2004 -- The starter in all 12 games, Olson completed 196 of 341 passes (57.5) for 2,565 yards, 20 touchdowns and 13 interceptions (four on deflections) ... He ranked fifth in the Pac-10 and 36th in the NCAA in total offense (222.6 yards), sixth in the Pac-10 in passing (213.8 yards), and fourth in the Pac-10 and 40th in the NCAA in passing efficiency (132.39 rating) ... In the Pac-10, his average of 13.09 yards per completion was first among players with at least 100 completions and his completion percentage of 57.48% was fourth ... Olson threw 20 touchdown passes, putting him fifth on that UCLA single-season list ... Only Cade McNown (25 in 1998 and 24 in 1997), Troy Aikman (24 in 1988) and Tom Ramsey (21 in 1982) have thrown for more touchdowns in a season ... His 2,671 yards of total offense rank sixth on that single-season list ... In Olson's last seven regular-season games, he completed 134 of 226 passes (59.29%) for 1,729 yards, 15 touchdowns and eight interceptions ... Olson's eight touchdown passes in a two-game span tied the UCLA record for most TD passes in a two-game span (Wayne Cook threw four against BYU and four against Washington in 1993) ... Olson totaled 10 scoring passes in a three-game span (the record is 11 by Cook, 3-4-4) ... In the opener against Oklahoma State, the true junior completed 16 of 36 passes for 252 yards ... He completed passes to six different receivers, including seven to wide receivers, seven to running backs and two to tight ends ... He also had two fourth-quarter interceptions, both on tipped passes ... His 57-yard pass play to Maurice Drew in the fourth quarter was the longest of his career at the time ... He enjoyed an outstanding afternoon at Illinois throwing three touchdown passes (41 and 14 yards to Craig Bragg and 15 yards to Marcedes Lewis) ... On the day, he completed 14 of 21 passes for 208 yards with one interception (tipped pass) ... He led UCLA on scoring drives of 96 and 65 yards on its first two possessions to build a first-quarter lead of 14-0 ... He also had a career-long 29-yard run and finished with 29 net rushing yards ... At Washington, the site of his first career start in 2002, he helped rally the Bruins from a 24-7 deficit ... On the afternoon, he completed 12 of 17 passes for 122 yards and one interception on a deflected pass ... In the second half, he completed nine of 10 passes, including his final seven, for 97 yards and five passing first downs ... Against San Diego State, Olson completed 14 of 29 passes to eight different receivers for 158 yards with one touchdown and one interception ... His 23-yard scoring strike to Tab Perry on third-and-16 gave UCLA a 27-3 lead on its first possession of the second half ... He also led the Bruins to a touchdown on their opening possession of the game ... In the second half, he completed seven of 10 passes (six of eight in third quarter) for 90 yards and one touchdown ... He was at his best in the win against Arizona ... With the running game not as effective as it had been, Olson completed 17 of 25 passes for 234 yards and a career-high four touchdowns with no interceptions ... Three of his five scoring drives measured at least 70 yards ... In the first half, he completed 10 of 13 passes for 148 yards and three touchdowns as UCLA built a 23-3 halftime lead ... With UCLA leading 2-0, Olson capped UCLA's opening possession with a pass to fullback Michael Pitre, who rambled 28 yards for the score ... Leading 16-3 with 5:03 remaining in the first half, Olson and the Bruins drove 95 yards to make the score 23-3, the final 12 yards coming on Marcedes Lewis' second touchdown reception ... In the third quarter, following an Arizona touchdown, he drove the Bruins 80 yards to make the score 30-10, throwing an 18-yard strike to Lewis for the score ... At California, Olson threw four touchdown passes for the second straight week, finding Marcedes Lewis for 15 yards, Maurice Drew for 27 and 43 yards and Joe Cowan for 46 yards ... The final TD pass brought the Bruins to within 10 points (38-28) with 2:39 remaining in the game ... On the afternoon, he completed 20 of 36 passes for 299 yards and four touchdowns with no interceptions ... He had five completions of at least 25 yards, including three of at least 40 yards ... At Arizona State, Olson rallied the Bruins from a 14-3 deficit to a 42-31 fourth-quarter lead ... On the afternoon, he completed 30 of 44 passes for a career-high 325 yards with two touchdowns and four interceptions ... He completed passes to 10 different receivers ... It was the second straight week he set a career best in passing yardage ... His second touchdown pass, a nine-yarder to Tab Perry, gave the Bruins the 42-31 lead ... The 30 completions rank No. 2 in UCLA history, topped only by Troy Aikman's 32 against USC in 1988 ... The 44 attempts tied for No. 7 on that list (Aikman attempted 44 vs. Washington State in 1988 and Steve Bono threw 44 passes vs. Oregon in 1984) and was the second-highest total of his career (he threw 49 passes against Oregon in 2003) ... The last time a Bruin threw for more yards was in 2002, when Cory Paus had 378 against Oregon State ... Against Stanford, the junior completed 17 of 28 passes for 177 yards with one touchdown and one interception ... Against Washington State, he completed 18 of 38 passes for 201 yards with two touchdowns and one interception ... Both touchdown passes came in the fourth quarter as the Bruins tried to rally from a 15-point deficit ... The second TD pass came with 42 seconds remaining in the game, but the Bruins were then unsuccessful on their two-point conversion pass attempt ... In the win at Oregon, he completed 12 of 21 passes for 215 yards and one touchdown ... He also scrambled for 59 yards with a net of 39 yards ... With the score tied at 7-7, he directed back-to-back touchdown drives of 68 and 94 yards to build a 21-7 lead ... Late in the third quarter, Olson and Junior Taylor connected on a slant pass that Taylor turned into an 83-yard touchdown, the seventh-longest pass play in school history ... Nursing a five-point lead (31-26) after an Oregon touchdown, Olson engineered a 12-play drive that used 5:34 and resulted in Justin Medlock's 50-yard field goal and an eight-point lead with just 2:08 remaining ... In the second half, Olson completed seven of nine passes, including his final six attempts, for 132 yards and one TD ... Against USC, Olson completed 20 of 34 passes for 278 yards with one touchdown and two interceptions ... He engineered second-half drives of 81 and 80 yards to pull the Bruins to within five points with 2:20 remaining in the game ... Against Wyoming in the Pioneer PureVision Las Vegas Bowl, he suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee in the second quarter ... He also had damage to his medial collateral ligament ... On the night, he completed six of 12 passes for 96 yards, including a 29-yard touchdown strike to Junior Taylor ... He finished the season having thrown at least one touchdown pass in each of the last nine games of the season.
