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No. 7 UCLA Beat Nevada 27-0 for Its First Shutout Since 2015 and an 8-0 Start

UCLA intercepted four passes, held Nevada to 176 yards, and won 27-0 at the Rose Bowl to start 8-0 for the first time since 2005.

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No. 7 UCLA Beat Nevada 27-0 for Its First Shutout Since 2015 and an 8-0 Start

Key points

  • No. 7 UCLA beat Nevada 27-0 on Saturday, October 31, 2026, at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California.
  • UCLA improved to 8-0, its first 8-0 start since 2005 and the sixth 8-0 start in program history, in the first season under head coach Bob Chesney.
  • UCLA collected three interceptions in the first quarter.

No. 7 UCLA beat Nevada 27-0 on Saturday, October 31, 2026, at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. The Bruins intercepted four passes, held Nevada to 176 yards of offense, and posted their first shutout since 2015.

UCLA improved to 8-0, its first 8-0 start since 2005 and the sixth 8-0 start in program history, in the first season under head coach Bob Chesney. Nevada fell to 3-5.

Three interceptions in the first quarter

UCLA collected three interceptions in the first quarter. The first came on the first play from scrimmage, when cornerback Scooter Jackson intercepted former UCLA quarterback Luke Duncan.

The Bruins led 17-0 at halftime. Quarterback Ty Dieffenbach ran for a 4-yard touchdown late in the first half to make it 17-0.

Edge rusher Sahir West had one and a half sacks and two tackles for loss for UCLA. The defense kept Nevada off the scoreboard in all four quarters. UCLA scored 10 points in the first quarter, 7 in the second, 7 in the third and 3 in the fourth, while Nevada scored in none.

The second half

Dieffenbach threw a 12-yard touchdown pass to Wayne Knight in the second half to make it 24-0. A field goal in the fourth quarter completed the scoring at 27-0.

Nevada's best scoring chance ended when a 48-yard field goal attempt fell short in the third quarter. The game ended with defensive back Ty Lee intercepting a pass in the final minute, UCLA's fourth interception of the day, before the Bruins took a knee.

It was UCLA's first shutout since 2015 against Oregon State and its first home shutout since a 16-0 win over Oregon in 2007.

What the shutout means

An 8-0 start, a shutout and four interceptions put UCLA in College Football Playoff contention ahead of the first CFP rankings release on Tuesday, November 3. The Bruins have not started 8-0 since 2005, and they have now done it in Chesney's first season in charge.

Nevada leaves Pasadena at 3-5 with 176 yards of offense and no points. Its quarterback room included a former UCLA quarterback, Duncan, whose first pass of the day was intercepted by Jackson, and the Wolf Pack never recovered from that start.

The Rose Bowl crowd saw a defense win the game in the first quarter. Three interceptions in one quarter set the score, the field position and the tone, and Nevada spent the rest of the afternoon chasing a game that had already gone.

Timeline

  1. Oct 31, 2026UCLA collects three interceptions in the first quarter, starting with Scooter Jackson on the first play from scrimmage, and leads Nevada 17-0 at halftime at the Rose Bowl.
  2. Oct 31, 2026Wayne Knight scores on a 12-yard pass from Ty Dieffenbach in the second half to make it 24-0, and a Nevada 48-yard field goal attempt falls short in the third quarter.
  3. Oct 31, 2026Ty Lee intercepts a pass in the final minute, UCLA's fourth of the game, and UCLA beats Nevada 27-0 for its first shutout since 2015 and an 8-0 start.

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