FROM THE FILM ROOM (through games of Sept. 7)
* The San Diego State defense has been fantastic in coverage this season. Through two games, San Diego State has allowed an explosive pass play (gain of 15-plus yards) on just 7.5 percent of attempts against. That is the best rate in the Mountain West and the sixth-best rate among all 130 FBS defenses. Last season, SDSU allowed an explosive pass play on 15.2 percent of attempts (MW rank: 4). The Aztecs have also allowed the fewest yards per attempt (4.7) in the MW and given up the lowest passing TD percentage (1.5 percent).
* Senior quarterback Ryan Agnew was at his best vs UCLA. Agnew earned his highest NCAA efficency rating (164.2) for any game in which he had at least nine pass attempts and improved to 8-1 as a starter. He threw for a career-high 293 yards and completed 9.45 yards per attempt (highest for any game with at least nine attempts). He has now thrown 103 pass attempts over his career in road games with no interceptions.
* Sophomore wide receiver Kobe Smith was San Diego State's top-targeted receiver at UCLA and came away with a career-high seven catches and career-best 131 yards receiving. He entered the game with a total of 10 receptions for 121 yards in his previous 13 career games. Through the first two weeks of the season, Smith has gained a whopping 3.56 yards per route run which ranks second among MW wide receivers. Smith is one of only two wide receivers in the conference to gain more than 2.85 yards per route heading into week three. The sophomore has been targeted 17 time this season, which equals his total from the entire 2018 campaign.
* Junior right tackle Jacob Capra has been sensational in pass protection this season. Against UCLA, Capra was perfect in pass protection, allowing no quarterback pressures on 43 pass blocks. On the season, Capra has allowed no sacks, no QB hits and just one hurry on 76 pass blocks. Among MW offensive tackles with at least 50 pass blocks played, Capra's pass block efficiency of 99.3 ranks first.
* Senior cornerback Luq Barcoo was outstanding in coverage on Saturday. Barcoo was tested often but that wasn't a problem for him. Barcoo was targeted nine times and allowed five receptions for just 17 yards in coverage with one pass deflection. When a reception was made in his coverage, the average gain went for just 3.4 yards. Barcoo allowed a NCAA passer rating when targeted of just 71.4 vs UCLA. Barcoo's overall grade by Pro Football Focus ranked first among MW cornerbacks. In his areer, Barcoo has allowed just 55 percent of targets in his coverage to be caught (24 receptions on 43 targets).
RECAPPING THE UCLA GAME (through games of Sept. 7)
* San Diego State defeated UCLA for the first time in the 23 all-time series meetings between the two schools. The Aztecs series record against the Bruins is now 1-21-1.
* The 22-game winless streak by an FBS opponent against another FBS opponent is the longest streak snapped since Kentucky ended a 31-game streak against Florida one year ago tomorrow (Sept. 8, 2018).
* San Diego State improved to 5-1 in its last six games against Pac-12 opponents. Since the start of the 2016 season, SDSU's five victories over Pac-12 opponents are the most for any G5 school against any Power 5 conference in the nation.
* The Aztec win percentage in Pac-12 games since the start of the 2016 campaign is 83.3 (5-1). That is the highest winning percentage by any team (including Pac-12 teams) against the conference during that period of time (min. 5 games).
* SDSU has five wins (5-1) over Pac-12 schools since the start of the 2016 campaign. That is one more Pac-12 win than Oregon State (4-23) has accumulated during that span.
* This is the 13th victory in the program's Division I history against a team that was a member of the Pac-12/10/8 at game time. Six of those wins have come in the Rocky Long era (also: Ted Tollner 2, Doug Scovil 2, Claude Gilbert 2, Don Coryell).
* This is just the third Division I era road victory over a Pac-12/10/8 team. The Aztecs have accomplished it twice in the Rocky Long era (today and 2017 at Arizona State). The other occurrence was at Oregon State in 1975.
* With the victory, San Diego State is 3-29 in Division I history in road games at Pac-12/10/8 opponents. The Aztecs have now won two of their last three road games at Pac-12 league schools and have defeated consecutive unranked Pac-12 opponents away from home.