Fresno State falls at the Rose Bowl 20-13, first loss to UCLA since 2000

PASADENA, Calif. -- Ethan Garbers passed for 289 yards successful his last crippled for UCLA, T.J. Harden scored the go-ahead touchdown successful the 3rd 4th and the Bruins rallied for a 20-13 triumph implicit Fresno State successful their play finale.

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Fresno State had a 10-6 pb astatine halftime, but went three-and-out connected its archetypal thrust of the 2nd half. UCLA took implicit connected its ain 40 aft a punt and went 56 yards successful 4 plays, capped by Harden's 5-yard tally up the mediate for his 2nd touchdown of the season.

The large play of the bid came erstwhile choky extremity Moliki Matavao had a 35-yard reception to the Bulldogs' 5. Matavao finished with vocation highs successful receptions (eight) and yards (120).

Garbers, who completed 26 of 40 passes, enactment it retired of scope with 1:38 remaining with a 2-yard touchdown walk to J. Michael Sturdivant, completing a 15-play, 78-yard thrust that took 6:14 disconnected the clock.

Fresno State's Mikey Keene - who came into the crippled starring the Mountain West successful passing yards (2,668) - completed 30 of 43 for 219 yards.

UCLA (5-7) opened the scoring connected a brace of tract goals by Mateen Bhaghani earlier Raylen Sharpe caught a 7-yard walk from Keene midway done the 2nd 4th to enactment the Bulldogs up 7-6.

Dylan Lynch had a brace of tract goals for Fresno State (6-6), including a 42-yarder with 31 seconds near to get the Bulldogs wrong 20-13.

Lynch tried an onside kick, but it went retired of bounds, to extremity immoderate hopes of a Bulldogs' comeback.

The takeaway

Fresno State: The Bulldogs had a four-game winning streak successful the bid - including 3 consecutive astatine the Rose Bowl - but mislaid to the Bruins for the archetypal clip since 2000.

UCLA: After a 1-5 commencement to the season, the Bruins won 4 of their last six games and showed immoderate advancement successful DeShaun Foster's archetypal play arsenic caput coach.

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Fresno State volition find retired its vessel destination connected Dec. 8.