University of California, Los Angeles, Athletics
Postgame Notes - UCLA vs. California (Nov. 24, 2017)
UCLA Notes โ UCLA 30, California 27 โ Friday, November 24, 2017
Team Notes
**With the victory, the Bruins finished their home schedule with a 6-0 record, their first undefeated campaign since 2005. UCLA was also undefeated at The Rose Bowl in 1985 (5-0) and 1987 (6-0).
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**UCLA also became bowl eligible with the win (15th time in the last 18 seasons).
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**UCLA improved to 54-33-1 all-time against California, having won four of the last five meetings. The winning team has scored at least 30 points in the last 14 meetings. Only one of the last 14 games of the series has been decided by less than seven points. UCLA is 14-4 in games at The Rose Bowl, having won eight of the last nine in Pasadena versus the Golden Bears.
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**The Bruins improved to 39-3 since the start of the 2012 season when ahead at the half.
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**UCLA is over the 4,000-yard team passing mark, which is the best total in school history (previous best 3,860 in 2012). The Bruins are at 4,144 passing yards this season.
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**The Bruins were 6-for-6 in the red zone (three touchdowns, three field goals). UCLA is 46-for-53 in the red zone this season (34 touchdowns and 12 field goals).
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Player Notes
**Redshirt junior wide receiver Jordan Lasley is the first Bruin ever with back-to-back, 200-yard receiving contests (227 vs. California, 204 at USC). Lasleyโs 431 receiving yards over the last two games are the most for a Bruin in back-to-back contests. His 227-yard effort was the third-best total for a single game in UCLA history.
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**Lasleyโs 12 receptions were a career high. He is the first Bruin ever to post three double-digit reception games in a single season.
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**Lasley extended his Pac-12 lead with his sixth 100-yard receiving game, which is tied for second for a single season at UCLA. It was the eighth 100-yard receiving game of his career, which is tied for third in school history.
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**Lasley became the ninth Bruin to post a 1,000-yard receiving season. He is now at 1,136, which is sixth in school history. Lasley is also over 100 career receptions (105).
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**Junior quarterback Josh Rosen has at least one scoring pass in 27 of his 29 career games. He moved into third on UCLAโs single-season touchdown passes list with his 25th and 26th and third on the single-season pass completions list (282).
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**Redshirt freshman Devon Modster set career highs in completions (14), attempts (18) and passing yards (191).
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**Sophomore wide receiver Theo Howard caught a pass for the 15th game in a row and also caught a touchdown pass in the first quarter, his third score of the season.
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**Sophomore Brandon Stephens recorded a 37-yard rush in the second quarter, his longest career run. His 20 rushing attempts and 83 yards were both career highs, while his third-quarter touchdown was the first as a Bruin.
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**Senior Kenny Young had a career-high 15 tackles.
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**Sophomore JJ Molson tied a career high with three field goals made, including the game winner with four seconds remaining.
Team Notes
**With the victory, the Bruins finished their home schedule with a 6-0 record, their first undefeated campaign since 2005. UCLA was also undefeated at The Rose Bowl in 1985 (5-0) and 1987 (6-0).
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**UCLA also became bowl eligible with the win (15th time in the last 18 seasons).
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**UCLA improved to 54-33-1 all-time against California, having won four of the last five meetings. The winning team has scored at least 30 points in the last 14 meetings. Only one of the last 14 games of the series has been decided by less than seven points. UCLA is 14-4 in games at The Rose Bowl, having won eight of the last nine in Pasadena versus the Golden Bears.
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**The Bruins improved to 39-3 since the start of the 2012 season when ahead at the half.
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**UCLA is over the 4,000-yard team passing mark, which is the best total in school history (previous best 3,860 in 2012). The Bruins are at 4,144 passing yards this season.
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**The Bruins were 6-for-6 in the red zone (three touchdowns, three field goals). UCLA is 46-for-53 in the red zone this season (34 touchdowns and 12 field goals).
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Player Notes
**Redshirt junior wide receiver Jordan Lasley is the first Bruin ever with back-to-back, 200-yard receiving contests (227 vs. California, 204 at USC). Lasleyโs 431 receiving yards over the last two games are the most for a Bruin in back-to-back contests. His 227-yard effort was the third-best total for a single game in UCLA history.
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**Lasleyโs 12 receptions were a career high. He is the first Bruin ever to post three double-digit reception games in a single season.
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**Lasley extended his Pac-12 lead with his sixth 100-yard receiving game, which is tied for second for a single season at UCLA. It was the eighth 100-yard receiving game of his career, which is tied for third in school history.
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**Lasley became the ninth Bruin to post a 1,000-yard receiving season. He is now at 1,136, which is sixth in school history. Lasley is also over 100 career receptions (105).
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**Junior quarterback Josh Rosen has at least one scoring pass in 27 of his 29 career games. He moved into third on UCLAโs single-season touchdown passes list with his 25th and 26th and third on the single-season pass completions list (282).
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**Redshirt freshman Devon Modster set career highs in completions (14), attempts (18) and passing yards (191).
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**Sophomore wide receiver Theo Howard caught a pass for the 15th game in a row and also caught a touchdown pass in the first quarter, his third score of the season.
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**Sophomore Brandon Stephens recorded a 37-yard rush in the second quarter, his longest career run. His 20 rushing attempts and 83 yards were both career highs, while his third-quarter touchdown was the first as a Bruin.
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**Senior Kenny Young had a career-high 15 tackles.
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**Sophomore JJ Molson tied a career high with three field goals made, including the game winner with four seconds remaining.