Postgame Notes - UCLA vs. Stanford (Nov. 24, 2018)
UCLA Notes – Stanford 49, UCLA 42 – November 24, 2018
**Graduate quarterback Wilton Speight passed for a career-high (including Michigan) 466 yards. It was the fifth-most passing yards in one game for a Bruin. The 29 completions and 47 attempts were also personal bets for Speight. He rushed for a touchdown for the fourth game in a row, giving him seven running scores this season.
**Redshirt junior tight end Caleb Wilson caught nine passes for 184 yards, including a career-long 66 yarder in the fourth quarter. It was his third 100-yard receiving game of the season and fifth of his career. His 965 receiving yards this season put him in 11th on UCLA’s single-season list, while his 60 receptions tied him for 11th. Wilson caught a pass for the ninth game in a row.
**Redshirt junior running back Joshua Kelley finished the year with 1,243 yards, which is 10th for a single season in UCLA history. Kelley ran for a touchdown for the eighth game in a row (12 total TDs). Skip Hicks was the last Bruin to rush for a TD in eight-straight games (overall streak was 14).
**Redshirt senior strong safety Adarius Pickett had eight tackles to lead the team in that category for the ninth time this season. He concludes his career with 274 tackles. Pickett’s 123 tackles this season were the 15th most in a single year at UCLA. He recorded his seventh-career interception in the first quarter and second of the season.
**The third-quarter safety by sophomore defensive end Martin Andrus, Jr. was the first two-point defensive play by the Bruins since 2012 (Anthony Barr at Washington State).
**The third-quarter kickoff return by sophomore Darnay Holmes was the first for the Bruins since 2014 (100 yards by Ishmael Adams at Arizona State).
**The 42 points for the Bruins were a season high. It also marked the most points scored by UCLA against Stanford since 2007 (45 points). The 91 combined points were tied for the second most in a UCLA-Stanford game (92 last season, 91 in 2015).
**UCLA registered a season-high 528 yards of total offense, surpassing the 400-yard mark for the sixth time in the last eight games.
**Junior wide receiver Theo Howard caught a pass for the 28th game in a row. His 119 career receptions are tied for 16th in UCLA history.
**Freshman running back Martell Irby’s third-quarter rushing touchdown was the first of his career, while his 47 yards were also a personal best.
**Freshman wide receiver Michael Ezeike had career highs in receptions (4) and yards (58).
**UCLA had a six-game winning streak snapped when scoring at least 30 points.
**Junior placekicker JJ Molson’s two field goals gave him 43 for his career, which moved him up to seventh in UCLA history. His 240 career points are 11th in school history.
**Freshman offensive lineman Jon Gaines became the 21st true freshman to play this season, extending the school record.
**Graduate quarterback Wilton Speight passed for a career-high (including Michigan) 466 yards. It was the fifth-most passing yards in one game for a Bruin. The 29 completions and 47 attempts were also personal bets for Speight. He rushed for a touchdown for the fourth game in a row, giving him seven running scores this season.
**Redshirt junior tight end Caleb Wilson caught nine passes for 184 yards, including a career-long 66 yarder in the fourth quarter. It was his third 100-yard receiving game of the season and fifth of his career. His 965 receiving yards this season put him in 11th on UCLA’s single-season list, while his 60 receptions tied him for 11th. Wilson caught a pass for the ninth game in a row.
**Redshirt junior running back Joshua Kelley finished the year with 1,243 yards, which is 10th for a single season in UCLA history. Kelley ran for a touchdown for the eighth game in a row (12 total TDs). Skip Hicks was the last Bruin to rush for a TD in eight-straight games (overall streak was 14).
**Redshirt senior strong safety Adarius Pickett had eight tackles to lead the team in that category for the ninth time this season. He concludes his career with 274 tackles. Pickett’s 123 tackles this season were the 15th most in a single year at UCLA. He recorded his seventh-career interception in the first quarter and second of the season.
**The third-quarter safety by sophomore defensive end Martin Andrus, Jr. was the first two-point defensive play by the Bruins since 2012 (Anthony Barr at Washington State).
**The third-quarter kickoff return by sophomore Darnay Holmes was the first for the Bruins since 2014 (100 yards by Ishmael Adams at Arizona State).
**The 42 points for the Bruins were a season high. It also marked the most points scored by UCLA against Stanford since 2007 (45 points). The 91 combined points were tied for the second most in a UCLA-Stanford game (92 last season, 91 in 2015).
**UCLA registered a season-high 528 yards of total offense, surpassing the 400-yard mark for the sixth time in the last eight games.
**Junior wide receiver Theo Howard caught a pass for the 28th game in a row. His 119 career receptions are tied for 16th in UCLA history.
**Freshman running back Martell Irby’s third-quarter rushing touchdown was the first of his career, while his 47 yards were also a personal best.
**Freshman wide receiver Michael Ezeike had career highs in receptions (4) and yards (58).
**UCLA had a six-game winning streak snapped when scoring at least 30 points.
**Junior placekicker JJ Molson’s two field goals gave him 43 for his career, which moved him up to seventh in UCLA history. His 240 career points are 11th in school history.
**Freshman offensive lineman Jon Gaines became the 21st true freshman to play this season, extending the school record.