Monday, November 9, 1998
Football Briefs
The streak is on
UCLA is 8-0, their best start since they began the 1954 season
with nine straight wins. The Bruins have won six straight games
against ranked opponents, including three this year (Texas, Arizona
and Oregon). UCLA is now 13-0 when scoring over 40 points under
coach Bob Toledo.
With the win, UCLA also extended its overall streak to 18 games,
the longest in the nation.
Poll position
UCLA is now ranked No. 3 in both the AP and the ESPN/USA Today.
UCLA moved past Ohio State, who lost to Michigan St. 28-24, in both
polls. But in the AP poll, Kansas State leapfrogged UCLA. The Bowl
Championship Series (BCS) poll will be released today.
Wild ending
In the fourth quarter, Oregon State and UCLA combined for 382 of
their 1,014 total yards. The final 7:04 produced two touchdowns and
two field goals.
Spreading
it out
Nine Bruins caught passes against Oregon State, including
quarterback Cade McNown, who took a pass from tailback Jermaine
Lewis for a 22-yard gain. It was a trick play the Bruins had been
practicing for weeks. Brian Poli-Dixon had a career-high nine
catches for 82 yards and Danny Farmer hauled in five receptions for
115 yards.
Going for
the glory
Bob Toledo was going for it all on the Bruins final game-winning
drive.
"We weren’t going for a small chunk," he said. "We were going
for a chunk. We had a three-level pass going, a deep intermediate,
and a short kind of route and Melsby just ran past the guy. I think
the corner bit on the 20-yard route (to Farmer) and Melsby made a
great play and Mcnown did a great job of seeing him. (Melsby)
wasn’t the primary receiver, he was the secondary guy."
Defense
disappears
The Oregon State offense began the day second-to-last in the
Pac-10 with 345.9 yards per game. But against UCLA, they gained 491
yards, including 286 in the second half.
Jason Dandridge, the Beaver’s backup tailback, ran over the
Bruin defense for 130 yards on 16 carries, an average of over eight
yards per carry. Oregon State also racked up 206 yards on kickoff
returns.
Compiled by Jeff Kmiotek, Daily Bruin Staff
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