Marcus Ezeff then intercepted a pass by Bruins quarterback Kevin Craft which he was able to return for a 69-yard touchdown. In the fourth quarter, Cal's final score came on a 45-yard run by Best. The Bears put their new #25 ranking on the line against the Wildcats on the road, where they had lost in 2006, with Longshore getting his second start in a row for the season. [37] Cal started a drive late in the first quarter that was halted early in the second when Bo McNally intercepted Kevin Riley on the Stanford 24-yard line. Tennessee Head Coach Phil Fulmer has a season opener record of 14–3, with all three losses coming to teams in California: a 25–23 loss to UCLA at the Rose Bowl in 1994, a 45–31 loss to California in 2007, and this game. [2] Sophomore place kicker Kai Forbath was named to Associated Press' All-America third team. Following an interception by the Golden Bears, Nate Longshore stepped in for Kevin Riley in the second quarter for his final regular season game at Cal; Best scored with a two-yard touchdown run, followed a 20-yard run. Pritchard was intercepted on Stanford's next possession on the Cal 27-yard line and then again in the final minutes of the quarter to seal the victory for Cal, with the crowd rushing the field in celebration. 2008 Pacific-10 Conference football standings, 2008 Michigan State Spartans football team, 2008 Washington State Cougars football team, 2008 Arizona State Sun Devils football team, Riley wins Cal's starting quarterback job, Nevada high school football recruit made up story, "Cal gets big late TD run, beats Michigan St. 38–31", "Maryland provides wake-up call to No. Michael Mohammed then intercepted a Craft pass for a 19-yard score. There was some booing, but not a significant amount. However Cal's special teams struck again as Syd'Quan Thompson ran a punt return for a touchdown. Although the pass appeared on replays to have touched the ground, it was not overturned. [36], The Bears were able to score a field goal on their first possession, set up by a 60-yard run by Jahvid Best. [28] In the fourth quarter, Ducks cornerback Jairus Bryd fumbled a punt which was recovered by the Bears, allowing Vereen to score on a 2-yard run to put the game away. Only San Diego State had more games with the Bruins in a non-conference series history. The Bruins had a 35–18–1 record on the Cougars. [40] Washington's last win had been against Cal in Seattle in 2007. The official Football news stories archives for the UCLA Bruins The 2008 UCLA Bruins football team represented the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. [14] The Huskies had been on a winless streak all season, and were at 0–9. 2008 UCLA Statistics. Both teams then traded field goals into the fourth quarter. The Bears played their final regular season game at home against the winless Huskies in Tyrone Willingham's final game as Washington head coach. See our list of forfeits and vacated games for more details. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. Fourth quarter saw both teams scoring a field goal and a touchdown. The Bruins held a 19–11–2 record on the Wildcats at game time. The team improved on its 2007 season record of 7–6 to 9–4 and spent most of the season unranked, breaking into the AP Top 25 three times only to get knocked out each time following a loss. The Huskies got in their sole score of the game on a drive that consumed more than six minutes and culminated in a two-yard run by Bean. The 2008 UCLA Bruins baseball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 2008 NCAA Division I baseball season.The Bruins played their home games in Jackie Robinson Stadium.UCLA finished the regular season as the #3 team in the Pacific-10 Conference behind #2 Stanford and #1 Arizona State. Quarterback Kevin Craft completed 11 out of 28 passes for a total of 89 yards and had one pass intercepted. [29][30] The Bears' five turnovers were the most since a November 12, 2005 matchup against USC, while Longshore moved up to fourth place in career passing touchdowns with 49 total. The Spartans struck first with a touchdown run by Javon Ringer, followed by Cal QB Kevin Riley connecting with Cameron Morrah for a touchdown. The game kicked off from the Rose Bowl at 5 p.m. Pacific Time in the ESPN Monday Night Football time slot, which for the rest of the season was devoted to NFL professional football. The Spartans countered with a touchdown pass from Brian Hoyer to Mark Dell to get within 7 points and had a chance to tie the game with seconds left, but Hoyer threw four straight incompletions from midfield.[11]. [36] Pritchard outpassed Riley, throwing for 306 yards and a touchdown, while Gerhart ran for 103. Beavers quarterback Lyle Moevao threw for 145 yards, including one interception and a sack, while Jacquizz Rodgers rushed for 144 yards with one touchdown. The game marked the first time the Bears had allowed more than 40 points since UCLA had scored 47 at home on October 8, 2005.[25]. Running back Derrick Coleman rushed for a touchdown in the first half. Both teams then traded field goals into the fourth quarter. [18] The loss brings the Bears' record to 3–7 in its last ten trips to the East Coast and also snapped a ten-game winning streak in the month of September.[17]. Kevin Riley was intercepted on the ensuing Cal possession, setting up another touchdown run by Scott. Roster; Game Logs; Splits; More 2008 UCLA Pages. Longshore finished with a 136 passing yards including one touchdown, while Best had 93 rushing yards. 18 TENNESSEE 24 (OT) Kevin Craft rallies UCLA past Tennessee", "No. Michigan State responded when Otis Wiley intercepted a Nate Longshore pass and returned it for a touchdown, while Cal was able to counter with a touchdown run by Jahvid Best prior to the end of the first half. The Bears had 549 total net yards as opposed to the Huskies' 200, and outrushed them 431 to 104, with net passing yards closer at 118 to 96, respectively. 0 Hall's 7 Touchdown Passes Lead B.Y.U. Defensive Coordinator Walker's defensive unit ranked best in each of his first two seasons. More 2008 UCLA Pages. Kevin Craft was intercepted twice in the fourth quarter to dash any hope of a comeback. He hit Shane Vereen in the end zone on the Bears' first possession of the third quarter on a 27-yard strike, but the play was negated because of an illegal receiver downfield penalty;[31] he was then intercepted on a tipped pass. Longshore got the start for the Bears and played for the first half, throwing two interceptions that were negated by penalties against the USC defense. Kahlil Bell scored with 27 seconds left in the third quarter to close the gap at 21–14. In addition to the games on TV, the football games were broadcast on the UCLA ISP Sports Network (AM570 Sports, in Los Angeles), with Chris Roberts, Matt Stevens and Wayne Cook. The 1996 game against Tennessee set an attendance record with a crowd of 106,297 at Neyland Stadium. All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. The defense was able to shut out Colorado State for another quarter. The Bruins took their only lead of the game at the beginning of the second quarter by managing to block a punt attempt by Bryan Anger and recovering the ball in the end zone to go up 7–3. Do you have a sports website? 23 Cal", "Weather and not time change factor in Cal's loss", "Tedford reopens Cal's quarterback competition", "Arizona St QB Carpenter on crutches after Cal loss", "Longshore leads Cal past punchless Arizona State", "Cal returns 2 INTs for TDs in 41–20 win over UCLA", "Cal gets TOs in rain for win over No. Since moving to the Rose Bowl, the Bruins had a 109–46–2 record, winning 70% (prior to this season). X-rays showed that there were no fractures and an MRI revealed no ligament damage. In the third quarter Riley was replaced with Nate Longshore who was unable to produce any offense although running backs Jahvid Best and Shane Vereen were consistently gaining first downs. [46], 2008 California Golden Bears football team. The second half saw both teams score back and forth. By comparison, the Bears were only able to score on a lone field goal. Marcus Ezeff then intercepted a pass by Bruins quarterback Kevin Craft which he was able to return for a 69-yard touchdown. On a day when the Bruins were woeful in punt coverage and bad in third down conversions, the Arizona Wildcats won 31-10 in the Rose Bowl. The only score of the quarter was set up by a 50-yard interception return by Worrell Williams, capped off by a 2-yard pass from Longshore to Nyan Boateng. Best then ran in from a score on Cal's next possession, which was set up by a 42-yard run. The Cardinal started the season with a Pac-10 win over the Beavers 36–28 and had a 4–3 (3–1 in Pac-10) record entering the game. ASU had four defensive touchdowns, including a 100-yard interception touchdown. These were the primary starters and backups through the 2008 season. UCLA quarterback Kevin Craft (#3) passed for 224 yards, Derrick Coleman (#33) rushed for 51 yards and Terrence Austin (#4) had 78 yards of receiving in this game. UCLA coach Neuheisel had been fired in the summer of 2003 from the University of Washington in relation to his participation in a neighborhood pool for the 2003 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament and lies he told about his actions. Join our linker program. The game marked the first time since 1921 and 1923 that the Bears had won back to back games at Pullman. Record: 4-8 (89th of 120) (Schedule & Results), Every Sports Reference Social Media Account, Site Last Updated: Tuesday, November 3, 7:27AM. [15] Cal was shut out of the end zone until the fourth quarter, when Riley connected with Cameron Morrah. Are you a Stathead, too? Both Ben Olson (#7) and Patrick Cowan (#12) were injured in pre-season practices. Running back Shane Vereen, stepping in for an injured Jahvid Best, had 93 yards rushing. UCLA had a record of 44–31–3 on the Cardinal going into the game. Or write about sports? But Kai Forbath kicked a 42-yard field goal to give the Bruins a 27–24 lead in overtime. The game marked the first time that two Cal running backs had completed over 100 yards rushing since the 2006 Holiday Bowl, with Best at 111 yards and Vereen at 101, respectively. [9] Quarterback Jeremiah Masoli himself had 97 rushing yards, more than double his 44 passing yards, including a touchdown run. Verner majors in mathematics and Perez is a sociology major. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. [13] It was the Cougars' worst loss since a 1976 loss to UCLA 62–3 and the first time that WSU opened the season with two losses since 1999. Trojans quarterback Mark Sanchez, on the ensuing possession, then led USC on a 70-yard drive capped off by a 19-yard touchdown pass to Patrick Turner. The University of Washington had its probation extended for failing to monitor its football program.

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