Francis Owusu made one of the most incredible catches of all time tonight. If you missed it, fear not!
Christian McCaffrey also had some fun. He ran for a school-record 243 yards and four touchdowns, while also putting up 369 all-purpose yards. McCaffrey was a beast in this game as he carried the ball over and over running all over a decent UCLA defense. His night was a bit overshadowed by Owusu's catch, though. We haven't seen a catch like that in a long time, if ever.The catch is worth the watch a few times.
Stanford has now shown dominance over UCLA for years now. David Shaw is now 27-3 at home, and Stanford is now 8-0 against UCLA since 2009. Stanford looked dominant, but can they keep this up? They look great against top teams, then struggle against bottom-tier teams. Can they do this week in and week out? Time will tell for that but they have the tools to do so. They have an intelligent coach, a veteran quarterback, a solid running game, and a decent defense.
UCLA struggled tonight. Anytime a defense gives up 7 touchdowns, it's bad news. Quarterback Josh Rosen looked average, and they never showed the firepower to catch up. Rosen threw a pick-6 to start the game and it looked like it could be one of those rough games. They got behind early, 35-17 at halftime, and never really looked like they could stop Stanford for even 1 drive to actually start a comeback.
UCLA now has to play an explosive offense in Cal next Thursday. It will be a real test for this UCLA defense because Cal brings one of the top offenses in the conference. Stanford plays a struggling Washington and we'll get to see how they react to playing a bottom-tier team and if they still play solid.
UCLA Passing
Josh Rosen 22/42 325 7.7 3 TD's 2 INT's
UCLA Rushing
Paul Perkins 14 104 7.4 1
Bolu Olorunfunmi 6 66 11.0
Soso Jamabo 4 18 4.5
Nate Starks 3 10 3.3
Josh Rosen 4 -17 -4.2
UCLA Receiving
Darren Andrews 4 100 25.0
Jordan Payton 6 94 15.7
Thomas Duarte 5 74 14.8
Devin Fuller 4 44 11.0
Paul Perkins 2 16 8.0
Nate Iese 1 -3 -3.0
Stanford Passing
Kevin Hogan 8/15 131 8.7 3 TD's 1 INT
Stanford Rushing
Christian McCaffrey 25 243 9.7 4
Barry Sanders 10 39 3.9
Keller Chryst 2 10 5.0
Bryce Love 6 10 1.7
Remound Wright 3 6 2.0
Kevin Hogan 1 3 3.0
Team 1 -1 -1.0
Stanford Receiving
Austin Hooper 3 42 14.0
Francis Owusu 1 41 41.0
Greg Taboada 1 28 28.0
Devon Cajuste 2 16 8.0
Christian McCaffrey 1 4 4.0
