No. 7/7 UCLA 27, Nevada 0
Saturday, October 31, 2026
Pasadena, Calif. - The Rose Bowl
PASADENA, Calif. - The Wolf Pack defense stepped up to the challenge of No. 7/7 UCLA Saturday but early turnovers from the offense allowed the Bruins to establish a foothold and slowly pull away to a 27-0 victory at The Rose Bowl.
Nevada broke up seven passes and held the nation's ninth-best rushing attack to just 125 rushing yards, 108 below its per-game average but UCLA (8-0) was spotted a 10-0 lead thanks to a field goal off an opening-drive interception and a 26-yard pick-six from Derrick Barksdale within the game's opening 7:26.
Wolf Pack starting quarterback
Luke Duncan threw three interceptions in the first quarter before being relieved by
AJ Bianco. Three quarterbacks combined to throw for 111 yards on just 8-for-24 passing with four interceptions and the Nevada ground game was held to a season-low 65 yards on 35 carries.
UCLA quarterback Ty Dieffenbach scored from four yards out with 1:20 to go in the first half, putting the Bruins up 17-0. UCLA opened the second half with a 13-play, 75-yard drive capped by Dieffenbach's 12-yard touchdown pass to Wayne Knight. For the game, Dieffenbach went 16-for-30 for 178 yards and a touchdown.
Linebacker
EJ Smith led the Wolf Pack with nine tackles and shared a tackle-for-loss, while
Dylan LaBarbera broke up two passes and shared a tackle-for-loss.
Larry Turner-Gooden broke up two passes to go with eight tackles and
Aiden Walker had his sixth TFL of the season among his six tackles.
Nevada (3-5) returns to Mountain West play next Friday, hosting New Mexico at 6 p.m. at Mackay Stadium.
