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Saturday’s 21-14 victory over Utah wasn’t pretty or spectacular – some might have even called it boring – but it was a win.
After last week’s sloppy loss to Cal, the win over an inconsistent Utah (2-4, 0-3 Pac-12) team was a significant one for UCLA (5-2, 2-2).
“Don’t screw up. Don’t screw up. Don’t screw up “¦ phew,” said every UCLA fan before wiping beads of sweat off of his or her brow.
While the Bruins work to bounce back from their second loss of the season, the Utes are focused on stabilizing their season. Utah has lost its last two games, along with a disappointing 27-20 loss to Utah State earlier this season.
This weekend UCLA will host Utah at the Rose Bowl in the Bruins’ second conference home game of the season.
The UCLA offensive line had one of its worst performances of the season against Cal last weekend, struggling to keep its quarterback upright and avoid costly penalties.
Near the start of the fourth quarter, UCLA’s redshirt freshman quarterback Brett Hundley rolled to his right on third and 10 after getting flushed out of the pocket.
He brushed off Cal’s pass rush before slinging the ball 18 yards to redshirt senior receiver Joseph Fauria for a first down.
The last time UCLA won a game at California’s Memorial Stadium: 1998. Google was in its infancy, “The Big Lebowski” was not yet a cult classic and Bill Clinton was soon to be impeached.
