FINAL SCORE
Nebraska Cornhuskers at UCLA Bruins game details
Saturday, November 8, 2025 at 9:00 PM ET
Rose Bowl · Attendance 44,481
Put the final score in perspective.
Nebraska finished 7 points ahead. The teams combined for 49 points. This is an unadjusted scoring comparison, with no allowance for possessions, opponent strength or overtime.
The reported halftime score was Nebraska 21, UCLA 7. Across the 4 regulation quarters with line-score data for both teams, UCLA outscored its opponent in 1 and Nebraska in 2. A quarter advantage counts scoring in that quarter only.
How these comparisons are calculated ↗QUARTER BY QUARTER
Line score
THE MATCHUP IN NUMBERS
Team statistics
| 1st Downs | 20 | 21 |
| 3rd down efficiency | 5-8 | 8-14 |
| 4th down efficiency | 0-0 | 2-3 |
| Total Yards | 361 | 348 |
| Passing | 205 | 191 |
| Comp/Att | 13/15 | 17/27 |
| Yards per pass | 13.7 | 7.1 |
| Rushing | 156 | 157 |
| Rushing Attempts | 39 | 37 |
| Yards per rush | 4.0 | 4.2 |
| Penalties | 2-25 | 4-20 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles lost | 0 | 0 |
| Interceptions thrown | 0 | 0 |
| Possession | 30:00 | 30:00 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Nebraska Cornhuskers
passing
| TJ Lateef | 13/15 | 205 | 13.7 | 3 | 0 | 98.8 |
rushing
| Emmett Johnson | 28 | 129 | 4.6 | 1 | 13 |
| TJ Lateef | 5 | 31 | 6.2 | 0 | 14 |
| Isaiah Mozee | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Heinrich Haarberg | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Team | 4 | -9 | -2.3 | 0 | 0 |
receiving
| Emmett Johnson | 3 | 103 | 34.3 | 2 | 56 |
| Dane Key | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 0 | 29 |
| Nyziah Hunter | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 0 | 17 |
| Jacory Barney Jr. | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 1 | 9 |
defensive
| DeShon Singleton | 11 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Javin Wright | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keona Davis | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rex Guthrie | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Marshall | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vincent Shavers Jr. | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Donovan Jones | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ceyair Wright | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dylan Rogers | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kade Pietrzak | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Williams Nwaneri | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marques Watson-Trent | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Riley Van Poppel | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derek Branch | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Caleb Benning | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Hohl | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gabe Moore | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elijah Jeudy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
kickReturns
| Jacory Barney Jr. | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
puntReturns
| Jacory Barney Jr. | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
kicking
| Kyle Cunanan | 0/0 | 0.0 | 0 | 4/4 | 4 |
punting
| Archie Wilson | 2 | 67 | 33.5 | 0 | 2 | 34 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
UCLA Bruins
passing
| Nico Iamaleava | 17/25 | 191 | 7.6 | 2 | 0 | 86.2 |
| Team | 0/2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
rushing
| Nico Iamaleava | 15 | 86 | 5.7 | 0 | 21 |
| Jaivian Thomas | 12 | 39 | 3.3 | 0 | 21 |
| Jalen Berger | 5 | 19 | 3.8 | 1 | 7 |
| Anthony Woods | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 0 | 5 |
| Jacob Busic | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
receiving
| Rico Flores Jr. | 6 | 52 | 8.7 | 0 | 17 |
| Anthony Woods | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 1 | 45 |
| Mikey Matthews | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 0 | 24 |
| Jalen Berger | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 13 |
| Kwazi Gilmer | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 8 |
| Hudson Habermehl | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
| Anthony Frias II | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 1 | 9 |
| Titus Mokiao-Atimalala | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
defensive
| JonJon Vaughns | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Key Lawrence | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Smith III | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jalen Woods | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Isaiah Chisom | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keanu Williams | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cole Martin | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scooter Jackson | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Siale Taupaki | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rodrick Pleasant | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wyatt Mosier | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre Jordan Jr. | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kechaun Bennett | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacob Busic | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Jones Jr. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A.J. Fuimaono | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Stafford III | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Donavyn Pellot | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
kickReturns
| Cole Martin | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Mikey Matthews | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Titus Mokiao-Atimalala | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
kicking
| Mateen Bhaghani | 0/1 | 0.0 | 0 | 3/3 | 3 |
punting
| Will Karoll | 2 | 91 | 45.5 | 0 | 0 | 48 |
HOW IT HAPPENED
Scoring summary
| 1 | 8:00 | Jacory Barney Jr. 2 Yd pass from TJ Lateef (Kyle Cunanan Kick) | 7 – 0 |
| 2 | 13:14 | Jalen Berger 1 Yd Run (Mateen Bhaghani Kick) | 7 – 7 |
| 2 | 11:01 | Emmett Johnson 56 Yd pass from TJ Lateef (Kyle Cunanan Kick) | 14 – 7 |
| 2 | 1:47 | Emmett Johnson 1 Yd Run (Kyle Cunanan Kick) | 21 – 7 |
| 3 | 11:44 | Emmett Johnson 40 Yd pass from TJ Lateef (Kyle Cunanan Kick) | 28 – 7 |
| 3 | 9:58 | Anthony Woods 45 Yd pass from Nico Iamaleava (Mateen Bhaghani Kick) | 28 – 14 |
| 4 | 4:54 | Anthony Frias II 9 Yd pass from Nico Iamaleava (Mateen Bhaghani Kick) | 28 – 21 |
ESPN · Updated Oct 11, 12:35 AM UTCData methodology