One week after being carved up by Memphis for 48 points, the UCLA defense perhaps put forth an even worse showing in Saturday’s 58-34 loss at Stanford.

The UCLA Bruins fell behind the Stanford Cardinal in the second quarter and were unable to take back the lead.

This article was updated Sept. 24 at 1:26 a.m.
Stanford went through three quarterbacks against UCLA, but as long as the Cardinal had Bryce Love in the backfield, their offense kept churning and scoring.

PALO ALTO, Calif.—Perhaps it was naive to think UCLA football might get an easy win against Stanford.
The Bruins, seeking to snap a nine-game losing streak to the Cardinal, looked poised to build a two-score lead early in the second quarter of Saturday night’s matchup.

Ten­ – that’s how many consecutive losses against Stanford there will be if UCLA loses Saturday.
Both teams are coming off losses to unranked opponents outside of the Power Five conferences.

Matt Cummings, football beat writerPrediction: Stanford 35, UCLA 31
The talk among the UCLA coaching staff after the loss to Memphis has focused heavily on the Bruins’ inability to prevent explosive plays.