American college football season
The 2023 UCLA Bruins football team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the Pac-12 Conference during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The Bruins were led by Chip Kelly in his sixth and final season at UCLA. They played their home games at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California . The season was the team's last season as members of Pac-12 before joining the Big Ten Conference in 2024.
UCLA finished the regular season with a 7–5 record, losing three of their last four.[ 1] LA Bowl over Boise State for their first bowl win in Kelly's six-year tenure and the Bruins' first since 2015 . UCLA finished 8–5 for their third consecutive eight-win season and the program's second such streak since 1988 .
Following the season on February 9, 2024, Kelly resigned to take the offensive coordinator position with Ohio State .[ 2]
On January 24, 2023, UCLA announced that it was hiring Kodi Whitfield as its new cornerbacks coach.[ 3] D'Anton Lynn as its defensive coordinator.[ 4] Bill McGovern , director of football administration and former defensive coordinator, died on May 30, 2023.
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 2 7:30 p.m. Coastal Carolina * ESPN W 27–1343,705 September 9 4:30 p.m. at San Diego State * CBS W 35–1032,017 September 16 2:00 p.m. No. 17 (FCS ) North Carolina Central * No. 24 P12N W 59–738,343 September 23 12:30 p.m. at No. 11 Utah No. 22 FOX L 7–1452,919 October 7 12:00 p.m. No. 13 Washington State P12N W 25–1735,437 October 14 5:00 p.m. at No. 15 Oregon State No. 18 FOX L 24–3637,600 October 21 7:30 p.m. at Stanford No. 25 ESPN W 42–730,225 October 28 4:30 p.m. Colorado No. 23 ABC W 28–1671,343 November 4 7:30 p.m. at Arizona No. 19 FS1 L 10–2744,956 November 11 6:00 p.m. Arizona State Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA (Veteran & Armed Forces Appreciation) P12N L 7–1756,436 November 18 12:30 p.m. at USC ABC W 38–2072,243 November 25 7:30 p.m. California Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA (rivalry , Senior Day Celebration) ESPN L 7–3342,439 December 16 4:30 p.m. vs. Boise State ABC W 35–2232,780
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vs Coastal Carolina [ edit ] Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (0–0) vs UCLA Bruins (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Chanticleers 0 6 7 0 13 Bruins 7 7 0 13 27
at Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA
Date : September 2, 2023Game time : 7:35 p.m.Game weather : Cloudy, 70 °F (21 °C)Game attendance : 43,705Referee : John LoveTV announcers (ESPN ) : Dave Flemming (play-by-play), Brock Osweiler (analyst), Kayla Burton (sideline)
Game information First quarter (12:56) UCLA – Carsen Ryan 21-yard pass from Ethan Garbers, R. J. Lopez kick (Drive: 7 play, 78 yards, 2:04; UCLA 7–0 ) Second quarter (11:12) CCU – Liam Gray 22-yard field goal (Drive: 16 plays, 75 yards, 6:33; UCLA 7–3 ) (3:57) UCLA – Carson Steele 14-yard pass from Dante Moore, R. J. Lopez kick (Drive: 6 plays, 61 yards, 2:36; UCLA 14–3 ) (0:00) CCU – Liam Gray 41-yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 51 yards, 3:57; UCLA 14–6 ) Third quarter (10:08) CCU – Sam Pinckney 9-yard pass from Grayson McCall, Liam Gray kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:52; UCLA 14–13 ) Fourth quarter (13:59) UCLA – J. Michael Sturdivant 62-yard pass from Dante Moore, R. J. Lopez kick (Drive: 1 play, 62 yards, 0:08; UCLA 21–13 ) (5:39) UCLA – R. J. Lopez 31-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 17 yards, 2:27; UCLA 24–13 ) (3:26) UCLA – R. J. Lopez 47-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 3 yards, 0:59; UCLA 27–13 )
Statistics CCU UCLA First downs 21 19 Total yards 345 417 Rushes/yards 34–56 31–153 Passing yards 289 264 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 28–43–2 17–29–3 Time of possession 34:50 25:10
Team Category Player Statistics Coastal Carolina Passing Grayson McCall 27/42, 271 yards, TD, 2 INT Rushing Reese White 8 carries, 21 yards Receiving Sam Pinckney 9 receptions, 139 yards, TD UCLA Passing Dante Moore 7/12, 143 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing Carson Steele 13 carries, 76 yards Receiving J. Michael Sturdivant 5 receptions, 136 yards, TD
UCLA Bruins (1–0) at San Diego State Aztecs (2–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Bruins 7 21 7 0 35 Aztecs 7 3 0 0 10
at Snapdragon Stadium • San Diego, CA
Date : September 9, 2023Game time : 4:30 p.m.Game weather : Sunny, 85 °F (29 °C)Game attendance : 32,017Referee : Cravonne BarrettTV announcers (CBS ) : Rich Waltz (play-by-play), Aaron Taylor (analyst), Justin Walters (sideline)
Game information First quarter (7:26) UCLA – Josiah Norwood 81-yard pass from Dante Moore, R. J. Lopez kick (Drive: 1 play, 81 yards, 0:11; UCLA 7–0 ) (2:33) SDSU – Mekhi Shaw 21-yard pass from Jalen Mayden, Jack Browning kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:53; Tied 7–7 ) Second quarter (14:56) UCLA – Carson Steele 13-yard run, R. J. Lopez kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:37; UCLA 14–7 ) (10:21) UCLA – T. J. Harden 59-yard run, R. J. Lopez kick (Drive: 3 plays, 68 yards, 1:01; UCLA 21–7 ) (5:03) SDSU – Jack Browning 44-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 48 yards, 5:18; UCLA 21–10 ) (1:20) UCLA – Logan Loya 24-yard pass from Dante Moore, R. J. Lopez kick (Drive: 7 plays, 85 yards, 0:56; UCLA 28–10 ) Third quarter (2:05) UCLA – Carsen Ryan 6-yard pass from Dante Moore, R. J. Lopez kick (Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 4:20; UCLA 35–10 ) Fourth quarter None
Statistics UCLA SDSU First downs 26 17 Total yards 550 259 Rushes/yards 39–254 33–63 Passing yards 296 196 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 18–29–0 20–38–3 Time of possession 25:05 34:55
Team Category Player Statistics UCLA Passing Dante Moore 17/27, 290 yards, 3 TD Rushing T. J. Harden 9 carries, 91 yards, TD Receiving Josiah Norwood 2 receptions, 87 yards, TD San Diego State Passing Jalen Mayden 19/37, 196 yards, TD, 3 INT Rushing Kenan Christon 9 carries, 27 yards Receiving Mekhi Shaw 5 receptions, 54 yards, TD
vs North Carolina Central [ edit ] This is the first meeting between the two schools.
North Carolina Central Eagles (2–0) vs No. 24 UCLA Bruins (2–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Eagles 0 0 0 7 7 No. 24 Bruins 35 10 14 0 59
at Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA
Date : September 16, 2023Game time : 2:00 p.m.Game weather : Cloudy, 72 °F (22 °C)Game attendance : 38,343Referee : Michael MarshTV announcers (P12N ) : J. B. Long (play-by-play), Max Browne (analyst)
Game information First quarter (14:42) UCLA – Kam Brown 67-yard pass from Dante Moore, R. J. Lopez kick (Drive: 1 play, 67 yards, 0:00; UCLA 7–0 ) (13:46) UCLA – Carson Steele 1-yard run, R. J. Lopez kick (Drive: 1 play, 1 yards, 0:05; UCLA 14–0 ) (7:38) UCLA – J. Michael Sturdivant 30-yard pass from Dante Moore, R. J. Lopez kick (Drive: 6 plays, 88 yards, 2:24; UCLA 21–0 ) (5:27) UCLA – Collin Schlee 57-yard run, R. J. Lopez kick (Drive: 1 play, 57 yards, 0:12; UCLA 28–0 ) (2:18) UCLA – Collin Schlee 45-yard run, R. J. Lopez kick (Drive: 3 plays, 45 yards, 1:17; UCLA 35–0 ) Second quarter (9:33) UCLA – R. J. Lopez field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 76 yards, 5:14; UCLA 38–0 ) (4:34) UCLA – T. J. Harden 62-yard run, R. J. Lopez kick (Drive: 3 plays, 70 yards, 1:39; UCLA 45–0 ) Third quarter (8:44) UCLA – Colson Yankoff 25-yard run, R. J. Lopez kick (Drive: 5 plays, 72 yards, 1:48; UCLA 52–0 ) (3:36) UCLA – Anthony Adkins 1-yard run, R. J. Lopez kick (Drive: 8 plays, 83 yards, 4:03; UCLA 59–0 ) Fourth quarter (6:08) NCCU – Chris Mosley 1-yard run, R. J. Lopez kick (Drive: 14 plays, 56 yards, 7:08; UCLA 59–7 )
Statistics NCCU UCLA First downs 14 22 Total yards 245 614 Rushes/yards 37–103 39–404 Passing yards 142 210 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 31–17–1 17–10–1 Time of possession 36:13 23:47
Team Category Player Statistics North Carolina Central Passing Walker Harris 12/18, 114 yards Rushing Latrell Collier 14 carries, 48 yards Receiving Quentin McCall 4 receptions, 39 yards UCLA Passing Dante Moore 8/12, 182 yards, 2 TD Rushing Anthony Adkins 10 carries, 96 yards, TD Receiving Kam Brown 2 receptions, 74 yards, TD
Game information First quarter (14:48) UTAH – Karene Reid 21-yard interception return, Joey Cheek kick (Drive: 1 play, 0 yards, 0:07; Utah 7–0 ) Second quarter (1:01) UTAH – Landen King 7-yard pass from Nate Johnson, Joey Cheek kick (Drive: 9 plays, 51 yards, 3:59; Utah 14–0 ) Third quarter None
Fourth quarter (3:39) UCLA – Josiah Norwood 17-yard pass from Dante Moore, R. J. Lopez kick (Drive: 9 plays, 91 yards, 4:29; Utah 14–7 )
Statistics UCLA UTAH First downs 11 13 Total yards 243 219 Rushes/yards 32–9 48–102 Passing yards 234 117 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 15–35–1 9–17–0 Time of possession 25:32 34:28
Team Category Player Statistics UCLA Passing Dante Moore 15/35, 234 yards, TD, INT Rushing T. J. Harden 11 carries, 31 yards Receiving Carsen Ryan 3 receptions, 69 yards Utah Passing Nate Johnson 9/17, 117 yards, TD Rushing Jaylon Glover 25 carries, 85 yards Receiving Devaughn Vele 2 receptions, 57 yards
vs No. 13 Washington State [ edit ] Pregame line Over/under UCLA -3.0 60
No. 13 Washington State Cougars (4–0) vs UCLA Bruins (3–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total No. 13 Cougars 3 7 7 0 17 Bruins 0 9 3 13 25
at Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA
Date : October 7, 2023Game time : 12:01 p.m.Game weather : Sunny, 89 °F (32 °C)Game attendance : 35,437Referee : Mike McCabeTV announcers (P12N) : Ted Robinson (play-by-play), Yogi Roth (analyst)
Game information First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter
Statistics WSU UCLA First downs 11 24 Total yards 216 471 Rushes/yards 19–12 53–181 Passing yards 204 290 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 20–40–2 22–44–2 Time of possession 21:45 38:15
Team Category Player Statistics Washington State Passing Cam Ward 22/44, 290 yards, TD, 2 INT Rushing Nakia Watson 11 carries, 25 yards Receiving Kyle Williams 8 receptions, 85 yards UCLA Passing Dante Moore 22/44, 290 yards,TD, 2 INT Rushing Carson Steele 30 carries, 141 yards Receiving Moliki Matavao 3 receptions, 76 yards
at No. 15 Oregon State [ edit ] Pregame line Over/under UCLA -3.0 53.5
No. 18 UCLA Bruins (4–1) at No. 15 Oregon State Beavers (5–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total No. 18 Bruins 0 10 7 7 24 No. 15 Beavers 13 10 13 0 36
at Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR
Date : October 14, 2023Game time : 5:00 p.m.Game weather : Sunny, 62 °F (17 °C)Game attendance : 37,600Referee : Cravonne BarrettTV announcers (FOX ) : Tim Brando , Spencer Tillman
Game information First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter
Statistics UCLA OSU First downs 27 18 Total yards 453 415 Rushes/yards 51–287 28–133 Passing yards 166 282 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 15–34–3 16–26–0 Time of possession 30:15 29:45
Team Category Player Statistics UCLA Passing Dante Moore 14/33, 165 yards, TD, 3 INT Rushing Carson Steele 22 carries, 110 yards, TD Receiving Logan Loya 5 receptions, 48 yards, TD Oregon State Passing DJ Uiagalelei 14/24, 266 yards, 2 TD Rushing Damien Martinez 15 carries, 90 yards Receiving Silas Bolden 5 receptions, 87 yards, TD
Pregame line Over/under UCLA -17.0 51.5
No. 25 UCLA Bruins (4–2) at Stanford Cardinal (2–4) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total No. 25 Bruins 14 7 14 7 42 Cardinal 0 0 7 0 7
at Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA
Date : October 21, 2023Game time : 7:30 p.m.Game weather : Sunny, 0 °F (−18 °C)Game attendance : 30,225Referee : Chris WigginsTV announcers (ESPN) : Dave Flemming (play-by-play), Brock Osweiler (analyst), Kayla Burton (sideline)
Game information First quarter (10:27) UCLA - Carson Steele 2-yard run, RJ Lopez kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:33; UCLA 7-0 ) (7:15) UCLA - Carson Steele 8-yard run, RJ Lopez kick (Drive: 3 plays, 60 yards, 0:55; UCLA 14-0 ) Second quarter (5:27) UCLA - Carson Steele 3-yard run, RJ Lopez kick (Drive: 15 plays, 97 yards, 6:43; UCLA 21-0 ) Third quarter (6:47) UCLA - J. Michael Sturdivant 8-yard pass from Ethan Garbers, RJ Lopez kick (Drive: 8 plays, 40 yards, 3:11; UCLA 28-0 ) (4:56) UCLA - Moliki Matavao 20-yard pass from Ethan Garbers, RJ Lopez kick (Drive: 2 plays, 29 yards, 0:57; UCLA 35-0 ) (3:11) STAN - Tiger Bachmeier 20-yard pass from Ashton Daniels, Joshua Karty kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 1:45; UCLA 35-7 ) Fourth quarter (14:28) UCLA - TJ Harden 22-yard run, RJ Lopez kick (Drive: 5 plays, 60 yards, 0:39; UCLA 42-7 )
Statistics UCLA STAN First downs 32 15 Total yards 503 292 Rushes/yards 54–221 17–24 Passing yards 282 268 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 25–34–0 27–45–1 Time of possession 36:56 23:04
Team Category Player Statistics UCLA Passing Ethan Garbers 20/28, 240 yards, 2 TD Rushing Carson Steele 20 carries, 76 yards, 3 TD Receiving J. Michael Sturdivant 5 receptions, 54 yards, TD Stanford Passing Ashton Daniels 27/45, 268 yards, TD, INT Rushing Sedrick Irvin 3 carries, 16 yards Receiving Elic Ayomanor 8 receptions, 90 yards
Pregame line Over/under UCLA -17.0 62.5
Colorado Buffaloes (4–3) vs No. 23 UCLA Bruins (5–2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Buffaloes 6 0 3 7 16 No. 23 Bruins 0 7 7 14 28
at Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA
Date : October 28, 2023Game time : 4:30 p.m.Game weather : Sunny, 70 °F (21 °C)Game attendance : 71,343Referee : Matthew RichardsTV announcers (ABC ) : Chris Fowler (play by play), Kirk Herbstreit (analyst), Holly Rowe (sideline)
Game information First quarter (10:40) COL – Alejandro Mata 31-yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 62 yards, 4:20; Colorado 3–0 ) (7:44) COL – Alejandro Mata 39-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 15 yards, 1:44; Colorado 6–0 ) Second quarter Third quarter (14:25) UCLA – Moliki Matavao 26-yard pass from Ethan Garbers, R. J. Lopez kick (Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:35; UCLA 14–6 ) (4:13) COL – Alejandro Mata 34-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 64 yards, 3:44; UCLA 14–9 ) Fourth quarter (14:25) UCLA – T. J. Harden 3-yard run,, R. J. Lopez kick (Drive: 13 plays, 80 yards, 4:50; UCLA 21–9 ) (6:34) UCLA – Collin Schlee 7-yard run,, R. J. Lopez kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 6:04; UCLA 28–9 ) (2:37) UCLA – Jimmy Horn Jr. 18-yard pass from Shedeur Sanders, Alejandro Mata kick (Drive: 9 plays, 86 yards, 3:53; UCLA 28–16 )
Statistics COL UCLA First downs 20 26 Total yards 242 487 Rushes/yards 24–25 45–218 Passing yards 217 269 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 27–43–0 20–28–2 Time of possession 26:46 33:14
Team Category Player Statistics Colorado Passing Shedeur Sanders 27/43, 217 yards, TD Rushing Alton McCaskill 2 carries, 14 yards Receiving Xavier Weaver 5 receptions, 86 yards UCLA Passing Ethan Garbers 20/27, 269 yards, 2 TD Rushing T. J. Harden 20 carries, 78 yards, TD Receiving Logan Loya 7 receptions, 111 yards
Pregame line Over/under UCLA -2.5 49.5
No. 20 UCLA Bruins (6–2) at Arizona Wildcats (5–3) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total No. 20 Bruins 0 7 3 0 10 Wildcats 7 7 3 10 27
at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ
Date : November 4, 2023Game time : 7:30 p.m.Game weather : Clear, 75 °F (24 °C)Game attendance : 44,956Referee : John LoveTV announcers (FS1 ) : Jeff Levering , Mark Helfrich
Game information First quarter (2:27) ARIZ – Montana Lemonious-Craig 9-yard pass from Noah Fifita, Tyler Loop kick (Drive: 11 plays, 76 yards, 5:10; Arizona 7–0 ) Second quarter (1:27) ARIZ – Jacob Cowing 9-yard pass from Noah Fifita, Tyler Loop kick (Drive: 7 plays, 61 yards, 3:07; Arizona 14–0 ) (0:03) UCLA – Carsen Ryan 14-yard pass from Ethan Garbers, Blake Glessner kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 1:24; Arizona 14–7 ) Third quarter (8:15) ARIZ – Tyler Loop 37-yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 55 yards, 6:45; Arizona 17–7 ) (2:28) UCLA – Blake Glessner 29-yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 64 yards, 5:47; Arizona 17–10 ) Fourth quarter (14:37) ARIZ – Tetairoa McMillan 11-yard pass from Noah Fifita, Tyler Loop kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:51; Arizona 24–10 ) (4:40) ARIZ – Tyler Loop 22-yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 72 yards, 3:12; Arizona 27–10 )
Statistics UCLA ARIZ First downs 17 23 Total yards 271 429 Rushing yards 29–114 35–129 Passing yards 157 300 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 17–33–0 25–33–1 Time of possession 24:46 35:14
Team Category Player Statistics UCLA Passing Ethan Garbers 13/21, 143 yards, TD Rushing Collin Schlee 6 carries, 46 yards Receiving Logan Loya 3 receptions, 42 yards Arizona Passing Noah Fifita 25/32, 300 yards, 3 TD, INT Rushing Jonah Coleman 17 carries, 77 yards Receiving Tetairoa McMillan 4 receptions, 81 yards, TD
Pregame line Over/under UCLA -14.0 45.5
Arizona State Sun Devils (2–7) vs UCLA Bruins (6–3) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Sun Devils 0 3 7 7 17 Bruins 0 0 0 7 7
at Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA
Date : November 11, 2023Game time : 6:00 p.m.Game weather : Clear, 68 °F (20 °C)Game attendance : 56,436Referee : Jeff DahleTV announcers (P12N) : J.B. Long, Lincoln Kennedy
Game information First quarter No scoring plays
Second quarter (7:54) ASU – Dario Langhetto 29-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 64 yards, 4:47; Arizona State 3–0 ) Third quarter (1:59) ASU – Elijah Badger 25-yard pass from Cam Skattebo, Dario Longhetto kick (Drive: 14 plays, 99 yards, 7:11; Arizona State 10–0 ) Fourth quarter (9:47) UCLA – Logan Loya 16-yard pass from Collin Schlee, Blake Glessner kick (Drive: 6 plays, 59 yards, 1:58; Arizona State 10–7 ) (3:07) ASU – Cam Skattebo 17-yard run, Dario Longhetto kick (Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 6:40; Arizona State 17–7 )
Statistics ASU UCLA First downs 21 15 Total yards 250 300 Rushes/yards 30–74 37–183 Passing yards 176 117 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 22–39–1 11–21–0 Time of possession 36:54 23:06
Team Category Player Statistics Arizona State Passing Trenton Bourguet 19/34, 149 yards, INT Rushing Cam Skattebo 12 carries, 61 yards, TD Receiving Elijhah Badger 12 receptions, 116 yards, TD UCLA Passing Collin Schlee 11/18, 117 yards, TD Rushing Keegan Jones 3 carries, 51 yards Receiving Logan Loya 3 receptions, 39 yards, TD
Pregame line Over/under USC -5.0 62.5
Game information First quarter (9:15) UCLA – T.J. Harden 1-yard run, Blake Glessner kick (Drive: 7 plays, 48 yards, 3:11; UCLA 7–0 ) (2:46) UCLA – Hudson Habermahl 14-yard pass from Ethan Garbers, Blake Glessner kick (Drive: 3 plays, 19 yards, 0:54; UCLA 14–0 ) Second quarter (14:01) USC – Brenden Rice 74-yard pass from Caleb Williams, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 7 plays, 99 yards, 2:03; UCLA 14–7 ) (0:02) USC – Denis Lynch 14-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 51 yards, 0:49; UCLA 14–10 ) Third quarter (9:45) UCLA – T.J. Harden 7-yard pass from Ethan Garbers, Blake Glessner kick (Drive: 15 plays, 65 yards, 5:15; UCLA 21–10 ) (9:29 UCLA – Alex Johnson 11-yard fumble recovery return, Blake Glessner kick (UCLA 28–10 (3:51) USC – Denis Lynch 34-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 30 yards, 5:32; UCLA 28–13 ) (1:21) UCLA – Blake Glessner 35-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 38 yards, 2:24; UCLA 31–13 ) Fourth quarter (9:06) UCLA – Hudson Habermahl 15-yard pass from Ethan Garbers, Blake Glessner kick (Drive: 10 plays, 38 yards, 5:01; UCLA 38–13 ) (3:52) USC – Austion Jones 17-yard run, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:14; UCLA 38–20 )
Statistics UCLA USC First downs 19 17 Total yards 354 387 Rushes/yards 45–199 22–3 Passing yards 155 384 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 18–31–0 31–44–1 Time of possession 32:34 27:26
Team Category Player Statistics UCLA Passing Ethan Garbers 18/31, 155 yards, 3 TD Rushing T.J. Harden 22 carries, 142 yards, TD Receiving Logan Loya 9 receptions, 60 yards USC Passing Caleb Williams 31/42, 384 yards, TD, INT Rushing MarShawn Lloyd 8 carries, 17 yards Receiving Brenden Rice 8 receptions, 147 yards, TD
UCLA quarterback Ethan Garbers , who sat out the previous week with a foot injury, returned and passed for 155 yards and three touchdowns in a 38–20 win over the USC Trojans . Running back T. J. Harden ran for a career-high 142 yards on 22 carries, rushing for one touchdown and catching another. UCLA's defense held the Trojans to only three yards rushing and sacked USC quarterback Caleb Williams four times.[ 6]
Pregame line Over/under TBD TBD
California Golden Bears (5–6) vs UCLA Bruins (7–4) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Golden Bears 6 14 0 0 20 Bruins 0 7 0 0 7
at Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA
Date : November 25, 2023Game time : 7:30 p.m.Game weather : Clear, 55 °F (13 °C)Game attendance : 42,439Referee : John LoveTV announcers (ESPN) : Dave Flemming, Brock Osweiler, Kayla Burton
Game information First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter
Statistics CAL UCLA First downs 17 23 Total yards 302 379 Rushes/yards 32–124 36–70 Passing yards 178 309 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 19–30–2 30–47–2 Time of possession 30:01 29:59
Team Category Player Statistics California Passing Fernando Mendoza 19/30, 178 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Rushing Jaydn Ott 21 carries, 80 yards Receiving Jeremiah Hunter 8 receptions, 101 yards, 2 TD UCLA Passing Dante Moore 23/38, 266 yards, TD, 2 INT Rushing Carson Steele 12 carries, 53 yards Receiving Logan Loya 9 receptions, 88 yards, TD
Game information First Quarter (8:58) BSU – Jonah Dalmas 33 yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 59 yards, 4:10; Boise State 3–0 ) (3:36) BSU – Jonah Dalmas 23 yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 62 yards, 4:06; Boise State 6–0 ) (0:48) UCLA – Hudson Habermehl 5 yard pass from Collin Schlee, Blake Glessner kick (Drive: 6 plays, 83 yards, 2:48; UCLA 7–6 ) Second Quarter (11:01) BSU – Jonah Dalmas 33 yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 59 yards, 4:47; Boise State 9–7 ) (4:33) BSU – George Holani 1 yard run, Jonah Dalmas kick (Drive: 8 plays, 52 yards, 4:54; Boise State 16–7 ) Third Quarter (10:03) UCLA – Kyle Ford 5 yard pass from Ethan Garbers, Blake Glessner kick (Drive: 7 plays, 87 yards, 3:28; Boise State 16–14 ) (3:03) UCLA – TJ Harden 1 yard run, Blake Glessner kick (Drive: 9 plays, 72 yards, 3:43; UCLA 21–16 ) (0:19) UCLA – TJ Harden 14 yard run, Blake Glessner kick (Drive: 3 plays, 70 yards, 0:57; UCLA 28–16 ) Fourth Quarter (6:11) UCLA – J. Michael Sturdivant 40 yard pass from Ethan Garbers, Blake Glessner kick (Drive: 1 play, 40 yards, 0:07; UCLA 35–16 ) (5:08) BSU – George Holani 66 yard run, two-point pass conversion failed (Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:03; UCLA 35–22 )
Statistics BSU UCLA First downs 15 18 Plays–yards 58–332 64–510 Rushes–yards 37–215 36–280 Passing yards 117 230 Passing: comp –att –int 12–21–1 20–28–0 Time of possession 31:33 28:27
Team Category Player Statistics Boise State Passing CJ Tiller 12/21, 117 yards, INT Rushing George Holani 17 carries, 138 yards, 2 TD Receiving George Holani 1 reception, 45 yards UCLA Passing Ethan Garbers 9/12, 152 yards, 2 TD Rushing Collin Schlee 7 carries, 127 yards Receiving J. Michael Sturdivant 4 receptions, 142 yards, TD
UCLA won 35–22 over Mountain West Conference champion Boise State . It was the Bruins' first bowl win in Kelly's six-year tenure and the program's first since 2015 . It was UCLA's third consecutive eight-win season, the first such streak in the program since 1988 under coach Terry Donahue .[ 7]
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Final AP RV RV 24 22 RV — 18 25 23 20 RV — RV — Coaches RV RV 25 25 RV RV 22 25 24 20 RV — RV — CFP Not released 19 — — — — Not released
Statistics OPP UCLA First downs 0 0 Plays–yards 0-0 0-0 Rushes–yards 0-0 0-0 Passing yards 0,000 0,000 Passing: comp –att –int 0-0-0 0-0-0 Time of possession 0:00 / game 0:00 / game
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Recipient Award (Pac-12 Conference) Week # Date awarded Ref. Dante Moore Freshman Player of the Week 2 Sept. 11, 2023 Laiatu Latu Defense Player of the Week 6 Oct. 9, 2023 Laiatu Latu Defensive Lineman Player of the Week 6 Oct. 9, 2023 Laiatu Latu Defensive Lineman of the Week 12 Nov. 20, 2023 Laiatu Latu Pat Tillman Defensive Player of the Year Dec. 5, 2023
November 20, 2023 – Defensive Coordinator D’Anton Lynn was named to the Broyles Award semi-finalist list November 24, 2023 – Laiatu Latu is a finalist for the Lott IMPACT Trophy November 28, 2023 – Laiatu Latu is a finalist for the Bednarik Award December 1, 2023 – Laiatu Latu is a finalist for the Hendricks Award December 6, 2023 – Laiatu Latu is the winner of the Lombardi Award (college football’s lineman of the year) December 7, 2023 – Laiatu Latu wins the Ted Hendricks Award December 11, 2023 – Laiatu Latu is the winner of the Pac-12's Morris Trophy December 16, 2023 – Ethan Garbers (QB) and Darius Muasau (LB) were MVP of the 2023 LA Bowl ^ Bolch, Ben (December 3, 2023). "UCLA to play Boise State in L.A. Bowl at SoFi Stadium as Chip Kelly forges ahead" . Los Angeles Times . Retrieved December 5, 2023 . ^ Bolch, Ben (February 9, 2024). "Chip Kelly leaves UCLA to become Ohio State's offensive coordinator" . Los Angeles Times . Retrieved February 10, 2024 . ^ ^ ^ "2023 UCLA Football Schedule" . FB Schedules. Retrieved December 21, 2022 .^ Bolch, Ben (November 18, 2023). "UCLA pulls off a stunning win over USC, but is it enough to save Chip Kelly's job?" . Los Angeles Times . Retrieved November 19, 2023 . ^ Nguyen, Thuc Nhi (December 16, 2023). "Ethan Garbers proves he has the 'it' factor, delivering UCLA to LA Bowl win" . Los Angeles Times . Retrieved February 10, 2024 . ^ "2023 Football Cumulative Statistics" . UCLA Athletics. Retrieved October 6, 2022 .
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