Oct. 9, 2010
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• The Golden Bear defense limited UCLA to 144 total yards today, the second time this season Cal has yielded under 150 yards of offense (also UC Davis, 81).
• The Bruins gained only 26 rushing. UCLA entered the game averaging 262.4 yards per game on the ground, No. 10 in the nation.
• UCLA continues to lead the all-time series with Cal, 49-31-1, but the Golden Bears have won three in a row and are 6-3 against the Bruins in the Jeff Tedford era. Cal hasn't lost to UCLA at Memorial since 1998, rolling off a current streak of six straight home victories.
• Cal's record following a bye week is now 9-6 in the 15 regular-season games in which the Golden Bears have had more than the standard one week of preparation.
• S Chris Conte recorded his first career forced fumble, which was recovered by DB Josh Hill.
• DB Darian Hagan's two sacks were the first of his career. He also recorded his first interception of the season (fourth career)
• LB Mychal Kendricks had 2.5 tackles for loss including 1.0 sacks.
• DB Steve Williams got is first career sack and TFL.
• By scoring a touchdown following a UCLA first-quarter fumble, Cal has now scored 55 points off turnovers this season.
• Cal has now shut out its opponent during the first half in four of five games in 2010 and has outscored its opponents in the first two quarters, 114-21. In their three wins, the Bears have outscored the opposition, 139-17.
• The Bears ended the day with 304 rushing yards. Cal entered the game averaging 190.0 yards per game on the ground.
• QB Kevin Riley recorded his first rushing TD of the season (fifth of career).
• TB Shane Vereen rushed for 151 yards today and is now nine yards away from tying Reynard Rutherford for No. 10 on Cal's all-time career rushing list. It was his third straight 100-yard rushing game (sixth in last nine games) and eighth 100-yard game in his Cal career. Vereen has now scored multiple touchdowns in games eight times, including six of his last eight contests dating back to last season.
• Vereen also has at least one catch in all 31 of his collegiate contests, which is the longest by a Football Bowl Subdivision running back and the ninth-longest of all FBS players.
• Vereen had 202 all-purpose yards (151 rush, 51 pass) to move into 10th all-time at Cal for all-purpose yards at 3,389 yards, passing Dwight Garner.
• Vereen has found the end zone 10 times for 60 points in 2010, with eight rushing touchdowns and two more on catches.
• Vereen now has 24 career rushing touchdowns and is now No. 5 all-time at Cal for rushing TDs.
• RB Isi Sofele had career bests of 13 carries and 80 yards for the game, and a single-carry best of 24 yards.
• WR Marvin Jones scored on a career-best 48-yard end-around rush for TD on his second career rush. He added one reception for 9 yards.
• WR/KR Keenan Allen reeled in a TD pass from Riley, his third of the season, in the second quarter, making him Cal's TD-reception leader.
• The Bears' TD to open the game was the first time in 2010 Cal had a scoring drive on its first possession. Cal's previous first-possession score was a field goal vs. Arizona on Nov. 14, 2009; the Bears last TD on their first possession was against Washington State on Oct. 24, 2009.
• Jeff Tedford now sports a record at Cal of 70-37 (.654), only four victories behind the school's all-time leader, Andy Smith (74, 1916-25) and three shy of James Schaeffer (73, 1909-15). He is one of only eight current FBS coaches to have an active string of at least eight consecutive winning seasons. His win total for conference games (42) are the most ever by a Cal coach.
• Cal has now posted an overall record of 36-6 (.857) at Memorial Stadium over its last 42 home games. The Bears are a perfect 36-0 at home over this period against teams other than Oregon State and USC. Cal has been unbeaten at home in a season three times (2004, '06, '08) under head coach Jeff Tedford.
• Today's attendance of 61,664 continues a current streak of 40 games with at least 50,000-plus fans at Memorial Stadium (every contest over the last seven seasons), including 58,040 in its 2010 season opener against UC Davis and 55,440 vs. Colorado. The Bears' most recent sellout was a crowd of 71,799 vs. USC on Oct. 3, 2009.
