After two weeks of allowing opponents to score almost at will, the UCLA defense will meet its perfect match Saturday: an equally inept Cal offense. The Golden Bears rank 105th or lower in all major offensive yardage categories: total offense (121st), rushing (110th) and passing (105th). But Cal’s struggles on offense, which included four games without starting quarterback Chase Garbers, are bested only by UCLA’s historically bad defense. UCLA’s 6.74 yards allowed per play this season would be the most for a Bruins defense since at least 1945, which is the first year in the record book. The Bruins are now one game away from sealing a different mark of futility: The passing defense allows a soon-to-be school-record 9.31 yards per attempt.

Source: Los Angeles Times November 27, 2019 00:00 UTC