UCLA vs Rutgers: Box Score, stats and summary feat. Ethan Garbers (Week 8)

UCLA vs Rutgers kicked off at noon on Saturday. The Rutgers Scarlet Knights (4-2) hosted the UCLA Bruins (1-5) in a game between two teams with nearly opposite records. UCLA has lost five games in a row, most recently 21-17 to Minnesota last Saturday. Its only win of the year came in Week 1, 16-13 over Hawaii.

The Rutgers had a better season overall but lost two games consecutively before entering this matchup. The Scarlet Knights recently lost 42-7 to Wisconsin. So, both teams were trying to get their seasons back on track at the start of the game.

Before the game, Rutgers was viewed as the favorite and given -178 odds to win. As the underdog, UCLA received +146 odds to win.

UCLA vs Rutgers box score

Team	1st	2nd	3rd	4th
UCLA	7	14	7	7
Rutgers	7	3	9	13

UCLA stats

Passing

Player	Completions	Attempts	Yards	Passing TDs	Interceptions
Ethan Garbers	32	38	383	4	0

Rushing

Player	Carries	Yards	Avg	TD	Long
Ethan Garbers	9	48	5.3	1	49
Jalen Berger	10	28	2.8	0	7
T.J. Harden	7	14	2	0	5
Keegan Jones	2	11	5.5	0	9

Receiving

Player	Receptions	Yards	Avg	TD	Long
Keegan Jones	5	114	22.8	1	67
Moliki Matavao	6	104	17.3	0	25
Titus Mokiao-Atimalala	5	54	10.8	0	19
T.J. Harden	5	34	6.8	1	22
Logan Loya	3	27	9	1	14
Kwazi Gilmer	4	21	5.3	0	13
Bryce Pierre	3	20	6.7	0	8
Jalen Berger	1	9	9	1	9

Kickers

Player	Extra Point Made/Attempted	Field Goal Made/Attempted	Long
Mateen Bhaghani	5 for 5	0/1	0

Rutgers stats

Passing

Player	Completions	Attempts	Yards	Passing TDs	Interceptions
Athan Kaliakmanis	18	30	287	0	1

Rushing

Player	Carries	Yards	Avg	TD	Long
Kyle Monangai	19	106	5.6	3	30
Athan Kaliakmanis	9	23	2.6	1	13
Antwan Raymond	1	6	6	0	6

Receiving

Player	Receptions	Yards	Avg	TD	Long
KJ Duff	3	82	27.3	0	59
Ian Strong	3	71	23.7	0	42
Dymere Miller	5	70	14	0	24
Christian Dremel	3	26	8.7	0	11
Chris Long	1	18	18	0	18
Ben Black	2	16	8	0	9
Kyle Monangai	1	4	4	0	4

Kickers

Player	Extra Point Made/Attempted	Field Goal Made/Attempted	Long
Jai Patel	2 for 2	2 for 2	49

UCLA vs Rutgers summary

Although Rutgers entered the game as a small betting favorite, it was UCLA that started the game hot. On the game's first drive, UCLA went down the field 75 yards on 11 plays to score a touchdown. However, on the next drive, Rutgers answered back with a touchdown of its own.

The two teams traded possessions where they both needed to punt before UCLA received the ball again in the second quarter and drove 91 yards down the field on 10 plays to score again. Rutgers got a few points back on its next drive with a field goal. However, the Bruins extended the lead when they scored their third touchdown of the first half with 22 seconds left on the clock. Rutgers was unable to score to close the quarter, and the half ended with a 21-10 lead for UCLA.

The second half of the game saw Rutgers bring the game close. In the third quarter, the Scarlet Knights scored a quick touchdown and followed it up with a field goal halfway through the quarter to close the lead to 21-19. However, UCLA quickly answered back with a touchdown of its own to extend the lead to 28-19.

The Bruins appeared to put the game away with 12 minutes left in the fourth quarter with another touchdown, but Rutgers showed resiliency in battling back. The Scarlet Knights scored two more touchdowns to bring the score to 35-32. However, UCLA held on for a 43-32 upset victory.