COLLEGE FOOTBALL 2010: TOSTITOS FIESTA BOWL TEAM OF WEEK 4

09/28/10

Bruins thrive on turnovers in upset of Texas

UCLA IS TOSTITOS FIESTA
BOWL NATIONAL TEAM OF THE WEEK

DALLAS (FWAA) – With their 34-12 win at No. 7 Texas, the UCLA Bruins (2-2) are the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl National Team of the Week for games of the weekend of Sept. 25.

The Bruins forced four first-half turnovers and Johnathan Franklin ran for 118 yards and a touchdown for UCLA. On the day, the Bruins ran for 264 yards against the nation’s No. 2 rush defense.

In winning their second straight game after an 0-2 start, the Bruins registered their first road win against a ranked opponent since 2001. It was Texas’ first home loss since 2007 and its worst home loss under coach Mack Brown.

"It is a huge thrill for our program to come in and play in this environment and play the way we did, and to go in there and feel like now we are maybe getting closer to being a program where we can be counted on and get back to our roots as a top program in the country," UCLA coach Rick Neuheisel said after the game.

Other Tostitos Fiesta Bowl Bowl National Team of the Week nominees for the weekend of Sept. 25 included:

• Toledo (3-1): The Rockets won their third straight road game, upsetting Purdue, 31-20, in West Lafayette, Ind. Austin Dantin threw two touchdown passes and ran for two other scores for the Rockets.

2010 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl National Teams of the Week

• Weekend of Sept. 4: Boise State Broncos
• Weekend of Sept. 11: Oklahoma Sooners
• Weekend of Sept. 18: Arizona Wildcats
• Weekend of Sept. 25: UCLA Bruins