The 2012 UCLA Bruins football team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by first year head coach Jim L. Mora and played its home games at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. They were members of the South Division of the Pac-12 Conference. The Bruins won the conference's South Division and played in the Holiday Bowl, where they lost 26–49 to Baylor. UCLA finished the season 9–5, including 6–3 in conference play, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 482 to 386.

Media The radio broadcast team members on flagship station KLAC-AM 570 are Chris Roberts, play-by-play; Matt Stevens, analyst; and Wayne Cook, sidelines.

Spring practice April 3 – Spring practice started May 5 – Spring game at the Rose Bowl

Schedule

Rankings

Key players

Offense No. 9 Jerry Johnson (receiver) No. 15 Devin Lucien (receiver) No. 56 Xavier Su'a-Filo (left tackle) No. 64 Greg Capella (center) No. 60 Jeff Baca (right guard) No. 77 Torian White (right tackle) No. 4 Kevin Prince (quarterback) No. 12 Richard Brehaut (quarterback) No. 17 Brett Hundley (quarterback) No. 23 Johnathan Franklin (running back) No. 33 Steven Manfro (running back) No. 54 Jake Brendel (center) No. 78 Brett Downey (right tackle) No. 41 David Allen (full back) No. 3 Darius Bell (WR-Y) No. 8 Joseph Fauria (tight end)

Defense No. 7 Tevin McDonald (defensive safety) No. 56 Datone Jones (left defensive end) No. 94 Owamagbe Odighizuwa (left defensive end) No. 92 Brandon Willis (nose tackle) No. 99 Cassius Marsh (right defensive end) No. 35 Jordan Zumwalt (left outside linebacker) No. 59 Keenan Graham (left outside linebacker) No. 30 Eric Kendricks (right inside linebacker) No. 43 Damien Holmes (right outside linebacker) No. 22 Sheldon Price (left cornerback) No. 11 Anthony Barr (right outside linebacker) No. 98 Seali’i Epenesa (nose tackle) No. 21 Aaron Hester (right cornerback) No. 26 Andrew Abbott (SS) No. 19 Dalton Hilliard (SS)

Game summaries

Rice

UCLA leads the series 4–0, last winning 26–16 on September 9, 2006 at the Rose Bowl. Brett Hundley started at quarterback.

Johnathan Franklin rushed for 214 yards and three touchdowns in this rout. UCLA dominated both in the air with 303 yards passing compared to 184 yards for Rice, and on the ground with 343 yards rushing compared to 174 for Rice. This was despite Rice having about minutes more of possession than UCLA. Franklin's performance was 2 yards short of a career high. Hundley took the first snap of the game 72 yards for a touchdown. Hundley completed 21 of 28 passes for 202 yards and rushed for 79 yards on 7 carries.

Rice was led by quarterback Taylor McHargue, who completed 17 of 28 passes for 179 yards with one interception; and had 129 yards rushing.

1st quarter scoring: UCLA – Brett Hundley 72 Yd Run (Pat Blocked); UCLA – Jerry Johnson 11 Yd Pass From Brett Hundley (Pat Blocked); UCLA – Johnathan Franklin 74 Yd Run (Kaʻimi Fairbairn Kick); RICE – Luke Willson 8 Yd Pass From Taylor McHargue (Chris Boswell Kick); RICE – Chris Boswell 53 Yd FG

2nd quarter scoring: RICE – Taylor McHargue 1 Yd Run (Chris Boswell Kick); UCLA – Kaʻimi Fairbairn 27 Yd FG; UCLA – Johnathan Franklin 78 Yd Run (Kaʻimi Fairbairn Kick); RICE – Sam McGuffie 2 Yd Pass From Taylor McHargue (Chris Boswell Kick); UCLA – Damien Holmes 44 Yd Fumble Return (Pat Blocked)

3rd quarter scoring: None

4th quarter scoring: UCLA – Joseph Fauria 4 Yd Pass From Brett Hundley (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed); UCLA – Johnathan Franklin 22 Yd Run (Brett Hundley Pass To David Allen For Two-Point Conversion)

Nebraska

Nebraska led the series 6–4 and UCLA was 3–2 at home against the Cornhuskers. Former player James McAlister was the game's honorary captain.

Johnathan Franklin rushed for 217 yards for an average of 8.3 yards per carry, which placed him at 7th place of the UCLA rushing record list.

1st quarter scoring: UCLA – Joseph Fauria 27 Yd Pass From Brett Hundley (Kaʻimi Fairbairn Kick); NEB – Ameer Abdullah 6 Yd Run (Brett Maher Kick); NEB – Taylor Martinez 92 Yd Run (Brett Maher Kick)

2nd quarter scoring: UCLA – Kaʻimi Fairbairn 35 Yd FG; UCLA – Joseph Fauria 4 Yd Pass From Brett Hundley (Kaʻimi Fairbairn Kick); NEB – Ameer Abdullah 17 Yd Run (Brett Maher Kick); UCLA – Steven Manfro 49 Yd Pass From Brett Hundley (Kaʻimi Fairbairn Kick); NEB – Brett Maher 54 Yd FG

3rd quarter scoring: UCLA – Kaʻimi Fairbairn 22 Yd FG; NEB – Brett Maher 43 Yd FG

4th quarter scoring: UCLA – Taylor Martinez Tackled By Datone Jones In End Zone; UCLA – Johnathan Franklin 9 Yd Pass From Brett Hundley (Kaʻimi Fairbairn Kick); NEB – Brett Maher 40 Yd FG

With this victory, UCLA was ranked in the AP Top 25 poll for the first time since 2007.

Houston

Houston and UCLA are tied 3–3 in the series with the Cougars winning at home last season.

The Bruins led the Cougars in first downs (29–14), net yards rushing (247–139), net yards passing (320–249), and total offense yards (567–388). Brett Hundley completed 27 of 42 passes with 2 interceptions for 320 yards. His longest pass was a 40-yard pass to Johnathan Franklin. Franklin moved into second place of the UCLA rushing record list when he rushed for 117 yards on 25 carries.

1st quarter scoring: UCLA – Eric Kendricks 23 Yd Fumble Return (Kaʻimi Fairbairn Kick); UCLA – Datone Jones 7 Yd Pass From Brett Hundley (Kaʻimi Fairbairn Kick)

2nd quarter scoring: UCLA – Kaʻimi Fairbairn 35 Yd FG

3rd quarter scoring: UCLA – Jordon James 12 Yd Pass From Brett Hundley (Kaʻimi Fairbairn Kick); UCLA – Kaʻimi Fairbairn 23 Yd; UCLA – Kaʻimi Fairbairn 33 Yd

4th quarter scoring: HOU – David Piland 86 Yd Run (Two-Point Run Conversion Failed); UCLA – Steven Manfro 14 Yd Run (Kaʻimi Fairbairn Kick)

Oregon State

UCLA leads the all-time series 41–15–4; Last Meeting, UCLA 27, Oregon State 19 (2011 at Corvallis, Ore.). Former quarterback Matt Stevens is the honorary captain.

1st quarter scoring: ORST – Trevor Romaine 22 Yd FG

2nd quarter scoring: UCLA – Kaʻimi Fairbairn 22 Yd FG; ORST – Brandin Cooks 75 Yd Pass From Sean Mannion (Trevor Romaine Kick); ORST – Markus Wheaton 42 Yd Pass From Sean Mannion (Trevor Romaine Kick); UCLA – Shaquelle Evans 65 Yd Pass From Brett Hundley (Kaʻimi Fairbairn Kick)

3rd quarter scoring: ORST – Storm Woods 2 Yd Run (Trevor Romaine Kick)

4th quarter scoring: UCLA – Brett Hundley 1 Yd Run (Kaʻimi Fairbairn Kick); ORST – Trevor Romaine 17 Yd FG; UCLA – Kaʻimi Fairbairn 35 Yd FG

Colorado

UCLA leads the series 5–2; UCLA won last year, 45–6, in the Rose Bowl.

1st quarter scoring: UCLA – Brett Hundley 12 Yd Run (Kaʻimi Fairbairn Kick)

2nd quarter scoring: UCLA -Darius Bell 17 Yd Pass From Brett Hundley (Kaʻimi Fairbairn Kick); COLO – Dustin Ebner 17 Yd Pass From Jordan Webb (Will Oliver Kick); UCLA – Brett Hundley 1 Yd Run (Kaʻimi Fairbairn Kick)

3rd quarter scoring: UCLA – Joseph Fauria 8 Yd Pass From Brett Hundley (Kaʻimi Fairbairn Kick)

4th quarter scoring: UCLA – Jordon James 25 Yd Run (Kaʻimi Fairbairn Kick); UCLA – Damien Thigpen 23 Yd Run (Kaʻimi Fairbairn Kick); COLO – Nick Kasa 31 Yd Pass From Nick Hirschman (Will Oliver Kick)

California

The Bruins look to end their losing streak at Memorial Stadium dating back to the 1999 season. Terry Leyden is the referee for the game.

UCLA is the Pac-12 leader in total offense (560.4 yards per game) and in scoring offense (3rd) at 36.8 per game. Their rushing offense is No. 2, led by Johnathan Franklin with 697 yards and their passing game is No. 4. Defensively, UCLA leads the conference with nine interceptions.

1st quarter scoring: UCLA – Cassius Marsh 4 Yd Pass From Brett Hundley (Kaʻimi Fairbairn Kick); CAL – Vincenzo D'Amato 26 Yd FG

2nd quarter scoring: CAL – C.J. Anderson 5 Yd Pass From Zach Maynard (Vincenzo D'Amato Kick); CAL – Keenan Allen 8 Yd Pass From Zach Maynard (Pat Blocked)

3rd quarter scoring: CAL – Brendan Bigelow 32 Yd Pass From Zach Maynard (Vincenzo D'Amato Kick); UCLA – Joseph Fauria 3 Yd Pass From Brett Hundley (Kaʻimi Fairbairn Kick); CAL – Keenan Allen 34 Yd Pass From Zach Maynard (Pat Blocked)

4th quarter scoring: UCLA – Kaʻimi Fairbairn 29 Yd FG; CAL – Zach Maynard 1 Yd Run (Vincenzo D'Amato Kick); CAL – C.J. Anderson 68 Yd Run (Vincenzo D'Amato Kick)

Utah

1st quarter scoring: UCLA – Brett Hundley 12 Yd Run (Kaʻimi Fairbairn Kick); UTAH – Ryan Lacy 0 Yd Fumble Return (Coleman Petersen Kick); UCLA – Shaquelle Evans 64 Yd Pass From Brett Hundley (Kaʻimi Fairbairn Kick)

2nd quarter scoring: None

3rd quarter scoring: UCLA – Johnathan Franklin 3 Yd Run (Kaʻimi Fairbairn Kick)

4th quarter scoring: UTAH – Dres Anderson 1 Yd Pass From Jon Hays (Coleman Petersen Kick)

Arizona State

UCLA leads the series, 17–10–1. Last season, UCLA downed ASU 29–28 at the Rose Bowl, a last second field goal attempt by the Sun Devils was just off the mark.

1st quarter scoring: ASU – Kevin Ozier 7 Yd Pass From Taylor Kelly (Alex Garoutte Kick); ASU – Marion Grice 2 Yd Run (Alex Garoutte Kick); UCLA – Johnathan Franklin 3 Yd Run (Kaʻimi Fairbairn Kick); UCLA – Devin Fuller 15 Yd Pass From Brett Hundley (Kaʻimi Fairbairn Kick)

2nd quarter scoring: ASU – Jon Mora 36 Yd FG; UCLA – Johnathan Franklin 5 Yd Run (Kaʻimi Fairbairn Kick)

3rd quarter scoring: ASU – Jon Mora 31 Yd; UCLA – Damien Thigpen 65 Yd Pass From Brett Hundley (Kaʻimi Fairbairn Kick); ASU – Marion Grice 20 Yd Pass From Taylor Kelly (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed); UCLA – Joseph Fauria 4 Yd Pass From Brett Hundley (Kaʻimi Fairbairn Kick)

4th quarter scoring: ASU – Marion Grice 8 Yd Pass From Taylor Kelly (Alex Garoutte Kick); UCLA – Damien Thigpen 20 Yd Pass From Brett Hundley (Kaʻimi Fairbairn Kick); ASU – Jon Mora 22 Yd FG; ASU – D. J. Foster 7 Yd Pass From Taylor Kelly (Alex Garoutte Kick); UCLA – Kaʻimi Fairbairn 33 Yd

Arizona

UCLA's homecoming game and honoring veterans day. UCLA leads the series 19–15–2. UCLA leads 11–4–2 in Los Angeles (8–4–1 in the Rose Bowl) and Arizona leads 11–8 at Tucson.

1st quarter scoring: UCLA – Johnathan Franklin 37 Yd Run (Kaʻimi Fairbairn Kick); UCLA – Brett Hundley 6 Yd Run (Kaʻimi Fairbairn Kick); UCLA – Jordan Payton 17 Yd Pass From Brett Hundley (Kaʻimi Fairbairn Kick)

2nd quarter scoring: UCLA – Damien Thigpen 1 Yd Run (Kaʻimi Fairbairn Kick); ARIZ – John Bonano 28 Yd FG; UCLA – Johnathan Franklin 2 Yd Run (Kaʻimi Fairbairn Kick); Joseph Fauria 1 Yd Pass From Brett Hundley (Kaʻimi Fairbairn Kick)

3rd quarter scoring: UCLA – Kaʻimi Fairbairn 25 Yd FG; ARIZ – Ka'Deem Carey 2 Yd Run (John Bonano Kick); UCLA – Joseph Fauria 28 Yd Pass From Brett Hundley (Kaʻimi Fairbairn Kick)

4th quarter scoring: UCLA – Steven Manfro 14 Yd Run (Kaʻimi Fairbairn Kick); UCLA – Melvin Emesibe 1 Yd Run (Kaʻimi Fairbairn Kick)

Washington State

The Bruins lead the series 18–39–1, which was started in 1928.

1st quarter scoring: UCLA – Sheldon Price 68 Yd Return Of Blocked Field Goal (Kaʻimi Fairbairn Kick); WSU – Dominique Williams 6 Yd Pass From Connor Halliday (Andrew Furney Kick)

2nd quarter scoring: UCLA – Johnathan Franklin 16 Yd Pass From Brett Hundley (Kaʻimi Fairbairn Kick); UCLA – Joseph Fauria 9 Yd Pass From Brett Hundley (Kaʻimi Fairbairn Kick); UCLA – Connor Halliday Tackled By Anthony Barr In End Zone; UCLA – Devin Fuller 10 Yd Pass From Brett Hundley (Kaʻimi Fairbairn Kick); UCLA – Eric Kendricks 40 Yd Fumble Return (Kaʻimi Fairbairn Kick)

3rd quarter scoring: WSU – Brett Bartolone 7 Yd Pass From Connor Halliday (Andrew Furney Kick); UCLA – Jordon James 2 Yd Run (Kaʻimi Fairbairn Kick); WSU – Marcus Mason 4 Yd Pass From Connor Halliday (Andrew Furney Kick)

4th quarter scoring: WSU – Dominique Williams 11 Yd Pass From Connor Halliday (Andrew Furney Kick); WSU – Kristoff Williams 3 Yd Pass From Connor Halliday (Connor Halliday Pass To Dominique Williams For Two-Point Conversion)

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