022 โ€” dating back to a Sept. 25, 2021 win at Stanford.

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