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What Saffer didn't expect to see was his photo on the cover of the  UCLA Football Media Guide, a rare occurrence for a lineman.  I would say I was surprised, but at the same time I felt that I had put in the hard work and I've become a leader on this team -- and I didn't give them any reason not to put me on the cover, he quips.  I feel like I've made those decisions easier for our marketing department because I've done the best I could here. <br>Midway through the season the team has had only one conference loss and has become an offensive powerhouse, averaging 33.5 points per game. Their biggest upset was on their opening game against Colorado State, which was ranked 19th going into Pasadena and had the advantage of having already played two games. The Bruins defeated the Rams 30-19 in a thrilling match that saw the Rams ahead going into the fourth quarter.<br>Saffer has had great memories so far playing on the 2002 UCLA team.  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MIKE SAFFER OUTLAND TROPHY CANDIDATE

Outland Trophy candidate Mike Saffer is a powerful presence on the UCLA offense

By Kim Goss
Published: Winter 2002
In the last 20 years, UCLA has
finished in Associated Press'
Top Ten ranking seven times, the most of any Pac-10 school. Also in that time it won nine of its 13 bowl games, a statistic that has been exceeded by only six other schools in the country.
It takes an exceptional athlete to play at UCL