Chalk this one up to Defense. Bad Defense. REALLY bad Defense. Against a team that just lost to San Diego State, scoring only 17 against the Aztecs, WITH their starting Quarterback. That was a week ago. Then Stanford faces their favorite doormat, UCLA, loses their starting QB in the first quarter, but still scores FIFTY-EIGHT points against the Bruins. Something is wrong at UCLA, and the blame falls squarely on the Defense.
The Offense was far from perfect, and made a dozen mistakes that could have made the game more interesting. There was a dropped Touchdown pass, at least three other dropped passes, penalties, three or four fumbles (two lost), two Interceptions, less-than-stellar pass protection, and some errant throws.