The Cardinal’s unstoppable offense coupled with the Bruins’ lazy penalties and subpar defensive effort spelled out a 56-35 loss for UCLA, dropping to 4-2 on the season.

STANFORD – David Shaw waited his entire Stanford career to make one perfect Wildcat play.
On Thursday night, his team delivered a play that was not only perfect, it was peerless.

STANFORD — This article is going to sound like a broken record for UCLA football fans.
No. 15 Stanford leads No. 18 UCLA 35-17 at halftime, on the verge of winning its eighth-straight game in the rivalry series.

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In advance of Thursday night’s matchup between No. 18 UCLA and No. 15 Stanford, Daily Bruin Sports talked to Do-Hyoung Park, the lead football beat writer for the Stanford Daily.

Thursday’s matchup with Stanford is many things for UCLA.
For last year’s returning players, it’s a shot at redemption. For this year’s rookies, it’s a chance to prove themselves.

The Bruins travel north to Stanford to face off against the No. 15 Cardinal. UCLA is coming off a bye week in which it rose two spots in the AP Poll to No.