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| All Games | 7-6 | -0.2 | 4-9 | 7-5 | 37.8 | 18.8 | 514.8 | (6.2) | 1.7 | 33.8 | 18.2 | 442.5 | (5.9) | 1.4 | | Road Games | 5-2 | +4.8 | 3-4 | 4-3 | 40.9 | 22.1 | 515.7 | (6.2) | 1.4 | 32.4 | 21.7 | 423.3 | (6) | 1.7 | | Last 3 Games | 1-2 | -1 | 2-1 | 1-2 | 33.3 | 17.3 | 526.7 | (6.4) | 2.0 | 33.3 | 20.7 | 454.7 | (6.7) | 1.3 | | Grass Games | 0-1 | -1 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 48.0 | 31.0 | 659.0 | (6.3) | 4.0 | 49.0 | 28.0 | 578.0 | (7) | 3.0 |
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| Offense (All Games) | 37.8 | 18.8 | 28.9 | 30:32 | 52-271 | (5.2) | 21-31 | 66.7% | 244 | (7.8) | 83-515 | (6.2) | (13.6) | | Opponents Defensive Avg. | 30.7 | 16.2 | 23.2 | 31:49 | 42-193 | (4.6) | 20-32 | 62.3% | 235 | (7.3) | 74-428 | (5.8) | (14) | | Offense Road Games | 40.9 | 22.1 | 29.0 | 31:39 | 56-301 | (5.4) | 18-27 | 67.5% | 215 | (7.9) | 83-516 | (6.2) | (12.6) | | Defense (All Games) | 33.8 | 18.2 | 24.7 | 29:22 | 42-212 | (5.1) | 18-33 | 55.8% | 231 | (7) | 74-443 | (5.9) | (13.1) | | Opponents Offensive Avg. | 27.3 | 14.7 | 21 | 30:32 | 40-185 | (4.6) | 18-30 | 58.2% | 208 | (6.9) | 71-393 | (5.6) | (14.4) | | Defense Road Games | 32.4 | 21.7 | 24.0 | 28:10 | 42-218 | (5.2) | 16-29 | 55.4% | 206 | (7.1) | 71-423 | (6) | (13.1) |
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| All Games | 9-5 | +3.1 | 8-6 | 9-5 | 34.4 | 20.4 | 466.6 | (6) | 1.8 | 27.6 | 14.9 | 416.0 | (5.6) | 2.3 | | Home Games | 5-2 | +2 | 4-3 | 4-3 | 33.6 | 20.1 | 481.3 | (5.9) | 1.4 | 21.4 | 12.3 | 399.7 | (5.6) | 2.6 | | Last 3 Games | 0-3 | -3.6 | 1-2 | 2-1 | 22.3 | 11.3 | 385.7 | (5.2) | 1.0 | 37.0 | 24.3 | 400.0 | (5.5) | 1.3 | | Grass Games | 7-4 | +2.5 | 7-4 | 6-5 | 33.8 | 18.8 | 470.0 | (5.8) | 1.3 | 25.7 | 14.7 | 405.5 | (5.6) | 2.2 |
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| Offense (All Games) | 34.4 | 20.4 | 23.6 | 29:40 | 43-191 | (4.5) | 23-35 | 65.3% | 276 | (7.8) | 78-467 | (6) | (13.6) | | Opponents Defensive Avg. | 29.1 | 15.1 | 21.8 | 30:25 | 39-166 | (4.3) | 21-35 | 60.0% | 246 | (6.9) | 74-411 | (5.6) | (14.1) | | Offense Home Games | 33.6 | 20.1 | 24.1 | 32:37 | 48-198 | (4.2) | 23-34 | 65.6% | 283 | (8.2) | 82-481 | (5.9) | (14.3) | | Defense (All Games) | 27.6 | 14.9 | 21.5 | 30:20 | 40-165 | (4.1) | 22-34 | 63.3% | 251 | (7.3) | 74-416 | (5.6) | (15.1) | | Opponents Offensive Avg. | 30.6 | 15.6 | 22.4 | 30:02 | 38-168 | (4.4) | 21-35 | 60.2% | 255 | (7.2) | 74-423 | (5.8) | (13.8) | | Defense Home Games | 21.4 | 12.3 | 20.1 | 27:23 | 35-159 | (4.6) | 21-37 | 58.2% | 241 | (6.6) | 71-400 | (5.6) | (18.7) |
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| |  | NEVADA: Chris Ault dropped five of his final six games before retiring, but new head man Brian Polian smartly retained OC Nick Rolovich to keep the Pistol offense intact (515 YPG, 8th in FBS). QB Cody Fajardo (2,786 pass yds, 20 TD, 9 INT; 1,121 rush yds, 12 TD) is very comfortable in this offense, especially with WR Brandon Wimberly (845 rec. yds, 4 TD) granted a sixth year of eligibility, plus quality No. 2 WR Richy Turner (752 rec. yds, 3 TD). JUCO RB Don Jackson could be the top ball carrier. New DC Scottie Hazelton inherits the nation's No. 97 defense (443 YPG) that needs six new starters in the back seven to join DB Charles Garrett (10 PD) who moves to safety from cornerback. The front four will be fierce as long as both DEs Brock Hekking (75 tackles, 8 sacks) and Lenny Jones (5 sacks) keep applying pressure. | | UCLA: Despite a three-game losing skid to end the year, Jim Mora Jr. has to be praised for his 9-5 first season with UCLA. The offense improved to 467 YPG (24th in FBS) thanks to QB Brett Hundley (3,470 pass yds, 29 TD, 11 INT; 355 rush yds, 9 TD). The sophomore won't have RB Johnathan Franklin, but plenty of talent still exists with RBs Jordon James (419 total yds), Malcolm Jones (313 rush yds career) and freshman Paul Perkins. Hundley has exciting targets in WRs Shaquelle Evans (877 rec. yds, 3 TD) and freshman Devin Fuller, but the O-Line can't let him absorb another 52 sacks (2nd-most in FBS). The scoring defense improved to 58th in FBS (27.6 PPG), from 94th in 2011 (31.4 PPG). An elite linebacker trio of Anthony Barr (13.5 sacks, 83 tackles, 4 FF), Eric Kendricks (149 tackles, 3 FR, 2 TD) and Jordan Zumwalt (70 tackles) is the heart of the 3-4 scheme. The secondary is green, but still better than most. |
| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER COLLEGE FOOTBALL PREVIEW (NEVADA-UCLA) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Nevada-UCLA Preview* =====================
By JORDAN GARRETSON STATS Writer
Nevada (0-0) at No. 17 UCLA (0-0), 10:00 p.m. EDT
Considering the sputtering state of the UCLA program he took over, Jim Mora's first season as a collegiate head coach couldn't have been much more impressive.
With key players returning as well as the arrival of an acclaimed recruiting class, he thinks his second year could be even better.
The 21st-ranked Bruins open Saturday night by hosting Nevada in the schools' first meeting.
Inheriting a team that had gone 10-16 over the previous two seasons, Mora guided UCLA to a 9-5 record and Pac-12 South title in his first year as a coach since being fired by the Seattle Seahawks in January 2010.
After just its second win over archrival Southern California since 1999, UCLA ended with three straight losses. Two of those defeats, though, were to powerhouse Stanford, including 27-24 in the Pac-12 title game decided by a fourth-quarter field goal.
Mora's roster appears to be dotted with reasons why the Bruins are a trendy pick to contend for the league's championship again.
"In all my years of coaching college football, this is the best-looking team I've had," Mora said facetiously, his only previous collegiate experience coming as a graduate assistant with Washington in 1984. "This team just looks different. It's bigger. It's more physically imposing. If we can keep developing this way, we can eventually meet our goals."
UCLA returns stars on both sides of the ball in quarterback Brett Hundley and linebacker Anthony Barr. Hundley accounted for 4,095 yards of total offense last year as a redshirt freshman, breaking Cade McNown's single-season school record.
Hundley threw for 29 touchdowns while running in nine more, though he'll hope for better protection from a more experienced offensive line after being sacked 52 times - 10 more than any other FBS quarterback.
"We've got to make sure what people thought of us last year doesn't go to our heads," Hundley said.
Barr, whose 13 1/2 sacks last year lead all returning FBS players, earned second-team All-American honors in his first season after switching from offense to defense. However, he's just one of five returning starters on a defense that will lean on heralded freshman Eddie Vanderdoes after losing senior defensive end Owamagbe Odighizuwa due to offseason hip surgeries.
UCLA received good news last month when the NCAA ruled Vanderdoes eligible for the season. His status had been unclear after he committed to Notre Dame on national signing day, then chose the Bruins to be closer to his cancer-stricken grandmother.
"Because we don't have Owa, it's just critical that we were able to bring Eddie in," Mora said. "Now, Eddie is young. As good as he was in high school, this is just a different level, so I think we have to be careful about how much we expect of him right away."
After the retirement of Hall of Fame coach Chris Ault, Brian Polian takes over a Nevada squad that went 7-6 last season. The Wolf Pack are coming off their eighth consecutive bowl appearance and were picked to finish fourth in the Mountain West Conference's West Division.
"I cannot express how excited I am to lead the Nevada football program into what will be a very bright future," said the 38-year-old Polian, who has served as an assistant for numerous schools, most recently with Texas A&M.
Nevada receiver Brandon Wimberly has caught a pass in all 40 of his career games, the FBS' longest active streak.
This marks the third straight season Nevada has opened on the road against a Pac-12 foe. The Wolf Pack lost 69-20 to then-No. 13 Oregon in 2011 and defeated California 31-24 last year.
Nevada has allowed an average of 47.6 points in losing all 10 road meetings against Top 25 opponents since 1999.
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