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UCLA seals upset with a fourth-down stop (0:34)
Scooter Jackson makes a pivotal tackle to help secure a victory for UCLA 42-37. (0:34)
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Oct 4, 2025, 07:05 PM ET
PASASDENA, Calif. -- Nico Iamaleava threw for two touchdowns and ran for three more on Saturday as UCLA notched its first win of the season in stunning fashion, knocking off No. 7 Penn State 42-37 at the Rose Bowl.
The Nittany Lions, who lost to Oregon at home last week for their first loss of the season, have suddenly dropped two straight, and could fall out of the Associated Press Top 25 after a sluggish performance that saw the Bruins (1-4) take a 27-7 lead before holding off the visitors.
"Obviously, we didn't handle last week's loss well," Nittany Lions coach James Franklin said. "We lost some players during that game, and then everything else. Travel, everything else. Did not come out with the right energy to start the game. Before you know it they got a touchdown drive and onside kick."
Penn State (3-2) allowed more than 400 yards to a team that hadn't held a lead all season, and is being led by interim coach Tim Skipper after DeShaun Foster was fired Sept. 14.
"It feels great. That is a valiant team and our coaches, we stuck together. Everyone counted us out, we just needed to keep going to work," Skipper said on the CBS game broadcast. "Every single play counted today. That is a top-notch Penn State team. We kept our minds right and just continued to execute."
The Bruins became the first 0-4 team to defeat a top-10 team since 1985, when UTEP knocked off BYU.
"Ballers always ball out," Skipper said of Iamaleava. "He shows up every single week. I'm glad he's on my team, I will say that."
