Stanford Cardinal vs UCLA Bruins Match Player Stats On Sep 24, 2016

The Sports Xchange
Sep 24, 2016

Stanford quarterback Ryan Burns completed an 8-yard touchdown pass to receiver J.J. Arcega-Whiteside with 24 seconds left to give the No. 7 Cardinal a 22-13 win over UCLA, its ninth straight over the Bruins in a Pac-12 game Saturday night.

Burns' touchdown pass put Stanford (3-0, 2-0) ahead 16-13 following an extra-point kick by Conrad Ukropina. Stanford defensive lineman Solomon Thomas capped the scoring by returning a fumble for 58 yards for a touchdown after UCLA quarterback Josh Rosen lost the ball while he was sacked as time expired.

Burns' high lofting pass to Arcega-Whiteside on a fade pattern was completed over cornerback Fabian Moreau. The score capped a 10-play, 70-yard drive that included Burns completing five of eight passes for 66 yards against the Bruins (2-2, 0-1).

Prior to that drive, Burns and fellow quarterback Keller Chryst were held to only 77 yards passing.

Rosen completed 18 of 27 pass attempts for 248 yards with one touchdown pass and no interceptions. UCLA's rushing game was held to only 77 yards.

The Bruins' defense, led by linebacker Jayon Brown's 10 tackles, kept Stanford and Heisman trophy candidate Christian McCaffrey in check most of the game. Before Burns' touchdown pass, UCLA limited the Cardinal to three Ukropina field goals. Ukropina's last field goal cut the lead to 10-9 with 10:55 left in the fourth quarter.

UCLA responded with a nine-play drive that resulted in a 35-yard field goal by J.J. Molson with 6:32 remaining.

Two possessions later, Stanford put together its final drive starting at its 30 with 2:05 left.

UCLA led 10-3 at halftime behind a defense that limited Stanford to only 147 total yards at that point. McCaffrey was held to 59 yards on 10 carries and Burns had only 63 yards passing while completing seven of 12 attempts.

Stanford appeared as if it would be in control from the start, driving the ball after the opening kickoff 50 yards on 10 plays in 5:55. But the UCLA defense made a stand to keep Stanford to a 37-yard field goal by Ukropina with 9:05 left in the first quarter.

UCLA took a 7-3 lead with 18 seconds left in the first quarter on a 10-yard touchdown pass from Rosen to receiver Nate Iese. That touchdown was set up by an interception by UCLA linebacker Kenny Young, who made a return to the Stanford 26.

J.J. Molson put the Bruins ahead 10-3 with a 27-yard field goal with 2:01 left in the half, capping a 13-play, 70-yard drive that took 5:02.

NOTES: Stanford's winning streak over UCLA dates back to 2008. ... UCLA's record against ranked teams before is 8-3 over the last two-plus seasons. ... Stanford improved to 6-1 in games played at the Rose Bowl since 2010, including the bowl game. ... Only 24.5 percent of this year's Cardinal roster is composed of fourth- and fifth-year seniors. Underclassmen make up 75.5 percent of the 2016 roster. ... Rosen moved up to eighth on the all-time school completions list (367) at BYU last week, ninth on the passing yardage list (4,585) and to 10th on the all-time total offense chart (4,578).