Game Week: UCLA vs. Alabama State Facts and Factors

UCLA football team beat Bowling Green. They will play FCS Alabama State.

ESPN Win Predictor: UCLA 99.8% - Bowling Green 0.2%.

UCLA is 35th in the latest FPI.

The updated FPI Projected Record is 8.5-3.7.

UCLA and Alabama State will play each other on the football field. It's the first time UCLA will face any HBCU, SWAC, or FCS team. UCLA is favored to win by 50.5 points. Alabama is coached by Eddie Robinson, Jr. who played football for the Alabama St. team in the late 80s and early 90s. He was selected 50th overall by the Houston Oilers in 1992. After his playing career, he started a real estate investment company and became an analyst for several media outlets. His current job is the 30th head coach in Alabama's football history.

UCLA's win over Bowling Green was the fourth consecutive for the Bruins. Dorian Thompson-Robinson needs three more yards to pass Gary Beban for 3rd place in the all-time UCLA quarterback rush list. The games in Week 2 are in Pacific Time. Southern Utah at Utah, Washington State at Wisconsin, Oregon at Eastern Washington, Arizona at Arizona, Mississippi State vs. Arizona and Alabama State v. UCLA are on TV. The other games are played on the Pac-12 Network. They are: Arizona State against Oklahoma State, Eastern Washingon vs Oregon, and Washington vs Washington.