UCLA Bruins vs Arizona Wildcats Match Player Stats On Sep 26, 2015

The Sports Xchange
Sep 26, 2015

TUCSON, Ariz. -- Josh Rosen passed for 284 yards, Paul Perkins scored three touchdowns and No. 9 UCLA cruised past 16th-ranked Arizona 56-30 on Saturday night at Arizona Stadium.

The Bruins (4-0, 1-0 Pac-12) posted 42 first-half points in the early conference showdown and then were never seriously threatened by the Wildcats, who lost quarterback Anu Solomon to an undisclosed injury in the second quarter.

Arizona (3-1, 0-1) scored the first nine points of the second half to cut UCLA's lead to 42-23, but the Bruins answered with a 75-yard touchdown drive, capped by Rosen's 8-yard run. That made it 49-23 with 3:39 to go in the third quarter.

Rosen, a true freshman, completed 19 of 28 passes with two touchdowns and no interceptions. Perkins carried 24 times for 85 yards.

Arizona backup quarterback Jerrard Randall rushed for 128 yards and a touchdown on 16 carries but completed only 4 of 16 passes for 45 yards with a touchdown and one interception.

Solomon was 4 of 10 for 55 yards, with two lost fumbles, before he left after an apparent head or neck injury. Arizona running back Nick Wilson rushed for 136 yards, his third consecutive game in triple digits.

UCLA took advantage of three first-half Arizona turnovers -- scoring touchdowns after each -- although the Bruins offense didn't need the help. UCLA rolled to 329 yards in the first half, including 212 passing from Rosen. The Bruins scored on six of their seven first-half drives in taking a commanding 42-14 halftime lead.

The teams exchanged touchdowns on their opening possessions before UCLA got the first big break, recovering a fumble at the Arizona 16 after a high shotgun snap sailed past Solomon. Perkins swept outside on the next play for a score and a 14-7 lead.

Perkins, the 2014 Pac-12 rushing champ, continued to do damage in the first half, often shredding tackles when he wasn't making defenders miss. He got into the end zone again two plays into the second quarter on a 1-yard run.

The Bruins took advantage of a second Solomon fumble at the Wildcats 30 to push the lead to 28-7. Rosen connected on a 5-yard pass to receiver Jordan Payton.

Solomon left the game with 10:56 to go in the second quarter after taking an inadvertent blow to the head at the end of a run. Randall came in and sprinted 39 yards for a touchdown on his first play to make it 28-14. He previously had scoring runs of 57, 72 and 73 yards on only six carries in the first three games.

UCLA countered with another touchdown and then an interception of Randall by cornerback Ishmael Adams. Perkins finished the ensuing drive with his third touchdown of the half, a 1-yarder with 3:08 before the break.

NOTES: UCLA CB Ishmael Adams made his season debut after coach Jim Mora lifted his suspension early this week. That came after it was announced Adams would not face felony robbery charges for allegedly taking a cellphone from an Uber driver. ... ESPN's College GameDay program made its second appearance in Tucson on Saturday morning. It previously was in town in November 2009 for Arizona's game against Oregon. ... Arizona WRs Trey Griffey and Tyrell Johnson have missed the first four games of the season because of foot injuries. ... The Bruins have lost three starting defensive players for the season because of injury -- LB Myles Jack, DT Eddie Vanderdoes and CB Fabian Moreau.