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1 UCLA FOOTBALL 2012 RELEASE 2012 BRUIN FOOTBALL FOOTBALL CONTACTS: STEVE ROURKE/DANNY HARRINGTON/NICK AMMAZZALORSO :: SROURKE@ATHLETICS.UCLA.EDU, DHARRINGTON@ATHLETICS.UCLA.EDU, NICKA@ATHLETICS.UCLA.EDU, SHIPPING ADDRESS - UCLA SPORTS INFO :: JD MORGAN CENTER :: 325 WESTWOOD PLAZA :: LOS ANGELES, CA THIS WEEK Mon. Aug Players / Coaches available post-practice Tue. Aug Only Coach Mora available post-practice Wed. Aug No media availability Thu. Aug at Rice - 4:30 PT/6:30 CT CBS Sports Network (Practices begin at 11 am and last approx. 2 hours) UCLA Opens Season At Rice On Thursday Seven Home Games on the Schedule Nebraska Comes to Rose Bowl on Sept. 8 SEASON OPENER UCLA opens its 94th season of football, under the direction of first-year head coach Jim Mora, with an Aug. 30 game in Houston against the Rice Owls. Kickoff is set for 6:36 p.m. CT/ 4:36 PT and the game will be televised nationally by CBS Sports Network with Dave Ryan and Ron Zook in the booth and Evan Washburn on the sideline. AM 1150 (KTLK) and the Bruin IMG Radio Network (Chris Roberts, Matt Stevens and Wayne Cook) will radio broadcast the contest. The game will also be aired nationally on SIRIUS XM (Ch. 138). This is the second straight season in which UCLA will open the season in Houston, TX. Last year, the Bruins met the University of Houston. UCLA leads the series with Rice 4-0, with the last meeting taking place in the 2006 season at the Rose Bowl. The Bruins captured that contest by a score of UCLA totaled 338 yards on the ground (208 yds by Chris Markey, 102 by Kahlil Bell) in the win. The Bruins jumped out to a 13-0 halftime lead before Rice narrowed the gap to at the end of three quarters. The second of two Drew Olson touchdown passes on the day helped to put the Owls away, an 18-yard toss to Brandon Breazell with eight minutes to play. ROSE BOWL: THE 31st YEAR The 2012 season marks the 31st year that the Rose Bowl, currently undergoing a renovation, will serve as home of the Bruins. The focus of the renovation project is to expedite tunnel ingress/egress, improve concourse circulation, increase the number of concession stands and restrooms, provide state-of-the-art premium seating products in a rebuilt press box and install a new scoreboard and video board. UCLA moved to Pasadena 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. In July of 2007, the Rose Bowl was selected the No. 1 sports venue by SI.com/SIon- Campus. IN BRIEF *** The Bruins are overall in season-opening games ***This is third straight season UCLA has opened on road; second straight in Houston,TX (at UH last season) ***UCLA is 3-3 in its last six road openers (2011 L at Houston, 2010 L at Kansas State, 2007 W at Stanford; 2005 W at San Diego State; L at Colorado in 2003; W at Alabama in 2000) ***The Bruins won all four Pac-12 conference home games last season ***The 2011 season marked the eighth straight season in which UCLA has won its first conference game of the year and then gone on to become bowl eligible ***Eight of the last 12 UCLA quarterbacks making their first start have helped lead the team to a win ***UCLA has had two previous freshman qbs start a season-opener - Kevin Prince 2009/ Bret Johnson 1989 ***Johnathan Franklin, on the Maxwell and Doak Walker watch lists, is ninth on the all-time school rushing list (2,669); he became the 15th Bruin to go over 2,000 yards rushing for a career last season at Stanford. *** Y receiver Joseph Fauria, on the Mackey Award Watch List, caught six touchdown passes last season, the most by a Bruin receiver since Marcedes Lewis (now with Jaguars) had 10 scoring grabs in 2005 season ***Redshirt soph safety Tevin McDonald tied the school record in 2011 with three interceptions against Cal ***Senior punter Jeff Locke, on the Ray Guy Watch list, placed a personal-best 26 punts inside the 20 in 2011 ***Bruin 2011 sack leaders all return - Datone Jones 3.0 / Eric Kendricks and Cassius Marsh 2.0 ***Redshirt seniors Datone Jones and Donovan Carter ranked one-two among the Bruin d-linemen with 41 and 36 tackles, respectively, last season. THIS AND THAT ABOUT THE BRUINS Linebacker Eric Kendricks(#6) is the son of former Bruin, Marv Kendricks, who led UCLA in rushing in 1970 and 1971; Eric s brother, Mychal, is a former linebacker at Cal who is now in the NFL... Defensive back Tevin McDonald s(#7) brother, Tim Jr., plays at USC and his dad, Tim, played in the NFL from with the Cardinals and 49ers... Defensive back Sheldon Price s(#22) dad, Dennis, played at UCLA from and then in the NFL with the Raiders... Punter Jeff Locke(#18) has been named to the All-Conference academic team the past three seasons; he has finished 12th (2011), fourth (2010) and 16th (2009) in the nation in punting average... OL Xavier Su a-filo (#56) spent the last two years on an LDS mission in Alabama and Forida during which time he learned the Spanish language SCHEDULE DATE RANK** OPPONENT ( 11 result) GAME TIME/RESULTS TV Aug. 30 at Rice 4:30 PT/6:30 CT CBS Sports Network Sept. 8 NEBRASKA 4:30 p.m. PT FOX Sept. 15 HOUSTON (L, 34-38) 7:30 p.m. PT Pac-12 Networks Sept. 22 OREGON STATE (W,27-19) TBA --- Sept. 29 at Colorado (W, 45-6) TBA --- Oct. 6 at California (W,31-14) TBA --- Oct. 13 UTAH (L, 6-31) TBA -- Oct. 27 at Arizona State (W, 29-28) TBA --- Nov. 3 ARIZONA (L, 12-48) TBA --- Nov. 10 at Washington State (W, 28-25) TBA --- Nov. 17 USC (L, 0-50) TBA Nov. 24 STANFORD (L, 19-45) TBA --- **note: rank is Assoc. Press / USA Today Coaches polls; *indicates ranking when team played UCLA game times listed as TBA will be determined after tv selections made 12 days in advance of date of game 1

2 UCLA FOOTBALL 2012 RELEASE 2012 BRUINS TO WATCH Coming Up in the Pac-12: Thurs., Aug UCLA at Rice Northern Colorado at Utah Washington State at BYU Fri., Aug San Jose St at Stanford Sat., Sept Toledo at Arizona Northern Arizona at Arizona State Hawai i at USC Nevada at Cal Arkansas State at Oregon Nicholls State at Oregon State San Diego State at Washington Colorado vs. Colorado State #8 JOSEPH FAURIA - Sr. - Y * Mackey/Lombardi Watch Lists * Led team with 6 TD catches in 11, most by UCLA player since 2005 * 2nd with 39 catches in 2011 * Has 8 career TD catches * Tied for team lead with 2 TD catches in 2010 #23 JOHNATHAN FRANKLIN - Sr. - RB * Maxwell/Doak Walker Award Watch Lists * school s 9th all-time rusher * Averaged career-best 5.9 yards per carry in 2011 * 10 career 100-yd games * Career-high 216 yds vs. WSU, 2010 #18 JEFF LOCKE - Sr. - P * Ray Guy Watch List * 12th in NCAA 44.3 avg. in 11 * Career avg. ranks No. 1 in school history (44.58) * Scholar-Athlete of the Year at UCLA *4th in NCAA punting in 2010 *Academic Honor Roll each quarter in school #56 DATONE JONES- Sr.R- DE * Led linemen with 41 tackles and topped team with 6.5 tfl and 3.0 sacks in 2011 * Missed 2010 with foot injury * Started 13 games in 2009 * 12th in Pac-10 in tackles for loss (11.0) in 2009 #99 CASSIUS MARSH - Jr. DE * Named to Hendricks Award Watch List * Two sacks, four TFLs last year * Eight starts lin 2011 * Career-best 1.5 TFLs in 11 v. Texas #21 AARON HESTER - Sr.R - CB * 24 career starts *Career-best 11 tackles at Oregon State in 2011 * 4th on team in 2011 with 57 tackles LB Anthony Barr s(#11) dad, Tony Brooks, was a fourth-round pick of the Eagles in the 1992 draft, after playing at Notre Dame... Reserve fullback Luke Gane(#49) underwent chemotherapy and a bone marrow transplant in high school to help overcome a rare blood disorder (aplastic anemia)... Offensive guard Alexandru Ceachir (#76) came to this country two years ago from Moldova (located between Romania and Ukraine) and can speak four languages - Russian, English, Romanian, Ukranian... Freshman linebacker Aaron Porter s (#30) mom, Sandy, played in the Softball World Series for Long Beach State and is in the school s Hall of Fame... Running back Jordon James (#6) has a black belt in Taekwondo... Running back Malcolm Jones (#28) brother, Marshall, played defensive back at USC... Malcolm was selected to the first-team Pac-12 All-Academic team in Defensive back Brandon Sermons (#2) brother, Rodney, also played for USC... Brett Hundley s(#17) dad, Brett, Sr., lettered at running back for the University of Arizona... Most of the Bruin coaching staff has a tie to the NFL - head coach Jim Mora - 25 seasons with San Diego , New Orleans , San Francisco , Atlanta , Seattle ; receivers coach Eric Yarber - 5 seasons with Tampa Bay , San Francisco , Seattle 1998; Defensive Coord. Lou Spanos - 17 seasons with Washington and Pittsburgh ; Special teamscoord./ Linebackers coach Jeff Ulbrich - 2 seasons with Seattle ; Offensive Coordinator Noel Mazzone - 3 seasons with NY Jets Coaches who played in the NFL include Yarber, Ulbrich (who was on 49ers defense coached by Jim Mora), Y receivers coach Marques Tuiasosopo, running backs coach Steve Broussard, offensive line coach Adrian Klemm... Other players with NFL ties include freshmen Ishmael Adams (#24) (dad, Stefon, was selected in third rd. of 1985 draft); Paul Perkins (#24) dad played football at Arizona State and with Tampa Bay and Indianapolis and his uncle, Don Perkins played with the Dallas Cowboys; redshirt freshman linebacker Aaron Wallace s (#12) dad played at Texas A&M and for eight seasons with the Raiders; freshman quarterback Jerry Neuheisel s (#11) dad played with Tampa Bay and San Diego and was the head coach at UCLA ( )... In addition, Jerry Rice, Jr. s (#88) dad was a 13-time Pro Bowler with San Francisco and Oakland... Y receiver Joseph Fauria s (#8) uncle, Christian, played at Colorado and for 13 seasons in the NFL with Seattle, New England, Washington, Carolina... P Jeff Locke was named UCLA s male Scholar Athlete of the Year for COACH MORA s TEAM First-year head coach Jim Mora, a former NFC Coach of the Year while with the Atlanta Falcons, has 44 letterwinners returning for action. The Bruins welcome back six players who started the bulk of the games at their defensive positions in 2011 and seven more on the offensive side of the ball who were on the field for the first snap in the majority of games. Returning players with 20 or more starts under their belts include -- Offensive lineman Jeff Baca (33), running back Johnathan Franklin (32), defensive cornerback Sheldon Price (32), defensive end Datone Jones (29), quarterback Kevin Prince (26), defensive cornerback Aaron Hester (24), linebacker Damien Holmes (20). Also back is Y receiver Joseph Fauria who led the team with six touchdown grabs last season. Linebackers Eric Kendricks and Jordan Zumwalt, who ranked second and third, respectively, on the team in tackles last season return. Interception leaders Andrew Abbott (4) and Tevin McDonald (3) move back into the secondary. Punter Jeff Locke, one of the nation s best, is primed for a standout season. FIRST GAME ON BRUIN SIDELINE (thru 1965) Rick Neuheisel, W Tennessee; Karl Dorrell, L at Colorado; Bob Toledo, L at Tennessee; Terry Donahue, W at Arizona State; Dick Vermeil, T at Tennessee; Pepper Rodgers, L Pitt; Tommy Prothro, L at Michigan State. NUMBER CHANGES WR Shaquelle Evans now #1; LB Eric Kendricks now #6; WR Ricky Marvray now #7; OL Alberto Cid now #72; FB David Allen now #41; RB Steven Manfro now #33; OL Tre Hale now #51; DL Cassius March now #99; DT Kevin McReynolds now #77; LB Aaron Wallace now #12; LB Damien Holmes now #43; LB Willie Green now #41; LB Keenan Graham now #40; LB Nate Iese now #15; CB Fabian Moreau now #10. NON. CONF. ROAD RECORD With the loss last year at Houston, the Bruins non-conference road record since 2000 is L Houston; 2010-L Kansas State; W Texas; 2009-W Tennessee; 2008-L BYU; 2007-L Utah; 2006-L Notre Dame; W San Diego State; 2004-W Illinois; 2003-L Colorado, L Oklahoma; 2002-W Oklahoma State, W San Diego State; W Alabama, W Kansas; 2000-none. BRUINS VS. CONF. USA TEAMS UCLA has an 8-7 record in all-time games played vs. the current members of Conference USA. The Bruins own a 4-0 record vs. Rice; 1-4 vs. SMU; 3-3 vs. UH. UCLA will host UH later this season in the Rose Bowl. A LOOK AT THE SCHEDULE The combined record of UCLA s 2012 opponents was (.539) in Houston (13-1 record last season) finished first in the nation in pass offense (450.07), total offense (599.07) and scoring (49.29) in 2011 and fourth in the country in turnover margin (1.14). Nebraska (9-4) ranked 15th in the nation in rushing offense (217.23) last season and returns running back Rex Burkhead who ranked 19th in rushing (104.38). NU kick returner Ameer Abdullah rated ninth in the nation in kickoff returns with a average. Rice (4-8, win over Purdue) ranked 20th in the nation in turnover margin (0.67) and defensive back Bryce Callahan was tied for seventh in the nation in interceptions (0.50/g). MID-WEEK GAMES UCLA will play this season at Rice on a Thursday night. Last season, UCLA played at Arizona on a Thursday evening. In the 2010 season, the Bruins played three non-saturday games - Oct. 21 at Oregon, Nov. 18 at Washington and Nov. 26 at Arizona State. Prior to 2010, the last time the Bruins played a regular-season non-saturday game was Friday, Nov. 28, 2008 at Arizona State, dropping a 34-9 decision. The Bruins also played a Monday night game that year, defeating Tennessee, in overtime on Labor Day night. Before 2008, UCLA had not played on a week night since Thurs., Sept. 30, 1993, a victory at San Diego State. The Bruins also played at San Diego State on Thurs., Sept. 26, 1991 (won, 37-12). 2

3 UCLA FOOTBALL 2012 RELEASE FRESHMEN OVER THE YEARS A school-record 17 true freshmen played for the Bruins in Thirteen played in 1975, 12 in 1978, 1980 and 2004 and 10 played in In recent years, nine played in 2005, eight in 2006, two in 2007 and 11 in UCLA played 10 freshmen in The Bruins played 10 freshmen in Tight end Raymond Nelson (no longer on the roster) was the lone first-year player to see action in AT THE STARTING LINE The returning player with the longest starting streak is running back Johnathan Franklin, with 24. On defense, linebacker Damien Holmes is tops with 18 consecutive starts. STARTING EXPERIENCE BY POSITION (total starts/ starts in 2011) WR (11/6)-Shaq Evans 6/6, Ricky Marvray 4/0, Jerry Johnson 1/0 OL (67/35) - Jeff Baca 33/12, Greg Capella 14/14, Xavier Su a-filo 13/0, Alberto Cid 6/6, Brett Downey 1/1 QB (37/14) - Kevin Prince 26/10, Richard Brehaut 11/4 RB (35/17) - Johnathan Franklin 32/14, Jordon James 3/3 Y/TE (9/9) - Joseph Fauria 9 DL (76/39) - Datone Jones 29/14, Damien Holmes 20/14 (now LB), Cassius Marsh 12/8, Owamagbe Odighizuwa 7/1, Keenan Graham 7/1 (now LB), Donovan Carter 1/1 LB (11/7) - Jordan Zumwalt 8/4, Eric Kendricks 3/3 CB (69/31) -Sheldon Price 32/12, Aaron Hester 24/12, Andrew Abbott 13/7 S (23/23) - Tevin McDonald 11/11, Dietrich Riley 5/5, Dalton Hilliard 5/5, Stan McKay 2/2 THE OFFENSE UCLA QB FIRST STARTS Eight of the last 12 quarterbacks to start a game for the Bruins have helped to lead the team to victory in their initial contest. Year Quarterback Class First Game Result Passing Stats att-co-int-yd-td 2010 Richard Brehaut So. Wash. State W, Kevin Prince Fr.R San Diego State W, Osaar Rasshan So.R Arizona State L, Patrick Cowan Oregon L, Ben Olson So.R Utah W, Drew Olson Washington W, Matt Moore Fr. Stanford W, Scott McEwan Sr.R Arizona State W, Ryan McCann USC L, Cory Paus Fr.R Fresno State W, Drew Bennett Jr.R Boise State W, Cade McNown Fr. Oregon L, QUARTERBACK Redshirt freshman BRETT HUNDLEY (#17) graduated early from Chandler HS in Chandler, AZ and joined the Bruins in Winter Quarter 2011(January). He took part in spring practice at UCLA, but was limited in the 2011 fall camp due to a summer knee injury. Hundley did not see action in the 2011 season. He participated in a second spring practice in 2012 and won the starting job in pre-season camp. He threw for 2,348 yards as a senior in high school with 20 scoring passes, two interceptions. He also led his team in rushing with 856 yards and nine touchdowns. Following his senior prep season, he won the passing competition at the UnderArmour All-America Game Skills Challenge. As a junior, he threw for 1,517 yards and 16 touchdowns with two interceptions. Hundley rushed for 1,208 yards and 12 touchdowns. He was named Arizona s Gatorade Player of the Year in Redshirt senior KEVIN PRINCE (#4) started the last eight games (10 starts overall) of the 2011 season. He completed his junior season ranked among UCLA s alltime best in total offense (8th), pass completions (8th) and passing yards (9th). Prince finished up with 424 yards rushing for the 2011 season (most by Bruin qb since Jeff Dankworth racked up 815 in the 1976 season. His 163 yards rushing v. Cal marked the first time a Bruin quarterback had rushed for at least 100 yards in a game since Jeff Dankworth in It was the most rushing yardage by a quarterback since John Sciarra totaled 178 versus Tennessee in In 2010, Prince appeared in five games, all starts. He was sidelined for the balance of that season after undergoing arthroscopic surgery on his knee on Oct. 23.In 2009, Prince started all 11 games in which he played. He became the second freshman quarterback in UCLA history to pass for over 300 yards three times in a season (Tommy Maddox, 1990). Varsity Passing Statistics - K. Prince Year Att Comp Int Yds TD LG , , Totals , Prince s 50-yard plus Rushing Games : Wash. State 76; 2010: Houston 60, Texas 50; 2011: Cal 163, Arizona State 61, Colorado 84. Career Total Offense Year Rush Pass Tot Yds 1. Cade McNown ,708 11, Drew Olson ,532 8, Cory Paus ,877 6, Tom Ramsey ,168 6, Tommy Maddox ,363 5, Gary Beban ,271 4,087 5, Troy Aikman ,298 5, Kevin Prince ,262 4,975 True senior RICHARD BREHAUT (#12) appeared in seven games, with four starts, in He came on in relief of Kevin Prince in the opener at Houston and went on to start game two against San Jose State. He came off the bench against Texas and then started games at Oregon and at Stanford. He suffered a broken leg after starting game six against Washington State and was sidelined until late in the season. He came back for a brief appearance in the Pac-12 Championship Game and threw his first interception in 141 passing attempts. In 2010, Brehaut appeared in nine games, with seven starts. He started the final six games of the season. At Arizona State, he set school records with his 33 pass completions (old record, 32 by Troy Aikman v. USC in 1988) and 56 pass attempts (old record, 51 by Dennis Dummit v. Cal in 1970). He also set personal bests with 321 passing yards and three touchdown passes. Varsity Passing Statistics - R. Brehaut Year Att Comp Int Yds TD LG , Totals , OFFENSIVE LINE Redshirt senior JEFF BACA (#60), the team leader with 33 career starts, started at tackle for 11 contests last season before sliding to guard against Illinois in the bowl game. In 2009, he started all 13 games at left guard. In 2008, he appeared in nine games with eight starts at left tackle. Redshirt junior GREG CAPELLA (#64) lined up at guard for 13 games and moved in at center for the San Jose State game in True sophomore XAVIER SU A-FILO (#56) returns to UCLA after serving a two-year Mormon mission. He re-enrolled in school for the 2012 Winter Quarter and was back on the field in the spring. In 2009, he started all 13 games at left tackle which was the most starts by a Bruin true freshman at any non-kicking position. Su a-filo became the first Bruin true freshman to start a season-opener on the offensive side of the ball and earned Honorable Mention All-Pac-10 honors. Redshirt freshman JAKE BRENDEL (#54) is a candidate to start at the center position. He was named Coach Ed Kezirian "Coach K" Award winner for Academic and Athletic Balance. Brendel recorded 71 knockdown blocks, 31 fi nishes and allowed no sacks as a prep senior. Redshirt freshman TORIAN WHITE (#77) enjoyed a solid spring and will look to work his way into the lineup at tackle. Redshirt senior BRETT DOWNEY (#78) was a member of the Bruin special teams unit for placekicks in 2011 and appeared in two games at tackle. He made his first career start (OT) in the bowl game against Illinois. RUNNING BACKS Redshirt senior tailback JOHNATHAN FRANKLIN (#23) has started 24 games over the past two season, including 14 last year, while rushing for 2,103 yards. He enters the 2012 season in ninth place on the all-time UCLA career rushing list with a total of 2,669 yards. Franklin, who owns ten 100-yard rushing days for his career, ran for a career-best 216 (30 carries) in a 2010 contest against Washington State (most since Maurice Jones-Drew ran for 322 at Washington in 2004). In 2010, Franklin appeared in all 12 games and made 10 starts. He led the Bruins in rushing with 1,127 yards (5.3 ave), the 10th-best season mark in school history. He became UCLA s first 1,000-yard rusher since Chris Markey in 2006 (1,107), and totaled the highest yardage by a Bruin since Skip Hicks (1, ). He ran for 118 yards against USC to become the first Bruin back to hit the century mark versus the Trojans since DeShaun Foster in Franklin saw action in all 13 games in 2009, making eight starts. He led the team with 566 rushing yards, 12th in the Pac-10 and No. 6 on UCLA s freshman rushing list. Varsity Rushing Statistics -J. Franklin Year TCB Yds YL Net Avg TD Lg , , , Totals 506 2, ,

4 UCLA FOOTBALL 2012 RELEASE UCLA ON THE RADIO The 2012 season will be UCLA s 16th with Clear Channel and the Bruin games are aired on AM 570 KLAC in Southern California. The broadcasts are produced by IMG, 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 postgame show. Hall of Fame broadcaster Chris Roberts, a four-time Golden Mike Award winner, completed his 20th season as the voice of the Bruins. Former Bruin quarterback Matt Stevens was in his 15th year on the broadcast team and his 11th as the analyst in the booth. Former Bruin quarterback Wayne Cook finished up his 10th season as sideline reporter. AM 570 KLAC also provides ancillary programming, including head coach and player interviews during game weeks. UCLA IMG Sports Network games are also available nationally through an agreement with Sirius XM 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). UCLA ON TELEVISION Entering the 2012 season, 95 of UCLA s last 96 games have been televised live, including 33 in a row. All 14 of UCLA s games in the 2011 season were on live TV. In 2010, each of the 12 contests were broadcast live. The Oregon State game in 2009 is the last game not to be aired live (it was delayed). The Pac-12 Networks will air conference games and ancillary programming which will feature football coach and player interviews during 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.. Follow the Bruins on Facebook ( and Twitter ( UCLA Career Rushing Name Year TCB Yds Avg 1. Gaston Green , Freeman McNeil , DeShaun Foster , Karim Abdul-Jabbar , Wendell Tyler , Skip Hicks , Theotis Brown , Chris Markey , Johnathan Franklin , Franklin 2011 TCB Net Houston San Jose State Texas State Washington State California Arizona State Colorado Illinois UCLA All-Time 100-Yards Game Rushing List Name,Year No. 1. Gaston Green, Freeman McNeil, Karim Abdul-Jabbar, Skip Hicks, DeShaun Foster, Wendell Tyler, Theotis Brown, Johnathan Franklin, Franklin 2010 TCB Net Kansas St Stanford Houston at Texas Wash. St at Cal at Oregon Arizona Oregon State at Wash at Ariz. State USC Redshirt sophomore JORDON JAMES (#6) appeared in 14 games, with three starts at f-back in He carried the ball in 10 games and had his best performance of the season with 29 yards on three carries and a touchdown at Oregon State. He had several big receptions yards v. Texas, 21 at Stanford and 29 against USC. Varsity Rushing Statistics -J. James Year TCB Yds YL Net Avg TD Lg Totals True junior MALCOLM JONES (#28) appeared in 12 games in 2011 as a reserve running back and on special teams. He was named to the 2011 first-team Pac-12 All-Academic team. Jones saw action in 11 games in 2010 off the bench. He made his debut at Kansas State and ran for 12 yards on his first carry. Against Stanford, he ran for a career-best 52 yards on seven carries (long 20). Varsity Rushing Statistics -M. Jones Year TCB Yds YL Net Avg TD Lg Totals Redshirt freshman STEVEN MANFRO (#33) ran for 2,553 yards and 29 scores while catching 41 passes for 844 yards and 10 touchdowns as a senior in 2010 at Valencia HS. He returned 12 kickoffs for a 29.5 yard average. Y RECEIVER Redshirt senior JOSEPH FAURIA (#8) (FOUR-ee-aa), on the Mackey and Lombardi Award Watch Lists, saw action in all 14 games in 2011 and made nine starts. He led the team with six scoring catches and was second on the team with 39 receptions for 481 yards. The total of six touchdown receptions in 2011 was the most by a Bruin receiver since Marcedes Lewis (now with the Jaguars) had 10 in the 2005 season. He made his first career start in the 2011 opener at Houston and caught six balls for 110 yards and a touchdown. The 110 yards receiving was the most by a Bruin tight end since Marcedes Lewis had 108 in a 2005 game against Arizona State. In 2010, Fauria appeared in 12 games off the bench and on special teams. Fauria transferred into UCLA in 2009 after spending 2008 at Notre Dame. He saw action in three games as a reserve tight end for the Irish. Varsity Receiving Statistics - J. Fauria Years No Yds Avg TD Lg Totals WIDE RECEIVERS Redshirt senior JERRY JOHNSON (#9) saw limited game action (ASU) as he recovered from injury (ankle) in In 2010, he appeared in eight games with one start, against Arizona. He made the first two receptions (25 yds) of his career against Washington State. Johnson made his first career start against Arizona and had two catches (21) before suffering an ankle injury that sidelined him for the balance of the season. In 2009, he appeared in two games. Varsity Receiving Statistics - J. Johnson Year No Yds Avg TD Lg Totals

5 UCLA FOOTBALL 2012 RELEASE BRUINS IN THE NFL The following Bruins were listed on 12 NFL summer rosters: Arizona - David Carter-DL Baltimore - Brendon Ayanbadejo-LB; Carolina - Nate Chandler-DL; Justin Medlock-PK; Nelson Rosario-WR; Chicago - Brian Price - DL Cincinnati - Tony Dye-S; Cleveland - Christian Yount-LS; Dallas - Kenyon Coleman-DL; Denver - Matt Willis-WR; Rahim Moore, S Indianapolis - Justin Hickman - DL Jacksonville - Kyle Bosworth-LB, Maurice Jones- Drew-RB, Marcedes Lewis-TE; Minnesota - Chris Kluwe-P; Derrick Coleman, RB New England - Matthew Slater-DB New York Giants - Chris Horton, DB Oakland - Korey Bosworth, LB San Diego - Taylor Embree, WR, Mike Harris, OL St. Louis - Cory Harkey, TE Tampa Bay - Kai Forbath - PK Tennessee - Dave Ball-DE, Alterraun Verner - DB, Akeem Ayers, LB Washington - Terrence Austin-WR/KR, Logan Paulsen-TE 2011 Pac-12 Standings North Team P-12 Conf. Overall Oregon Stanford Washington Cal Oregon State Wash. State South USC* UCLA Utah Arizona State Arizona Colorado NOTE *not eligible for Pac-12 Champ UCLA Results S UCLA 34, at Houston 38 S UCLA27, San Jose State 17 S UCLA 20, Texas 49 S UCLA 27, at Oregon St.19 O UCLA 19, at Stanford 45 O UCLA 28, Wash. State 25 O UCLA 12, at Arizona 48 O UCLA 31, California 14 N UCLA 29, Arizona State 28 N UCLA 6, at Utah 31 N UCLA 45, Colorado 6 N UCLA 0, at USC 50 D UCLA 31,at Oregon 49 (Pac-12 Champ.) D UCLA 14,Illinois 20 (Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl) Redshirt junior SHAQ EVANS (#1) saw action in 13 games with five starts in He ranked fourth on the team with 19 receptions. Evans caught a sevenyard touchdown pass against Washington State for his first score as a Bruin. He transferred to UCLA in 2010 and enrolled in September. In 2009, he saw game action in six contests at Notre Dame. Varsity Receiving Statistics - S. Evans Year No Yds Avg TD Lg 2009 (ND) (LA) Redshirt junior RICKY MARVRAY (#7) missed most of the spring due to injury. He saw action in 13 games in 2011 and made 10 catches. Marvray appeared in 11 games in 2010 with four starts. He was third on the team with 20 receptions. Marvray made his debut in the opener at Kansas State and his first catch went for a 29-yard score. He made his first career start at Texas. Varsity Receiving Statistics - R. Marvray Year No Yds Avg TD Lg Totals Redshirt freshman DEVIN LUCIEN (#15) made 71 receptions for 1,259 yards and 18 touchdowns as a senior at Crespi Carmelite High School in Encino, CA. THE DEFENSE DEFENSIVE LINE True senior defensive end DATONE JONES (#56) started all 14 games in He led all UCLA linemen with 41 tackles. He also topped the team with 6.5 tackles for loss and 3.0 sacks. Jones had six stops versus Cal, to match his career high, including a new personal best two sacks. He returned to the field after missing 2010 with a fractured foot. Jones started 13 games in Career Totals - D. Jones TT T-AT Sacks TFL INT(td) Totals True junior end OWAMAGBE ODIGHIZUWA (#94) appeared in all 14 games and made one start in Odighizuwa recorded four tackles against Texas, matching his career-best. He was named to honorable mention Pac-12 All-Academic team. In 2010, Owa saw action in 10 games and made six starts. On the year, he made 4.0 sacks to rank No. 5 in that category. He made his first appearance against Stanford and his first career start at Cal. Career Totals - O. Odighizuwa TT T-AT Sacks TFL INT (Td) Totals Redshirt senior DONOVAN CARTER (#90) saw action in all 14 games in 2011, one start. He had 36 tackles, second among the linemen. Carter made his first career start against Washington State and recorded a career-best six tackles. In 2010, he appeared in 11 games. He saw action in four games in 2009, but was not credited with a stop. Career Totals - D. Carter Year TT T-AT Sacks TFL INT (Td) Totals True junior end CASSIUS MARSH (#99) appeared in 12 games in 2011, with eight starts. He made three stops and had a career-best 1.5 tackles for loss versus Texas. In 2010, Marsh saw action in 11 games, with four starts. He made six tackles versus Arizona and his first career start versus Oregon State. Career Totals - C. Marsh TT T-AT Sacks TFL INT (Td) Totals HEAD COACH JIM MORA *25 years NFL experience *Head coach Seattle Seahawks and Atlanta Falcons *NFC Coach of the Year with the Falcons On December 10, 2011, former NFC Coach of the Year Jim Mora was named UCLA's 17th head coach in school history. Mora comes to UCLA after spending part of 2010 and most of 2011 as a television analyst and contributor for the NFL Network and the NFL on Fox. He brings 25 years of NFL coaching acumen with him to UCLA, including four years of NFL head coaching experience while at the helm of the Atlanta Falcons ( ) and the Seattle Seahawks (2009). Mora took over for Mike Holmgren as head coach of the Seattle Seahawks in He had served as assistant head coach and defensive backs coach for Seattle in the 2007 and 2008 campaigns. The Seahawks went 10-6 and fi nished fi rst in the NFC West in the 2007 season and won the Wild Card game in the playoffs. In his initial season as the head coach of the Falcons in 2004, Mora guided the team to an 11-5 record, becoming just the eighth rookie head coach in NFL history to win 11 games and the 11th to bring home a Division title. Atlanta captured the NFC South title and earned an appearance in the NFC Championship game for only the second time in franchise history. Mora was selected as the NFC Coach of the Year. The Falcon s defense improved from a league ranking of 32nd in 2003 to No. 14 overall the next season, fueled by a league-leading and franchise record 48 quarterback sacks. Atlanta topped the NFL in rushing in all three of coach Mora s seasons as head coach. In 2006, Michael Vick became the fi rst quarterback in NFL history to rush for at least 1,000 yards in a season. Mora had joined the Falcons from the San Francisco 49ers where he spent seven seasons, from , including the last five as the defensive coordinator. In his first year, the 49ers finished No. 1 in the NFL in total defense, No. 2 in pass defense (with 25 interceptions), takeaways (41) and run defense, as well as No. 3 in the League in sacks (with 54). The 1998 squad tied for No. 1 in the NFC, and No. 4 in the NFL, with 21 interceptions. In the 2002 and 2003 seasons with San Francisco, the defense finished no worse than fourth in the NFL versus the run and in 2003, produced 42 sacks to tie for second in the conference. The 1997 team advanced to the NFC Championship Game and had three defensive players voted to the Pro Bowl, while the 1998 and 2002 squads captured Wild Card Game wins. Mora worked the previous five seasons ( ) on the staff of his dad, Jim E. Mora, as the secondary coach with the New Orleans Saints. His defensive expertise began to take shape and the Saints boasted the No. 1 pass defense in the NFL during his first two years. In 1985, Mora broke into the NFL coaching ranks with the San Diego Chargers under head coach Don Coryell. He spent seven seasons with the Chargers, advancing from the league's first quality control coach position to defensive backs coach, while working for head coaches Coryell, Al Saunders and Dan Henning. Mora began his coaching career in 1984 at the University of Washington. He joined the staff of head coach Don James in the role of defensive assistant following a four-year playing career as a defensive back for the Huskies. While at UW, Mora had the opportunity to be a part of two Rose Bowl teams (1981-loss to Michigan and 1982-win over Iowa) as a player, in addition to helping the Huskies land a berth in the 1985 Orange Bowl (win over Oklahoma) as a graduate assistant. During his five seasons in the Husky program, Washington compiled a record, ranked among the nation s top 10 teams on three occasions, and did not finish lower than second in the Pac-10 standings. NFL Pro Bowlers who have played under coach Mora over the years include -- Julian Peterson, LB Seattle and San Francisco; Marcus Trufant, DB Seattle; Allen Rossum, DB Atlanta; Patrick Kerney, DL Atlanta; Roderick Coleman, DL Atlanta; Keith Brooking, LB Atlanta; DeAngelo Hall, DB Atlanta; Michael Vick, QB Atlanta; Alge Crumpler, TE Atlanta; Warrick Dunn, RB Atlanta; Bryant Young, DL San Francisco; Lance Schulters, DB San Francisco; Merton Hanks, DB San Francisco; Eric Allen, DB New Orleans; Tyrone Hughes, DB New Orleans; Gill Byrd, DB San Diego Chargers. 5

6 UCLA FOOTBALL 2012 RELEASE Redshirt sophomore BRANDON WILLIS (#92) worked on the Bruin scout team in He transferred back to UCLA from the University of North Carolina in August of 2011 and joined the team in time for fall practice. Willis originally enrolled out of high school at UNC, in January of 2010, before transferring for the first time to UCLA. He returned to Carolina in May 2011 and attended summer school, before the August transfer back west. True junior tackle SEALI I EPENESA (#98) appeared in eight games off the bench and on special teams in In 2010, he saw action in seven contests, seeing his first career action against Stanford. Career Totals - S. Epenesa TT T-AT Sacks TFL INT (Td) Totals LINEBACKER True junior linebacker JORDAN ZUMWALT (#35) saw action in 13 games with four starts in He ranked third on the team in tackles and tied for second with 6.0 tackles for loss. In 2010, Zumwalt appeared in 11 games and made four starts He made his debut versus Stanford and his first career start versus Oregon State. Career Totals - J. Zumwalt TT T-AT Sacks TFL INT (Td) Totals Redshirt sophomore linebacker ERIC KENDRICKS (#6) appeared in all 14 games in 2011, starting the final three games of the season. He was second on the squad in tackles and ranked tied for fourth on the team in tackles for loss with 4.5. Kendricks was named to the honorable mention Pac-12 All-Academic team. Kendricks dad, Marv, played at UCLA and led the team in rushing in 1970 and Eric s brother, Mychal, played linebacker for Cal and is now in the NFL. Career Totals - E. Kendricks TT T-AT Sacks TFL INT (Td) Totals Redshirt senior outside linebacker DAMIEN HOLMES (#43) started all 14 games at defensive end last season and tied for second on the team with 6.0 tackles for loss. He had six stops at Utah and tied his career-best of 1.5 tackles for loss. In 2010, Holmes appeared in all 12 games and made six starts. He finished second among the linemen with 28 tackles. Holmes made his first career start in the opener at Kansas State and collected six tackles, including 1.0 sacks. He appeared in all 13 games off the bench in 09. Career Totals - D. Holmes Year TT T-AT Sacks TFL INT (Td) Totals SECONDARY Redshirt senior cornerback AARON HESTER (#21) appeared in all 14 games in the 2011 season and made 12 starts. He started the last three contests of the season after coming off the bench for two games. He had started the first nine games. Hester ranked fourth on the team in tackles (57).He made a career-best 11 stops at Oregon State. In 2010, Hester appeared in all 12 games with 11 starts. Hester made his first career start in the 09 opener against San Diego State, but was sidelined by a fractured fibula early in the second quarter. Career Totals - A. Hester TT T-AT Sacks TFL INT (Td) Totals True senior cornerback SHELDON PRICE (#22) appeared in 12 games, all starts, in He ranked tied for 17th in the Pac-12 in passes defensed (0.67/g) and led the team with two forced fumbles. He made his first career interception against San Jose State. In 2010, Price appeared in and started nine games. Price played in 13 games in 2009 and made 11 starts. Career Totals - S. Price TT T-AT Sacks TFL INT (Td) Totals Redshirt senior safety ANDREW ABBOTT (#26) saw action in 13 games (seven starts) in He ranked tied for fourth in the Pac-12 in interceptions (0.31)/ tied for 38th in NCAA. Abbott received honorable mention all-conference honors. Abbott was awarded a scholarship during 2010 fall camp and appeared in 12 games, making five starts. He appeared in all 13 games in He made his debut as the nickel back versus SDSU. In the win over Arizona State, he started for the first time in his career. Career Totals - A. Abbott TT T-AT Sacks TFL INT (Td) Totals DID YOU KNOW... Three Bruin coaches and 11 players, including 2012 inductee Jonathan Ogden, 2010 inductee Randy Cross and 2008 inductee Troy Aikman, are enshrined in the National Football Foundation Hall of Fame. UCLA has 13 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, 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 30 years (including 2011), UCLA has been ranked in the final Associated Press Top 25 on 12 occasions, second only to USC (17) 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 28 of the last 31 Super Bowl games. The only three-time consensus All-Americans in Pac-10 history are Bruins (LB Jerry Robinson and S Kenny Easley). In the initial decade of the 2000 s, UCLA had 12 finalists / winners of the National player awards Kai Forbath - Groza Award winner; 2005 Marcedes Lewis-Mackey Award winner; 2004 M. Lewis, Mackey finalist; 2002 Mike Seidman-Mackey finalist; 2004 Chris Kluwe-Ray Guy Award finalist; 2003 Dave Ball-Bronco Nagurski Award finalist; 2001 Robert Thomas-Dick Butkus Award finalist; 2000 Freddie Mitchell-Fred Biletnikoff Award finalist; 2003 D. Ball-Vince Lombardi Award finalist; 2006 Justin Hickman- Ted Hendricks Award finalist; 2003 D. Ball-Ted Hendricks Award finalist; 2003 D. Ball-Chevrolet National Defensive Player of the Year Award. On May 13, 2007 UCLA became the first school in history to win 100 NCAA team championships. The Bruins currently have 108 NCAA titles to their credit (winning women s volleyball in ). Coaches Noel Mazzone muh-zone-ee Demetrice Martin deh-mee-tris Marques Tuiasosopo two-wee-ah-so-so-po Jeff Ulbrich UL-brick Players 24 Ishmael Adams ISH-mail 60 Jeff Baca BOCK-uh 12 Richard Brehaut BREE-ho 54 Jake Brendel BREN-dul 76 Alexandru Ceachir CHEE-chur, like teacher PRONUNCIATION GUIDE 98 Seali i Epenesa say-ah-lee-ee Epp-n-ESS-uh 1 Shaquelle Evans SHACK-keel 8 Mike Fafaul FAY-ful 15 Ka imi Fairbairn kuh-ee-me FAIR-bairn 8 Joseph Fauria FOUR-ee-aa 49 Luke Gane like gain 15 Nate Iese YES-eh 56 Datone Jones DAY-tone 28 Taylor Lagace LAG-a-say 15 Devin Lucien LOU-see-en 7 Ricky Marvray MAR-vray 14 T.J. Millweard Millword 11 Jerry Neuheisel new-high-zell 94 Owamagbe Odighizuwa Oh-wah-MAH-bay Oh-DIGGY-zoo-wah 14 Aramide Olaniyan are-me-day oh-lay-knee-an 23 Kenny Orjioke or-gee-okay 44 Phillip Ruhl like rule 56 Xavier Su s-filo sue-uh-fee-low 87 Ian Taubler EE-ann TOBB-ler 25 Damien Thigpen THIG-pen 95 Brandon Tuliaaupupu too-leeahh-oo-poo-poo 35 Jordan Zumwalt ZUM-walt 6

7 UCLA FOOTBALL 2012 RELEASE STARTING ASSIGNMENTS (players in bold returning for 2012 season) DEFENSE Tot. Streak DE Datone Jones 2 13 INJ DE Nate Chandler 2(TE) DT Justin Edison DT Donovan Carter RS DE/LB Damien Holmes RS DE/LB Keenan Graham --- RS DE Owamagbe Odighizuwa DT Cassius Marsh LB Jordan Zumwalt LB Sean Westgate LB Patrick Larimore RS LB Glenn Love LB Eric Kendricks RS CB Aaron Hester RS CB Sheldon Price CB Andrew Abbott RS CB Jamie Graham at Vanderbilt S Tony Dye S Dalton Hilliard S Dietrich Riley S Alex Mascarenas --- RS S Tevin McDonald RS S Stan McKay --- RS SPECIAL TEAMS Tot. Streak PK Kip Smith RS P/PK Jeff Locke RS PK Tyler Gonzalez not on team LS Kevin McDermott RS OFFENSE Tot. Streak WR Taylor Embree WR Nelson Rosario WR Ricky Marvray --- RS WR Shaq Evans ND RS WR Jerry Johnson RS WR Josh Smith at Colo. RS WR Randall Carroll F Anthony Barr (now LB) F Jordon James RS OL Mike Harris OL Brett Downey RS C Kai Maiava* RS 12 inj OL Jeff Baca 8 13 RS OL Greg Capella --- RS OL Chris Ward OL Alberto Cid -- JC JC OL Wade Yandall RS OL Sean Sheller ( 06 RS) inj TE Cory Harkey Y/TE Joseph Fauria ND RS QB Kevin Prince RS QB Richard Brehaut RB Johnathan Franklin RS RB Derrick Coleman *Maiava started 9 games at Colorado in 2007 at LG Redshirt sophomore free safety TEVIN McDONALD (#7) appeared in 14 games and started the last 11 contests in He ranked tied for 9th in the Pac-12 in passes defensed (0.86) and led the team with nine pass defenses. McDonald was named Freshman All-American by Yahoo Sports (1st team), cbssports.com (1st team) and collegefootballnews.com (2nd team). McDonald tied the school record with three interceptions against Cal. McDonald s brother, T.J. plays at USC and his dad, Tim played at USC and in the NFL. Career Totals - T. McDonald TT T-AT Sacks T FL INT (Td) Totals True senior safety DALTON HILLIARD (#19) saw action in 13 games in the secondary with five starts in Hilliard made his first career start at Houston. In 2010, Hilliard saw action in nine games. In 2009, he appeared in six. Career Totals - D. Hilliard TT T-AT Sacks TFL INT (Td) Totals THE KICKING GAME Redshirt senior punter JEFF LOCKE (#18) ranked fifth in the Pac-12 and 12th in the nation with a average in He also kicked his first field goals, making two against Texas. Locke s career punting average of ranks first all-time at UCLA. He was named to the 2011 second-team Pac-12 All-Academic squad for the third straight season and was selected UCLA s male Scholar-Athlete for In 2010, Locke helped UCLA lead the nation in net punting (41.27). He ranked first in the Pac-10 and fourth in the NCAA (45.84). Locke earned third-team All-America acclaim from Rivals.com and was the punter on the ESPN Academic All-District 8 team as well as Pac-10 All-Academic first team. In 2009, Locke was a semifinalist (only freshman) for the Guy Award, presented to the nation s top punter. He was selected second-team All-Pac-10 by the league s coaches and was a first-team Pac-10 All-Academic selection. He averaged yards (16th in NCAA and second in Pac-10) on 70 punts.ucla was 20th nationally and first in the Pac-10 in net punting (37.76). Varsity Punting Statistics - J. Locke Year No. Yds. Avg. I20 Lg , , , Totals 198 8, Career Highs Punts: 9 at Cal, 10; at Wash., 10 Yards: 435 at Cal, 10 UCLA Career Punting Statistics Name Years No. Yds. Avg. 1.. Jeff Locke , Kirk Wilson , Chris Kluwe , COMING UP UCLA hosts Nebraska on Saturday, Sept. 8 in the Rose Bowl. Game time is 4:30 p.m. PT. Nebraska hosts Southern Mississippi this Saturday on ESPN2 at 11:30 a.m. PT. collegepressbox.com is the official media website for Pac-12 conference football. Access and download weekly game notes, quotes, statistics, media guides, headshots, logos and more for the conference and each of its member schools. Login information will be distributed to accredited media or you can apply for a password by sending an to password@collegepressbox.com RED ZONE Oppt. UCLA Score Att. Pts. How Lost 2011 Totals 43 (21r/14p/8fg) Team Oppt. Score Att. Pts. How Lost 2011 Totals 47 (19r/15p/12 fg/1 fum rec) TURNOVERS Oppt. Oppt. TO Outcome Pts. Totals 21 (7 fum./14 int.) 10 Tds, 2 Fg 79 Oppt. UCLA TO Outcome Pts. Totals 26 (17 fum./ 9 int.) 15 Tds, 1 Fg