DEPARTMENT OF INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS UCLA PRE-SEASON FOOTBALL RELEASE

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1 DEPARTMENT OF INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS Football Contacts: Marc Dellins/Steve Rourke SID Phone: 310/ Web Page: (Aug. 1, 2001) UCLA PRE-SEASON FOOTBALL RELEASE SEASON OPENER UCLA will open the 2001 season on Saturday, Sept. 1 when it travels to Tuscaloosa to face the Alabama Crimson Tide. Kickoff is scheduled for 6:45 p.m CT. The game will be televised nationally by ESPN. Fox Sports Radio AM 1150 and the Bruin Radio Network broadcasts all games except when there is a conflict with a Los Angeles Dodger game. The Alabama contest will be broadcast on XTRA Sports 690 and the Bruin Radio Network with Chris Roberts and Matt Stevens in the booth.. This begins UCLA s 83rd season of football. The Bruins own a record in season openers, including wins in the last three. UCLA handed Alabama a loss in last year s opener which was played in the Rose Bowl. UCLA is 3-2 in season openers under head coach Bob Toledo. THEN AND NOW The Bruins finished the 2000 season with a 6-6 mark after a loss to Wisconsin in the Sun Bowl. It marked the third time in the last four seasons, the Bruins had ended the season in a bowl game ( Cotton; Rose; Sun). UCLA returns 17 starters from last season seven on offense and eight on defense, plus punter and kicker. In addition, the team will welcome back All-America candidate Kenyon Coleman at a defensive end position after he was forced to sit out the last nine games of 2000 following knee surgery to repair an injury suffered in the Michigan game. PRE-SEASON HONORS Senior defensive end Kenyon Coleman is on the Watch List for the Bronco Nagurski Award, presented to the top defensive player in the nation. Junior wide receivers Freddie Mitchell and Brian Poli-Dixon are both on the pre-season list for the Biletnikoff Award, presented to the nation s top wide receiver. Linebackers Ryan Nece and Robert Thomas were named to the watch list for the Butkus Award which is given annually to the top collegiate linebacker in the nation. DID YOU KNOW? UCLA has selected as season captains for the 2001 campaign. UCLA has won 10 of its last 14 games versus ranked opponents dating back to a 1997 win at #11 Texas and has posted a 19-4 record in regular season games played in the Rose Bowl since that win over the Longhorns. In the last 19 seasons ( ), only six schools (Florida State-14, Nebraska-13, Florida-12, Miami-11, Michigan-10, Tennessee-8) in the entire country have been ranked in the AP Top 10 more often than UCLA with seven appearances. No other Pac-10 school has more than five. In the last four seasons ( ), UCLA is the only Pacific-10 Conference school to be ranked twice in the final Associated Press Top 10 fifth in 1997 and eighth in UCLA s nine bowl wins in the last 19 years rank No. 1 (tied) in the Pac-10. Only six schools in the nation (Florida State- 15, Penn State-11, Tennessee-11, Michigan-11, Miami-10 and Alabama-10) have won more bowl games in that span. During the last 19 seasons, UCLA has been ranked in the final Associated Press Top 25 on 11 occasions. No other school in the conference has been ranked more than nine times. The September 1 opener at Alabama will be the second-earliest ever for a Bruin football team. UCLA opened the 1997 season on August 30 at Washington State and tied for the Pac-10 title despite a three-point loss in that contest. The game at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa on Sept. 1 will mark the first time a Bruin football team has ever played in the state of Alabama. The Bruins have opened the season with two straight road games eight different times since the 1960 campaign, posting a record in those games. They won both games in three of the eight seasons and in six of the eight seasons, UCLA played in a bowl game to end the year ( Rose Bowl, Rose Bowl, no bowl, no bowl, Fiesta Bowl, Bluebonnet Bowl, Rose Bowl, Freedom Bowl). Four Bruins on the 2001 roster are the sons of former Bruin football players TE Blane Kezirian (dad, Ed played offensive line in for coach Pepper Rodgers and posted a 17-5 record); DB Garrett Lepisto (dad, Vic played defensive end in for coaches Bill Barnes and Tommy Prothro); FB Matt Stanley (dad, Steve played fullback in and was a member of the 1966 Rose Bowl team); QB John Sciarra (dad, John played and quarterbacked the Bruins to a win over No. 1 Ohio State in the 1976 Rose Bowl game). The Bruins return 13 players ( 6 on offense/7 on defense) Brian Poli-Dixon-WR, Bryce Bohlander-OT, Troy Danoff-

2 C, Mike Saffer-OT, Cory Paus-QB, DeShaun Foster-RB; Kenyon Coleman-DE, Rodney Leisle-DT, Anthony Fletcher- DT, Rusty Williams-DE, Robert Thomas-LB, Ricky Manning-CB, Marques Anderson-S) who started in last season s opener against Alabama and are currently listed No. 1 on the depth chart at their position. Six Bruins are expected to make their first career starts versus Alabama LG - Eyoseph Efseaff, RG - Shane Lehmann, WR - Tab Perry, LB - Brandon Chillar, LB - Marcus Reese, CB - Keith Short. No Pac-10 team returns more defensive starters than UCLA with eight (Washington State and California also return eight). The Bruins also welcome back Kenyon Coleman, who missed most of the 2000 season due to injury. UCLA will seek to replace lost starters at linebacker (Tony White), safety (Jason Zdenek) and cornerback (Jason Bell). Cornerback Ricky Manning, Jr. played this past summer for the Minnesota Twins minor league team at Elizabethon, Tennessee in the Appalachian League (rookie level). Manning, an outfielder, hit. in XX games with a.xxx on base percentage and xx stolen bases. Three true freshmen (LB Brandon Chillar, WR Tab Perry and DB Keith Short) made their varsity debut in last year s opener against Alabama. Six redshirt freshmen (DL Rodney Leisle, DL Dave Ball, DL Mat Ball, DB Kevin Brant, OL ShaneLehmann, LB Dennis Link) also debuted against the Tide. Leisle made his first career start in the game. SERIES NOTES The series is even at 1-1. This is UCLA s first game ever in the state of Alabama. In last year s meeting, UCLA defeated then No. 3-ranked Alabama, 35-24, at the Rose Bowl. The Bruins, playing without starting quarterback Cory Paus (separated shoulder on UCLA s first offensive play), twice came from behind to rally for the win. The last time UCLA had defeated a team ranked as high was on Nov. 10, 1990, when it upended No. 2 Washington in Seattle, The Bruin defense limited Alabama to just 10 points and 265 yards (the Crimson Tide s other points came on a punt return and an interception return) on 60 snaps. On offense, the Bruins ran 87 plays from scrimmage and controlled the ball for over 37 minutes of clock time. Tailback DeShaun Foster tied the school record with 42 carries on the day. He finished with a career-best 187 yards and scored three touchdowns. Ryan McCann came off the bench to complete 14 of 24 passes for 194 yards and a touchdown. The scoring toss came after Alabama had returned an interception for a touchdown to take a third quarter lead. McCann hit Freddie Mitchell with a 46-yard strike to give the Bruins the lead for good. A Foster scoring run accounted for the final points in the game about five minutes later. The Crimson Tide won the first meeting by a 36-6 count in the 1976 Liberty Bowl game played in 28 degree temperatures in Memphis, TN on December 20, 1976 before a record crowd of 52,737. That contest was the first time the Bruins had participated in a bowl game other than the Rose Bowl. Sixteenth-ranked Alabama scored 17 first quarter points on a Bruin defense that only had allowed 23 first stanza tallies all year. The Tide rolled to a 30-0 fourth quarter advantage before head coach Terry Donahue s first Bruin team scored on a 61-yard run by Theotis Brown. Quarterback Jeff Dankworth hit passes for 147 yards but was intercepted three times on the day. The seventh-ranked Bruins actually outgained Alabama for the game , but Bear Bryant s squad knotched the win. UCLA finished the season and was ranked fifteenth in both final polls. BRUIN HEAD COACH BOB TOLEDO The Bruin head coach owns a record of (24-16 in Pac-10 play) and a winning percentage of.614 during his first five years on the job. The 20-game winning streak snapped versus Miami on Dec. 5, 1998 was the longest in school history, twice as long as the previous streak (10, set in 1946 and tied in ). Toledo is only the second coach in school history to win 10 regular-season games (Bert LaBrucherie in 1946) and only the second coach in school history to win 10 total games in back-to-back seasons (Terry Donahue in ). Under Toledo, UCLA is 27-8 when it scores at least 30 points and 13-1 when it scores at least 40. The Bruins are 28-5 when leading entering the fourth quarter, 2-0 when tied entering the final quarter and have won five times when trailing after three periods. UCLA is 23-6 when leading at the half and has won eight times after trailing at the half and four when tied at the half. The Bruins are 3-1 in overtime games. When ranked, the Bruins sport a 24-7 record under Toledo. Under Toledo, UCLA is 11-9 versus ranked teams. It has won four of the last six (in 1999 versus Washington and in 2000 against Alabama, Michigan and Arizona) and is 10-4 in the last 14 games against Top 25 teams. The Bruins were 3-2 this year versus the Top 25, 2-1 versus the Top 10. NEW COACHES AND ASSIGNMENTS UCLA has two new coaches on this year s staff and several others have different assignments than a year ago. Phil Snow is in his first season as defensive coordinator and safety coach. He spent the last nine seasons as Arizona State, the last seven as defensive coordinator. R. Todd Littlejohn is in his first season as coach of the cornerbacks after spending the 2000 season at San Jose State and the 1998 and 1999 seasons at Utah State. Kelly Skipper, now in his fourth season as running backs coach, is UCLA s new defensive coordinator. He will work with head coach Bob Toledo to develop the weekly game plan. John Pearce is in his first season as quarterback coach and third overall, having tutored the defensive ends the past two years. Don Johnson, in his second season on the staff, is now coaching the entire defensive line

3 THE DEFENSE KENYON COLEMAN Senior defensive left end Kenyon Coleman started the first three games of last season before suffering a knee injury (torn cartilage in his left knee) in the Michigan game and undergoing season-ending surgery. One of the leaders of the defense, he enjoyed his best season in 1999 when he was one of just four Bruins to start all 11 games. He made 50 tackles, including nine at USC and seven at Stanford. Coleman ranked second on the squad with 3.5 sacks that season and had nine tackles for loss. He also broke up eight passes. ROBERT THOMAS Robert is the anchor of the defensive unit at middle linebacker. Last season, he was a semi-finalist for the Butkus Award which honors the nation s top linebacker. A starter the past two seasons, Thomas is known for his quick strike ability and sidelin- to-sideline coverage. On the year, Thomas led the team with 88 tackles, 10 more than No. 2 Ryan Nece, despite being hampered by a stress reaction in his left foot. He was tied for second on the squad with nine tackles for loss and led the Bruins and the Pac-10 with six fumbles forced. His regular-season average of 7.3 tackles per game ranked 11th in the Pac-10. Thomas moved into the starting lineup in 1999 at middle linebacker. He made a team-high 14 tackles against Fresno State, the most by a Bruin since Brian Willmer made 15 versus Arizona on Nov. 16, On the year, Thomas ranked second on the squad with his 68 tackles despite missing three games (the season s first two and the Arizona contest). He also had four tackles for loss, including 1.5 sacks. RYAN NECE Ryan, now a senior, ranked second on the team last season with 78 tackles. He started all 12 games at weak side linebacker and has a team-high 30 career starts entering the season, including a streak of 21 straight. Nece played with an injured shoulder for most of the season and missed Spring practice following surgery. He was a 1998 first-team Freshman All-American and was credited with 85 tackles and six sacks. He ranked third on the team in tackles in 1999 with 65. MARQUES ANDERSON Senior free safety Marques Anderson is one of the nation s top big play defenders. In his 10 regular season games, he was involved in seven turnovers to tie for No. 1 in the nation with a 0.7 turnovers pergame average. On the year, Anderson fininshed third on the team in tackles with 73 and led the squad with 11 tackles for loss and four fumble recoveries. He shifted to free safety in the Spring after starting at strong safety all of last season. RICKY MANNING True junior corner Ricky Manning Jr. earned first-team All-Pac-10 honors last season in the vote of league coaches. He has started in each of the last 22 games (longest starting streak on the team) after making his first career start against Fresno State in Last season, he ranked fifth on the team with 65 tackles. His four interceptions led the team, as did his 14 pass defenses. As a freshman in 1999, he led the Bruins with 10 tackles for loss and ranked fourth on the team with 53 tackles. LINEBACKERS True junior outside linebacker Marcus Reese, who has been a major contributor off the bench the last two seasons, will contend for the starting job on the weak side. He came off the bench to appear in all 12 games last season and finished with 34 tackles, ninth-best on the team. True sophomore Brandon Chillar enters Fall camp as the primary contender at the strong side linebacker position. He saw action in all 12 games last season as a backup linebacker and special teams performer. DEFENSIVE LINE Junior Rusty Williams had a 22-game starting streak at defensive end stopped at the Sun Bowl. He sat out that contest after undergoing shoulder surgery to repair an injury which limited his performance, but not his effort. He missed Spring practice and is expected to be rounding into shape for the start of Fall camp. Redshirt sophomore Rodney Leisle and senior Anthony Fletcher will compete with senior Ken Kocher for starting jobs at the two tackle positions. Leisle started all 12 games in 2000 and ranked first among the linemen with 36 tackles. He earned honorable mention All-Pac-10 honors and was named a Freshman All-American by The Sporting News. Fletcher ranked second among the linemen with 28 tackles and was a starter in seven games. Kocher battled through a series of nagging injuries to see action in nine games. He has a size, strength and quickness combination which will make it hard to keep him off the field. Twin brothers Dave Ball and Mat Ball each gained starting experience. Dave started three games at end and saw action in all 12 games. He enters Fall camp as the leading contender at the end position opposite Coleman. Mat, who started four games in 2000, is expected to back up Coleman after appearing in a total of seven games on defense a year ago. THE OFFENSE CORY PAUS Junior Cory Paus enjoyed an outstanding year in 2000, becoming only the third sophomore in school history to pass for over 2,000 yards in a season. UCLA Sophomore Passing Name PA PC TD Yds 1. Tommy Maddox (1991) , Cade McNown (1996) , Cory Paus (2000) ,154 Despite missing three full games, and virtually all of a fourth, Paus passed for 2,154 yards and 17 touchdowns (fifth on the all-time single-season school list). His regular season pass efficiency rating of would have led the Pac-10 if he had appeared in enough games, as would his passing yards per game figure. Cory has moved into the top 10 all-time at UCLA in career passing (8th), career completions (9th) and career touchdown passes (T-8th) after play-

4 ing in just 18 games, including two contests in which he was injured and managed to throw just five total passes before leaving the field Paus Passing Game PA PC INT YDS TD LG ALA* Fresno Did Not Play (separated shoulder) Michigan Did Not Play (separated shoulder) Oregon Did Not Play (separated shoulder) ASU* Cal* OSU* Arizona* Stanford* Wash.* USC* WISC* Totals , Paus started seven games in 1999 after beginning the season as the No. 2 signal caller. Coming off the bench in relief of Drew Bennett, Paus completed 12 of 18 passes for 128 yards with one touchdown in the season-opener versus Boise State, a five-yard strike to Gabe Crecion. When he connected with Crecion, he became the first Bruin quarterback to throw a touchdown pass in his first game since Bret Johnson did it as a redshirt freshman in He made the first start of his career against Fresno State on Sept. 18. Paus had the best game of that season against Oregon. He completed 21 of 34 passes for a then career-high 332 yards and two touchdowns. His 332 passing yards tied Tommy Maddox (1990 vs. Oregon) for the No. 3 effort among Bruin freshmen. Only Maddox (409 vs. USC and 353 at Michigan) ever threw for more yards as a freshman. His 324 yards total offense ranked No. 4 on that list at the time. Against Washington, his season came to an end when he suffered a fractured left collarbone on UCLA s second offensive play of the second quarter Paus Passing Game PA PC INT YDS TD LG BSU Ohio St Fresno* Stanford Did Not Play (Bruised ribs) ASU* Ore* Cal* OSU* ARIZ* WASH* USC Did Not Play (Fractured Clavicle) Totals , * indicates game started UCLA Career Passing Name PA PC TD Yds 1. Cade McNown ( 95-98) , Tom Ramsey ( ) , Troy Aikman ( ) , Tommy Maddox ( ) , Wayne Cook ( ) , Dennis Dummit ( ) , Gary Beban ( 65-67) , Cory Paus ( 99-) ,490 UCLA Career Completions Name PC Yds 1. Cade McNown ( 95-98) , Tom Ramsey ( 79-82) 441 6, Troy Aikman ( 87-88) 406 5, Tommy Maddox ( 90-91) 391 5, Wayne Cook ( 91-94) 352 4, Dennis Dummit ( 69-70) 289 4, Gary Beban ( 65-67) 243 4, Matt Stevens ( 83-86) 231 2, Cory Paus ( 99-) 229 3,490 UCLA Career TD Passes Name TD 1. Cade McNown ( 95-98) Tom Ramsey ( 79-82) Troy Aikman ( 87-88) Wayne Cook ( 91-94) Tommy Maddox ( 90-91) Dennis Dummit ( 69-70) Paul Cameron ( 51-53) Cory Paus ( 99-) 24 Bob Waterfield ( 41-44) 24 DESHAUN FOSTER DeShaun Foster enters his senior season having already scored 31 touchdowns and 188 points. He has also rushed for 2,085 yards to rank among the alltime leaders in each of the above categories. UCLA All-Time Touchdown List Name TD PAT Pts 1. Skip Hicks, Gaston Green, Gary Beban, DeShaun Foster, UCLA All-Time Rushing Leaders Name TCB Net Yards 1. Gaston Green, , Freeman McNeil, , Karim Abdul-Jabbar, , Wendell Tyler, , Skip Hicks, , Theotis Brown, , Kevin Nelson, , Kermit Johnson, , Kevin Williams, , Brian Brown, , DeShaun Foster, ,085 His junior season featured four 100-yard games including a 42 carry, 187-yard effort against Alabama. He scored 13 touchdowns for the season to rank eighth on the single-season list at the school and was named to the firstteam All-Pac-10 team. In addition, his 16 receptions ranked third on the team.

5 2000 Game-By-Game Rushing Name TCB Net Avg. TD LG Alabama Fresno State Michigan Oregon Arizona State California Did Not Play - Injured Hand Oregon State Arizona Stanford Washington USC Wisconsin Totals As a sophomore, Foster led the Bruins in rushing five times in However, he carried just five times in the month of October due to a sprained right ankle incurred at Stanford. On the year, he finished as the team s second-leading rusher (375 yards) and led the squad with six touchdowns. He also placed fourth on the squad with 17 receptions. In 1998, Foster wrote his name into Bruin lore by scoring all four touchdowns (three rushing and one receiving) in UCLA s victory over USC. He became the first true freshman in school history to score four TDs in one game and tied the school record. Foster ranked second on the team with 12 touchdowns (10 rushing and two passes), a school record for true freshmen. His rushing total of 673 yards ranks as the most ever by a Bruin freshman. Career Rushing Year TCB Yds YL Net Avg TD Lg Totals Career Receiving Year No Yds Avg TD Lg Totals Career 100-yard Games Yards Carries Oppt. Year Alabama Stanford Fresno State at Arizona USC Wisconsin* at Stanford 1999 *Sun Bowl game BRIAN POLI-DIXON The Bruins return a number of talented receivers, despite the loss of All-America wideout Freddie Mitchell. Last season, senior Brian Poli-Dixon became just the second receiver (joining Kevin Jordan) in school history to catch at least 44 passes twice in a career. His 165-yard game against Washington ranks as the 11th-best single-game performance ever at UCLA. Poli-Dixon has scored 18 career touchdowns and enters the upcoming season ranked among the school s all-time leaders in career receptions (8th) and receiving yards (11th). UCLA Career Receptions Rec. Yards TD 1.Kevin Jordan ( ) 179 2, Danny Farmer ( ) 159 3, J.J. Stokes ( ) 154 2, Sean LaChapelle ( ) 142 2, Mike Sherrard ( ) 128 1, Mike Farr ( ) 124 1, Freddie Mitchell ( ) 119 2, Brian Poli-Dixon(1997-) 115 1, UCLA Career Recv. Yards Yards Rec. TD 1.Danny Farmer ( ) 3, Kevin Jordan( ) 2, J.J. Stokes ( ) 2, Freddie Mitchell ( ) 2, Jim McElroy ( ) 2, Sean LaChapelle ( ) 2, Willie Anderson ( ) 2, Mike Sherrard ( ) 1, Cormac Carney( ) 1, Jojo Townsell ( ) 1, Brian Poli-Dixon (1997-) 1, In 1998, Poli-Dixon was an All-Pac-10 honorable mention selection, after being the team s second-leading receiver with 44 catches for 712 yards and 10 touchdowns, a mark which tied for the conference lead. He started the final 10 games of the season. Only J.J. Stokes ever gained more yards as a Bruin sophomore, and only two other players ever caught more balls in a sophomore season. His 1999 season ended in the season s third game, when he suffered a fractured wrist in the game against Fresno State. Receiving Year No Yds Avg TD Lg (medical redshirt) Totals 115 1, EXPERIENCE AT FULLBACK and TIGHT ENDS Senior fullbacks Ed Ieremia-Stansbury (6) and Matt Stanley (2) shared the starting assignment last season. Ieremia- Stansbury caught 10 passes last year for three touchdowns. Stanley saw limited action after dislocating his shoulder in the Michigan game. Senior Bryan Fletcher and junior Mike Seidman provide a one-two punch at tight end capable of rivaling any school in the country. Fletcher made 10 catches for 144 yards and two touchdowns last season. Seidman caught six passes and scored one touchdown. Each player saw action in all 12 games last season. OFFENSIVE LINE Three veterans, each set to begin his third season as a starter, return to the unit. Senior Troy Danoff (21 starts over last two seasons) started the first nine games of 1999 at center and all 12 games there last season.

6 Junior Bryce Bohlander (14 straight starts), who started the final two games of 1999, started all 12 at left tackle last season. Junior Mike Saffer (19 career starts) started all 12 games at right tackle after starting seven times at right guard in Redshirt sophomore Shane Lehmann came out of Spring practice as the leader at the right guard position. Redshirt freshman Eyoseff Efseaff emerged from Spring as the No. 1 left guard. JUST FOR KICKS Redshirt junior Chris Griffith handled the place kicking chores in 1999 and earned a scholarship for the 2000 season. A second-team All-Pac-10 team selection last year, Griffith now ranks among the all-time leaders at UCLA in career field goals. Griffith Field Goals Year Tot Lg PAT PT Totals UCLA All-Time Made Field Goal List Name FGM FGA Lg 1. John Lee, Bjorn Merten, Alfredo Velasco, Chris Sailer, Peter Boermeester, Louis Perez, Chris Griffith, Norm Johnson, Efren Herrera, True junior punter Nate Fikse also earned second-team allconference honors a season ago after averaging 43.3 yards per kick. He had 19 kicks of at least 50 yards and 17 of his punts were downed inside the 20-yard line. WIDE RECEIVER Senior Jon Dubravac, true sophomore Tab Perry, redshirt sophomores Ryan Smith and Jerry Owens and redshirt freshman Craig Bragg emerged from Spring practice with the best chances to compete for time in the receiver rotation. Dubravac ranked fourth on the team last season with 14 catches. Perry made six catches and excelled as a kickoff returner where he set school records with 29 returns for 598 yards. Smith and Owens each saw their first action last season, primarily on special teams. Bragg, who could also contribute as a return man, will see his first action this Fall after an impressive Spring. RUNNING BACK Sophomore Akil Harris and redshirt freshman Manuel White each demonstrated during Spring practice that they are capable performers. Harris ran for 100 yards versus Arizona State last season after Foster went down with an injury. On just the second carry of his career, he went around right end for a 23-yard touchdown. White, who will be seeing his first action, is a big, tough back with speed. He will also be an asset as a receiver. QUARTERBACK Senior Scott McEwan and junior Ryan McCann will compete for playing time behind Paus. McEwan appeared in two games last season and did a solid job against both Fresno State and Wisconsin. McCann came off the bench to rally the Bruins to a win over Alabama. He started the wins over Fresno State and Michigan and the game at Oregon. Once Paus returned to the lineup, he did not see further action and underwent surgery to repair a torn labrum in his throwing shoulder prior to the end of the year. CAREER STARTS (2000 starts / career starts) Offense WR: Brian Poli-Dixon (10/20), Jon Dubravac (3/3); OL: Troy Danoff (12/21), Blake Worley (0/10), Mike Saffer (12/ 19), Bryce Bohlander (12/14); TE: Bryan Fletcher (1/4); QB: Cory Paus (9/16), Ryan McCann (3/4); RB: DeShaun Foster (10/15), Akil Harris (1/1), Ed Ieremia-Stansbury (6/8, two at LB), Matt Stanley (2/3); PK: Chris Griffith (12/22). Defense DL: Kenyon Coleman (3/23), Ken Kocher (1/11), Rusty Williams (11/22), Anthony Fletcher (7/11), Stephen Sua (0/1), Rodney Leisle (12/12), Sean Phillips (3/3), Mat Ball (4/4), Dave Ball (3/3), Steve Morgan (1/1), Asi Faoa (0/ 1 at LB), LB: Ryan Nece (12/30), Robert Thomas (12/20), Audie Attar (1/1 at DB); DB: Jason Stephens (1/8), Joe Hunter (0/4), Ricky Manning Jr. (12/21), Marques Anderson (11/22); P: Nate Fikse (12/23). STARTERS If UCLA starts the players listed first at their respective positions, only four seniors will take the first snap against Alabama on defense and five on offense. RED ZONE Last year, UCLA was in the Red Zone 47 times and scored 38 times (16 rushing touchdowns, 13 passing touchdowns and nine field goals) for 227 points. The other possessions resulted in two fumbles, three interceptions, one missed field goal, two on downs and one with the game ending. Bruin opponents entered the Red Zone 45 times and scored on 38 occasions (13 passing touchdowns, 17 rushing touchdowns and eight field goals) for 232 points. The other possessions ended on a fumble, an interception, three missed field goals and twice on downs. TURNOVERS For the year, UCLA recovered 30 turnovers (17 fumbles, 13 interceptions) and scored 69 points (nine touchdowns and two field goals). The Bruins turned the ball over 23 times (11 fumbles and 12 interceptions) and they were converted into 59 points (eight touchdowns, including three on interception returns, and one field goal). THIS AND THAT Offensive lineman Mike Saffer s dad, Don, played on the 1967 UCLA national championship basketball team for coach John Wooden Tight end Bryan Fletcher s brother, Terrell, plays for the San Diego Chargers Several Bruins have dad s who played in the NFL Chris Jackson s dad, Michael, played with the Seattle Seahawks; Ryan Nece s dad, Ronnie Lott, was one of the top safeties in NFL history; Jibril Raymo s dad, Halim Muhammad, played with the Raiders; John Sciarra s dad, John, played for the Eagles Some have dads who played at colleges other than

7 UCLA Kevin Brant s dad, Tim, played at Maryland; Chris Jackson s dad, Michael, played at Washington; Ryan McCann s dad, John, played at Arizona; Ryan Nece s dad, Ronnie Lott, played at USC; Ryan Wikert s dad, James, played at Northern Arizona Robert Thomas dad, Stan, played major league baseball Defensive lineman Rodney Leisle s high school team went 0-10 his senior season UCLA s nine bowl victories in the last 19 years rank No. 1 (tied) in the Pac-10. Only six schools in the nation have won more bowl games during that span In the last four seasons, , UCLA is the only Pac-10 school to be ranked twice in the final Associated Press Top 10 (fifth in 1997 and eighth in 1998) Among the 48 schools which participated in a bowl game following the 2000 season, UCLA ranked fifth with its four-year ( to ) graduation rate of 63% UCLA is home to the only threetime consensus All-Americans in Pac-10 history linebacker Jerry Robinson ( ) and safety Kenny Easley ( ) After winning four NCAA titles during the past school year, UCLA still ranks No. 1 with a total of 86 NCAA team championships UCLA will begin its 20th season of playing home games in the Rose Bowl with the contest on Sept. 15 against Arizona State. UCLA In the Magazines National Rankings: No. 6 by ; No. 8 by Lindy s; No. 10 by Athlon; No. 14 by Phil Steele; No. 15 by Preview Sports, No. 18 by Street and Smith s; No. 19 by the Football Writers Assn. of America; No. 32 by The Sporting News. Pac-10 Rankings: No. 1 by Lindy s, Preview Sports, Phil Steele and Collegesportsnews.com Player Honors: At least one pre-season publication has tabbed the following players for first-team All-Pac-10 honors RB DeShaun Foster, LB Robert Thomas, FS Marques Anderson, WR Brian Poli-Dixon, DL Kenyon Coleman, DB Ricky Manning, Jr., P Nate Fikse, OL Mike Saffer, OL Bryce Bohlander NCAA GRADUATION RATES In the 2000 NCAA Graduation Report, which analyzed the freshman class of 1993, 10 of 14 Bruin freshmen earned their degrees 71.4%. In addition, three other freshmen who entered in the Winter or Spring quarters of also earned their degrees, raising the mark to 76.5%. In the 2000 NCAA Division I Graduation Rates report, which analyzed the freshman class of 1993, 10 of 14 Bruin freshmen earned degrees 71.4%. In addition, three other freshmen who entered in the Winter or Spring quarters of also earned their degrees, raising the percentage to 76.5% (13 of 17). Among the 48 schools that participated in a bowl game following the 2000 season, UCLA ranked fifth with its fouryear ( through ) graduation rate of 63% and seventh (tied) with its graduation rate of 71%. UCLA ON THE RADIO The 2001 season is UCLA fifth on Fox Sports Radio KXTA 1150 am. The Los Angeles allsports station broadcasts the Bruins games, including a twohour pre-game show. Due to conflicts with Dodger games, the Alabama game will be aired on XTRA 690 AM and the Kansas game will be aired on KLAC 570 AM. Chris Roberts, a four-time Golden Mike Award winner, is in his 10th season as the voice of the Bruins. Former Bruin quarterback Matt Stevens is in his fifth year on the broadcast team and his first as the analyst in the booth. Stations on the Bruin radio network include: KHIS 800AM (Bakersfield); KIAK 970AM Fairbanks, AK; KCBL 1340AM (Fresno); KGU 760AM (Honolulu); KAVL 610AM (Lancaster / Palmdale); KSHP 1400AM (Las Vegas, NV); KAOI 1110 (Maui); KPTT 630AM (Reno, NV); KEWS 1350AM (Riverside); KBET 850AM (Thousand Oaks); KVEN 1450AM (Ventura / Oxnard); KIXW 960AM (Victorville);KVBL 1400AM (Visalia). In addition, Fox Sports Radio provides ancillary programming during the week, including Bob Toledo interviews during the week of the games. UCLA games are also available via the internet at and or by dialing (ext. 5929) to listen to the broadcast on the telephone. TELEVISION In 2000, 11 of UCLA s 12 games were televised live (four ABC-TV, three on Fox Sports Net West 2, two on the Pac-10 s Fox Sports Net package, one on the Pac-10 s Fox Syndicated package and one on CBS-TV). Seven of UCLA s 11 games this season have been selected for live television. The Alabama game will be broadcast nationally by ESPN. ABC will televise the Ohio State, Stanford and Oregon games and may select others later in the year. Fox Sports Net will televise the Kansas, Arizona State and California games and may select other contests. Entering the 2001 season 88 of UCLA s last 94 games have been televised live. The UCLA Sports Magazine show, produced by Fox Sports Net West 2, airs every Thursday night at 6:30 p.m during the season. UCLA ON THE WEB UCLA releases and results can be found on the school s official website TOLEDO PRESS CONFERENCE Bruin head coach Bob Toledo will have his first weekly press conference on Monday, September 3. It is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. in the Morgan Center Press Room adjacent to the new Hall of Fame. PAC-10 SATELLITE FEED The Pac-10 provides a weekly satellite feed containing interviews with coaches and players and game highlight footage. The one-hour feed airs every Wedensday at Noon PT. A pre-season feed will be aired on Wed., August 8 and repeated on Wed., August 15. Coordinates for the feed are Telstar 6, Transponder 12 (C-Band).

8 2001 UCLA FOOTBALL SCHEDULE Date Opponent (TV) Pacific Time Sept. 1 at Alabama (ESPN-TV) 4:45 p.m. Sept. 8 at Kansas (FSN) 9:30 a.m. Sept. 15 Arizona State (FSN) 7:15 p.m. Sept. 22 Ohio State (ABC-TV) 12:30 p.m. Sept. 29 at Oregon State 12:30 / 3:30 p.m. Oct. 13 Washington 12:30/3:30 p.m. Oct. 20 California (FSN) 7:15 p.m. Oct. 27 at Stanford (ABC-TV) 4:00 p.m. Nov. 3 at Washington State 2:00 p.m. Nov. 10 Oregon (ABC-TV) 4:00 p.m. Nov. 17 USC 12:30 / 3:30 p.m. FSN = Fox Sports Net UCLA PRE-SEASON PLAYER RANKINGS Tailback DeShaun Foster Player Ratings: No. 5 tailback by Lindy s, No. 6 by The Sporting News; No. 4 player in Pac-10 by Second-team All-America: First-team All-Pac-10: The Sporting News, Preview Sports, Athlon, Lindy s, Phil Steele, Street & Smith s, Middle Linebacker Robert Thomas Player Ratings: No. 4 inside linebacker by Lindy s, No. 6 by The Sporting News; No. 10 player in Pac-10 by Second-team All-America: Street & Smith s, Phil Steele, First-team All-Pac-10: The Sporting News, Athlon, Lindy s, Phil Steele, Street & Smith s, Pac-10 Defensive Player of the Year: Lindy s Free Safety Marques Anderson Player Ratings: No. 6 strong safety by The Sporting News, No. 12 safety by Lindy s; No. 6 player in Pac-10 by Third-team All-America: Phil Steele, First-team All-Pac-10: The Sporting News, Lindy s, Street & Smith s, Second-team All-Pac-10: Phil Steele Wide Receiver Brian Poli-Dixon Third-team All-America: Phil Steele Player Ratings: No. 13 wide receiver by Lindy s, No. 14 by The Sporting News First-team All-Pac-10: Preview Sports, Athlon, Lindy s, Street & Smith s, Second-team All-Pac-10: The Sporting News, Phil Steele Defensive end Kenyon Coleman Second-team All-America: The Sporting News Third-team All-America: Phil Steele Player Ratings: No. 3 defensive end by The Sporting News, No. 9 by Lindy s; No. 20 player in Pac-10 by First-team All-Pac-10: The Sporting News, Preview Sports, Athlon, Lindy s, Phil Steele, Street & Smith s, Cornerback Ricky Manning, Jr. Player Ratings: No. 14 cornerback by Lindy s, No. 15 by The Sporting News First-team All-Pac-10: Preview Sports, Athlon, Phil Steele Second-team All-Pac-10: The Sporting News, Lindy s Third-team All-Pac-10 (punt returns): Phil Steele Punter Nate Fikse Player Ratings: No. 4 punter by The Sporting News, No. 7 by Lindy s First-team All-Pac-10: The Sporting News, Preview Sports, Lindy s, Phil Steele, Street & Smith s, Offensive Tackle Mike Saffer First-team All-Pac-10: Lindy s, Phil Steele Second-team All-Pac-10: The Sporting News Offensive Tackle Bryce Bohlander First-team All-Pac-10: Preview Sports Second-team All-Pac-10: Phil Steele Defensive Tackle Rodney Leisle Second-team All-Pac-10: Lindy s, Phil Steele Inside Linebacker Ryan Nece Second-team All-Pac-10: Lindy s Player Ratings: No. 13 outside linebacker by Lindy s Quarterback Cory Paus Second-team All-Pac-10: Phil Steele Tight End Bryan Fletcher Third-team All-Pac-10: Phil Steele Outside Linebacker Marcus Reese Third-team All-Pac-10: Phil Steele Place Kicker Chris Griffith