The UCLA Bruins were able to secure a 27-20 road win over the Nebraska Cornhuskers in Week 10 Big Ten action as the defense forced an interception to clinch the victory. The Bruins were able to control the middle of the game and stepped up with quarterback Ethan Garbers playing well.
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UCLA (3-5, 2-4 Big Ten) has now won back-to-back Big Ten road games and are building momentum for a possible bowl game if they continue to win games. The Cornhuskers (5-4, 2-4) continue to look for answers as Dylan Raiola has seemingly hit the wall as a freshman as of late.
Let’s take a closer look at the box score for this game and discuss what happened throughout the 60 minutes of action.
The UCLA Bruins had a good offensive showing as the team had 358 total yards (219 passing, 139 rushing) as the team was able to move the ball well. They were a good 6-of-13 on third downs and averaged 4.6 yards per carry. However, the team played sloppy with nine penalties committed for 62 yards.
The Nebraska Cornhuskers cannot win when the quarterbacks throw for 16-of-34 with two interceptions. The Cornhuskers were able to run for a respectable 3.0 yards per carry but their brilliance came on the “money downs”. Nebraska converted on 9-of-17 third downs and 1-of-3 fourth downs. The only issue was the lackluster play under center as the rest of the team played well enough to win.
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Below is the scoring breakdown throughout the game.
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