2025 UCLA Bruins football team

2025 UCLA Bruins football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record3–9 (3–6 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTino Sunseri (1st season; first four games)
Jerry Neuheisel (interim; remainder of season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorIkaika Malloe (2nd season; first three games)
Kevin Coyle (interim; remainder of season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumRose Bowl
Uniform
2025 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 1 Indiana y$^   9 – 0     13 – 0  
No. 2 Ohio State y^   9 – 0     12 – 1  
No. 5 Oregon ^   8 – 1     12 – 1  
No. 16 USC   7 – 2     9 – 3  
No. 18 Michigan   7 – 2     9 – 3  
No. 23 Iowa   6 – 3     8 – 4  
Washington   5 – 4     9 – 4  
Illinois   5 – 4     8 – 4  
Minnesota   5 – 4     7 – 5  
Nebraska   4 – 5     7 – 5  
Northwestern   4 – 5     6 – 6  
UCLA   3 – 6     3 – 9  
Penn State   3 – 6     6 – 6  
Wisconsin   2 – 7     4 – 8  
Rutgers   2 – 7     5 – 7  
Michigan State   1 – 8     4 – 8  
Maryland   1 – 8     4 – 8  
Purdue   0 – 9     2 – 10  
Championship: Indiana 13, Ohio State 10
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
As of December 22, 2025
Rankings from CFP Rankings

The 2025 UCLA Bruins football team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the Big Ten Conference during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bruins played their home games at the Rose Bowl located in Pasadena, California.

The Bruins were led by second-year head coach DeShaun Foster, but he was fired on September 14 after the team opened the season 0–3; special assistant to the head coach Tim Skipper was named interim head coach for the remainder of the season.[1] Three days later, on September 17, UCLA parted ways with defensive coordinator Ikaika Malloe.[2] After a demoralizing loss to Northwestern, UCLA and offensive coordinator Tino Sunseri mutually parted ways, ending his tenure with an offense that averaged 14.3 points per game, which ranked No. 132 out of 134 major college teams.[3] In their next game, on October 4, UCLA upset No. 7 Penn State 42–37, becoming the first team to enter a game 0–4 or worse and beat an AP poll top ten opponent since UTEP defeated No. 7 BYU in 1985.[4]

Preseason

  • April 18, 2025 – UCLA Football Friday Night Lights, Drake Stadium, 6:00 p.m.
  • May 3, 2025 – UCLA Football Spring Showcase, Rose Bowl, 2:00 p.m.
  • July 22–24, 2025 – Media Days, Las Vegas (Mandalay Bay)

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 308:00 p.m.Utah*
FOXL 10–4335,032
September 65:00 p.m.at UNLV*
CBSSNL 23–3036,117
September 127:00 p.m.New Mexico*
  • Rose Bowl
  • Pasadena, CA
BTNL 10–3531,163
September 2712:30 p.m.at Northwestern
BTNL 14–1712,023
October 412:30 p.m.No. 7 Penn State
  • Rose Bowl
  • Pasadena, CA
CBSW 42–3739,256
October 119:00 a.m.at Michigan State
BTNW 38–1372,109
October 184:00 p.m.Maryland
  • Rose Bowl
  • Pasadena, CA
FS1W 20–1735,561
October 259:00 a.m.at No. 2 Indiana
FOXL 6–5654,867
November 86:00 p.m.Nebraska
  • Rose Bowl
  • Pasadena, CA (Veteran & Armed Forces Appreciation)
FOX/FS2[a]L 21–2844,481
November 154:30 p.m.at No. 1 Ohio State
NBCL 10–48104,168
November 227:30 p.m.Washington
  • Rose Bowl
  • Pasadena, CA (Senior Day)
NBCL 14–4838,201
November 294:30 p.m.at No. 17 USC
NBCL 10–2969,614

Game summaries

vs Utah

See also: 2025 Utah Utes football team
Utah Utes (0–0) at UCLA Bruins (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Utes 13 10 71343
Bruins 0 7 3010

at Rose Bowl • Pasadena, California

  • Date: August 30
  • Game time: 8:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Partly cloudy • 85 °F (29 °C)
  • Game attendance: 35,032
  • Referee: Mike McCabe
  • TV announcers (FOX): Connor Onion (play-by-play) and Mark Helfrich (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • UTAH – Wayshawn Parker 13-yard run (Dillon Curtis kick failed), 10:49. Utes 6–0. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:11.
  • UTAH – Smith Snowden 8-yard run (Dillon Curtis kick), 1:27. Utes 13–0. Drive: 10 plays, 60 yards, 5:10.
Second quarter
  • UTAH – Lander Barton 14-yard pass from Devon Dampier (Dillon Curtis kick), 12:44. Utes 20–0. Drive: 5 plays, 49 yards, 2:12.
  • UCLA – Anthony Woods 19-yard pass from Nico Iamaleava (Mateen Bhaghani kick), 6:46. Utes 20–7. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:58.
  • UTAH – Dillon Curtis 54-yard field goal, 0:00. Utes 23–7. Drive: 8 plays, 34 yards, 1:01.
Third quarter
  • UCLA – Mateen Bhaghani 46-yard field goal, 12:38. Utes 23–10. Drive: 7 plays, 47 yards, 2:22.
  • UTAH – Devon Dampier 2-yard run (Dillon Curtis kick), 2:50. Utes 30–10. Drive: 21 plays, 80 yards, 9:44.
Fourth quarter
  • UTAH – Dallen Bentley 2-yard pass from Devon Dampier (run failed), 10:05. Utes 36–10. Drive: 10 plays, 81 yards, 4:49.
  • UTAH – NaQuari Rogers 1-yard run (Dillon Curtis kick), 6:29. Utes 43–10. Drive: 4 plays, 29 yards, 2:08.
Statistics UTAH UCLA
First downs 30 14
Plays–yards 80–492 50–220
Rushes–yards 54–286 28–84
Passing yards 206 136
Passing: comp–att–int 21–26–0 11–22–1
Time of possession 37:28 22:32
Team Category Player Statistics
Utah Passing Devon Dampier 21/25, 206 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Devon Dampier 16 carries, 87 yards, TD
Receiving Smith Snowden 6 receptions, 51 yards
UCLA Passing Nico Iamaleava 11/22, 136 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Nico Iamaleava 13 carries, 47 yards
Receiving Anthony Woods 3 receptions, 48 yards, TD

at UNLV

See also: 2025 UNLV Rebels football team
UCLA Bruins (0–1) at UNLV Rebels (2–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bruins 0 3 101023
Rebels 10 13 0730

at Allegiant Stadium • Paradise, Nevada

  • Date: September 6
  • Game time: 5:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Indoor
  • Game attendance: 36,117
  • Referee: Bryan Banks
  • TV announcers (CBSSN): Rich Waltz (play-by-play), Robert Turbin (analyst), and Jordan Giorgio (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • UNLV – Ramon Villela 50-yard field goal, 8:01. UNLV 3–0, Drive: 11 plays, 43 yards, 6:59.
  • UNLV – Nick Elksnis 21-yard pass from Anthony Colandrea (Ramon Villela kick), 0:13. UNLV 10–0, Drive: 6 plays, 81 yards, 4:28.
Second quarter
  • UNLV – Troy Omeire 21-yard pass from Anthony Colandrea (Ramon Villela kick), 5:39. UNLV 17–0, Drive: 11 plays, 87 yards, 5:38.
  • UNLV – Keyvone Lee 19-yard run, 1:49. UNLV 23–0, Drive: 5 plays, 44 yards, 1:41.
  • UCLA – Mateen Bhagani 33-yard field goal, 0:04. UNLV 23–3, Drive: 9 plays, 46 yards, 1:31.
Third quarter
  • UCLA – Noah Fox-Flores 4-yardpass from Nico Iamaleava (Mateen Bhaghani kick), 7:48. UNLV 23–10, Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 7:12.
  • UCLA – Mateen Bhagani 35-yard field goal, 0:03. UNLV 23–13, Drive: 14 plays, 52 yards, 6:50.
Fourth quarter
  • UNLV – Var'Keyes Gumms 17-yard pass from Anthony Colandrea (Ramon Villela kick), 12:04. UNLV 30–13, Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:59.
  • UCLA – Nico Iamaleava 30-yard run (Mateen Bhagnani kick), 8:50. UNLV 30–20, Drive: 8 plays, 78 yards, 3:08.
  • UCLA – Mateen Bhagnani 33-yard field goal, 5:25. UNLV 30–23, Drive: 6 plays, 42 yards, 1:35.
Statistics UCLA UNLV
First downs 27 20
Plays–yards 72–428 53–351
Rushes–yards 30–173 32–148
Passing yards 255 203
Passing: comp–att–int 29–42–1 15–21–0
Time of possession 31:26 28:34
Team Category Player Statistics
UCLA Passing Nico Iamaleava 29/41, 255 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Nico Iamaleava 11 carries, 59 yards, TD
Receiving Kwazi Gilmer 8 receptions, 87 yards
UNLV Passing Anthony Colandrea 15/21, 203 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Anthony Colandrea 11 carries, 59 yards
Receiving Var'keyes Gumms 3 receptions, 40 yards, TD

vs New Mexico

See also: 2025 New Mexico Lobos football team
New Mexico Lobos (1–1) vs UCLA Bruins (0–2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Lobos 7 7 02135
Bruins 0 7 3010

at Rose Bowl • Pasadena, California

  • Date: September 12
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Clear • Temperature: 71 °F (22 °C) • Wind: SW at 7 miles per hour (11 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 31,163
  • Referee: Ron Snodrass
  • TV announcers (BTN): Carlo Jimenez (play-by-play), Brock Vereen (analyst), and Drea Avent (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (3:10) UNM – Scottre Humphrey 1-yard run, Luke Drzewiecki kick (Drive: 9 plays, 64 yards, 5:25; New Mexico 7–0)
Second quarter
  • (12:43) UNM – Simon Mapa 8-yard pass from Jack Layne, Luke Drzewiecki kick (Drive: 7 plays, 59 yards, 3:56; New Mexico 14–0)
  • (8:59) UCLA – Titus Mokiao-Atimalala 12-yard pass from Nico Iamaleava, Mateen Bhaghani kick (Drive: 8 plays, 78 yards, 3:39; New Mexico 14–7)
Third quarter
  • (3:34) UCLA – Mateen Bhaghani 51-yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 26 yards, 3:00; New Mexico 14–10)
Fourth quarter
  • (10:42) UNM – Damon Bankston 2-yard run, Luke Drzewiecki kick (Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 7:52; New Mexico 21–10)
  • (7:06) UNM – Damon Bankston 43-yard pass from Jack Layne, Luke Drzewiecki kick (Drive: 3 plays, 42 yards, 2:07; New Mexico 28–10)
  • (0:36) UNM – D. J. McKinney 3-yard run, Luke Drzewiecki kick (Drive: 7 plays, 74 yards, 3:22; New Mexico 35–10)
Statistics UNM UCLA
First downs 22 15
Plays–yards 63–450 56–326
Rushes–yards 46–298 22–109
Passing yards 152 217
Passing: comp–att–int 12–17–0 22–34–1
Time of possession 36:38 23:22
Team Category Player Statistics
New Mexico Passing Jack Layne 12/16, 152 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Damon Bankston 15 carries, 154 yards, TD
Receiving Damon Bankston 3 receptions, 49 yards, TD
UCLA Passing Nico Iamaleava 22/34, 217 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Anthony Woods 10 carries, 64 yards
Receiving Mikey Matthews 3 receptions, 67 yards

at Northwestern

See also: 2025 Northwestern Wildcats football team
UCLA Bruins (0–3) at Northwestern Wildcats (1–2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bruins 0 3 3814
Wildcats 3 14 0017

at Martin Stadium • Evanston, Illinois

  • Date: September 27
  • Game time: 12:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 83 °F (28 °C) • Wind: NE at 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 12,023
  • Referee: Francisco Villar
  • TV announcers (BTN): Jeff Levering (play-by-play), Jake Butt (analyst), and Brooke Fletcher (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (2:20) NU – Jack Olsen 33-yard field goal (Drive: 17 plays, 74 yards; Northwestern 3–0)
Second quarter
  • (13:29) NU – Caleb Komolafe 9-yard run, Jack Olsen kick (Northwestern 10–0)
  • (3:33) NU – Griffin Wilde 10-yard pass from Preston Stone, Jack Olsen kick (Northwestern 17–0)
  • (0:00) UCLA – Mateen Bhaghani 28-yard field goal (Northwestern 17–3)
Third quarter
  • (2:49) UCLA – Mateen Bhaghani 25-yard field goal (Northwestern 17–6)
Fourth quarter
  • (6:19) UCLA – Kwazi Gilmer 29-yard pass from Nico Iamaleava, two-point pass from Iamaleava to Anthony Woods (Northwestern 17–14 )
Statistics UCLA NU
First downs 21 18
Plays–yards 63–314 60–311
Rushes–yards 42–199 30–131
Passing yards 115 180
Passing: comp–att–int 12–18–0 19–27–0
Time of possession 34:21 25:39
Team Category Player Statistics
Northwestern Passing Preston Stone 12/18, 115 yards, TD, 0 INT
Rushing Caleb Komolafe 27 carries, 119 yards, TD
Receiving Griffin Wilde 7 receptions, 98 yards, TD
UCLA Passing Nico Iamaleava 19/27, 180 yards, TD, 0 INT
Rushing Nico Iamaleava 14 carries, 65 yards
Receiving Kwazi Gilmer 3 receptions, 51 yards, TD

vs No. 7 Penn State

See also: 2025 Penn State Nittany Lions football team
No. 7 Penn State Nittany Lions (3–1) vs UCLA Bruins (0–4) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 7 Nittany Lions 7 0 141637
Bruins 10 17 7842

at Rose Bowl • Pasadena, Cali,fornia

  • Date: October 4
  • Game time: 12:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: Sunny, • Temperature: 72 °F (22 °C) • Wind: South at 3 miles per hour (4.8 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 39,256
  • Referee: Gregory Blum
  • TV announcers (CBS): Brad Nessler (play-by-play), Gary Danielson (analyst), and Jenny Dell (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • UCLA – Kwazi Gilmer, 11-yard TD pass from Nico Iamaleava, Mateen Bhaghani kick, 10:32 (UCLA 7–0)
  • UCLA – Bhaghani, 24-yard field goal, 7:22 (UCLA 10–0)
  • PSU – Kaytron Allen, 13-yard TD run, Ryan Barker kick, 5:14 (UCLA 10–7)
Second quarter
  • UCLA – Titus Mokiao-Atimalala, 6-yard TD pass from Iamaleava, Bhaghani kick, 8:52 (UCLA 17–7)
  • UCLA – Iamaleava, 3-yard TD run, Bhaghani kick, 4:49 (UCLA 24–7)
  • UCLA – Bhaghani, 54-yard field goal, 0:00 (UCLA 27–7)
Third quarter
  • PSU – Khalil Dinkins, 40-yard TD pass from Drew Allar, Barker kick, 11:32 (UCLA 27–14)
  • PSU – Liam Clifford, 6-yard blocked punt returned for TD, Barker kick, 7:25 (UCLA 27–21)
  • UCLA – Iamaleava, 1-yard TD run, Bhaghani kick, 2:58 (UCLA 34–21)
Fourth quarter
  • PSU – Allen, 2-yard TD run, Barker kick, 14:27 (UCLA 34–28)
  • UCLA – Iamaleava, 7-yard TD run, Gilmer 2-point converstion pass from Iamaleava, 6:46 (UCLA 42–28)
  • PSU – Kyron Hudson, 15-yard TD pass from Allar, Barker kick, 4:11 (UCLA 42–35)
  • PSU – Safety, Iamaleava runs out of end zone, 0:17 (UCLA 42–37)
Statistics PSU UCLA
First downs 21 22
Plays–yards 57–357 77–435
Rushes–yards 31–157 53–269
Passing yards 200 166
Passing: comp–att–int 19–26–0 17–24–0
Time of possession 20:43 39:17
Team Category Player Statistics
Penn State Passing Drew Allar 19/26, 200 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Drew Allar 11 carries, 78 yards
Receiving Kyron Hudson 4 receptions, 52 yards, TD
UCLA Passing Nico Iamaleava 17/24, 166 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Nico Iamaleava 16 carries, 128 yards, 3 TD
Receiving Kwazi Gilmer 5 receptions, 79 yards, TD

at Michigan State

See also: 2025 Michigan State Spartans football team
UCLA Bruins (1–4) at Michigan State Spartans (3–2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bruins 10 14 14038
Spartans 7 0 0613

at Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, Michigan

  • Date: October 11
  • Game time: 9:00 a.m.
  • Game weather: Sunny, • Temperature: 56 °F (13 °C) • Wind: NW at 10 miles per hour (16 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 72,109
  • Referee: Bryan Banks
  • TV announcers (BTN): Mark Followill (play-by-play), Yogi Roth (analyst), Rhett Lewis (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (9:07) MSU – Aidan Chiles 2‑yard run, Martin Connington kick (Drive: 10 plays, 59 yards, 4:49; Michigan State 7–0)
  • (4:41) UCLA – Mateen Bhaghani 47‑yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 46 yards, 4:26; Michigan State 7–3)
  • (1:39) UCLA – Jalen Berger 16‑yard run, Mateen Bhaghani kick (Drive: 3 plays, 34 yards, 1:25; UCLA 10–7)
Second quarter
  • (10:17) UCLA – Jalen Berger 3‑yard pass from Nico Iamaleava, Mateen Bhaghani kick (Drive: 10 plays, 63 yards, 5:21; UCLA 17–7)
  • (4:09) UCLA – Titus Mokiao‑Atimalala 12‑yard pass from Nico Iamaleava, Mateen Bhaghani kick (Drive: 8 plays, 32 yards, 4:05; UCLA 24–7)
Third quarter
  • (3:55) UCLA – Jaivian Thomas 1‑yard run, Mateen Bhaghani kick (Drive: 11 plays, 62 yards, 6:46; UCLA 31–7)
  • (1:44) UCLA – Jalen Berger 13‑yard pass from Nico Iamaleava, Mateen Bhaghani kick (Drive: 4 plays, 33 yards, 1:12; UCLA 38–7)
Fourth quarter
  • (13:09) MSU – Nick Marsh 5‑yard pass from Alessio Milivojevic, Martin Connington kick missed (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:35; UCLA 38–13)
Statistics MSU UCLA
First downs 14 20
Plays–yards 60–253 67–418
Rushes–yards 25–87 43–238
Passing yards 166 180
Passing: comp–att–int 16–35–0 16–24–0
Time of possession 23:36 36:24
Team Category Player Statistics
Michigan State Passing Alessio Milivojevic 8/18, 100 yards, TD
Rushing Makhi Frazier 12 carries, 58 yards
Receiving Nick Marsh 7 receptions, 77 yards, TD
UCLA Passing Nico Iamaleava 16/24, 180 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Jalen Berger 12 carries, 89 yards, TD
Receiving Mikey Matthews 2 receptions, 46 yards

vs Maryland (Homecoming)

See also: 2025 Maryland Terrapins football team
UCLA Bruins (3–4) vs Maryland Terrapins (4–3) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Terrapins 0 3 7717
Bruins 0 7 01320

at Rose Bowl • Pasadena, California

  • Date: October 18
  • Game time: 4:05 p.m.
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 83 °F (28 °C) • Wind: SW at 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 35,561
  • Referee: Tim O'Dey
  • TV announcers (FS1): Noah Reed (play-by-play) and Robert Smith (analyst)
Game information
First quarter

No scoring plays

Second quarter
  • (14:11) MD – Sean O'Haire 24-yard field goal (Drive: 17 plays, 88 yards, 8:09; Maryland 3–0)
  • (12:05) UCLA – Anthony Frias II 55-yard run, Mateen Bhaghani kick (Drive: 4 plays, 71 yards, 2:03; UCLA 7–3)
Third quarter
  • (4:40) MD – Jamare Glasker 8-yard interception return, Ryan Capriotti kick (Drive: 0:33; Maryland 10–7)
Fourth quarter
  • (3:33) UCLA – Mikey Matthews 14-yard pass from Nico Iamaleava, Mateen Bhaghani kick (Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 2:06; UCLA 14–10)
  • (2:04) UCLA – Mateen Bhaghani 42-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, −4 yards, 0:52; UCLA 17–10)
  • (0:40) MD – Jalil Farooq 8-yard pass from Malik Washington, Ryan Capriotti kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 1:24; Tie 17–17)
  • (0:02) UCLA – Mateen Bhaghani 23-yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 68 yards, 0:33; UCLA 20–17)
Statistics MD UCLA
First downs 17 21
Plays–yards 74–337 70–414
Rushes–yards 26–127 35–193
Passing yards 210 221
Passing: comp–att–int 23–48–1 21–35–2
Time of possession 27:00 33:00
Team Category Player Statistics
Maryland Passing Malik Washington 23/48, 210 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Malik Washington 6 carries, 67 yards
Receiving DeJuan Williams 7 receptions, 86 yards
UCLA Passing Nico Iamaleava 21/35, 221 yards, TD, 2 INT
Rushing Anthony Frias II 4 carries, 97 yards, TD
Receiving Titus Mokiao-Atimalala 6 receptions, 102 yards

at No. 2 Indiana

See also: 2025 Indiana Hoosiers football team
UCLA Bruins (3–4) at No. 2 Indiana Hoosiers (7–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bruins 0 3 306
No. 2 Hoosiers 14 21 14756

at Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, Indiana

  • Date: October 25
  • Game time: 9:00 a.m.
  • Game weather: Sunny
  • Game attendance: 54,867
  • Referee: Mark Kluczynski
  • TV announcers (FOX): Gus Johnson (play-by-play), Joel Klatt (analyst), and Jenny Taft (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • IU – Aiden Fisher 25-yard interception return (Nico Radicic kick) 14:03. Hoosiers 7–0
  • IU – Roman Hemby 1-yard run (Nico Radicic kick), 4:02. Hoosiers 14–0. 8 plays, 59 yards, 4:04.
Second quarter
  • IU – Elijah Sarratt 1-yard pass from Fernando Mendoza (Nico Radicic kick), 12:30. Hoosiers 21–0. 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:46.
  • IU – Roman Hemby 13-yard run (Nico Radicic kick), 8:44.Hoosiers 28–0. 3 plays, 29 yards, 1:15.
  • UCLA – Mateen Bhaghani 44-yard field goal, 1:55.Hoosiers 28–3. 7 plays, 36 yards, 3:21.
  • IU – E.J. Williams Jr. 2-yard pass from Fernando Mendoza (Nico Radicic kick), 00:13. Hoosiers 35–3. 8 plays, 75 yards, 1:36.
Third quarter
  • IU – Fernando Mendoza 20-yard run (Nico Radicic kick), 9:15. Hoosiers 42–3. 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:45.
  • IU – E.J. Williams Jr. 62-yard pass from Fernando Mendoza (Nico Radicic kick), 4:13. Hoosiers 49–3. 6 plays, 74 yards, 3:35.
  • UCLA – Mateen Bhaghani 30-yard field goal, 00:23.Hoosiers 49–6. 10 plays, 64 yards, 3:50.
Fourth quarter
  • IU – Alberto Mendoza 4-yard run (Nico Radicic kick), 11:11. Hoosiers 56–6. 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:12.
Statistics UCLA IU
First downs 12 27
Plays–yards 53–201 76–475
Rushes–yards 25–88 47–262
Passing yards 113 213
Passing: comp–att–int 13–28–2 19–29–2
Time of possession 24:26 35:34
Team Category Player Statistics
UCLA Passing Nico Iamaleava 13/27, 113 yards, 2 INT
Rushing Nico Iamaleava 7 carries, 46 yards
Receiving Rico Flores Jr. 4 receptions, 50 yards
Indiana Passing Fernando Mendoza 15/22, 168 yards, 3 TD, INT
Rushing Roman Hemby 17 carries, 81 yards, 2 TD
Receiving E.J. Williams Jr. 5 receptions, 109 yards, 2 TD

vs Nebraska

See also: 2025 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team
Nebraska Cornhuskers (6–3) vs UCLA Bruins (3–5) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Cornhuskers 7 14 7028
Bruins 0 7 7721

at Rose Bowl • Pasadena, California

  • Date: November 8
  • Game time: 6:15 p.m.
  • Game weather: Sunny, 69 degrees, Wind South @ 2 mph
  • Game attendance: 44,481
  • Referee: Francisco Villar
  • TV announcers (FOX): Tim Brando (play-by-play), Devin Gardner (analyst), and Josh Sims (sideline)
Game information
First Quarter
  • (6:29) NEB – Jacory Barney Jr. 2-yard pass from TJ Lateef, Kyle Cunanan kick (Drive: 9 plays, 61 yards, 5:19, Nebraska 7–0)
Second Quarter
  • (13:14) UCLA - Jalen Berger 1-yard run, Mateen Bhaghani kick (Drive: 17 plays, 75 yards, 9:46, 7-7)
  • (11:01) NEB - Emmett Johnson 56-yard pass from TJ Lateef, Kyle Cunanan kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 2:13, Nebraska 14-7)
  • (1:47) NEB - Emmett Johnson 1-yard run, Kyle Cunanan kick (Drive: 9 plays, 60 yards, 4:31, Nebraska 21-7)
Third Quarter
  • (11:44) NEB - Emmett Johnson 40-yard pass from TJ Lateef, Kyle Cunanan kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:16, Nebraska 28-7)
  • (9:58) UCLA - Anthony Woods 45-yard pass from Nico Iamaleava, Mateen Bhaghani kick (Drive: 4 plays, 69 yards, 1:39, Nebraska 28-14)
Fourth Quarter
  • (4:54) UCLA - Anthony Frias II 9-yard pass from Nico Iamaleava, Mateen Bhaghani kick (Drive: 12 plays, 96 yards, 6:39, Nebraska 28-21)
Statistics NEB UCLA
First downs 20 21
Plays–yards 54–361 64–348
Rushes–yards 39–156 37–157
Passing yards 205 191
Passing: comp–att–int 13–15–0 17–27–0
Time of possession 30:00 30:00
Team Category Player Statistics
Nebraska Passing TJ Lateef 13/15, 205 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Emmett Johnson 28 carries, 129 yards, TD
Receiving Jacory Barney Jr. 4 receptions, 19 yards, TD
UCLA Passing Nico Iamaleava 17/25, 191 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Nico Iamaleava 15 carries, 86 yards
Receiving Rico Flores Jr. 6 receptions, 52 yards

at No. 1 Ohio State

See also: 2025 Ohio State Buckeyes football team
UCLA Bruins (3–6) at No. 1 Ohio State Buckeyes (9–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bruins 0 0 7310
No. 1 Buckeyes 10 14 17748

at Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio

  • Date: November 15
  • Game time: 4:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 62 °F (17 °C) • Wind: SW at 15 miles per hour (24 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 104,168
  • Referee: Ron Snodgrass
  • TV announcers (NBC): Noah Eagle (play-by-play), Todd Blackledge (analyst), and Kathryn Tappen (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (8:47) OSU – Bo Jackson 1-yard run, Jayden Fielding kick (Drive: 8 plays, 71 yards, 3:54; Ohio State 7–0)
  • (0:04) OSU – Jayden Fielding 41-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 60 yards, 5:41; Ohio State 10–0)
Second quarter
  • (4:41) OSU – Bryson Rodgers 11-yard pass from Julian Sayin, Jayden Fielding kick (Drive: 12 plays, 82 yards, 6:51; Ohio State 17–0)
  • (1:19) OSU – James Peoples 19-yard run, Jayden Fielding kick (Drive: 5 plays, 81 yards, 1:53; Ohio State 24–0)
  • (0:01) OSU – Jayden Fielding 33-yard field goal (Drive: 2 plays, 0 yards, 0:09; Ohio State 27–0)
Third quarter
  • (2:27) OSU – Isaiah West 1-yard run, Jayden Fielding kick (Drive: 13 plays, 69 yards, 6:16; Ohio State 34–0)
  • (0:17) UCLA – Kwazi Gilmer 18-yard pass from Luke Duncan, Mateen Bhaghani kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:10; Ohio State 34–7)
  • (0:03) OSU – Lorenzo Styles Jr. 100-yard kickoff return, Jayden Fielding kick (Ohio State 41–7)
Fourth quarter
  • (8:49) UCLA – Mateen Bhaghani 32-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 61 yards, 6:14; Ohio State 41–10)
  • (1:54) OSU – James Peoples 8-yard run, Jayden Fielding kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 6:55; Ohio State 48–10)
Statistics UCLA OSU
First downs 8 25
Plays–yards 48–222 67–440
Rushes–yards 25–68 33–222
Passing yards 154 218
Passing: comp–att–int 16–23–0 26–34–0
Time of possession 25:01 34:59
Team Category Player Statistics
UCLA Passing Luke Duncan 16/23, 154 yards, TD
Rushing Anthony Woods 5 carries, 20 yards
Receiving Rico Flores Jr. 2 receptions, 59 yards
Ohio State Passing Julian Sayin 23/31, 184 yards, TD
Rushing Bo Jackson 15 carries, 112 yards, TD
Receiving Jeremiah Smith 4 receptions, 40 yards

vs Washington (Senior Day)

See also: 2025 Washington Huskies football team
Washington Huskies (7–3) vs UCLA Bruins (3–7) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Huskies 3 17 141448
Bruins 0 0 7714

at Rose Bowl • Pasadena, California

  • Date: November 22
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: Sunny
  • Game attendance: 38,201
  • Referee: Jason Nickelby
  • TV announcers (NBC): Paul Burmeister (play-by-play), Yogi Roth (analyst), and Caroline Pineda (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics WASH UCLA
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Washington Passing
Rushing
Receiving
UCLA Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at No. 17 USC (Victory Bell)

See also: 2025 USC Trojans football team and Victory Bell (UCLA–USC)
UCLA Bruins (3–8) at No. 17 USC Trojans (8–3) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bruins 0 10 0010
No. 17 Trojans 7 0 71529

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, California

  • Date: November 29
  • Game time: 4:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 72 °F (22 °C) • Wind: SSW at 4 miles per hour (6.4 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 69,614
  • Referee: Gregory Blum
  • TV announcers (NBC): Noah Eagle (play-by-play), Todd Blackledge (analyst), and Kathryn Tappen (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (9:15) USC – King Miller 5 yard rush (Ryon Sayeri kick), (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:45; USC 7–0)
Second quarter
  • (11:23) UCLA – Kwazi Gilmer 2 yard pass from Nico Lamaleava (Mateen Bhaghani kick), (Drive: 13 plays, 79 yards, 7:50; Tied 7–7)
  • (0:18) UCLA – Mateen Bhaghani 38 yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 60 yards, 5:24; UCLA 10–7)
Third quarter
  • (0:25) USC – Makai Lemon 42 yard pass from Jayden Maiava (Ryon Sayeri kick), (Drive: 10 plays, 91 yards, 4:52; USC 14–10)
Fourth quarter
  • (11:24) USC – Lake McRee 2 yard pass from Jayden Maiava (Ryon Sayeri kick), (Drive: 4 plays, 57 yards, 2:30; USC 21–10)
  • (2:29) USC – King Miller 41 yard rush (Gage Roy pass to Walker Lyons for Two Point Conversion), (Drive: 4 plays, 50 yards, 1:48; USC 29–10)
Statistics UCLA USC
First downs 20 22
Plays–yards 64–308 55–388
Rushes–yards 26–108 26–131
Passing yards 200 257
Passing: comp–att–int 27–38–0 21–29–0
Time of possession 33:16 26:44
Team Category Player Statistics
UCLA Passing Nico Iamaleava 27/38, 200 yards, TD
Rushing Jalen Berger 7 carries, 57 yards
Receiving Kwazi Gilmer 10 receptions, 73 yards, TD
USC Passing Jayden Maiava 21/29, 257 yards, 2 TD
Rushing King Miller 17 carries, 124 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Ja'Kobi Lane 3 receptions, 52 yards

Roster

2025 UCLA Bruins football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB 0 Jalen Berger  Sr
WR 1 Rico Flores Jr.  So
WR 2 Titus Mokiao-Atimalala  Sr
WR 3 Kwazi Gilmer So
WR 4 Ezavier Staples  Sr
RB 6 Anthony Woods  Jr
WR 7 Mikey Matthews Jr
QB 9 Nico Iamaleava  So
QB 10 Madden Iamaleava Fr
WR 11 Jaedon Wilson  Sr
QB 12 Luke Duncan  So
WR 14 Carter Shaw  So
QB 15 Pierce Clarkson  So
QB 17 Colton Gumino Fr
QB 18 Henry Hasselbeck  Fr
WR 18 Jadyn Marshall  Jr
QB 19 Karson Gordon  Fr
WR 20 Shane Rosenthal Fr
RB 21 Jaivian Thomas Jr
RB 22 Anthony Frias II  Sr
WR 23 Kyle Miller Sr
RB 27 Isaiah Carlson  So
TE 28 Jack Pedersen  Jr
RB 32 Troy Leigber  Fr
RB 33 Karson Cox Fr
WR 37 Jackson Meehan Sr
TE 44 Peter Bario  So
OL 50 Nehemiah Johnson Fr
OL 54 Garrison Blank Fr
OL 55 Eugene Brooks  Fr
OL 58 Jaylan Jeffers  Sr
OL 62 Michael Sultemeier  Fr
OL 63 K.D. Arnold Jr
OL 64 Sam Yoon  Jr
OL 66 Jensen Somerville  Fr
OL 67 Yutaka Mahe  Sr
OL 68 Noah Pulealii  Sr
OL 69 Oluwafunto Akinshilo  Sr
OL 70 Caleb Walker  Jr
OL 71 Reuben Unije  Sr
OL 72 Garrett DiGiorgio  Sr
OL 73 Tautai Li'o Marks  Sr
OL 74 Julian Armella  Jr
OL 75 Conor Clyde  Sr
OL 75 Mark Schroller  Fr
OL 77 Courtland Ford  Sr
TE 81 Hudson Habermehl  Sr
TE 82 Noah Fox-Flores Fr
WR 83 Russell Weir  Fr
WR 86 Jalen Saint Paul  Fr
TE 87 Dylan Sims Fr
TE 88 Jake Renda  Jr
WR 89 Jace Brown Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 0 Donavyn Pellot  Fr
DB 1 Kanye Clark  Fr
DB 2 Andre Jordan Jr. Jr
DB 3 Robert Stafford III  So
DB 4 Key Lawrence  Sr
LB 6 JonJon Vaughns  Sr
DB 7 Aaron Williams  So
LB 9 Jalen Woods  Jr
LB 10 Ben Perry  Sr
DL 11 Nico Davillier Sr
DB 12 Jamir Benjamin  Fr
DB 14 LaRue Zamorano III Fr
DL 15 Anthony Jones  Jr
DL 17 Lucien Holland Fr
DB 18 Rodrick Pleasant  So
DB 19 Jamier Johnson  Sr
LB 20 Scott Taylor Fr
DB 21 Cole Martin  So
DB 22 Croix Stewart  Jr
DB 23 Bryon Threats  Sr
DL 24 Cole Cogshell Fr
DB 25 Kuron Jabari Jr. Fr
DB 27 Jadyn Hudson Fr
DB 28 Scooter Jackson Jr
DB 29 Marquise Villahermosa  So
DB 30 Zeke Johnson Fr
DB 31 Chase Coleman Fr
LB 32 Isaiah Chisom  So
LB 33 Ty Lee  So
DL 35 Robert James III Fr
LB 36 Wyatt Mosier  So
DB 37 Joshua Dixon  So
LB 40 Mone Malafu  So
LB 41 Jewelous "JuJu" Walls Fr
DB 43 Brett Barry  Fr
DL 44 Devin Aupiu  Sr
DL 52 Kechaun Bennett  Sr
LB 53 Jacob Reis  Fr
DL 54 Ashton Sanders  So
DL 55 A.J. Fuimaono  So
DL 58 Gary Smith III  Sr
DL 81 Tyler Partlow Fr
DL 88 Grant Buckey  Fr
DL 91 Michael Sullivan  Sr
DL 92 Siale Taupaki  Jr
DL 95 Jalen Hargrove  Sr
DL 97 Jacob Busic  Sr
DL 99 Keanu Williams  Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
LS 30 Halakilangi Muagututi'a Fr
K 35 Cash Peterman  Sr
LS 41 Morrow Evans  Fr
P 49 Will Karoll Jr
LS 50 Salem Abdul-Wahab  Jr
K 94 Mateen Bhaghani Jr
P 97 Lennox Miller Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Jerry Neuheisel – Interim Offensive coordinator
  • Kevin Coyle – Interim Defensive coordinator
  • Scott White – Associate head coach/Inside linebackers
  • Jethro Franklin – Defensive line
  • Andy Kwon – Offensive line
  • Gabe Lynn – Safeties
  • Demetrice Martin – Passing game coordinator/Secondary
  • A. J. Steward – Running backs
  • Burl Toler III – Passing game coordinator/Recruiting coordinator/Wide receivers
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster
Last update: August 29, 2025

Awards and honors

Recipient Award (Big-Ten Conference) Week # Date awarded Ref.
Nico Iamaleava Offensive Player of the Week 4 October 6, 2025 [7]
Mateen Bhaghani Special Teams Player of the Week 6 October 20, 2025 [8]
  • October 6, 2025 – Nico Iamaleava was named the Associated Press National Player of the Week
  • October 6, 2025 – UCLA football team was named the Pop-Tarts Crazy Good Team of the Week
  • October 7, 2025 – Jerry Neuheisel was named the CBS Sports coordinator of the week
  • October 7, 2025 – Nico Iamaleava was named to the Maxwell Award Player of the Week, the Davey O'Brien Quarterback of the Week and the Walter Camp National FBS Offensive Player of the Week.
  • October 7, 2025 – Tim Skipper was named to the Dodd Trophy Coach of the Week and to the Bear Bryant Awards Coach of the Week

Notes

  1. ^ First part of the game was moved to FS2 to accommodate the conclusion of the men's basketball game between Michigan State and Arkansas, which originally aired on FOX.

References

  1. ^ Bolch, Ben (September 14, 2025). "UCLA fires football coach DeShaun Foster after winless start". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 14, 2025.
  2. ^ Bolch, Ben (September 17, 2025). "UCLA loses defensive coordinator Ikaika Malloe after 0-3 start". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 17, 2025.
  3. ^ Bolch, Ben (September 30, 2025). "UCLA offensive coordinator Tino Sunseri is leaving team in mutual parting of ways". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 30, 2025.
  4. ^ Uggetti, Paolo (October 4, 2025). "No. 7 Penn State searching for answers after loss to UCLA". ESPN.com. Pasadena, California, U.S. Retrieved October 5, 2025.
  5. ^ Cavanaugh, Tom (December 11, 2024). "BREAKING: Bruins' 2025 2025 Football Schedule Revealed". SI.com. Retrieved December 20, 2024.
  6. ^ "2025 UCLA Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved December 20, 2024.
  7. ^ "Nico Iamaleava Named Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week". uclabruins.com. UCLA Athletics. Retrieved October 21, 2025.
  8. ^ "Bhaghani Named Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week". uclabruins.com. UCLA Athletics. Retrieved October 21, 2025.
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