2008 UCLA FOOTBALL RELEASE -- BRIGHAM YOUNG WEEK

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1 2008 BRUIN FOOTBALL NEWS & NOTES d KEY DATES MON., SEPT. 8 - PRESS CONFERENCE 1:00 pm - Coach Neuheisel in Morgan Center Press Room WED., SEPT Last day player/coach interviews THU., SEPT Coach Neuheisel available on fi eld after practice session FRI., SEPT No media availability SAT., SEPT Game 2 - UCLA at BYU SPORTS INFORMATION CONTACTS HEAD SID... Marc Dellins OFFICE PHONE mdellins@athletics.ucla.edu ASSISTANT SID... Steve Rourke OFFICE PHONE srourke@athletics.ucla.edu ASSISTANT SID... Stephanie Sampson OFFICE PHONE ssampson@athletics.ucla.edu **Coach interview requests should be sent to Marc Dellins attention. **Player interview requests should be sent to Steve Rourke or Stephanie Sampson s attention. SHIPPING ADDRESS UCLA Sports Information JD Morgan Center 325 Westwood Plaza Los Angeles, CA SCHEDULE AND RESULTS DATE RANK** OPPONENT RESULT/GAME TIME 9/1 #18 TENNESSEE W, ot (TV-ESPN) 9/13 at #15 Brigham Young 12:30 p.m. PT (TV-Versus) 9/20 ARIZONA 12:00 p.m. (TV-FSN) 9/27 FRESNO STATE 12:30 p.m. (TV-ABC) 10/4 WASHINGTON STATE TBD (TV-TBD) 10/11 at Oregon TBD (TV-TBD) 10/18 STANFORD (homecoming) 1:00 p.m. (TV-FSN West) 10/25 at California TBD (TV-TBD) 11/8 OREGON STATE TBD (TV-TBD) 11/15 at Washington TBD (TV-TBD) 11/28 at Arizona State 6:30 p.m. PT (TV-ESPN2) 12/6 USC 1:30 p.m. (TV-ABC) BRUINS HIT THE ROAD VS. BYU ON SEPT. 13 Game Televised on Versus Game time is 12:30 pm Pacifi c time (1:30 MT) GAME 2 UCLA (1-0) takes to the road for the first time in the 2008 season and tangles with 2-0 BYU (15th by USA Today/18th by AP) on Saturday, Sept. 13. Kickoff is scheduled for approx. 1:30 pm (Mountain time) and 12:30 pm Pacific. The game will be televised nationally by Versus (Channel 603 on DirecTV). The UCLA/ ISP Sports Radio Network (KLAC 570 AM is the Los Angeles flagship station) will broadcast the contest with Chris Roberts, Matt Stevens and Wayne Cook calling the action. The game also will be carried live on Sirius Satellite Radio (Channel 125). BYU has won 12 straight games, the longest current streak in the nation. Last season, UCLA ended an 11-game winning streak by the Cougars. SERIES WITH BRIGHAM YOUNG The Bruins and Cougars will meet for the 10th time on Saturday, Sept. 13. UCLA holds a 7-2 lead in the series, with BYU having won the first meeting in 1983 and the last in the 2007 Pioneer Las Vegas Bowl. UCLA has won all three previous meetings played in Provo, including a 23-9 verdict in 1995, on the last trip to the Cougar campus. The teams met twice in the 2007 season. UCLA won the first contest, played on Sept. 8, in the Rose Bowl by a score of BYU captured the return match-up with a decision in the Pioneer Las Vegas Bowl on Dec. 22. The Bruins built a 20-0 lead in last year s home win, however BYU scored 17 unanswered points to close to within three points with six minutes to play. UCLA caused a fumble to halt a BYU drive, but was forced to punt it back to the Cougars. Another big defensive stop gave the Bruin offense the ball back with a chance to put the game away. Running back Chris Markey scored on a three-yard run with 1:12 remaining to secure the Bruin win. In the Las Vegas Bowl meeting, the teams traded first quarter field goals before BYU jumped out to a 17-6 lead late in the second quarter. A fumble by the Cougar offense gave the Bruins the ball on BYU s four-yard line with just seconds to play before the half. On the last play of the first half, Brandon Breazell hauled in a scoring pass from McLeod Bethel-Thompson to make the score at the break. After a scoreless third quarter, UCLA tacked on a field goal at the 6:24 mark of the fourth quarter to pull within one point of the Cougars at The Bruin offense got the ball back with 2:02 to play and marched 87 yards to the BYU 11-yard line to set up a potential game-winning field goal attempt. However, the 28-yard kick was blocked on the final play of the game. In UCLA s last trip to Provo in 1995, the Bruins used three Bjorn Merten field goals and a couple of touchdowns set up by the defense to earn a 23-9 win. True freshman quarterback Cade McNown came on in relief of an injured Ryan Fien to help stake the Bruins to a 6-3 lead at the break. A third Merten field goal at the 4:47 mark of the third quarter gave UCLA a 9-3 lead. On the ensuing BYU possession, UCLA s Donnie Edwards sacked Cougar quarterback Steve Sarkisian and forced a fumble which was recovered by the Bruins and returned to the BYU one-yard line. James Milliner took it in from there and the Bruins led 16-3 with 3:51 to play in the third quarter. On BYU s next possession, the Bruins intercepted a Sarkisian pass and drove for another touchdown and a 23-3 advantage with 3:14 to go in the quarter. BYU closed to within 23-9 on an scoring pass play early in the fourth quarter, but was unable to climb closer. McNown completed 9-18 passes for 91 yards. Karim Abdul-Jabbar ran for 147 yards on the ground SCHEDULE NOTES * 7 home games and 5 road contests * Bruins play three straight at home this season (9/20-Arizona, 9/27-Fresno St., 10/4-Washington St.) * Open the season with four of its first five games in the Rose Bowl * Back-to-back road contests once this season - 11/15-Washington and 11/28-Arizona St. (with a bye week in between) * Schedule features eight teams that played in bowl games in 2007 with a combined record of 7-1 (Tennessee defeated Wisconsin in the Outback Bowl; BYU defeated UCLA in the Las Vegas Bowl; Fresno State defeated Georgia Tech in the Humanitarian Bowl; Oregon bested South Florida in the Sun Bowl; Cal topped Air Force in the Armed Forces Bowl; Oregon State beat Maryland in the Emerald Bowl; Arizona State lost to Texas in the Holiday Bowl; USC outscored Illinois in the Rose Bowl). * UCLA s non-conference opponents -Fresno State (9-4), Tennessee (10-4) and BYU (11-2) each won bowl games and finished with a combined record of (.750) **rank is Associated Press/USA Today Coaches Poll 1

2 2008 HONORS CANDIDATES #51 REGGIE CARTER Junior Linebacker *Bednarik Award Watch List *Nagurski Award Watch List *Lott Trophy Watch List *Butkus Award Watch List *Lombardi Award Watch List *12 tackles for loss in 2007 #25 KAI FORBATH Sophomore Placekicker *Groza Award Watch List *Made fi ve fi eld goals of at least 50 yards in 2007 *His FG in overtime provided winning points vs. Tennessee #93 BRIGHAM HARWELL Senior Defensive Tackle *Outland Trophy Watch List *Lombardi Award Watch List *Team captain *21.5 career tackles for loss #86 LOGAN PAULSEN Senior Tight End *Mackey Award Watch List *Team captain *23 straight starts *40 catches over the last three seasons #17 AARON PEREZ Senior Punter * Set school record with 91 punts in 2007 *2nd in Pac avg. *35 kicks inside 20-yard line in 2007 #1 ALTERRAUN VERNER Junior Cornerback *Lott Trophy Watch List *3 intercept. returns for TDs *11th in NCAA in passes defensed in 2007 (1.46) *Academic All-District VIII FAN ZONE Bruin fans should plan on arriving in the Arroyo Seco early to avoid traffic and picnic at the Rose Bowl. UCLA is sponsoring the Fan Zone in Area H. The Fan Zone opens four hours prior to the game. The Fan Zone contains the AM 570 KLAC/ISP Sports stage, where fans can watch and hear the Bruin pre-game radio show. It also includes the Food Zone, which includes the following restaurants: American Pretzel, Baja Grill, Carl s Jr., Now You re Poppin, PSI Drinks, Robin s Wood Fire BBQ & Grill, Teri & Yaki and Angelena s Southern Cuisine. The Alumni Band will also be performing in the Fan Zone OPPONENT NOTES * The current season record of UCLA s 2008 opponents is 13-8 (.619) * Overall, the 2007 record of UCLA s 2008 opponents was (.610) * Seven of those schools (USC 11-2, BYU 11-2, Arizona St. 10-3, Tennessee 10-4, Oregon 9-4, Oregon St. 9-4 and Fresno St. 9-4) won at least nine games * Home opponents posted a (.596) record in 2007, while the road opponents were (.631) * Six teams were in the USA Today pre-season Top 25 - No. 2 USC, No. 16 Arizona St., No. 17 BYU, No. 18 Tennessee. No. 20 Oregon and No. 25 Fresno St. UCLA is the only school in the country with six opponents in the pre-season Top 25 (several have five Top 25 opponents). * UCLA will meet four teams that won at least a share of a regular season conference title in 2007 (Tennessee-SEC East; BYU-Mountain West; Arizona St. and USC were Pac-10 co-champions) * Tennessee returns to the Bruin schedule for the first time since a 1997 meeting in the Rose Bowl * Fresno State will meet UCLA in the regular season for the first time since The Bruins battled the Bulldogs in the 2003 Silicon Valley Classic in their last matchup LAST GAME * Sept. 1 - UCLA 27, Tennessee 24 in overtime UCLA rallied back from a pair of fourth-quarter deficits to pull out a overtime win over 18th-ranked Tennessee in the season-opening game for both teams. The contest also marked the Bruin head coaching debut of Rick Neuheisel. Bruin quarterback Kevin Craft completed 12 of 14 passes in the fourth quarter and led 80 and 70-yard touchdown drives to bring UCLA back from deficits of and Redshirt freshman running back Raymond Carter s three-yard run around the right end capped off an 11-play, 80-yard drive which put UCLA in front with 6:51 to play. Tennessee answered with a 67-yard touchdown drive and regained the lead at with 1:54 remaining to play. The Bruins then staged a nine-play, 70-yard scoring drive, culminating on three-yard pass play from Craft to redshirt junior tight end Ryan Moya, to assume a advantage with 27 seconds showing on the clock. UT tied it on a field goal on the final play of regulation. The Bruins went on offense to begin the overtime period and gained no yards on three plays. Redshirt sophomore placekicker Kai Forbath put UCLA in front after connecting on a 42-yard field goal. The Bruin defense kept Tennessee from a first down on their possession and the Vols missed a 34-yard field goal attempt. Craft completed 18 of 25 passes in the second half for 193 yards and a touchdown. The redshirt junior finished the night with 25 completions in 43 attempts for 259 yards and a touchdown. He threw four first-half interceptions. Moya grabbed a career-best seven passes for 65 yards and a touchdown. Redhsirt senior cornerback Michael Norris led the Bruin defense with a career-best seven tackles. RICK NEUHEISEL PRESS CONFERENCE * Bruin head coach Rick Neuheisel will hold his weekly press conference at 1:00 p.m. every Monday, with the exception of bye weeks (Oct. 27 and Nov. 17), in the Morgan Center Press Room in the Hall of Fame. NUMBER CHANGES The following players have changed their numbers from last season s media guide for the 2008 season: #17 Chinonso Anyanwu was #47 #21 RB Craig Sheppard was #25 #25 PK Kai Forbath was #15 #41 LB Mike Schmitt was #48 #66 OL Scott Glicksberg was #65 #68 OL Nate Chandler was #89 #74 DL Nathaniel Skaggs was #51 #77 OL Darius Savage was #97 #92 DL Brian Price was #95. In addition, this fall s changes include: #89 TE Adam Heater was #53. POSITION CHANGES The following players have changed their positions this fall #89 TE Adam Heater was an offensive lineman #52 OL Jess Ward was a defensive lineman #98 TE Jeff Miller was a defensive lineman 2

3 BRUINS IN THE NFL On the opening weekend of the 2006 NFL season, 30 Bruins were listed on various rosters on regular rosters, three on the practice squad and one on injured reserve. The 26 Bruins ranked 12th (tied) nationally and tied for first in the Pac-10. On the opening weekend of the 2007 season, there were 22 Bruins on active rosters (26 overall). That total ranked third in the Pac-10 behind USC (27) and California (24). Below are listed the Bruins on NFL rosters for the opening weekend of the 2008 season: Arizona - Matt Ware-DB; Baltimore - Brendon Ayanbadejo-LB, Matt Willis-WR (PS); Cincinnati - Tab Perry-WR (Injured Reserve); Detroit - Ryan Nece-LB; Green Bay - Brandon Chillar-LB; Jacksonville - Maurice Jones-Drew-RB, Marcedes Lewis-TE; Kansas City - Donnie Edwards-LB, Jarrad Page-S; Minnesota - Chris Kluwe-P; New England - Matthew Slater-DB/KR; NY Giants - Rodney Leisle-DT (Injured Reserve); NY Jets - Kenyon Coleman-DL; Pittsburgh - Bruce Davis-DE, Travis Kirschke-DL; St. Louis - Drew Bennett-WR, Ricky Manning, Jr.-CB; San Francisco - DeShaun Foster-RB; Seattle - Kevin Brown, DL (PS); Tennessee - Dave Ball-DE; Washington - Chris Horton-DB UCLA RESULTS (6-7/5-4, T-4th in Pac-10) September 1 at Stanford (W, 45-17) September 8 BYU (W, 27-17) September 15 at Utah (L, 6-44) September 22 Washington (W, 44-31) September 29 at Oregon St. (W, 40-14) October 6 Notre Dame (L, 6-20) October 20 California (W, 30-21) October 27 at Wash. State (L, 7-27) November 3 at Arizona (L, 27-34) November 10 Arizona State (L, 20-24) November 24 Oregon (W, 16-0) December1 at USC (L, 7-24) December 22 BYU (Las Vegas Bowl) (L, 16-17) 2009 UCLA SCHEDULE (tentative) September 5 San Diego State September 12 at Tennessee September 19 Kansas State October 3 at Stanford October 10 Oregon October 17 California October 24 at Arizona October 31 at Oregon State November 7 Washington November 14 at Washington State November 21 Arizona State November 28 at USC BOWLING * The Bruins have qualified to play in a bowl game in 10 of the last 11 seasons (not in 1999). UCLA played in the Las Vegas Bowl in 2007 which marked its sixth straight bowl appearance (only USC among the Pac-10 schools has a streak as long). UCLA PLAYER PRE-SEASON HONORS LB Reggie Carter * Chuck Bednarik Award (National Defensive Player of the Year) Watch List * Bronko Nagurski Award (National Defensive Player of the Year) Watch List * Lott Trophy (National Defensive Player of the Year Award) Watch List * Dick Butkus Award (National Linebacker of the Year) Watch List * Rotary Lombardi Award (Nation s Top Lineman) CB Alterraun Verner * Lott Trophy (National Defensive Player of the Year Award) Watch List DT Brigham Harwell * Outland Trophy (Nation s Top Interior Defensive Lineman) Watch List * Rotary Lombardi Award (Nation s Top Lineman) QB Ben Olson * Johnny Unitas Senior Quarterback Watch List TE Logan Paulsen * Mackey Award (Nation s Top Tight End) DT Brian Price * Rotary Lombardi Award (Nation s Top Lineman) STARTING EXPERIENCE * Senior defensive tackle Brigham Harwell leads the team with 30 career starts. Tight end Logan Paulsen (26), linebacker Reggie Carter (21), wide receiver Marcus Everett (20) are the only other Bruins with at least 15 career starts. Junior defensive back Alterraun Verner is the next closest with 13 career starts. * Senior tight end Logan Paulsen has started 23 straight games, the longest streak on the squad. Junior cornerback Alterraun Verner is next on the team with 10 straight. TEAM NOTES BRUIN DEFENSIVE NOTES * Has held 13 opponents over the last two-plus seasons to less than 100 yards of rushing offense. * Held six opponents to less than 100 yards on the ground in the 2007 season (52-Stanford, 44-BYU, 46-Notre Dame, 67-Cal, 43-Oregon, 34-BYU/bowl). * Oregon gained 148 net yards in the 2007 game at UCLA, the best effort by a Bruin defense since holding Arkansas to 42 net yards in the 1989 Cotton Bowl. * UCLA s 16-0 shutout of Oregon on Nov. 24 was the first time the Ducks had been shut out in 267 games (Sept. 28, 1985, Nebraska 63-0). It was UCLA s first shutout since a 31-0 blanking of Stanford on Sept. 30, * In 2006, the Bruin defense limited seven opponents to less than 100 yards rushing (Rice-53, Washington- 49, Stanford-49, Arizona-minus 13, Notre Dame-51, Oregon St.-85, USC-55). HEAD COACH RICK NEUHEISEL *Owns a career college head coaching record of 67-30, including four years each at Colorado and Washington *Led teams to three Top 10 fi nishes and seven bowl games *Coached three seasons in the National Football League Rick Neuheisel, who is in his ninth as=season as a collegiate head coach and his first at his alma mater, enters this week s game with a career record of The energetic and personable Neuheisel returned to the collegiate ranks after spending the past three seasons in the NFL. In his eight years as a college head coach at the University of Colorado and the University of Washington, he fashioned a record of 66-30, winning at least 10 games on three occasions and finishing in the Top 10 three times, while leading his teams to seven bowl games. His winning percentage of.688 entering the season placed him No. 17 among active coaches with at least five years in the Football Bowl Subdivision. He has also been recognized as one of the nation s top recruiters during his college coaching days. Neuheisel spent the last three seasons as an assistant coach for the NFL s Baltimore Ravens. He served as quarterbacks coach in 2005 and 2006 and in January of 2007, was promoted to offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach. During his four seasons ( ) as head coach at the University of Washington, Neuheisel led the Huskies to a record of (.673) and four bowl games (one Rose Bowl, two Holiday Bowls and one Sun Bowl). His Pac-10 record was 23-9 (.719) and Washington won one league title and finished second twice in those four seasons. In 2000, Neuheisel led the Huskies to an 11-1 record, a first-place finish in the Pac-10 and a victory in the 2001 Rose Bowl. During his four seasons ( ) as head coach at the University of Colorado, Neuheisel won 33 of 47 games (.702), including all three bowl appearances. His 20-4 record in his first two seasons at Colorado were the fifth-most wins at the time for a first-time head coach in the Football Bowl Subdivision (Division IA). Neuheisel spent the 1994 season as a Colorado assistant coach under Bill McCartney after going to CU from UCLA. Neuheisel spent six seasons ( ) as an assistant coach at his alma mater. During his final four years he tutored the wide receivers, helping to develop some of UCLA s all-time great receivers, such as J.J. Stokes, Kevin Jordan and Sean LaChapelle. Neuheisel joined the UCLA staff full-time in 1988 and coached quarterbacks for two seasons, including NFL Hall of Fame quarterback Troy Aikman s senior year (1988). Aikman earned consensus All- America honors and finished third in the Heisman Trophy race, completing a school-record 228 passes (since broken) for 2,771 yards, a.644 percentage and a school-record 24 touchdowns (since broken). Aikman was the No. 1 selection in the 1989 NFL Draft. In 1986, he served as a volunteer coach and his major assignment was to teach the offense to a transfer from Oklahoma who had to sit out the 1986 season Aikman. Neuheisel began his collegiate career at UCLA ( ) as a walk-on, holding for place kicker John Lee, and earned the starting quarterback job during his senior season (1983). In his final game as a Bruin, he overcame food poisoning to lead UCLA to a 45-9 victory against Illinois in the 1984 Rose Bowl. He was named the game s MVP after throwing for 298 yards and four touchdowns. 3

4 * Has limited opponents to less than 300 yards of offense in 12 contests over the last two-plus seasons. * Held five opponents short of 300 yards last season (Oregon St.-248, Notre Dame-140, Cal-299, Oregon-148, BYU bowl-265). * In 2006, the Bruins held seven opponents under 300 yards of offense (Utah-287, Rice-184, Washington-249, Stanford-166, Arizona-222, Oregon St.-260, Arizona St. -264). * In 13 games in 2007, opponents converted 62 of 214 (29.0%) third down opportunities and UCLA ranked third in the nation and second in the Pac-10 in that category. * UCLA ranked fifth nationally in third-down conversion defense (28.4%) in 2006, having allowed 13 opponents to convert 50 of 176 third-down opportunities. * UCLA held its 13 opponents to 1,419 net rushing yards on 472 attempts (3.0 average) and ranked 25th in the nation (109.15) in rushing defense. * In 13 games in the 2006 season, UCLA allowed 91.1 yards per game (tied for ninth in the NCAA and tied for first in the Pac-10) and just nine touchdowns on the ground. OFFENSIVE NOTES * Over the last five-plus seasons, UCLA is 21-1 when it scores at least 30 points (won 16 straight) in a game and 12-1 when it scores 40 or more (11 in a row). * Over the last five-plus seasons, the Bruins are 20-3 when they hold the opponent under 20 points, and had a 16-game winning streak snapped when they lost the Las Vegas Bowl, LETTERWINNERS LOST FROM 2007 (29, including Patrick Cowan) * 11 offensive players who combined to start a total of 86 games, including 49 on the offensive line (Chris Joseph-13, Brian Abraham-12, Shannon Tevaga-10, Aleksey Lanis-6, Noah Sutherland-6, P.J. Irvin-2) have been lost. * Nine defensive players who combined to start 91 games, including five players who started all 13 games last season (DT Kevin Brown, CB Trey Brown, DE Bruce Davis, S Chris Horton, S Dennis Keyes) have been lost. UCLA AGAINST RANKED OPPONENTS * UCLA has defeated three of its last five Top 10-ranked opponents. + Won against Oregon (No. 9 AP, No. 10 USA Today/ESPN) on Nov. 24, Beat California (No. 10 AP, T-No. 9 USA Today/ESPN) on October 20, Defeated No. 2 USC on December 2, Lost to Arizona State (No. 9), 24-20, on Nov. 10, Lost to USC (No. 8 AP, No. 9 USA Today/ESPN) on Dec. 1, * In fact, UCLA has won six of its last seven home games played against AP ranked opponents with wins over Tennessee ( th), Oregon (2007-9th), Cal (twice, th, th), USC (2006-2nd) and Oklahoma ( st) and the loss to ASU (2007-9th). UCLA IN THE POLLS IN 2008 *Pre-Season: not ranked; Sept. 2: USA Today 26, AP 23; Sept. 7: USA Today 27, AP 26. *The Sept. 2 ranking was UCLA s first since it took a #11 AP ranking into game three at Utah last season. FRESHMEN *UCLA played seven true freshmen in the 2008 season-opening game against Tennessee --- LB Sean Westgate; S Rahim Moore; TE Cory Harkey; WR Taylor Embree; S; Tony Dye; WR Antwan Moutra; WR Nelson Rosario. *A school-record 12 freshmen played for the Bruins in the 2004 season. FIRST ACTION *In addition to the seven true freshmen listed above, 10 other Bruins saw their first action in the 2008 seasonopening win against Tennessee --- redshirt sophomore OL Brandon Bennett; redshirt sophomore LB Mike Schmitt; redshirt sophomore DL Reginald Stokes; redshirt sophomore OL Sonny Tevaga; redshirt freshman DB Courtney Viney; redshirt freshman LB Steve Sloan; redshirt freshman LB Akeem Ayers; redshirt freshman OL Nate Chandler; redshirt freshman RB Raymond Carter. FIRST STARTS *Six players made their first position starts --- S Aaron Ware; S Rahim Moore; OG Sonny Tevaga; OT Nick Ekbatani; QB Kevin Craft; WR Terrence Austin. DID YOU KNOW... UCLA has two sets of brothers on the team -- the Bosworths (Kyle and Korey) and the Molines (Chase and Chane). Three Bruin coaches and nine players, including 2008 inductee Troy Aikman, are enshrined in the National Football Foundation Hall of Fame. Coach Rick Neuheisel still holds the UCLA single season record for completion percentage. Neuheisel completed 185 of 267 passes (69.3%) for 2,245 yards in the 1983 season. He set a then- NCAA record when he completed 25 of 27 passes (92.6%) in a game that season against Washington. UCLA and Oregon State are the only Pac-10 teams playing three non-conference opponents who each won at least nine games in UCLA has 14 former players currently working in the broadcast media - Troy Aikman, Charles Arbuckle, Wayne Cook, Randy Cross, Terry Donahue, Danny Farmer, David Norrie, Ron Pitts, Tom Ramsey, Floyd Reese, Matt Stevens, J.J. Stokes, Rick Walker, James Washington. Twenty-two UCLA players have been selected to CoSIDA Academic All-America teams a total of 27 times. Offensive lineman Chris Joseph (2006, 2007) and wide receiver Cormac Carney (1981, 1982) were two-time first-team selections. UCLA is the only school to produce six quarterbacks Troy Aikman, Steve Bono, Billy Kilmer, Tommy Maddox, Tom Ramsey, Jay Schroeder to have played that position on a Super Bowl team. During the last 26 years (including 2007), UCLA has been ranked in the final Associated Press Top 25 on 12 occasions, second only to USC (14) among Pac-10 schools. Washington is next with 10 rankings. The selection of tight end Marcedes Lewis by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the first round of the 2006 NFL draft marked the 29th time a UCLA player has been taken in round one. Quarterback Drew Olson finished eighth in the 2005 Heisman Trophy balloting. It marked the 21st time that a Bruin has finished in the top 10 of the Heisman Trophy voting. UCLA has had at least one former player participate in 27 of the last 29 Super Bowl games. The only three-time consensus All-Americans in Pac-10 history are Bruins (LB Jerry Robinson and S Kenny Easley). On May 13, 2007 UCLA became the first school in history to win 100 NCAA team championships. ROSE BOWL CROWDS *The crowd of 72,986 at the 2007 home opening-byu game was the highest for a home opener since 2001 versus Ohio State (73,723). It was also UCLA s best non-conference crowd since that Ohio State game. *In 2007, the Bruins drew at least 70,000 for each game of its home schedule, the first time since UCLA moved to the Rose Bowl. The average of 76, 378 was a new record, breaking the old mark of 73,709, set in

5 UCLA ON THE RADIO The 2008 season is UCLA s 12th with Clear Channel and the games will again air on AM 570 KLAC in Southern California. For the first time, the games will be produced by ISP, UCLA s corporate and media-rights holder. The Los Angeles all-sports station s broadcast includes a two-hour pre-game show (one hour local, one hour network) and a post-game show. Chris Roberts, a four-time Golden Mike Award winner, is in his 17th season as the voice of the Bruins. Former Bruin quarterback Matt Stevens is in his 12th year on the broadcast team and his eighth as the analyst in the booth. Former Bruin quarterback Wayne Cook is in his seventh season as sideline reporter. Stevens and Cook host the hour local pre-game show while Roberts, Stevens and Cook host the hour network pre-game and network post-game shows. ISP will also originate a UCLA Magazine show that will air on AM 570 KLAC following the football post-game talk show. It will feature interviews and information on all sports. AM 570 KLAC also provides ancillary programming, including head coach and player interviews during game weeks. Bruin games are also available nationally through an agreement with Sirius Satellite Radio, the Official Satellite Radio Partner of UCLA Athletics. Games can also be heard via the internet at uclabruins.com (a UCLA All-Access pass is needed). For the first time, UCLA home games will also be broadcast in Spanish on uclabruins.com with Armando Aguayo and Mario Amaya. UCLA ON TELEVISION Heading into the game at BYU, 174 of UCLA s last 182 games have been televised live, including each of the last 42 dating back to All 13 games in 2007 were televised live: ABC (10/6 Notre Dame, 10/20 Cal, 11/3 Arizona, 11/10 Arizona State, 11/24 Oregon, 12/1 USC), Fox Sports Net (9/1Stanford, 9/22 Washington, 9/29 Oregon State, 10/27 Washington St.), Versus (9/8 BYU, 9/15 Utah), ESPN (Las Vegas Bowl). In 2006, all 13 Bruin games were televised live -- four by ABC (at Oregon, Washington St., at Cal and USC), three by Fox Sports Net (Utah, Stanford and at Arizona St.), one by ESPN (vs. Florida St. /Emerald Bowl), one by TBS (at Washington), one by NBC (at Notre Dame) and three by FSN Prime Ticket (Rice, Arizona, Oregon State). FSN Prime Ticket (Channel 694 on DirecTV) will live post-game shows ffrom the Rose Bowl following most Bruin home games. Prime Ticket will also air the Lexus Gauntlet Live every Monday night at 9:00 pm. The live show will feature highlights from the previous week s game as well as interviews with UCLA and USC players and coaches. The show will alternate between campuses throughout the season. UCLA ON THE WEB UCLA releases, player information and results can be found on the school s official website: Audio broadcasts of the football games in English and Spanish (home games only) are also on the official website. Game 1-72,986 (BYU) Game 2-72,124 (Washington) Game 3-78,543 (Notre Dame) Game 4-83,494 (California) Game 5-78,690 (Arizona State) Game 6-72,434 (Oregon) * The crowd of 83,484 for the 2007 California game was UCLA s largest for a non-usc game since Nov. 12, 2005, when it drew 84,983 for Arizona State. ROSE BOWL ADVANTAGE * Over the last six seasons, UCLA s home record is 25-7 (.781). * UCLA s 10-game home winning streak in was its longest since , when it won 13 consecutive home games. * The Bruins have captured wins in 17 of the last 20 games (.850) played at home in the Rose Bowl. TURNOVER BATTLE * UCLA is 23-2 when it wins the turnover battle over the past five-plus seasons, including 5-0 (Stanford, BYU, Oregon State, California, Oregon) in * It is when it ties or loses the turnover battle over the last five-plus seasons, including 1-0 (Tennessee) in ALL-AMERICAN PRODUCTION * In the last eight seasons ( ), UCLA has produced seven consensus All-Americans 2000 WR Freddie Mitchell 2001 LB Robert Thomas 2003 DE Dave Ball 2005 TE Marcedes Lewis and KR Maurice Drew 2006 DE Justin Hickman and PK Justin Medlock. * Only one other school (USC) in the Pac-10 has produced more and UCLA s total is two ahead of third-place California. * UCLA has produced 16 consensus All-America selections in the last 16 years ( ), just three fewer than USC and seven more than No. 3 Arizona. OVERTIME SUCCESS * UCLA is 7-1 all-time in overtime, including a win over Tennessee in the 2008 season opener. UCLA COACH/PLAYER NOTES RICK NEUHEISEL - HEAD COACH * Only third UCLA head coach since 1945 to win his debut (Red Sanders and Terry Donahue were the others). * Entered the 2008 season with a head coaching record of 27-7 against the opponents on the UCLA schedule. * Neuheisel is 26-6 as a head coach against Pac-10 teams, other than UCLA. *(Records entering the 2008 season: Ariz. 4-0, ASU 2-2, BYU 0-1, Cal 3-1, Fresno St. 1-0, Ore. 4-1, Ore. St. 3-1, Stan. 3-0, SC 1-1, Tenn. 0-0, Wash. 1-0, Wash. State 5-0). * Tennessee was Neuheisel s first-ever head coaching match up versus a Southeastern Conference team * Neuheisel owns a 2-1 record in overtime games (1-0 at UCLA) DeWAYNE WALKER - DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR * Walker and his staff have had the Bruin defensive unit ranked among the nation s best in each of his first two seasons. * In 2007, UCLA ranked 14th in rushing defense (109.2 yds./g) and 29th in total defense (343.23). * The Bruins also ranked second in tackles for loss per game (8.7), third in third-down conversion defense (29.1%), tied for 15th in sacks per game (3.0) and tied for 17th in fumbles caused (14). * In 2006, the Bruins ranked tied for ninth in the nation in rushing defense (91.08) and ranked fifth in third-down conversion defense (28.4%). NORM CHOW - OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR * Has worked with several of the NCAA s all-time career pass efficiency leaders and been a part of three national championship staffs. * Has mentored six quarterbacks selected in the first-round of the NFL draft (Carson Palmer, Matt Leinart, Philip Rivers, Steve Young, Jim McMahon, Marc Wilson). 5

6 FRANK GANSZ, JR. - SPECIAL TEAMS COACH * In his first season with the Bruins after working with the Ravens and Chiefs. * His father, Frank Gansz, Sr., coached at UCLA for two seasons ( ) and went on to be a longtime NFL coach. REGGIE MOORE - WIDE RECEIVERS COACH * In his first season with the Bruins. * Moore returns home to UCLA where he played receiver from * He caught balls from two of the top quarterbacks in Bruin history, Troy Aikman and Tommy Maddox. * Moore entered the 2008 season still ranked No. 18 on UCLA s all-time receptions list with 92 and receiving yards list with 1,483. BOB PALCIC - OFFENSIVE LINE COACH * Returns to UCLA where he spent the 1993 season. * The line that year included seniors Vaughn Parker and Craig Novitsky, both of whom earned All-America recognition and went on to play in the NFL. It also included sophomores Jonathan Ogden and Mike Flanagan who each played in the NFL for over a decade. #1 ALTERRAUN VERNER - JUNIOR DEFENSIVE BACK * Has three interception returns for touchdown in his career (34 yards-utah, 2006; 89 yards-arizona, 2006; 76 yards-california, 2007). * That total ties the UCLA record held by Jerry Robinson ( ), Marcus Turner ( ) and Spencer Havner ( ). THE 27TH YEAR AT ROSE BOWL The 2008 season marks the 27th year that the Rose Bowl will serve as the home of the Bruins. UCLA moved from the L.A. Coliseum in the summer of 1982 and went in that first year, capping the season with a victory over Michigan in the Rose Bowl game. The 2006 season-opening win against Utah was UCLA s 100th at the Rose Bowl. The Bruins own a record of since moving to Pasadena, including a 3-2 record in Rose Bowl games. UCLA is 25-7 overall at home in the last five-plus years and 17-3 in the last three-plus seasons ( ). In July of 2007, the Rose Bowl was selected the No. 1 sports venue by SI.com/SIonCampus. #51 REGGIE CARTER - REDSHIRT JUNIOR LINEBACKER * Total of 12.0 tackles for loss ranked third on the team in 2007 and is the highest total of any of the returning Bruin defensive players. #19 DOMINIQUE JOHNSON - REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE WIDE RECEIVER * Ranked third on the team in 2007 with 25 catches. * Had 24 of the catches for 318 yards in the final 10 games of the 2007 season. #92 BRIAN PRICE - SOPHOMORE DEFENSIVE TACKLE * Recorded all seven of his tackles for loss in last four games of the 2007 season. * He had three tackles for loss in the bowl game versus BYU. #25 KAI FORBATH - REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE PLACE KICKER * Ranks second on the all-time list of UCLA kickers with field goals of 50 or more yards (first is Justin Medlock with six). * Forbath is the first Bruin to record five kicks of 50 or more yards in the same season (2007) and the second to kick two in the same game (Medlock did it in 2004 at Oregon). * His 54-yard field goal versus Oregon in 2007 was the longest ever by a Bruin freshman and third longest in UCLA history. #4 TERRENCE AUSTIN - JUNIOR PUNT RETURNER * Ranked third on UCLA s single-season list with 31 punt returns in * He averaged 10.0 yards per return in #54 KYLE BOSWORTH - SENIOR LINEBACKER * His19 tackles at Washington State and safety Dennis Keyes 19 tackles at USC were the most by a Bruin player since Eric Turner made 21 against Oregon on Nov. 11, * That total of 19 stops ranks eighth (tied) on UCLA s single-game list. #86 LOGAN PAULSEN - REDSHIRT SENIOR TIGHT END * Has the longest starting streak of the returning players (23 straight contests). * Has caught 40 balls over the past three seasons. THIS WAY TO THE ROSE BOWL For just $2 round trip, fans can ride shuttle buses from the Parsons Engineering parking lot in downtown Pasadena (Walnut and Fair Oaks) to the Rose Bowl. Parking at the Parsons Lot is free. Shuttle service begins four hours prior to kickoff and runs up to one hour after the game. The Metro Gold Line will run from downtown Los Angeles (and points further) to downtown Pasadena (approx. one block from the Parsons Lot) on game days. Gold Line patrons are encouraged to use the $2 shuttle from the Parsons lot to and from the Rose Bowl. #36 KAHLIL BELL - SENIOR TAILBACK * Named to the 2008 Doak Walker watch list * Would have finished fifth in the Pac-10 with an average of yards per game (he did not have enough games to qualify due to injury). * He rushed for 195 yards in the 2007 opener versus Stanford. That was the highest total ever by a Bruin in an opener. * He also went over the 100-yard mark with 142 against California and 109 yards versus Washington. * Bell has a total of five career 100-yard games (195-Stanford, 2007; 142-Cal, 2007; 136-Northwestern, 2005; 109-Washington, 2007; 102-Rice, 2006). SIGNIFICANT DEFENSIVE CONTRIBUTORS BACK IN 2008 * The Bruins received major contributions from several returning players who each saw their first significant action on defense in 2007 and recorded careerbest tackle totals. Redshirt junior def. end #55 KOREY BOSWORTH (34 tackles, 8.5 TFL, 2.0 sacks) Redshirt senior defensive end #56 TOM BLAKE (32 tackles, 6.5 TFL, 3.0 sacks) Senior linebacker#54 KYLE BOSWORTH (74 tackles, 4.0 TFL, 0.5 sacks) Sophomore defensive tackle #92 BRIAN PRICE (14 tackles, 7.0 TFL, 1.0 sacks) Junior defensive tackle #90 JERZY SIEWIERSKI (13 tackles, 3.5 TFL) 6

7 ACADEMIC SUCCESS * ALTERRAUN VERNER AND CHRIS JOSEPH were chosen to the first-team 2007 All-Academic District VIII team. It is the third straight season in which Joseph was named to the District team. * Nine Bruins were selected to the 2007 Pac-10 All-Academic team. Chris Joseph (first-team) Alterraun Verner (first-team) Aleksey Lanis (second-team) Aaron Perez (second-team) Jimmy Rotstein (second-team) Trevor Theriot (second-team) Kai Forbath (honorable mention) Logan Paulsen (honorable mention) Noah Sutherland (honorable mention) * The UCLA football program has produced 17 NCAA Post-Graduate Scholarship winners, 16 first-team Academic All-Americans (27 overall), eight National Football Foundation Hall of Fame Post-Graduate Scholarship recipients, one Rhodes Scholar and three members of the Academic All-America Hall of Fame. THE OFFENSE QUARTERBACKS Redshirt junior KEVIN CRAFT (#3) enrolled at UCLA in time for the 2008 Spring Quarter after transferring from Mt. San Antonio College and was able to participate in spring practice. Craft started his first game as a Bruin in the 2008 season-opener against Tennessee and helped orchestrate a second-half comeback win. After completing 7 of 18 passes for 66 yards with four interceptions in the first half of action, Craft went on to complete 18 of 25 attempts for 193 yards after halftime (12 of 14 for 139 yards in the fourth quarter). He connected on three of four attempts on a third quarter field goal drive which narrowed the Tennessee lead to Craft hit on all six passes in an 80-yard fourth quarter touchdown drive which put the Bruins ahead He completed six of eight aerials on a nine-play, 70-yard fourth quarter drive, including a three-yard scoring pass to tight end Ryan Moya, which gave UCLA a lead with 27 seconds to play. For the game, he completed 25 of 43 passes for 259 yards. His 43 pass attempts are tied for the 11th-most in school history. A year ago, Craft completed 313 of 511 passes (61.3%) for 4,231 yards, 44 touchdowns and 10 interceptions at Mt. SAC in He had seven games with over 300 yards passing, including a best of 452 yards vs. Cerritos College. Craft spent the 2005 and 2006 seasons at San Diego State. As a redshirt freshman in 2006, he appeared in nine games for the Aztecs and started five contests. On the year, he completed 69 of 121 passes for 737 yards with four touchdowns and six interceptions. In his first career start, he completed 20 of 32 passes for 216 yards against BYU. He also started games against Air Force, Cal Poly SLO, Wyoming and UNLV. He threw touchdown passes of 60 yards (Wyoming) and 49 (Air Force). Kevin s dad, Tom Craft, was the San Diego State quarterback in 1975 and Tom went on to become the head coach of the Aztecs from Passing - UCLA Oppt. Att Comp Int Yds TD Tennessee* Passing - Mt. San Antonio College Oppt. Att Comp Int Yds TD Victor Valley Mt. San Jacinto Palomar El Camino Orange Coast Pasadena City Santa Ana Cerritos Saddleback Antelope Valley Moorpark Bakersfield City Coll. San Fran Totals , Passing - San Diego State Oppt. Att Comp Int Yds TD UTEP DNP Utah Jose State Air Force* Cal Poly SLO* UNLV* Mexico Colorado State DNP Totals Division I Passing Yards: 259 v. Tennessee, 2008 Completions: 25 v. Tennessee, 2008 TD Passes: 2 vs. Cal Poly, 2006 Pass Attempts: 43 v. Tennessee, 2008 Rushing Yards: San Jose State, 2006 Redshirt freshman CHRIS FORCIER (#8) served as the scout team quarterback through the first half of the 2007 season. He took trips with the team for games in 2007 at Utah, Oregon State, Washington State, Arizona and USC but did not play. He prepped at St. Augustine HS (two seasons) in San Diego where he threw for almost 5,000 yards and ran for over 1,000 more. His team captured CIF titles in both his junior and senior seasons. As a senior, her threw for 2,347 yards and 23 touchdowns while completing 158 of 291 passes. He also ran for 631 yards and 10 rushing touchdowns. In his junior season, he threw for 2,634 yards and 32 touchdowns and rushed for 415 yards and four scores. Redshirt junior OSAAR RASSHAN (#11) saw the first game action of his career when he lined up as a wide receiver during the 2007 opener at Stanford. He also saw limited action at receiver against Washington. Rasshan switched from the quarterback position to wide receiver during 2007 fall practices. He served as the scout team quarterback during his first two seasons in the program and had not seen game action. He moved back to the quarterback position during the bye week following the Notre Dame contest (10/6/07). He saw his first action at quarterback against Arizona (11/3/07), entering the game on the second series of the second half. He led the Bruins to 13 points -- one touchdown and two field goals. Rasshan completed three of 10 passes for 78 yards, with a long of 42. He rushed eight times for 57 yards. He made his first start in game 10 versus Arizona State (11/10/07) and completed 14 of 27 passes for 181 yards. Rasshan rushed for 41 net yards on 13 attempts. Against Oregon (11/24/07), he started and played only the first half. He did not play versus USC. He started in the Las Vegas Bowl (12/22/07) and played only in the first half, carrying four times for 17 yards and throwing one incomplete pass while leading two field goal drives. Career Passing Statistics - O. Rasshan Year Att Comp Int Yds TD Lg Passing Yds: 181 vs. Arizona St., 2007 Completions: 14 vs. Arizona St., 2007 Touchdown Passes: na Pass Attempts: 27 vs. Arizona State, 2007 Rushing Yards: 57 yards at Arizona, 2007 Redshirt senior BEN OLSON (#7) broke his right foot in practice on Aug. 9, 2008 and underwent surgery on Aug. 12. He is expected to miss at least eight weeks. Olson also suffered a broken bone in his right foot during spring practice on April 24, He has appeared in 14 games in his three seasons at UCLA and made 10 starts. His 152 career completions rank No. 17 on that UCLA list. In 2007, he completed 71 of 147 passes for 1,040 yards, with seven touchdowns and six interceptions in an injury-filled season. He sat out the game versus Washington (game 4) due to headaches and suffered a partial tear of the lateral collateral ligament in his left knee in the first quarter against Notre Dame (game 6). He missed four straight games versus California, Washington State, Arizona and Arizona State (games 7-10) due to the knee injury. He did not play in the Las Vegas Bowl (game 13) because of the knee injury. Career Passing Statistics - B. Olson Oppt. Att Comp Int Yds TD Lg , Totals ,

8 Passing Yards: 318 vs. Utah, 2006 Completions: 25 vs. Utah, 2006 Touchdown Passes: 5 vs. Stanford, 2007 Pass Attempts: 40 vs. Uath, 2007 Rushing Yards: 16 vs. Stanford, 2006 RUNNING BACKS True senior tailback KAHLIL BELL (#36) went down in the first quarter of the 2008 season-opener against Tennessee with a left ankle injury and sat out the balance of the game. He made five rushes for 11 yards and caught a pass versus the Vols before heading to the sidelines. Bell has been named to the 2008 Doak Walker watch list. He led the Bruins in rushing in the 2007 season with 795 yards on 142 attempts (5.6 avg) and a team-high five touchdowns in just eight games. His average of would have been fifth in the Pac-10 and his average of all-purpose yards would have ranked eighth. Bell also ranked fifth on the team with 13 receptions. He enjoyed the best game of his career in the 2007 opener at Stanford, rushing for a career-high 195 yards. He had runs of 59, 31 and 22 yards among his 19 carries. His 195 yards were the most-ever by a Bruin in a season opener. Against BYU, he led the Bruins with 79 yards on 16 carries, including a four-yard scoring run. Bell made his first career start against Washington and rushed for 109 yards and one touchdown, on 27 attempts. At Oregon State, he recovered from a tough start (fumbles lost on UCLA s first two plays) to lead the Bruins with 80 yards, including touchdowns of one and four yards, on 24 attempts. He also led the team with four receptions for 49 yards. In the win over Cal, he led the Bruins with 142 yards on 22 carries. He had a 64-yard run, the longest of his career, to set up UCLA s first touchdown. At Washington State, he scored a 50-yard touchdown on the third play of the game, but on his fourth carry, he suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee and missed the rest of the season. He finished with 67 yards on four attempts. Varsity Statistics -K. Bell Rushing Year TCB Yds YL Net Avg TD Lg Totals 259 1, , Receptions Years No Yds Avg TD Lg Totals Rushing Yards: 195 vs. Stanford, 2007 Touchdowns: 2 vs. Northwestern, 2005; Oregon, 2006; Oregon State, 2007 True junior CHANE MOLINE (#42) came off the bench and carried six times for five net yards in the 2008 opener against Tennessee. He came on to play a larger role for the Bruins down the stretch of the 2007 season. He did not play at Stanford or against BYU due to an injured wrist. In game three at Utah, he carried three times for 30 yards. Against Notre Dame, he carried six times for 21 yards. At Arizona, he led the Bruins with a career-high 62 yards on 15 carries, including a long run of 35 yards. He scored a one-yard touchdown and made two receptions.he made his first career start against Arizona State (game 10) and netted seven yards. In the Las Vegas Bowl, he carried five times for 16 yards. In 2006, he tied for the team lead with five overall touchdowns. He made his debut versus Utah and accounted for 29 yards. He ran for 17 yards on seven attempts. Against Stanford, he scored UCLA s only offensive touchdowns (one and two yards). Against Washington State, Moline led the Bruins with 32 yards on six carries. In the Emerald Bowl, he scored on an eight-yard run to give UCLA a lead in the third quarter. Varsity Statistics -Chane Moline Rushing Year TCB Yds YL Net Avg TD Lg Totals Rushing Yards: 62 at Arizona, 2007 Rush Attempts: 15 at Arizona, 2007 Touchdowns: 2 vs. Stanford, 2006 Redshirt junior TREVOR THERIOT (#31) caught one pass from his fullback position in the Tennessee game and threw a key block on the Raymond Carter touchdown run. Theriot appeared in all 13 games and started six at fullback in He caught one pass for four yards versus BYU and saw action on special teams. Theriot started at fullback against Utah and Washington and played on special teams. He started at Oregon State and made one reception for five yards. Theriot played fullback against Notre Dame and started at fullback versus California. He started at fullback at Washington State, USC and versus BYU in the Las Vegas Bowl. Theriot was named to the Pac-10 All-Academic second team. A former walk-on, he earned a scholarship following the 2007 season. Redshirt freshman RAYMOND CARTER (#20) saw the first game action of his Bruin career in the 2008 season-opener against Tennessee. He came off the bench and led the Bruins with 15 carries for 14 yards. Carter scored the first touchdown of his career when he scampered three-yards around right end to put UCLA in the lead with 6:51 remaining in the fourth quarter. Last season, he injured his right knee on the second day of practice and underwent season-ending surgery. Varsity Statistics -R. Carter Rushing Year TCB Yds YL Net Avg TD Lg Rushing Yards: 14 v. Tennessee, 2008 Touchdowns: 1 v. Tennessee, 2008 Rush Attempts: 15 v. Tennessee, 2008 WIDE RECEIVERS Redshirt senior MARCUS EVERETT (#9) went out in the first quarter of the 2008 season-opening game against Tennessee with a dislocated right big toe. He caught one pass for 17 yards versus the Vols. Everett played in just one of the final 10 games of 2007 due to an ankle injury suffered at Utah (game 3) and complications from the injury. He received a medical substitute year of eligibility to play the 2008 season. Before injuring his ankle, Everett made five receptions for 68 yards in the game at Utah. On the year, he had 10 catches for 134 yards. Against BYU, he led the team with five receptions for 66 yards. Everett has 83 career receptions and ranks No. 23 on that UCLA list. He is also the 25th Bruin to record 1,000 or more career receiving yards (1,101 yards - 23rd on that list). He has made a reception in 21 of his last 23 games (he had a string of 18 straight broken in the 2007 season opener at Stanford). In 2006, he tied for the team lead with five touchdowns and led the squad with five receiving touchdowns. He also led the team with 450 receiving yards and ranked second with 31 receptions. Everett had one of his best games in 2006 at Notre Dame when he made a careerhigh tying six receptions for a career-best 102 yards, including a career-long 54-yard catch-and-run for a touchdown. In the 2006 win over USC, he led the team with five receptions for 72 yards. He made three key third down receptions. On the field goal drive that gave UCLA a 10-9 lead, he twice made receptions on third-and-eight for 13 and seven yards, the later reception set up the 22-yard field goal. On the fourth-quarter field goal drive, he made a 21-yard reception on third-and-15. He ranked third on the team in 2005 with 32 receptions for 390 yards. He saw action in 10 games, made six starts and had four games with five or more catches. Varsity Receiving Statistics - M. Everett Years No Yds Avg TD Lg Totals 83 1, Receptions: 6 vs. Okla., 2005; vs. Cal, 2005; vs. Stanford, 2005; N. Dame, 2006 Receiving Yds: 102 vs. N. Dame, 2006 Touchdowns: 2 vs. Oregon St., 2006 UCLA Career Receptions Name Years No Yds Avg TD 1. Craig Bragg , Brandon Breazell , Reggie Moore ,