Kenny Larabee, KLIN
Jacory Barney reels in a 40-yard pass from Dylan Raiola to set up the Huskers' second-quarter touchdown against UCLA in 2024.

UCLA 27
Nebraska 20

Nov. 2, 2024 • 2:30 p.m. Central
Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE • BTN
1st 2nd 3rd 4th  F 
UCLA 3 10 14 0 27
Nebraska 0 7 7 6 20
Jimari Butler
Amarillo Mullen
UCLA quarterback Ethan Garbers gets a pass away under pressure from Nebraska’s Jimari Butler. | More photos
First quarter
UCLA: Bhaghani 25 field goal, 7:00
Second quarter
UCLA: Berger 10 pass from Garbers (Bhaghani kick) 13:47 
NEBR: Dowdell 4 run (Hohl kick) 10:02
Third quarter
UCLA: Medrano 38 interception return (Bhaghani kick) 14:50
UCLA: Gilmer 48 pass from Garbers (Bhaghani kick) 8:21
NEBR: Neyor 8 pass from Raiola (Hohl kick) 5:23
Fourth quarter
NEBR: Dowdell 1 run (kick failed) 3:57

                      UCLA        NEB
FIRST DOWNS ........... 17         21
  RUSHING .............. 5         10
  PASSING ............. 11          7
  PENALTY .............. 1          4
RUSHES-NET YARDS .. 30-139     38-113
NET YDS PASSING ...... 219        209
  COMP-ATT-INT ... 17-25-0    16-34-2
TOTAL OFFENSE ..... 55-358     72-322
FUMBLES-LOST ......... 0-0        0-0
PENALIZED-YARDS ..... 9-62       2-15
PUNTS-AVERAGE ....... 5-42       3-56
PUNT RETURNS-YDS .... 1-16        0-0
K.O. RETURNS-YDS .... 1-17       1-18
INTERCEPTIONS-YDS ... 2-38        0-0
POSSESSION TIME .... 29:14      30:46
THIRD-DOWN CONV. .... 6-13       9-17
FOURTH-DOWN CONV. .... 0-0        1-3
RED ZONE SCORES ...... 3-3        3-4
SACKS BY-YARDS ...... 4-23       2-12

RUSHING
  UCLA: Garbers 6-56; Harden 11-46; Berger 7-21; K/Jones 5-18; TEAM 1--2.
  NEBR: Dowdell 17-61; R.Johnson 3-27; E.Johnson 7-23; Barney 1-8; Haarberg 4-8; Lloyd 1--4;  Raiola 5--10.

PASSING
  UCLA: Garbers 17-25-0 219.
  NEBR: Raiola 14-27-1 177; Haarberg 2-7-1 32.

RECEIVING
  UCLA: Matavao 4-52; Gilmer 3-88; Mokiao-Atimalala 2-20; Sturdivant 2-19; Loya 2-19; Berger 2-11; Pierre 1-7; Harden 1-3.
  NEBR: Neyor 4-89; Barney 4-78; Fidone 4-16; Banks 2-13; E.Johnson 1-7; Dowdell 1-6.

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Bruins keep Huskers waiting for that sixth win

Alarmingly porous on defense and ineffective on offense during much of the game, the Huskers were upset at home by UCLA, 27-20.

Instead of collecting a sixth win, Nebraska will continue its quest for bowl eligibility into the latter half of November.

The Huskers were outyarded by a 3-to-1 ratio in the first half but somehow trailed by only 13-7. The Huskers’ only touchdown of the first 30 minutes came after a UCLA taunting penalty negated what would have been a three-and-out. Dylan Raiola connected with Jacory Barney on a 40-yard bomb, and Dante Dowdell ran it in from the four yard line four plays later.

After intermission, UCLA jumped on the Huskers immediately. The Bruins intercepted Raiola on the first play from scrimmage and returned it for a touchdown. UCLA followed that up with a 48-yard scoring pass on its next possession to make it a 27-7 game less than halfway into the third quarter.

The Huskers, though, weren’t finished.

Raiola engineered a touchdown drive plus two more forays into the red zone before leaving with an injury. Heinrich Haarberg relieved him, and the Huskers punched it in to make it a 27-20 game with just under four minutes left. Nebraska got the ball back at its own 19 with 2:22 remaining and moved the ball to the UCLA 38, but a circus-catch interception inside the 15 ended the Huskers’ comeback hopes.

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2024 results
04/27 White 25, Red 21
08/31 UTEP W 40-7
09/07 Colorado W 28-10
09/14 North­ern Iowa W 34-3
09/20 Illinois L 24-31
09/28 @ Purdue W 28-10
10/05 Rutgers W 14-7
10/19 @ Indiana L 7-56
10/26 @ Ohio Stat­e L 17-21
11/02 UCLA L 20-27
11/16 @ South­ern Cal L 20-28
11/23 Wisconsin W 44-25
11/29 @ Iowa L 10-13
12/28 Boston College W 20-15
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Dylan Raiola delivers a first-half pass.

Commentary

Stryker

This was a ghastly effort by the Big Red, one that shrouded Memorial Stadium with oppressive silence as the Husker coaches’ perplexity showed up all over the field.

Tad Stryker
HuskerMax/SI
Stukenholtz

Raiola actively prevented the offense from moving the ball for much of the game. It was unacceptable.

Cole Stukenholtz
KLIN/HuskerMax
Shatel

Is it too much to ask Nebraska to show up and play well and coach well at home — against a 2-5 team — with bowl eligibility on the line?

Tom Shatel *
Omaha World-Herald
Just

That was awful. That was soul-crushing. That was… insert whatever word with a negative connotation you find most apt here.

Amie Just *
Lincoln Journal Star
Feit

What does Matt Rhule want this offense to be, and how does a five-star QB fit into that vision? To me, this is the fundamental disconnect in Nebraska’s offense.

Dave Feit
HuskerMax/SI
Sherman

Big Ten defenses have figured out Nebraska’s plan. UCLA teed off against Raiola. ... Expect Nebraska’s remaining November foes to dial up the intensity.

Mitch Sherman *
The Athletic
Rubek

Losing four games in a row to end last year was brutal, but if nothing changes over the bye week, Nebraska could easily be in for a six-game skid this season.

Anthony Rubek
Daily Nebraskan
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