2010 UCLA Bruins football team

{{short description|American college football season}}

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|year=2010

|team=UCLA Bruins

|sport=football

|image=UCLA Bruins logo.svg

|image_size=125

|conference=Pacific-10 Conference

|short_conf=Pac-10

|division=

|CoachRank=

|APRank=

|record= 4–8

|conf_record= 2–7

|head_coach=Rick Neuheisel

|hc_year=3rd

|off_coach=Norm Chow

|def_coach=Chuck Bullough

|off_scheme=

|def_scheme=

|stadium=Rose Bowl
(Capacity: 91,136)

|champion=

|bowl=

|bowl_result=

|uniform=File:Pac-10-Uniform-UCLA-2010.png

}}

{{2010 Pacific-10 Conference football standings}}

The 2010 UCLA Bruins football team represented the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Coached by third-year head coach Rick Neuheisel, they opened the season on the road against the Kansas State Wildcats on September 4, 2010.[http://www.uclabruins.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/010410aad.html Pac-10 and UCLA Announce 2010 Football Schedule] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120308171141/http://www.uclabruins.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/010410aad.html |date=2012-03-08 }}, UCLA Department of Athletics, January 4, 2010 The next three games were against ranked opponents, and after a road win at #7 (AP) Texas, expectations for the Bruins dampened by their 0–2 start began to rise again. However, the season turned for the worse and included two three-game losing streaks against Pac-10 opponents, the latter to end the season on a three-game skid. The Bruins, coming off a bowl win the year before, found themselves ineligible for bowl play with their 4–8 overall record and finished ninth in the Pac-10.

Player injuries and other attrition depleted UCLA of its roster depth, while true freshmen were forced into action and seniors who were previously reserves became starters; a quarterback who had attempted only 17 passes in his career became the starter.{{cite news |title=Neuheisel's reign tougher than expected |date=July 28, 2011 |work=ESPNLosAngeles.com |url=https://www.espn.com/los-angeles/ncf/columns/story?id=6806935 |access-date=July 28, 2011}}

Recruiting

The first Wednesday in February was the start of signing day in college football, February 3, 2010 – April 1, 2010. For midyear junior college transfer, the period was December 16, 2009 to January 15, 2010.

UCLA's recruits:[http://www.dailynews.com/sports/ci_14330575 UCLA rallies to a strong finish on signing day] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100208080912/http://www.dailynews.com/sports/ci_14330575 |date=2010-02-08 }}, Los Angeles Daily News, February 3, 2010

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{{College athlete recruit entry

| recruit = Darius Bell

| position = QB

| hometown = San Francisco

| highschool = City College of San Francisco

| feet = 6

| inches = 1

| weight = 218

| 40 = N/A

| commitdate = July 13, 2010

| scout stars = 2

| rivals stars =

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| espn grade = NR

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{{College athlete recruit entry

| recruit = Casey Griffiths

| position = OT

| hometown = Sacramento, California

| highschool = American River College

| feet = 6

| inches = 5

| weight = 280

| 40 = N/A

| commitdate = July 13, 2010

| scout stars =

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| espn grade = NR

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{{College athlete recruit entry

| recruit = Owamagbe Odighizuwa

| position = DE

| hometown = Portland, Oregon

| highschool = David Douglas High School

| feet = 6

| inches = 4

| weight = 240

| 40 = 4.70

| commitdate = February 3, 2010

| scout stars = 5

| rivals stars = 5

| 247 stars= 5

| espn grade = 84

| espn stars = 4

| grayshirt =

}}

{{College athlete recruit entry

| recruit = Dietrich Riley

| position = S

| hometown = La Cañada Flintridge, California

| highschool = St. Francis High School

| feet = 6

| inches = 1

| weight = 195

| 40 = 4.50

| commitdate = February 3, 2010

| scout stars = 4

| rivals stars = 4

| 247 stars= 4

| espn grade = 81

| espn stars = 4

| grayshirt =

}}

{{College athlete recruit entry

| recruit = Anthony Jefferson

| position = CB

| hometown = Los Angeles, California

| highschool = Cathedral High School

| feet = 6

| inches = 2

| weight = 180

| 40 = 4.50

| commitdate = February 3, 2010

| scout stars = 4

| rivals stars = 4

| 247 stars= 4

| espn grade = 77

| espn stars = 3

| grayshirt =

}}

{{College athlete recruit entry

| recruit = Jordan Zumwalt

| position = MLB

| hometown = Huntington Beach, California

| highschool = Edison High School

| feet = 6

| inches = 4

| weight = 217

| 40 = 4.70

| commitdate = February 3, 2010

| scout stars = 4

| rivals stars = 4

| 247 stars= 4

| espn grade = 76

| espn stars = 3

| grayshirt =

}}

{{College athlete recruit entry

| recruit = Sealii Epenesa

| position = DT

| hometown = Honolulu, HI

| highschool = Iolani High School

| feet = 6

| inches = 2

| weight = 300

| 40 = 5.4

| commitdate = January 29, 2010

| scout stars = 3

| rivals stars = 3

| 247 stars= 3

| espn grade = 76

| espn stars = 3

| grayshirt =

}}

{{College athlete recruit entry

| recruit = Cassius Marsh

| position = DT

| hometown = Westlake Village, California

| highschool = Oaks Christian High School

| feet = 6

| inches = 4

| weight = 270

| 40 = 4.90

| commitdate = January 26, 2010

| scout stars = 4

| rivals stars = 4

| 247 stars= 4

| espn grade = 79

| espn stars = 3

| grayshirt =

}}

{{College athlete recruit entry

| recruit = Anthony Barr

| position = OLB

| hometown = Torrance, California

| highschool = Loyola High School

| feet = 6

| inches = 4

| weight = 225

| 40 = 4.55

| commitdate = January 21, 2010

| scout stars = 4

| rivals stars = 4

| 247 stars= 4

| espn grade = 81

| espn stars = 4

| grayshirt =

}}

{{College athlete recruit entry

| recruit = Wade Yandall

| position = OG

| hometown = Carson, California

| highschool = Carson High School

| feet = 6

| inches = 4

| weight = 290

| 40 = 5.40

| commitdate = January 10, 2010

| scout stars = 3

| rivals stars = 3

| 247 stars= 3

| espn grade = 73

| espn stars = 2

| grayshirt =

}}

{{College athlete recruit entry

| recruit = Kip Smith

| position = K

| hometown = Broomfield, Colorado

| highschool = Legacy High School

| feet = 6

| inches = 1

| weight = 205

| 40 = N/A

| commitdate = November 23, 2009

| scout stars = 3

| rivals stars = 3

| 247 stars= 3

| espn grade = 80

| espn stars = 4

| grayshirt =

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{{College athlete recruit entry

| recruit = Aramide Olaniyan

| position = OLB

| hometown = Woodberry Forest, Virginia

| highschool = Woodberry Forest School

| feet = 6

| inches = 2

| weight = 200

| 40 = 4.60

| commitdate = November 16, 2009

| scout stars = 4

| rivals stars = 4

| 247 stars= 4

| espn grade = 81

| espn stars = 4

| grayshirt =

}}

{{College athlete recruit entry

| recruit = Jordon James

| position = RB

| hometown = Corona, California

| highschool = Corona High School

| feet = 5

| inches = 10

| weight = 190

| 40 = 4.45

| commitdate = November 12, 2009

| scout stars = 4

| rivals stars = 4

| 247 stars= 4

| espn grade = 83

| espn stars = 4

| grayshirt =

}}

{{College athlete recruit entry

| recruit = Eric Kendricks

| position = MLB

| hometown = Fresno, California

| highschool = Herbert Hoover High School

| feet = 6

| inches = 1

| weight = 213

| 40 = 4.60

| commitdate = November 3, 2009

| scout stars = 3

| rivals stars = 3

| 247 stars= 3

| espn grade = 77

| espn stars = 3

| grayshirt =

}}

{{College athlete recruit entry

| recruit = John Young

| position = TE

| hometown = Los Angeles, California

| highschool = Loyola High School

| feet = 6

| inches = 4

| weight = 250

| 40 = 4.70

| commitdate = November 1, 2009

| scout stars = 3

| rivals stars = 3

| 247 stars= 3

| espn grade = 73

| espn stars = 2

| grayshirt =

}}

{{College athlete recruit entry

| recruit = Kody Innes

| position = OT

| hometown = Scottsdale, Arizona

| highschool = Saguaro High School

| feet = 6

| inches = 3

| weight = 273

| 40 = 4.90

| commitdate = October 29, 2009

| scout stars = 3

| rivals stars = 4

| 247 stars= 3

| espn grade = 77

| espn stars = 3

| grayshirt =

}}

{{College athlete recruit entry

| recruit = Chris Ward

| position = OG

| hometown = Santa Ana, California

| highschool = Mater Dei High School

| feet = 6

| inches = 5

| weight = 290

| 40 = 5.30

| commitdate = October 10, 2009

| scout stars = 4

| rivals stars = 4

| 247 stars= 4

| espn grade = 79

| espn stars = 3

| grayshirt =

}}

{{College athlete recruit entry

| recruit = Malcolm Jones

| position = RB

| hometown = Westlake Village, California

| highschool = Oaks Christian High School

| feet = 6

| inches = 1

| weight = 210

| 40 = 4.60

| commitdate = October 8, 2009

| scout stars = 5

| rivals stars = 4

| 247 stars= 4

| espn grade = 81

| espn stars = 4

| grayshirt =

}}

{{College athlete recruit entry

| recruit = Derrick Bryant

| position = DE

| hometown = Columbus, Ohio

| highschool = Brookhaven High School

| feet = 6

| inches = 4

| weight = 230

| 40 = 4.55

| commitdate = September 20, 2009

| scout stars = 3

| rivals stars = 3

| 247 stars= 3

| espn grade = 76

| espn stars = 3

| grayshirt =

}}

{{College athlete recruit entry

| recruit = Wesley Flowers

| position = DT

| hometown = Fresno, California

| highschool = Edison High School

| feet = 6

| inches = 4

| weight = 253

| 40 = 4.90

| commitdate = June 23, 2009

| scout stars = 3

| rivals stars = 3

| 247 stars= 3

| espn grade = 75

| espn stars = 3

| grayshirt =

}}

{{College athlete recruit entry

| recruit = Tevin McDonald

| position = CB

| hometown = Fresno, California

| highschool = Edison High School

| feet = 5

| inches = 11

| weight = 180

| 40 = 4.60

| commitdate = June 18, 2009

| scout stars = 4

| rivals stars = 3

| 247 stars= 3

| espn grade = 79

| espn stars = 3

| grayshirt =

}}

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| rivals ref title = UCLA 2010 Football Commitments

| scout ref title = 2010 UCLA Recruits

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| rivals overall = 8

| 247 overall= 10

| espn overall = 10

| accessdate = February 16, 2015

| collapse = no

}}

Spring practice

  • Week one – April 1 (4:00 p.m.), April 2 (4:00 p.m.) and April 3 (12:00 noon)
  • Week two – April 6 (4:00 p.m.), April 8 (4:00 p.m.), April 9 (4:00 p.m.) and April 11 (11:00 a.m.)
  • Week three – April 12 (4:00 p.m.), April 13 (4:00 p.m.), April 15 (4:00 p.m.) and April 16 (4:00 p.m.)
  • Week four – April 19 (4:00 p.m.), April 20 (4:00 p.m.), April 22 (2:30 p.m.)
  • Spring game – April 24, 7 p.m., Rose Bowl

Pre-season practice

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  • Monday, August 9 – 3:00-6:00 p.m.
  • Tuesday, August 10 – 10:00 am-1:00 p.m.
  • Wednesday, August 11 – 3:00-6:00 p.m.
  • Thursday, August 12 – 10:00 am-1:00 p.m.
  • Friday, August 13 – 4:00-6:00 pm (First day of full pads)
  • Saturday, August 14 – 9:00-11:00 a.m. and 4:00-6:00 p.m.
  • Sunday, August 15 -3:00-5:15 p.m.

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  • Monday, August 16 – 9:00-11:00 a.m. and 4:00-6:00 p.m.
  • Tuesday, August 17 -3:00-5:15 p.m.
  • Wednesday, August 18 – 9:00-11:00 a.m. and 4:00-6:00 p.m.
  • Thursday, August 19 – 3:00-5:15 p.m.
  • Friday, August 20 – 9:00-11:00 a.m. and 4:00-6:00 p.m.
  • Saturday, August 21 – 5:00 p.m. (Scrimmage at Drake Stadium)

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Notes

Key players

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Schedule

{{CFB schedule

| rankyear = 2010

| poll = AP

| timezone = Pacific

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 4

| time = 12:30 pm

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| rank =

| opponent = Kansas State

| site_stadium = Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium

| site_cityst = Manhattan, KS

| tv = ABC/ESPN2

| score = 22–31

| attend = 51,059{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=302472306|title=UCLA Bruins vs. Kansas State Wildcats Box Score|publisher=ESPN|date=September 4, 2010|access-date=September 4, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100907022704/http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=302472306|archive-date=September 7, 2010|url-status=live}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 11

| time = 7:30 pm

| w/l = l

| rank =

| opponent = Stanford

| opprank = 25

| site_stadium = Rose Bowl

| site_cityst = Pasadena, CA

| tv = ESPN

| score = 0–35

| attend = 56,931{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=302540026|title=Stanford Cardinal vs. UCLA Bruins Box Score|publisher=ESPN|date=September 11, 2010|access-date=September 12, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100914040246/http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=302540026|archive-date=September 14, 2010|url-status=live}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 18

| time = 7:30 pm

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| rank =

| opponent = Houston

| opprank = 23

| site_stadium = Rose Bowl

| site_cityst = Pasadena, CA

| tv = FSN

| score = 31–13

| attend = 54,407{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=302610026|title=Houston Cougars vs. UCLA Bruins Box Score|publisher=ESPN|date=September 18, 2010|access-date=October 11, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100922135817/http://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=302610026|archive-date=September 22, 2010|url-status=live}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 25

| time = 12:30 pm

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| rank =

| opponent = Texas

| opprank = 7

| site_stadium = Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Austin, TX

| tv = ABC/ESPN

| score = 34–12

| attend = 101,437{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=302680251|title=UCLA Bruins vs. Texas Longhorns Box Score|publisher=ESPN|date=September 25, 2010|access-date=October 11, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100928044725/http://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=302680251|archive-date=September 28, 2010|url-status=live}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 2

| time = 12:30 pm

| w/l = w

| rank =

| opponent = Washington State

| site_stadium = Rose Bowl

| site_cityst = Pasadena, CA

| tv = FSPT

| score = 42–28

| attend = 62,072{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=302750026|title=Washington State Cougars vs. UCLA Bruins Box Score|publisher=ESPN|date=October 2, 2010|access-date=October 11, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101006065255/http://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=302750026|archive-date=October 6, 2010|url-status=live}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 9

| time = 12:30 pm

| w/l = l

| away = y

| rank =

| opponent = California

| site_stadium = California Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Berkeley, CA

| tv = FSN

| score = 7–35

| attend = 61,664{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=302820025|title=UCLA Bruins vs. California Golden Bears Box Score|publisher=ESPN|date=October 9, 2011|access-date=October 11, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101012234608/http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=302820025|archive-date=October 12, 2010|url-status=live}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 21

| time = 6:00 pm

| w/l = l

| away = y

| rank =

| opponent = Oregon

| opprank = 1

| site_stadium = Autzen Stadium

| site_cityst = Eugene, OR

| tv = ESPN

| score = 13–60

| attend = 59,372{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=302942483|title=UCLA Bruins vs. Oregon Ducks Box Score|publisher=ESPN|date=October 21, 2010|access-date=October 21, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101024221300/http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=302942483|archive-date=October 24, 2010|url-status=live}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 30

| time = 12:30 pm

| w/l = l

| homecoming = y

| rank =

| opponent = Arizona

| opprank = 15

| site_stadium = Rose Bowl

| site_cityst = Pasadena, CA

| tv = FSN

| score = 21–29

| attend = 53,408{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=303030026|title=Arizona Wildcats vs. UCLA Bruins Box Score|publisher=ESPN|date=October 30, 2010|access-date=October 30, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101101131555/http://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=303030026|archive-date=November 1, 2010|url-status=live}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 6

| time = 4:00 pm

| w/l = w

| rank =

| opponent = Oregon State

| site_stadium = Rose Bowl

| site_cityst = Pasadena, CA

| tv = Versus

| score = 17–14

| attend = 64,330{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=303100026|title=Oregon State Beavers vs. UCLA Bruins Box Score|publisher=ESPN|date=November 6, 2010|access-date=January 3, 2011}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 18

| time = 5:00 pm

| w/l = l

| away = y

| rank =

| opponent = Washington

| site_stadium = Husky Stadium

| site_cityst = Seattle, WA

| tv = ESPN

| score = 7–24

| attend = 62,347{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=303220264|title=UCLA Bruins vs. Washington Huskies Box Score|publisher=ESPN|date=November 18, 2010|access-date=January 3, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101125183845/http://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=303220264|archive-date=November 25, 2010|url-status=live}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 26

| time = 12:30 pm

| w/l = l

| away = y

| rank =

| opponent = Arizona State

| site_stadium = Sun Devil Stadium

| site_cityst = Tempe, AZ

| tv = FSN

| score = 34–55

| attend = 44,555{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=303300009|title=UCLA Bruins vs. Arizona State Sun Devils Box Score|publisher=ESPN|date=November 26, 2010|access-date=November 26, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101201130810/http://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=303300009|archive-date=December 1, 2010|url-status=live}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = December 4

| time = 7:30 pm

| w/l = l

| rank =

| opponent = USC

| gamename = Victory Bell

| site_stadium = Rose Bowl

| site_cityst = Pasadena, CA

| tv = FSN

| score = 14–28

| attend = 71,105{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=303380026|title=USC Trojans vs. UCLA Bruins Box Score|publisher=ESPN|date=December 4, 2010|access-date=December 4, 2010}}

}}

}}

Game summaries

=Kansas State=

{{Linescore Amfootball|

|Road=Bruins

|R1= 0

|R2= 10

|R3= 3

|R4= 9

|R5=

|Home=Wildcats

|H1= 7

|H2= 0

|H3= 10

|H4= 14

|H5=

}}

{{See also|2010 Kansas State Wildcats football team}}

Last year, the Bruins defeated the Wildcats 23-9 at the Rose Bowl.

1st quarter scoring: KSU – Daniel Thomas 1 yd. run (A. Cantele kick).

2nd quarter scoring: UCLA – Kevin Prince 11 yd. run (Kai Forbath kick); Kai Forbath 44 yd. field goal.

3rd quarter scoring: KSU – William Powell 28 yd. run (Cantele, A. kick); UCLA – Kai Forbath 35 yd. field goal; KSU – A. Cantele 35 yd. field goal.

4th quarter scoring: UCLA – Kai Forbath 42 yd. field goal; KSU – Brodrick Smith 5 yd. pass from Coffman; KSU – Carson (A. Cantele kick); UCLA – Ricky Marvray 29 yd. pass from Prince; UCLA – Kevin Prince (Kevin Prince pass failed); KSU – Daniel Thomas 35 yd. run (A. Cantele kick).

{{Clear}}

=Stanford=

File:Stanford at UCLA 2010.jpg]]

{{Linescore Amfootball|

|Road= #25 Cardinal

|R1=10

|R2=3

|R3=15

|R4=7

|Home= Bruins

|H1=0

|H2=0

|H3=0

|H4=0

}}

{{See also|2010 Stanford Cardinal football team}}

This game was the first time the Cardinal defeated the Bruins at the Rose Bowl since 1996.{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/09/12/AR2010091202905.html|title=Saturday's late show|newspaper=The Washington Post|last=Yanda|first=Steve|date=September 12, 2010|access-date=September 13, 2010}} This was the first home shutout UCLA had suffered in the twenty-first century, since a 17–0 loss to California on October 16, 1999. This was the first time Stanford had achieved a road shutout against an opponent since 1974. This was the first time since 1941 that Stanford shutout UCLA.{{cite news|url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/09/11/SPV81FBTTT.DTL |title=Stanford punishes UCLA 35-0 in Pac-10 opener |newspaper=San Francisco Chronicle |last=Fitzgerald |first=Tom |date=September 11, 2010 |access-date=September 13, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100915034106/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=%2Fc%2Fa%2F2010%2F09%2F11%2FSPV81FBTTT.DTL |archive-date=September 15, 2010 |url-status=live }}

{{Clear}}

=Houston=

{{Linescore Amfootball|

|Road= #23 Cougars

|R1=3

|R2=0

|R3=0

|R4=10

|R5=

|Home= Bruins

|H1=7

|H2=14

|H3=10

|H4=0

|H5=

}}

{{See also|2010 Houston Cougars football team}}

UCLA upset No. 23 ranked Houston in front of the home crowd in the Rose Bowl. Matt Hogan kicked a 29-yard field goal to give the Cougars the first quarter lead. Johnathan Franklin answered with an 11-yard run for a Bruins 7-3 lead. The Bruins scored two touchdowns in the second quarter. Kevin Prince ran for a 2-yard touchdown and Franklin added a 1-yard run touchdown.

In the third quarter, UCLA had a 42-yard field goal by Kai Forbath, the 2009 Lou Groza Collegiate Place-Kicker Award winner, and a touchdown again by Franklin (12 yards).

Houston scored twice in the fourth quarter, on James Cleveland's 10-yard pass from quarterback Terrance Broadway and on Matt Hogan's 31-yard field goal. There were seven turnovers, including interceptions by UCLA's Rahim Moore and Akeem Ayers.

Two Houston quarterbacks, Case Keenum and Cotton Turner, were injured in the game and are out for the season.

Patrick Larimore, who had a career-high and team-high 11 tackles (10 solos), including three for loss, forced a fumble and broke up a pass in the game was named Pac-10 Conference defensive player of the week. He was also named the FWAA/Bronko Nagurski National Defensive Player of the Week.

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Thirteen years after beating Texas on "Rout 66", the Bruins upended the No. 7 ranked Longhorns 34-12 with touchdowns by Johnathan Franklin and Kevin Prince in front of a stadium-record crowd of 101,437 in Austin, Texas. Franklin scored an 11-yard touchdown on his 118-yard day, while Prince had two touchdowns, a 38-yard run and a 1-yard pass to Ricky Marvray. Kai Forbath kicked two field goals, 39 and 49 yards, and missed one for the Bruins. The final touchdown was made by UCLA's Derrick Coleman on a 29-yard run.

Justin Tucker kicked two field goals, 31 and 34 yards, and James Kirkendoll scored on a 5-yard pass from Garrett Gilbert for Texas. Now the Bruins have beaten two teams from the State of Texas in consecutive weeks. The Longhorns turned the ball over to the Bruins five times during the contest.

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The Bruins came from behind to score the final three touchdowns, one by quarterback Richard Brehaut (1-yard run) and two by running back Derrick Coleman (1 and 4-yard runs) to defeat the Cougars at home.[http://www.uclabruins.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2010-2011/wsuucla.html Final Stats], UCLA Department of Athletics, October 2, 2010

Quarterback Brehaut played in place of injured Kevin Prince and made 12 of 23 passes for 128 yards in his first career start. Coleman had a banner game, scoring three rush touchdowns and a 73-yard long run in the fourth quarter. Franklin accounted for 216 of UCLA's 437 rushing yards, his first. Kicker Kai Forbath now has kicked 80 field goals, including the 33-yard and 20-yard field goals in this game.

Winning with 565 total offense yards, UCLA has a 38-18-1 record on Washington State.

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Cal has a record of 8-6 coming off a bye week in Jeff Tedford's years at Cal and the Bears have beaten UCLA five consecutive times at home.

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The Bruins snapped a three-game losing streak with a 51-yard field goal by Kai Forbath with one second left in the game to give UCLA a 17-14 victory over the visiting Beavers. With 1:17 left in the game, Forbath missed a 46-yard field goal, which went wide left. Originally, the field officials had ruled that UCLA had no time left, but the challenge gave the Bruins one more second left to set up the field goal try.

Richard Brehaut scored for UCLA in the first quarter with a seven-yard run and Joe Halahuni did the same for Oregon State with a 28-yard pass from Ryan Katz.

In the third quarter, Markus Wheaton ran for 22-yard touchdown for the Beavers lead and Johnathan Franklin scored from the 1-yard line for a Bruins touchdown to tie the game.

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Arizona State quarterback Brock Osweiler threw 4 touchdown passes while UCLA quarterback Richard Brehaut had three. The defeat ended UCLA's hope of a bowl game in December.

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Jonathan Franklin ran for 109 yards and one touchdown in a loss to USC. The Bruins ended the season losing six of their last seven games.

Before kickoff, fans of both teams were involved in a fight which eventually led to two participants being stabbed. Violence occurred outside Rose Bowl in 2008 as well, when nearly 50 were arrested.{{cite news|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/news?slug=ap-usc-ucla-stabbings|title=2 stabbed in Rose Bowl brawl before USC-UCLA game|work=Yahoo! Sports|last=Beacham|first=Greg|date=October 5, 2010|access-date=December 5, 2010}}

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Awards and honors

  • September 20 – UCLA linebacker Patrick Larimore, who had a career-high and team-high 11 tackles (10 solos), including three for loss, forced a fumble and broke up a pass in the upset of No. 23 Houston on September 18 was named the FWAA/Bronko Nagurski National Defensive Player of the Week and Pacific-10 Conference Defensive Player of the Week.[http://www.sportswriters.net/fwaa/news/2010/nagurski100921.html UCLA's Larimore nabs Nagurski Player of the Week honors], sportswriters.net, September 21, 2010
  • September 27 – Center Ryan Taylor and linebacker Sean Westgate were named Pac-10 Players of the Week. Akeem Ayers named Lott IMPACT Player of the Week. The team was named the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl National Team of the Week for games of the weekend of Sept. 25.
  • Nine Bruins received All-Pacific-10 honors: First team – Junior safety Rahim Moore and junior linebacker Akeem Ayers; Second team – Senior place kicker Kai Forbath, sophomore running back Johnathan Franklin and sophomore punter Jeff Locke ; Honorable mention – Junior running back/special teams performer Derrick Coleman, junior safety Tony Dye, senior center Ryan Taylor and junior linebacker Sean Westgate.
  • December 9, 2010 – Linebacker Akeem Ayers was named to the Walter Camp Football Foundation second-team All-America.[http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ucla/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/WalterCampTeam.pdf Walter Camp Football Foundation Announces] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121112150256/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ucla/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/WalterCampTeam.pdf |date=2012-11-12 }}, Walter Camp Football Foundation, December 9, 2010

;All-America teams:

  • Linebacker Akeem Ayers and safety Rahim Moore, Associated Press, third-team
  • Punter Jeff Locke and Akeem Ayers, Sports Illustrated, honorable mention
  • Akeem Ayers, Phil Steele's Magazine, second-team
  • Long-snapper Christian Yount and Rahim Moore, Steele's, fourth-team All-America
  • Free safety Rahim Moore, Sporting News magazine, first-team

Coaches

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References

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Bibliography

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  • UCLA Bruins football media guide 2010 Edition (preseason information)

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