SportsDirect Inc. staff
Aug 30, 2014
No. 7 UCLA 28, Virginia 20: Brett Hundley rushed for a score and the Bruinsกฏ defense tallied three touchdowns in the nonconference victory over the host Cavaliers.
Ishmael Adams and Eric Kendricks returned interceptions for touchdowns and Randall Goforth scored on a fumble return for UCLA (1-0). Hundley passed for 242 yards and Jordan Payton caught eight passes for 98 yards.
Backup quarterback Matt Johns was 13-of-22 for 154 yards and two touchdown passes for Virginia (0-1). Starter Greyson Lambert was 16-of-23 for 112 yards and two interceptions before being pulled late in the second quarter.
Adams scored on a 20-yard return early in the second quarter when he collected the ball after Owamagbe Odighizuwa deflected the throw by Lambert. Virginia got on the board a short time later on Ian Fryeกฏs 35-yard field goal before Goforth took a fumble 75 yards for a score with 2:55 left in the half and Kendricks returned an interception 37 yards with 1:20 to play as the Bruins took a 21-3 lead.
Johns tossed a 29-yard scoring pass to Andre Levrone shortly before halftime and later connected with Darius Jennings on a 23-yard aerial midway through the third quarter. Hundley scored on a 6-yard rush with 1:02 left in the stanza to give UCLA a 28-17 lead before Frye booted a 27-yard field goal with 6:47 left in the game.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Cavaliers coach Mike London lost a season-opening contest for the first time in five seasons at the school. กญ Hundley passed Cory Paus (6,877 from 1999-2002) for third-place on UCLAกฏs career passing-yardage list and finished the contest with 7,053. กญ Jennings caught three passes to move into 12th place in Virginia history with 109 career receptions, five behind the two players who share 10th place จC former NFL standout Herman Moore (1988-90) and Wali Lundy (2002-05).