Welcome to Bruins Nation’s opponent preview series for the UCLA Bruins’ 2018 football season! Each week, we will be taking a look at an upcoming opponent this year, examine their strengths and weaknesses, and make a bold prediction regarding the outcome.
This week, we take a look at UCLA’s Week 12 opponent: the Stanford Cardinal.
Welcome to 2017, where a five-loss season is considered a disappointment for Stanford.
To be fair, the Cardinal were all over the map last year. They were able to notch wins against two top 10 S&P+ teams in Washington and Notre Dame, but also had road losses to San Diego State and Washington State.