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] They won the 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]
The UCLA Bruins football team drew an average home attendance of 47,951 in 2023.
On January 24, 2023, UCLA announced that it was hiring Kodi Whitfield as its new cornerbacks coach.[ 3] On February 27, the school announced that it was hiring 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.[ 6]
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.[ 7]
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 second such streak in the program since 1988 under coach Terry Donahue .[ 8]
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes 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
Source:[ 9]
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
^ 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 .
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^ "2023 UCLA Football Schedule" . FB Schedules. Retrieved December 21, 2022 .
^ Kay, Ryan (September 12, 2023). "UCLA vs. North Carolina Central: Location, time, prediction, and more" . Go Joe Bruin . Retrieved November 11, 2024 .
^ 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 .
^ a b Williams, James H. (December 7, 2023). "UCLA's Laiatu Latu wins Lombardi, Ted Hendricks awards" . Daily News . Retrieved November 22, 2024 .
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