No. 22 Arizona overcomes turnovers to beat UCLA, keep pace in Pac-10 race

 

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• No. 22 Arizona Handles UCLA, 27-13

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Top 25 Overview

It was over when... UCLA's offense decided to take the night off. All 13 of the Bruins' points resulted from turnovers. Gameball goes to... Arizona's rush defense, ranked 27th in the nation, which held the Bruins to just 65 yards on the ground. Stat of the game... 5. Nick Foles turned the ball over five times, including three interceptions, a fumble and a botched handoff. Complete Top 25 Overview

Team Stat Comparison
1st Downs	10	27
Total Yards	211	456
Passing	146	247
Rushing	65	209
Penalties	6-40	2-11
3rd Down Conversions	2-15	9-16
4th Down Conversions	1-3	1-1
Turnovers	2	5
Possession	24:22	35:38

Air/Ground Leaders
UCLA Passing   C/ATT YDS TD INT Craft 6/17 75 0 0 Prince 7/15 60 0 0	Arizona Passing   C/ATT YDS TD INT Foles 22/34 247 2 3 Scott 0/1 0 0 0
UCLA Rushing   CAR YDS TD LG Franklin 9 36 0 14 Ramirez 6 31 0 9	Arizona Rushing   CAR YDS TD LG Antolin 16 77 0 15 Dean 3 45 0 26
UCLA Receiving   REC YDS TD LG Rosario 2 27 0 21 Moya 2 24 0 22	Arizona Receiving   REC YDS TD LG Criner 4 85 2 41 Turner 5 55 0 17

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER				UCLA	ARIZ
	TD	04:39	Juron Criner 41 Yd Pass From Nick Foles (Alex Zendejas Kick)	0	7
	TD	03:19	Nic Grigsby 6 Yd Run (Pat Blocked)	0	13
SECOND QUARTER				UCLA	ARIZ
	FG	07:51	Kai Forbath 53 Yd	3	13
THIRD QUARTER				UCLA	ARIZ
	FG	13:59	Kai Forbath 33 Yd	6	13
	TD	08:34	Juron Criner 25 Yd Pass From Nick Foles (Alex Zendejas Kick)	6	20
	TD	05:20	Tony Dye 28 Yd Fumble Return (Kai Forbath Kick)	13	20
	TD	00:34	Nick Booth 6 Yd Run (Alex Zendejas Kick)	13	27

TUCSON, Ariz. -- Nick Foles threw two touchdown passes to Juron Criner, and Arizona (No. 22 BCS) overcame five turnovers to defeat UCLA 27-13 on Saturday and keep pace in the Pac-10 race.

Fast Facts

• Arizona improved to 5-2 overall and 4-0 at home this season and has won three of its first four Pac-10 games for the second straight season.

• The Wildcats overcame five turnovers on the day, including three interceptions by Nick Foles.

• UCLA fell to 0-4 in Pac-10 play for the first time since 1994 when the Bruins lost their first five conference games.

-- ESPN Stats & Information

Nic Grigsby and Nick Booth each ran for a touchdown for the Wildcats (5-2, 3-1 Pac-10), who remain tied for second place.

Foles had a hand in all of five of Arizona's turnovers. The Pac-10's leading passer threw three interceptions, had a fumble returned for a touchdown and botched a handoff that led to a fumble.

UCLA's defense did everything it could to keep the Bruins (3-4, 0-4) afloat. All 13 UCLA points resulted from turnovers.

UCLA free safety Rahim Moore, the national interception co-leader, picked off his sixth and seventh passes of the season, and strong safety Tony Dye returned a fumble 28 yards for a score.

Bruins coach Rick Neuheisel tried three quarterbacks -- starter Kevin Prince, Kevin Craft and Richard Brehaut.