PASADENA — Once again, when people started to write the Bruins off, they stepped up and played their best football of the year. Last time this happened was in week four against Arizona. UCLA had just lost star linebacker Myles Jack to a season-ending knee injury, and many pundits predicted the Bruins would fall off […]
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UCLA football prepares to face strong Cal quarterback, offense
On Monday, UCLA football coach Jim Mora said that his team had put the 56-35 loss to Stanford behind them and applied the lessons they learned. The only issue is that few of those key lessons can be applied to the Bruins’ next opponent: the California Golden Bears. The Cardinal obliterated the Bruin defense last […]
UCLA vs. Cal gameday predictions
UCLA hosts California Thursday night at the Rose Bowl. The Bruins are coming off a loss to Stanford, dropping out of the AP Poll for the first time in 2015. The Golden Bears have lost two games in a row to the Bruins, but they are 5-1 on the season compared to the home team’s […]
Football scouting report: Cal
On Thursday, UCLA (4-2, 1-2 Pac-12) will face an upstart Cal team, which is currently ranked No. 20 in the AP Poll. The Bears (5-1, 2-1) are trying to end a two-year losing streak to the Bruins. Here’s a scouting report for Cal, which runs an air-raid offense that’s led by one of the nation’s […]
Bruins defeat Huskies in close game referenced in ‘Back to the Future’
In the film “Back to the Future Part II,” Marty McFly travels from the year 1985 to Oct. 21, 2015. In honor of the date, Daily Bruin Sports brings you back in time to a game referenced in the movie. On Nov. 12, 1955, UCLA football made an improbable last-minute comeback to beat Washington. In […]
Report Card: UCLA vs. Stanford
Each week, Daily Bruin Sports takes a look at the game film for UCLA football and grades each position group on its performance. This week, we examine UCLA’s 56-35 loss to Stanford. Editor’s note: This report card does not give any weight to plays that occurred in the fourth quarter. Since Stanford was already leading […]
Four key factors: UCLA vs. Stanford
On Thursday, UCLA football lost its eighth straight game to Stanford, falling 56-35 in Stanford Stadium. The loss will likely knock the No. 18 Bruins (4-2, 1-2 Pac-12) out of the AP Top 25. Below are the four key factors that led to the Cardinal pulling off yet another huge win over the Bruins. No. […]