Game Notes - UCLA 45, Arizona 24 (Oct. 1, 2016)
UCLA Notes – UCLA 45, Arizona 24 – Saturday, October 1, 2016
High Five
**UCLA won its fifth in a row against Arizona. The average margin of victory has been 23.6 points in those five wins (118 points). It is the Bruins’ longest winning streak versus the Wildcats.
**The Bruins are 11-4-1 at The Rose Bowl against Arizona, having won three in a row.
**The Bruins have outscored the Wildcats 215-97 under head coach Jim Mora.
Rosen Rising
**Sophomore Josh Rosen continues to climb the UCLA charts. He is now seventh in completions (405), remains eighth in passing yardage (5,183) and improves to ninth in touchdown passes (31) and total offense (5,158).
**Rosen posted the ninth 300-yard passing game of his career, one behind Brett Hundley for second in UCLA history. He also posted the fifth, 350-yard total offense game of his career.
**Rosen’s 350 yards passing marked a season high, while his three touchdown passes tied a career best.
Dashing Darren
**Redshirt junior wide receiver Darren Andrews had career highs in receptions (9) and receiving yards (108), the second time he has surpassed 100 yards in his career (100 at Stanford last season).
**Andrews has at least two receptions in 13 games in a row.
**On the first rush of his career, Andrews had a 26-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter.
Going Long
**Redshirt senior wide receiver Kenneth Walker III recorded the first two-touchdown game of his career, as well as his second, 100-yard game of the season and career. His 114 yards were one shy of his total earlier this year at Texas A&M.
**The first-quarter, 57-yard touchdown reception for redshirt senior wide receiver Kenneth Walker III was his second of the season and fifth of his career. It was his fifth-career touchdown of at least 50 yards.
**Walker also has a catch in six-straight games.
**The dual 100-yard receiving games for Andrews and Walker III mark the first time since last October 22 (California) that the Bruins have had a pair of 100-yard receivers (Thomas Duarte, 141; Devin Fuller, 100).
Big D
**The first-quarter touchdown for Arizona was just the second allowed by the Bruins in five games this season. UCLA has given up just 10 first-half points over the last three contests.
More Notes
**Freshman Theo Howard caught his first career touchdown on his second career reception in the third quarter.
**Junior Nate Starks had a career high in carries (17) and was one shy of a personal best in yards (80).
**Redshirt junior Eldridge Massington posted a catch for the seventh game in a row.
**The Bruins are 35-2 under head coach Jim Mora when leading at the half.
High Five
**UCLA won its fifth in a row against Arizona. The average margin of victory has been 23.6 points in those five wins (118 points). It is the Bruins’ longest winning streak versus the Wildcats.
**The Bruins are 11-4-1 at The Rose Bowl against Arizona, having won three in a row.
**The Bruins have outscored the Wildcats 215-97 under head coach Jim Mora.
Rosen Rising
**Sophomore Josh Rosen continues to climb the UCLA charts. He is now seventh in completions (405), remains eighth in passing yardage (5,183) and improves to ninth in touchdown passes (31) and total offense (5,158).
**Rosen posted the ninth 300-yard passing game of his career, one behind Brett Hundley for second in UCLA history. He also posted the fifth, 350-yard total offense game of his career.
**Rosen’s 350 yards passing marked a season high, while his three touchdown passes tied a career best.
Dashing Darren
**Redshirt junior wide receiver Darren Andrews had career highs in receptions (9) and receiving yards (108), the second time he has surpassed 100 yards in his career (100 at Stanford last season).
**Andrews has at least two receptions in 13 games in a row.
**On the first rush of his career, Andrews had a 26-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter.
Going Long
**Redshirt senior wide receiver Kenneth Walker III recorded the first two-touchdown game of his career, as well as his second, 100-yard game of the season and career. His 114 yards were one shy of his total earlier this year at Texas A&M.
**The first-quarter, 57-yard touchdown reception for redshirt senior wide receiver Kenneth Walker III was his second of the season and fifth of his career. It was his fifth-career touchdown of at least 50 yards.
**Walker also has a catch in six-straight games.
**The dual 100-yard receiving games for Andrews and Walker III mark the first time since last October 22 (California) that the Bruins have had a pair of 100-yard receivers (Thomas Duarte, 141; Devin Fuller, 100).
Big D
**The first-quarter touchdown for Arizona was just the second allowed by the Bruins in five games this season. UCLA has given up just 10 first-half points over the last three contests.
More Notes
**Freshman Theo Howard caught his first career touchdown on his second career reception in the third quarter.
**Junior Nate Starks had a career high in carries (17) and was one shy of a personal best in yards (80).
**Redshirt junior Eldridge Massington posted a catch for the seventh game in a row.
**The Bruins are 35-2 under head coach Jim Mora when leading at the half.