UCLA Game Notes - Dec. 19, 2020
Stanford 48, UCLA 47
Player Notes
- DL Osa Odighizuwa has started a team-high 27 straight contests ... DB Stephan Blaylock and OL Sean Rhyan are next in line and have started in each of the last 19 games.
- Redshirt Freshman QB Chase Griffin entered the game in relief of Dorian Thompson-Robinson in the second quarter, throwing a career-high four touchdown passes. He completed 9 of 11 attempts for 127 yards.
- Thompson-Robinson threw for 65 yards on 8-12 passing, and added 46 yards rushing on nine carries, before exiting the game.
- Greg Dulcich caught a 17-yard touchdown pass in the third quarter and a 21-yard TD in overtime. He now has five TD receptions on the season and six during his career.
- Chase Cota’s 23-yard touchdown reception in the fourth quarter was his second TD reception of the season and fifth of his career.
- Kyle Philips became the 27th Bruin all-time with at least 100 career catches. He caught 7 passes for 61 yards tonight including a touchdown reception in overtime. He has caught at least one pass in 18 straight games and is now tied for 24th on the UCLA career receptions list with 104, tying Junior Taylor (2002-06) and passing Jojo Townsell (1979-82, 100) and Jim McElroy (1994-97, 101).
- Brittain Brown rushed for 219 yards, his career single-game high and the most single-game rushing yards by any Bruin this season.
- Keegan Jones ran for a nine-yard touchdown in the third quarter, the first of his career
- DL Otito Ogbonnia and LB Mitchell Agude combined for a sack in the third quarter. Agude leads the team with 9 tackles for loss this season and is the only Bruin to have a tackle for loss in all seven games this season.
- LB Carl Jones recorded a sack in the third quarter. He now has 2.5 this season and 3.5 in his career.
- DB Elijah Gates intercepted a pass in the third quarter, his second of the season and third of his career. This was the first time Stanford QB Davis Mills had been intercepted this season.
- DB Mo Osling III intercepted a pass in the third quarter, the first of his career.
- DB Jay Shaw returned an interception for a touchdown in the fourth quarter, his second interception of the season and third of his career. This was Shaw’s first career TD and the Bruin’s first interception returned for a TD since a loss at Arizona State in 2018 (Darnay Holmes, 31 yds).
- LB Caleb Johnson paced the team and tied a career-high with 10 tackles on Saturday.
- Nicholas Barr-Mira connected on two 31-yard field goals in the first and fourth quarter. He has converted six of his seven field goal attempts this season.
- 10 different players have caught UCLA’s season total of 18 touchdown passes. Greg Dulcich (5), Demetric Felton Jr. (3), Kyle Philips (2), and Chase Cota (2) are the only receivers with more than one scoring reception in 2020.
Team Notes
- UCLA has an 8-3 all-time record in overtime games ... 3-2 away and 5-1 at home.
- Saturday represented UCLA’s first OT game since 2016, and it was the first overtime game for the Bruins at the Rose Bowl since 2008.
- UCLA scored 31 unanswered points in the second half, the team’s most consecutive points of the season and the most since Sept. 3, 2017 against Texas A&M (35).
- UCLA’s all-time record against Stanford moved to 46-43-3. The two teams are tied, 10-10, in contests played at the Rose Bowl.
- UCLA’s 47 points scored and 291 yards rushing were both season highs.
- 12 of UCLA’s 13 turnovers this season have come in its five losses to Colorado-4, Oregon-4, USC-3, and Stanford-1. The lone turnover in a winning game this season came against Cal.
- Tonight’s UCLA-Stanford game was the first in Pac-12 history with an all-Black officiating crew (Referee: Michael Mothershed, Umpire: Mike Stephens, Linesman: Darryl Johnson, Line Judge: Harold Mitchell, Back Judge: Anthony Little, Field Judge: Michael Hall, Side Judge: Gary Reed, Center Judge: Michael Marsh).
Stanford 48, UCLA 47
Player Notes
- DL Osa Odighizuwa has started a team-high 27 straight contests ... DB Stephan Blaylock and OL Sean Rhyan are next in line and have started in each of the last 19 games.
- Redshirt Freshman QB Chase Griffin entered the game in relief of Dorian Thompson-Robinson in the second quarter, throwing a career-high four touchdown passes. He completed 9 of 11 attempts for 127 yards.
- Thompson-Robinson threw for 65 yards on 8-12 passing, and added 46 yards rushing on nine carries, before exiting the game.
- Greg Dulcich caught a 17-yard touchdown pass in the third quarter and a 21-yard TD in overtime. He now has five TD receptions on the season and six during his career.
- Chase Cota’s 23-yard touchdown reception in the fourth quarter was his second TD reception of the season and fifth of his career.
- Kyle Philips became the 27th Bruin all-time with at least 100 career catches. He caught 7 passes for 61 yards tonight including a touchdown reception in overtime. He has caught at least one pass in 18 straight games and is now tied for 24th on the UCLA career receptions list with 104, tying Junior Taylor (2002-06) and passing Jojo Townsell (1979-82, 100) and Jim McElroy (1994-97, 101).
- Brittain Brown rushed for 219 yards, his career single-game high and the most single-game rushing yards by any Bruin this season.
- Keegan Jones ran for a nine-yard touchdown in the third quarter, the first of his career
- DL Otito Ogbonnia and LB Mitchell Agude combined for a sack in the third quarter. Agude leads the team with 9 tackles for loss this season and is the only Bruin to have a tackle for loss in all seven games this season.
- LB Carl Jones recorded a sack in the third quarter. He now has 2.5 this season and 3.5 in his career.
- DB Elijah Gates intercepted a pass in the third quarter, his second of the season and third of his career. This was the first time Stanford QB Davis Mills had been intercepted this season.
- DB Mo Osling III intercepted a pass in the third quarter, the first of his career.
- DB Jay Shaw returned an interception for a touchdown in the fourth quarter, his second interception of the season and third of his career. This was Shaw’s first career TD and the Bruin’s first interception returned for a TD since a loss at Arizona State in 2018 (Darnay Holmes, 31 yds).
- LB Caleb Johnson paced the team and tied a career-high with 10 tackles on Saturday.
- Nicholas Barr-Mira connected on two 31-yard field goals in the first and fourth quarter. He has converted six of his seven field goal attempts this season.
- 10 different players have caught UCLA’s season total of 18 touchdown passes. Greg Dulcich (5), Demetric Felton Jr. (3), Kyle Philips (2), and Chase Cota (2) are the only receivers with more than one scoring reception in 2020.
Team Notes
- UCLA has an 8-3 all-time record in overtime games ... 3-2 away and 5-1 at home.
- Saturday represented UCLA’s first OT game since 2016, and it was the first overtime game for the Bruins at the Rose Bowl since 2008.
- UCLA scored 31 unanswered points in the second half, the team’s most consecutive points of the season and the most since Sept. 3, 2017 against Texas A&M (35).
- UCLA’s all-time record against Stanford moved to 46-43-3. The two teams are tied, 10-10, in contests played at the Rose Bowl.
- UCLA’s 47 points scored and 291 yards rushing were both season highs.
- 12 of UCLA’s 13 turnovers this season have come in its five losses to Colorado-4, Oregon-4, USC-3, and Stanford-1. The lone turnover in a winning game this season came against Cal.
- Tonight’s UCLA-Stanford game was the first in Pac-12 history with an all-Black officiating crew (Referee: Michael Mothershed, Umpire: Mike Stephens, Linesman: Darryl Johnson, Line Judge: Harold Mitchell, Back Judge: Anthony Little, Field Judge: Michael Hall, Side Judge: Gary Reed, Center Judge: Michael Marsh).