RECORDS: Oregon State 5-3, 4-1 Pacific-10 Conference; UCLA 3-5, 2-3

SERIES: UCLA leads 39-13-4

LAST MEETING: UCLA won 40-14 in 2007

LATEST LINE: Oregon State by 7½

COACH: Rick Neuheisel, first season (3-5), ninth overall (69-36)

OFFENSE: It has been slowing going with a new coaching staff. … The rush offense (81.5 ypg) is the worst in the conference and 116th of 119 nationally. … The pass offense (291.4 ypg) is sixth in the Pac-10. … The team scores 20.4 ppg, which is seventh-best in the conference. … Protecting the QB has been an issue with three sacks allowed a game. … QB Kevin Craft has been inconsistent. He has completed 164 of 286 for 1,724 yards, seven TDs and 11 INTs. … Receivers Terrence Austin, Ryan Moya and Taylor Embree have at least 30 catches each. … Derrick Coleman and Kahlil Bell share the bulk of the carries. They've combined for 113 attempts for 414 yards and six TDs.

DEFENSE: The run defense (188.8 ypg) is eighth in the Pac-10. … The pass defense (172.6 ypg) is solid at third in the conference. … The scoring defense (30.6 ppg) is generous. … LB Reggie Carter leads the team with 57 tackles. … DE Korey Bosworth is the big pass rusher with 5½ sacks. … The team has five INTs, with CB Alterraun Verner leading the way with two. … The team is a minus-1 in turnover ratio.

SPECIAL TEAMS: P Aaron Perez is second in the Pac-10 with a 44.4-yard average. … Austin is a dangerous kickoff retuner with a 34.3-yard average and is at 10.5 yards a punt return. … PK Kai Forbath is 12-for-15 on FGs and 17-for-18 on extra points.

NOTABLE: The Bruins are coming off a bye. They lost their last game Oct. 25 at California 41-20. … They have lost two of their last four after a three-game losing streak. … UCLA's last win was over Stanford, a team OSU lost to 36-28 in the season opener. -. OSU freshman WR Kevan Walker is the son of UCLA defensive coordinator DeWayne Walker.