Game notes: Nevada at UCLA
Saturday, October 31, kickoff time not yet set, Rose Bowl.The game page.
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The matchup
- Nevada (2–4, 1–2 in conference) at UCLA (6–0, 4–0 in conference), Saturday, October 31, kickoff time not yet set, Rose Bowl.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file. Ranks as of the game, as listed with the schedule (AP poll, else the coaches’).
The series
- It will be their second meeting; UCLA leads the series 1–0.resultsEvery meeting on file; official counts take out wins the NCAA vacated and count forfeits as the rivalry’s article does.
- Last meeting: Saturday, August 31, 2013: UCLA 58, Nevada 20.resultsThe most recent meeting on file.
Nevada
- Nevada is 2–4 (1–2 in conference games).resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: W 49–14 vs. Western Kentucky; L 7–20 vs. Montana State; L 20–27 at Middle Tennessee; L 33–36 vs. Air Force; W 30–13 at UTEP; L 17–31 at North Dakota State.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Nevada is No. 117 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Jeff Choate is 8–23 in his third season at Nevada.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Jeff Choate faces UCLA as a head coach for the first time.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Dominic Kelley (RB): 500 rushing yards, 4 TD, the team leader in rushing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Herschel Turner (RB): 436 rushing yards, 4 TD.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- E.J. Smith (LB): 72 tackles, 2.5 sacks, No. 1 in FBS in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Joe McFadden is tied with Fernando Serrano (29, 1977–79) for 10th on Nevada’s career field goals list, at 29 so far; one more field goal breaks the tie.Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- On this date in 2020, Nevada beat UNLV 37–19.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
UCLA
- UCLA is 6–0 (4–0 in conference games), 1–0 against ranked teams.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: W 45–24 at California; W 28–10 vs. San Diego State; W 52–38 vs. Purdue; W 54–3 at Maryland; W 17–15 at No. 13 Oregon; W 17–7 vs. Wisconsin.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- UCLA has won six straight, since losing 29–10 to USC (Nov. 29, 2025).resultsThe team’s current run of results, every finished game on file across seasons.
- UCLA is No. 28 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- UCLA is one of six FBS teams that are unbeaten this season, with BYU, James Madison, Miami, Texas Tech and Utah.resultsFBS teams with no losses this season (four games or more).
- Bob Chesney is 6–0 in his first season at UCLA and 27–6 as an FBS head coach.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Bob Chesney faces Nevada as a head coach for the first time.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Wayne Knight (RB): 571 rushing yards, 11 TD, No. 5 in FBS in rushing touchdowns.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Nico Iamaleava (QB): 982 passing yards, 4 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Jalen Woods (LB): 51 tackles, 2 sacks, 1 INT, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Mateen Bhaghani is tied with Chris Griffith (42, 1999–02) for eighth on UCLA’s career field goals list, at 42 so far; one more field goal breaks the tie.Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- On this date in 1959, UCLA lost to No. 17 Washington 23–7.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
The coaches
- It is the first meeting of Jeff Choate and Bob Chesney as head coaches.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
Sources
Every sentence here is ours, written from counts we make over the games on file. Where the facts come from:
- CollegeFootballData.com: Game results, rankings and player statistics; the sentence and every count in it are ours. Derived output (CollegeFootballData.com terms, section 4).
- CollegeFootballDigest: Our own ratings (Elo) and research notes. CC BY 4.0.
- Wikipedia: Facts from Wikipedia’s lists and articles (schools’ record books, trophies, College GameDay sites, coaching records), restated. CC BY-SA 4.0 (facts restated; credit Wikipedia).
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