NCAAF Game Recap - UCLA at California
Sat Oct 13, 2018 7:00 PM EDT

MIZ
10
Bama
39
F
UGA
16
LSU
36
F
MIN
14
OSU
30
F
Pitt
14
ND
19
F
WVU
14
IASt
30
F
Wash
27
Oreg
30
F OT
MSU
21
PSU
17
F
Bayl
17
Tex
23
F
UCF
31
Mem
30
F
Wisc
13
Mich
38
F
Fla
37
Vand
27
F
MiaFL
13
UVA
16
F
Colo
20
USC
31
F
Tenn
30
Aub
24
F
TxAM
26
SCar
23
F
SoFL
25
Tuls
24
F
App
35
ArkSt
9
F
GaSo
15
TxSt
13
F
TxTch
17
TCU
14
F
AF
17
SDSU
21
F
Ariz
10
Utah
42
F
Neb
31
NW
34
F OT
OkSt
12
K St
31
F
Rut
7
MD
34
F
Iowa
42
Ind
16
F
Toled
26
E Mi
28
F
Akr
6
Buff
24
F
Duke
28
GATec
14
F
Lou
20
BC
38
F
UAB
42
Rice
0
F
JMU
37
Vill
0
F
SMiss
7
NorTx
30
F
Troy
16
Lib
22
F
Kent
6
MiaOH
31
F
Ball
24
C Mi
23
F
WestMI
42
BGSU
35
F
Army
52
SJSU
3
F
Ohio
21
NIU
24
F
Purd
46
Ill
7
F
Marsh
42
OD
20
F
Temp
24
Navy
17
F
W Ky
14
UNCC
40
F
UNLV
28
UtSt
59
F
NM
18
ColSt
20
F
E Il
22
JacSt
49
F
AlaSt
7
SoAl
45
F
NMS
38
ULLaf
66
F
ULMon
45
CoCar
20
F
SamHu
42
NWSt
28
F
UCLA
37
Cal
7
F
LT
31
UTSA
3
F
VaTec
22
UNC
19
F
Hou
42
ECU
20
F
Miss
37
Ark
33
F
MidTN
21
FLInt
24
F
Hawaii
23
BYU
49
F
Boise
31
NEV
27
F
Wyo
3
Fres
27
F

Oct 13, 2018, 7:00 PM EDT

Final

1

2

3

4

T

UCLA (1-5)

7

6

7

17

37

California (3-3)

0

0

7

0

7

Chip Kelly gets 1st win at UCLA, 37-7 over California
Sat Oct 13, 2018 11:42 PM

BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) The final seconds of UCLA's first win of the Chip Kelly era ticked off and the Bruins gathered to celebrate with their traveling fans before performing a rousing rendition of their fight song in the locker room.

After five straight losses to open the season, this celebration was a long time coming.

Joshua Kelley ran for 157 yards and three touchdowns, the defense had four of its five takeaways in the second half and Kelly earned his first win as a college coach in more than five years by beating California 37-7 on Saturday.

"For me, it just hit home when we celebrated with the student section that traveled here," Kelley said. "When we sung that fight song, it felt right. It felt right man."

The Bruins (1-5, 1-2 Pac-12) entered the day one of four winless teams in the FBS as part of their worst start since 1943. But UCLA dominated the trenches against the Golden Bears (3-3, 0-3) to give Kelly his first win as a college coach since leaving Oregon for the NFL following the 2012 season.

Kelley scored on a 5-yard run to cap a 59-yard drive set up by a fumble by Patrick Laird in the first quarter. Then, after Cal finally got on the board with Laird's 1-yard run on the opening drive of the second half, Kelley and the Bruins answered with two straight scoring drives capped by Kelley's 1-yard runs that made it 27-7.

He has been a bright spot in a down season for UCLA, becoming the first Bruins player with three straight 100-yard games since Jordon James in 2013.

Keisean Lucier-South put the capper on the rout with a 38-yard fumble return for a score after one of Cal's five turnovers.

"We're starting to figure it out," safety Adarius Pickett said. "We're starting to figure it out in all phases. ... It's an amazing feeling. The team is excited."

The Bears dropped their third straight conference game after starting the season 3-0 and getting into the AP rankings for the first time since 2015. The offense struggled for any consistency outside of the 75-yard drive to open the third quarter. Cal was stopped twice on fourth-and-short in the second half, dooming any hopes of a comeback.

Brandon McIlwain completed 22 of 40 passes for 168 yards but was held to minus-2 yards rushing, lost two fumbles and threw two interceptions.

"Total team loss," coach Justin Wilcox said. "We didn't anything well enough to win the game and we need everybody, we need everybody to perform better, the entire program."

THE TAKEAWAY

UCLA: Bruins freshman QB Dorian Thompson-Robinson was very efficient. He completed 13 of 15 passes for 141 yards including one that deflected off receiver Michael Ezeike's hands and right to teammate Caleb Wilson to set up Kelley's first TD. He also did damage with his legs, including a 20-yard run that helped set up one of Kelley's second-half scores.

"Each week he's gotten better the more experience he gets," Kelly said.

California: The first-half woes for the Bears could be summed up on a late drive. In the closing seconds, Kanawai Noa tried to fight for extra yards instead of going out of bounds on a sideline catch. That forced Cal to spike the ball on third down at the 15. Greg Thomas came on for a 32-yard field goal and hit the upright after being iced with two timeouts, leaving Cal scoreless at the half.

"We couldn't get anything going in the first half, didn't really get anything started and, for whatever reason that is, it really wasn't there and we've got to figure out a way to get it back," McIlwain said.

THEY SAID IT

"We knew we could play like this. It was just about finding that rhythm and everyone doing their job. Guys in the previous weeks were just trying to overcompensate for somebody else's job instead of just doing theirs." - Thompson-Robinson.

STAT STUFFER

Lucier-South did a little of just about everything in the fourth quarter defensively for the Bruins. He intercepted a pass on fourth-and-1 to stop one drive. The then scooped up the fumble and returned it for his first career touchdown. He then added a strip-sack.

EMOTIONAL MOMENT

Cal freshman linebacker Chris Fatilua, who suffered a serious spinal cord injury during a swimming accident in June, got a warm ovation from the crowd in his first appearance at Memorial Stadium. He was hurt just before starting his college career.

"There's a lot of emotions that go on, just overwhelming really but just really happy to be out here and be with the guys, just really grateful," he said.

UP NEXT

UCLA: Hosts Arizona on Saturday.

California: Visits Oregon State on Saturday.

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Passing

UCLA Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat
D. Thompson-Robinson 15 13 86.7 0 141 46 0 105.8
Cal Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat
B. McIlwain 40 22 55.0 0 168 20 2 44.6
P. Laird 1 1 100.0 0 11 11 0 112.5

Rushing

UCLA Att Yds-Ru Avg LgRu TDRu
J. Kelley 30 157 5.2 18 3
D. Thompson-Robinson 9 27 3.0 20 0
Cal Att Yds-Ru Avg LgRu TDRu
P. Laird 17 94 5.5 14 1
C. Brooks 5 21 4.2 11 0

Receiving

UCLA Rec Yds-Rc Avg LgRc TD-Rc
C. Wilson 5 92 18.4 46 0
T. Howard 2 23 11.5 24 0
Cal Rec Yds-Rc Avg LgRc TD-Rc
J. Hawkins 4 49 12.3 13 0
V. Wharton III 5 35 7.0 11 0

Fumbles

UCLA F FL
J. Kelley 1 0
Cal F FL
P. Laird 1 1
B. McIlwain 2 2

Returning

UCLA KR Avg KRTD LgKR PR Avg TD LgPR
A. Pickett 0 0 0 1 40.0 0 40
D. Felton 1 16.0 0 16 0 0 0
Cal KR Avg KRTD LgKR PR Avg TD LgPR
N. Remigio 0 0 0 2 13.0 0 19
J. Hawkins 1 17.0 0 17 0 0 0

Punting

UCLA Punt Yds Avg LgPu
S. Flintoft 4 165 41.3 47
Cal Punt Yds Avg LgPu
S. Coutts 4 176 44.0 52

Takeaways

UCLA Int Yds InTD
K. Lucier-South 1 0 0
K. Barnes 1 0 0

Team Stats Comparison

UCLA Cal
Points For 37 7
Total Yards 348 310
Rushing Yards 207 131
Passing Yards 141 179
Passing Completions / Attempts 13/15 23/42
Turnovers 0 5
Interceptions Thrown 0 2
Fumbles - Lost 1/0 4/3
First Downs 20 20
Penalties - Yards 4/30 3/36
Time Of Possession 23:23 37:37
Third Down Conversions/Attempts 5/14 3/14
Fourth Down Conversions/Attempts 1/2 1/5
Punts - Average Yards 4/41 4/44

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter UCLA Cal
UCLA 12:42 TD Joshua Kelley 5 yd run (JJ Molson kick) 7 0
2nd Quarter UCLA Cal
UCLA 04:28 FG JJ Molson 25 yd FG 10 0
UCLA 09:53 FG JJ Molson 29 yd FG 13 0
3rd Quarter UCLA Cal
Cal 06:22 TD Patrick Laird 1 yd run (Greg Thomas kick) 13 7
UCLA 08:57 TD Joshua Kelley 1 yd run (JJ Molson kick) 20 7
4th Quarter UCLA Cal
UCLA 01:24 TD Joshua Kelley 1 yd run (JJ Molson kick) 27 7
UCLA 07:56 FG JJ Molson 42 yd FG 30 7
UCLA 09:02 TD Keisean Lucier-South 38 yd fumble return (JJ Molson kick) 37 7

Game Information

Stadium: California Memorial Stadium, Berkeley, California
Attendance: 45,889
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