SF Chronicle: Lynch benched for 1st quarter

Ray Ratto, Bruce Adams, Chronicle Staff Writers

Pasadena -- Cal's tailback combination of Justin Forsett and Marshawn Lynch rolled up 288 yards between them on 32 carries, but that number would likely have been even better had not Lynch missed a position meeting early in the week and sat out the first quarter.  "He was suspended for the first quarter for missing the meeting," Tedford said, keeping his answer predictably brief.  In his absence, Forsett busted his career-best run, a 57-yarder to help set up Cal's first score, but Lynch might have carried on at least a few of Joe Ayoob's nine first-quarter passes, six of which were completed for 25 yards.  Missed opportunity: Cal lost its chance to reach Week 6 as one of the nation's unbeaten teams. The teams without a loss are USC, Texas, Virginia Tech, Georgia, Florida State, Texas Tech, Penn State and UCLA. If this helps at all, the Bears are joined in the one-loss club by Boston College, Louisville, Miami, Florida, LSU, Notre Dame, Michigan State, Auburn, Connecticut, Baylor, Colorado, Kansas State, Nebraska, Indiana, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Toledo and West Virginia.  The Bears also had their 12-game regular-season win streak snapped, as well as a more arcane stretch of wins when scoring at least 40 points. Including the victories over Sacramento State, Washington and New Mexico State, the Bears had won their last 12 straight 40-points-plus games, going back to the 52-41 loss to Arizona in 2003.

Schneider connects: Placekicker Tom Schneider hadn't connected on a field goal since hitting two in the season-opening win over Sacramento State.  He had misses against Illinois and New Mexico State.  He was good on four Saturday night, the longest from 36 yards.  

Record return: Maurice Drew's 81-yard punt return for UCLA's fourth score, which put the Bruins ahead 28-27, was his third this year (he also broke them against San Diego State and Rice), tying the conference record held by Stanford's Glyn Milburn (1992), Washington's Beno Bryant (1990) and Mark Lee (1979), Washington State's Mark Williams (1969), UCLA's Sam Brown (1954) and USC's Jim Sears (1952). It is also the fourth punt return score in his career, tying Milburn, Bryant and Brown.

Philip dinged: Center Marvin Philip left the game in the first half, going to the locker room for examination of what was described as a rib injury.  He was able to start the second half.  Coach Jeff Tedford said Philip, who started the second half, had just aggravated an old injury