Tag Archives: Gameday: UCLA vs. Stanford

Defense continues to disappoint with porous showing at Stanford

One week after being carved up by Memphis for 48 points, the UCLA defense perhaps put forth an even worse showing in Saturday’s 58-34 loss at Stanford. The Cardinal finished with 405 rushing yards, the most surrendered by UCLA in a single game since 2005. Stanford, which has boasted an impressive run game year in […]

Missed opportunities, weak run game lead to UCLA’s 58-34 loss to Stanford

This article was updated Sept. 24 at 1:26 a.m. Stanford went through three quarterbacks against UCLA, but as long as the Cardinal had Bryce Love in the backfield, their offense kept churning and scoring. The running back gashed the Bruins for 263 yards – the second-highest single-game total in Cardinal program history – on 30 […]

UCLA falters late in first half, falls behind Stanford 23-13

PALO ALTO, Calif.—Perhaps it was naive to think UCLA football might get an easy win against Stanford. The Bruins, seeking to snap a nine-game losing streak to the Cardinal, looked poised to build a two-score lead early in the second quarter of Saturday night’s matchup. Instead,a dropped touchdown, a blocked field goal and three Stanford […]

Football needs to prevail against Cardinal run game, veteran defense

Ten­ – that’s how many consecutive losses against Stanford there will be if UCLA loses Saturday. Both teams are coming off losses to unranked opponents outside of the Power Five conferences. UCLA lost to Memphis in a 48-45 shootout, and San Diego State beat Stanford 20-17. The Bruins are playing their first conference game of […]

Gameday predictions: UCLA vs. Stanford

Matt Cummings, football beat writerPrediction: Stanford 35, UCLA 31 The talk among the UCLA coaching staff after the loss to Memphis has focused heavily on the Bruins’ inability to prevent explosive plays. Enter Bryce Love, the Stanford running back who has broken off a nation-best nine runs of 20 yards or more and is currently […]