Postgame Notes - UCLA vs. Arizona (Oct. 9, 2021)
Game Notes
UCLA vs. Arizona
Oct. 9, 2021
Player Notes
-- Kyle Philips caught a pass in his 24th straight game. The school record is 39 straight by Craig Bragg who played from 2001-04. Philips is the only Bruin player to have a reception in each game this season. His two receptions upped his career receptions total to 128 which is tied for 12 all-time at UCLA with Mike Sherrard (1982-85).
-- Kazmeir Allen, who leads the Bruins in 20+ yard plays this season now with a total of 11, added a rush of 24 yards and a 73-yard kickoff return to start second half against the Wildcats.
-- Dorian Thompson-Robinson’s two rushing touchdowns vs. Arizona marked his second game this season with two runs to the end zone. He also had two running touchdowns in the win at Stanford.
-- Dorian Thompson-Robinson’s 2nd quarter interception came after 99 passing attempts without a theft. His only other interception this season came in the 2nd quarter of the LSU game.
-- Otito Ogbonnia had five tackles, one off of his career-best which came against Stanford in 2020. He added a career-best 1.5 tackles for loss, tied his career-best with 1.0 sacks and added a forced fumble and fumble recovery.
Team Notes
-- UCLA now leads the all-time series 27-17-2. This was UCLA’s first win in Tucson since the 2015 season.
-- UCLA has now outrushed its last 12 opponents which is the longest school streak since a 15-game stretch over the 1984-85 seasons.
-- UCLA has rushed for at least 200 yards in 8 of the last 12 games.
-- The last time UCLA had two players – Brittain Brown-146 and Zach Charbonnet-117 --rush for at least 100 yards in the same contest came in the 2014 season at Colorado – Paul Perkins (180) and Brett Hundley (110). This was Charbonnet’s fourth 100-yard game of the season and Brown’s first (second of his Bruin career-219 yards vs. Stanford last season).
-- The last time the Bruins fell short of throwing for at least 100 yards in a game was in a 2013 game against Oregon when it totaled 64 passing yards.
-- The eight completions by the Bruins vs. Arizona was the lowest single-game total for the team since it completed seven passes in a 2011 contest against Oregon State.
-- Combined with an earlier win this season at Stanford (Sept. 25), UCLA recorded its second straight conference road win for the first time since the 2015 campaign when it recorded victories at Oregon State and Utah. The Bruins also captured a win in its last Pac-12 road game of the 2020 season at Arizona State. UCLA won all four road Pac-12 games in the 2014 season.
-- With the win Chip Kelly registered his 60th career win as a college head coach.
-- The win was UCLA’s 38th straight win overall and 57th straight win in the regular season when it has held the opponent to fewer than 20 points.
-- The last time UCLA recorded more rushing yards than the 329 vs. Arizona was a 345-yard effort against Nevada in the 2013 season-opener.
UCLA vs. Arizona
Oct. 9, 2021
Player Notes
-- Kyle Philips caught a pass in his 24th straight game. The school record is 39 straight by Craig Bragg who played from 2001-04. Philips is the only Bruin player to have a reception in each game this season. His two receptions upped his career receptions total to 128 which is tied for 12 all-time at UCLA with Mike Sherrard (1982-85).
-- Kazmeir Allen, who leads the Bruins in 20+ yard plays this season now with a total of 11, added a rush of 24 yards and a 73-yard kickoff return to start second half against the Wildcats.
-- Dorian Thompson-Robinson’s two rushing touchdowns vs. Arizona marked his second game this season with two runs to the end zone. He also had two running touchdowns in the win at Stanford.
-- Dorian Thompson-Robinson’s 2nd quarter interception came after 99 passing attempts without a theft. His only other interception this season came in the 2nd quarter of the LSU game.
-- Otito Ogbonnia had five tackles, one off of his career-best which came against Stanford in 2020. He added a career-best 1.5 tackles for loss, tied his career-best with 1.0 sacks and added a forced fumble and fumble recovery.
Team Notes
-- UCLA now leads the all-time series 27-17-2. This was UCLA’s first win in Tucson since the 2015 season.
-- UCLA has now outrushed its last 12 opponents which is the longest school streak since a 15-game stretch over the 1984-85 seasons.
-- UCLA has rushed for at least 200 yards in 8 of the last 12 games.
-- The last time UCLA had two players – Brittain Brown-146 and Zach Charbonnet-117 --rush for at least 100 yards in the same contest came in the 2014 season at Colorado – Paul Perkins (180) and Brett Hundley (110). This was Charbonnet’s fourth 100-yard game of the season and Brown’s first (second of his Bruin career-219 yards vs. Stanford last season).
-- The last time the Bruins fell short of throwing for at least 100 yards in a game was in a 2013 game against Oregon when it totaled 64 passing yards.
-- The eight completions by the Bruins vs. Arizona was the lowest single-game total for the team since it completed seven passes in a 2011 contest against Oregon State.
-- Combined with an earlier win this season at Stanford (Sept. 25), UCLA recorded its second straight conference road win for the first time since the 2015 campaign when it recorded victories at Oregon State and Utah. The Bruins also captured a win in its last Pac-12 road game of the 2020 season at Arizona State. UCLA won all four road Pac-12 games in the 2014 season.
-- With the win Chip Kelly registered his 60th career win as a college head coach.
-- The win was UCLA’s 38th straight win overall and 57th straight win in the regular season when it has held the opponent to fewer than 20 points.
-- The last time UCLA recorded more rushing yards than the 329 vs. Arizona was a 345-yard effort against Nevada in the 2013 season-opener.