Final
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 NEB | 7 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
 UCLA | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
Game Leaders
Nico Iamaleava
· QB
Nico Iamaleava
· QB
TJ Lateef
· QB
Emmett Johnson
· RB
Team Stats
201st Downs21
5-83rd down efficiency8-14
0-04th down efficiency2-3
361Total Yards348
205Passing191
13/15Comp/Att17/27
13.7Yards per pass7.1
156Rushing157
39Rushing Attempts37
4.0Yards per rush4.2
2-25Penalties4-20
0Turnovers0
Play-by-Play
0:00
End of 4th quarter.
0:31
(00:31) Kneel down by #14 T.Lateef at UCLA40 for loss of 3 yards
1:07
(01:11) Kneel down by #14 T.Lateef at UCLA37 for loss of 2 yards
1:49
(01:55) Kneel down by #14 T.Lateef at UCLA35 for loss of 3 yards
1:57
(02:02) #21 E.Johnson rush middle for 1 yard gain to the UCLA32 (#99 K.Williams), 1ST DOWN
2:03
Timeout UCLA, clock 02:03
2:01
(02:09) #21 E.Johnson rush left for 9 yards gain to the UCLA33 (#2 A.Jordan Jr.)
2:11
Timeout UCLA, clock 02:11
2:22
(02:27) #14 T.Lateef pass complete short right to #13 N.Hunter caught at UCLA47, for 17 yards to the UCLA42 (#4 K.Lawrence), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
3:05
(03:12) Shotgun #14 T.Lateef pass complete short right to #6 D.Key caught at NEB40, for 7 yards to the NEB41 (#4 K.Lawrence)
3:52
(03:59) #21 E.Johnson rush left for 2 yards gain to the NEB34 (#9 J.Woods; #58 G.Smith III), 1ST DOWN
4:42
(04:46) Shotgun #21 E.Johnson rush right for 8 yards gain to the NEB32 (#58 G.Smith III)
4:47
(04:54) #94 M.Bhaghani kickoff 55 yards to the NEB10 #2 J.Barney Jr. return 24 yards to the NEB34 (#36 W.Mosier; #9 J.Woods) PENALTY NEB Holding (#54 J.Bower) 10 yards from NEB34 to NEB24
4:54
(04:59) Shotgun #9 N.Iamaleava pass complete short right to #22 A.Frias II caught at NEB09, for 9 yards to the NEB00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 04:54 #94 M.Bhaghani kick attempt good (H: #35 C.Peterman, LS: #50 S.Abdul-Wahab)
5:36
(05:45) Shotgun #9 N.Iamaleava rush middle for 17 yards gain to the NEB09 (#97 K.Davis), 1ST DOWN
6:20
(06:28) Shotgun #9 N.Iamaleava pass complete short right to #6 A.Woods caught at NEB35, for 4 yards to the NEB26 (#0 J.Wright)
6:54
(07:00) Shotgun #9 N.Iamaleava sacked for loss of 4 yards to the NEB30 (#5 R.Van Poppel, #1 C.Wright) PENALTY UCLA Illegal Formation declined
7:15
(07:28) Shotgun #9 N.Iamaleava pass complete deep left to #7 M.Matthews caught at NEB30, for 24 yards to the NEB26 (#21 R.Guthrie), 1ST DOWN. NEB is challenging the ruling on the field - "Forward pass". CALL UPHELD
8:03
(08:11) Shotgun #9 N.Iamaleava pass complete short right to #1 R.Flores Jr. caught at UCLA47, for 4 yards to the UCLA50 (#0 J.Wright)
8:12
(08:16) Shotgun #9 N.Iamaleava pass incomplete short right to #1 R.Flores Jr. thrown to NEB35
8:34
PENALTY UCLA False Start (#74 J.Armella) 5 yards from NEB49 to UCLA46. NO PLAY
9:11
(09:16) Shotgun #9 N.Iamaleava pass complete short left to #1 R.Flores Jr. caught at UCLA41, for 17 yards to the NEB49 (#21 R.Guthrie; #37 D.Jones), 1ST DOWN
9:47
(09:54) Shotgun #9 N.Iamaleava rush middle for 10 yards gain to the UCLA34 (#0 J.Wright), 1ST DOWN
10:27
(10:31) Shotgun #21 J.Thomas rush middle for 1 yard gain to the UCLA24 (#95 G.Moore; #5 R.Van Poppel)
10:46
(10:53) Shotgun #21 J.Thomas rush left for 21 yards gain to the UCLA23 (#21 R.Guthrie), 1ST DOWN
11:28
(11:33) Shotgun #21 J.Thomas rush left for 2 yards loss to the UCLA02 (#9 V.Shavers Jr.)
11:33
(11:39) #83 A.Wilson punt 34 yards to the UCLA08 fair catch by #7 M.Matthews at UCLA08 PENALTY UCLA UNS: Unsportsmanlike Conduct (#7 M.Matthews) 4 yards from UCLA08 to UCLA04
12:10
(12:14) Shotgun #21 E.Johnson rush right for 1 yard gain to the UCLA42 (#15 A.Jones)
12:15
(12:18) Shotgun #14 T.Lateef pass incomplete short middle to #6 D.Key thrown to UCLA36
12:52
(12:57) #21 E.Johnson rush middle for 3 yards loss to the UCLA43 (#21 C.Martin)
13:36
(13:39) Shotgun #21 E.Johnson rush right for 4 yards gain to the UCLA40 (#9 J.Woods; #99 K.Williams), 1ST DOWN
13:42
(13:45) Shotgun #14 T.Lateef pass incomplete short right to #35 M.Nelson thrown to UCLA45
14:23
(14:27) Shotgun #21 E.Johnson rush right for 9 yards gain to the UCLA44 (#9 J.Woods; #0 D.Pellot)
14:44
(14:58) Shotgun #14 T.Lateef pass complete short right to #6 D.Key caught at NEB47, for 10 yards to the NEB47, out of bounds at NEB47, 1ST DOWN
0:00
End of 3rd quarter.
0:47
(00:47) Shotgun #14 T.Lateef rush right for 2 yards gain to the NEB37 (#52 K.Bennett)
0:49
(00:55) #49 W.Karoll punt 43 yards to the NEB35 fair catch by #2 J.Barney Jr. at NEB35
0:57
(01:02) Shotgun #9 N.Iamaleava pass incomplete deep left to #3 K.Gilmer thrown to NEB50 broken up by #8 D.Singleton
1:24
PENALTY UCLA False Start (#64 S.Yoon) 6 yards from UCLA28 to UCLA22. NO PLAY
1:43
(01:48) Shotgun #0 J.Berger rush middle for 7 yards gain to the UCLA28 (#21 R.Guthrie). #21 R.Guthrie injured on the play
1:49
(01:52) Shotgun #9 N.Iamaleava pass incomplete short right to #81 H.Habermehl thrown to UCLA30 broken up by #97 K.Davis
2:17
(02:41) #97 J.Busic rush right for 2 yards gain to the UCLA21 (#52 D.Rogers; #97 K.Davis), 1ST DOWN
2:42
Timeout UCLA, clock 02:42
3:13
(03:20) Shotgun #9 N.Iamaleava rush right for 0 yards to the UCLA19 (#93 K.Pietrzak; #52 D.Rogers)
3:44
(03:54) Shotgun #9 N.Iamaleava pass complete short left to #7 M.Matthews caught at UCLA16, for 7 yards to the UCLA19 (#10 A.Marshall; #8 D.Singleton)
4:27
(04:32) Shotgun #6 A.Woods rush left for 2 yards gain to the UCLA12 (#8 D.Singleton)
4:33
(04:39) #83 A.Wilson punt 33 yards to the UCLA10, out of bounds at UCLA10
5:06
(05:14) Shotgun #14 T.Lateef pass complete short left to #2 J.Barney Jr. caught at UCLA43, for 1 yard loss to the UCLA43 (#4 K.Lawrence)
5:52
(05:56) Shotgun #21 E.Johnson rush middle for 2 yards gain to the UCLA42 (#28 S.Jackson)
6:31
(06:35) Shotgun #21 E.Johnson rush middle for 3 yards gain to the UCLA44 (#55 A.Fuimaono)
Lateef's impressive debut as a starter and Johnson's rushing lead Nebraska over UCLA 28-21
— TJ Lateef was 13 for 15 for 205 yards and three touchdown passes in his first collegiate start, Emmett Johnson went over 100 yards rushing and receiving, and Nebraska defeated UCLA 28-21 on Saturday night for its first win in Pasadena since 1993.
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