UCLA 36
Nebraska 30

Sep. 8, 2012 • 6:50 p.m. Central
Rose Bowl • Los Angeles, CA • Fox
1st 2nd 3rd 4th  F 
Nebraska 14 10 3 3 30
UCLA 7 17 3 9 36 
1st quarter
UCLA: Fauria 27 pass from Hundley (Fairbairn kick) 9:08
NEBR: Abdullah 6 run (Maher kick) 7:00
NEBR: Martinez 92 run (Maher kick) 2:24
2nd quarter
UCLA: Fairbairn 35 field goal, 12:31
UCLA: Fauria 4 pass from Hundley (Fairbairn kick) 7:55
NEBR: Abdullah 17 run (Maher kick) 5:07
UCLA: Manfro 49 pass from Hundley (Fairbairn kick) 3:49
NEBR: Maher 54 field goal 0:00
3rd quarter
UCLA: Fairbairn 22 field goal, 11:50
NEBR: Maher 43 field goal, 7:45
4th quarter
UCLA: Safety, Jones tackled Martinez in end zone, 8:44
UCLA: Franklin 9 pass from Hundley (Fairbairn kick) 2:13
NEBR: Maher 40 field goal, 1:38
 
                        NEBR     UCLA
First downs.............. 20       26
  By rushing............. 10       12 
  By passing.............. 8       13 
  By penalty.............. 2        1 
Rushes-Yards (net)... 36-260   56-344
Passing yards (net)..... 179      309
  Att-Comp-Int...... 31-17-1  38-22-0
Total offense ....... 67-439   94-653
Fumble returns-Yds...... 0-0      0-0
Punt returns-Yds........ 0-0     2-23
Kickoff returns-Yds.... 2-70     3-57
Int. returns-Yards...... 0-0     1-24
Punts-Avg............ 7-39.3   6-40.3
Fumbles-Lost............ 2-1      1-1
Penalties-Yards........ 7-60   11-126
Possession time....... 22:20    37:40
Third-down conv. ... 1 of 11  9 of 20
Fourth-down conv. ... 0 of 0   0 of 1
Sacks by-Yards......... 3-13     2-18

RUSHING
NEBR: A.Abdullah 16-119; T.Martinez 13-112; B.Heard 3-21; J.Turner 2-6; M.Marrow 2-2

UCLA: J.Franklin 26-217; B.Hundley 12-53; D.Thigpen 7-37; J.James 6-27; S.Manfro 2-12; S.Evans 1-3; Team 2-minus-5

PASSING
NEBR: T.Martinez 17-31-1 179
	
UCLA: B.Hundley 21-33-0 305; R.Brehaut 1-5-0 4

RECEIVING
NEBR: K.Bell 6-108; Q.Enunwa 4-22; J.Turner 3-19; K.Reed 2-28; T.Wullenwaber 1-5; B.Heard 1-minus 3

UCLA: J.James 2-25; S.Evans 2-12; D.Thigpen 2-12; J.Fauria 3-53; S.Manfro 3-22; D.Lucien 2-15; K.Walker 2-29; J.Johnson 1-11; J.Franklin 1-4

Attendance: 71,530

Coverage

Stats & Recap
Complete Stats

Huskers fall to Bruins: In a game of big plays, missed chances and momentum swings, UCLA capitalized in the fourth quarter for a 36-30 win.

UCLA took the lead for good when Datone Jones sacked Taylor Martinez for a safety with 8:44 left to play.

NU produced 439 yards of total offense, but UCLA bettered that total by more than 200 yards and controlled the ball for 94 snaps.

Omaha World-Herald*
Lincoln Journal Star
• Huskers fall flat in prime time loss to Bruins
• Report Card: What a difference a week makes
• Notebook: Pelini says absence of Burkhead didn’t factor into loss
• Familiar problems plague NU offense
• Missed tackles pile up and so did UCLA’s offensive numbers
• The scene: Husker fans give life to Rose Bowl crowd
More Neb. sources

Grand Island Independent

• Road-tripped
• Bruins shred Husker defense
• Game notes
• Notebook

 
Daily Nebraskan pdf (1K)

• L.A. letdown
• Safety rattles offense
• Blackshirts in desperate need of tackling practice

 
Hail Varsity

• Bruins blow past Huskers
• Tale of the Tape

 
HuskerOnline

• UCLA too much; Huskers fall

 
Nebraska Athletics

• NU postgame notes
• Bo Pelini quotes

Opponent sources

Los Angeles Times

• UCLA catches on during upset of Nebraska
• Johnathan Franklin keeps chasing UCLA’s rushing record

 
Los Angeles Daily News

• UCLA upsets Nebraska 36-30, as Bruins freshmen shine
• Bruins defense steps up when needed most
• Two games in, Jim Mora gets signature win
• Notebook

 
Orange County Register*

• UCLA pulls off stunner
• Another day at the office for Bruins’ Mora
• Notebook: Goforth delivers for UCLA defense

 
UCLA Athletics

• Hundley Leads UCLA Past No. 17 Nebraska
• Postgame notes
• Postgame quotes

 
Daily Bruin

• Bruins harvest a win against the Cornhuskers
National sources

Associated Press

• Redshirt freshman Brett Hundley leads UCLA past Nebraska

 
CBSSports.com

• Fresh faces help UCLA, Pac-12 look good after mediocre start

 
ESPN.com

• Instant Analysis: UCLA 36, Nebraska 30
Photos/Audio/Video

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• Lincoln Journal Star game & fans
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• USA Today Sports

 
Video

• Full game & highlights
• Big Red Wrap-Up
• Game on DVD
Pregame & team info
Pregame page & opp. info
Predictions | Stats matchup
Series history
Pregame press
2012 schedule
09/01 S. Miss W 49-20
09/08 @ UCLA L 30-36
09/15 Arkansas St. W 42-13
09/22 Idaho St. W 73-7
09/29 Wisconsin W 30-27
10/06 @ Ohio St. L 38-63
10/20 @ Northwestern W 29-28
10/27 Michigan W 23-9
11/03 @ Michigan St. W 28-24
11/10 Penn St. W 32-23
11/17 Minnesota W 38-14
11/23 @ Iowa W 13-7
12/01 @ Wisconsin L 31-70
01/01 Georgia L 31-45
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Commentary

Stryker

UCLA piled up 653 yards of total offense. That’s an end-of-the-Bill-Callahan-era figure.

Tad Stryker
HuskerMax
Shatel

Can you win the Big Ten if you get owned in the trenches by a middle-of-the-Pac 12 bunch?

Tom Shatel *
Omaha World-Herald
Chatelain

Where is the next Lavonte David? Where is the next Ndamukong Suh? They ain’t coming out of that tunnel.

Dirk Chatelain *
Omaha World-Herald
Sipple

Pelini’s detractors suddenly have more ammunition. The shrill voices will become deafening in some corners of our little world.

Steven M. Sipple *
Lincoln Journal Star
Hamar

The offense didn’t make the plays it needed in the second half when they were needed the most.

Bob Hamar *
Grand Island Independent
Vogel

The Huskers under Pelini are almost always ‘close.’ But, as the UCLA game proved yet again, Nebraska isn’t there.

Brandon Vogel
Hail Varsity
Callahan

What really stood out was how UCLA head coach Jim Mora attacked Nebraska on the edges.

Sean Callahan
HuskerOnline
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