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UCLA Beat California 45-24 Behind Anthony Woods's 118-Yard Day

By PSD.XYZ · Sunday, September 6, 2026

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The UCLA Bruins routed the California Golden Bears 45-24 at California Memorial Stadium in Berkeley, CA on Saturday, September 5, 2026 in FBS college football Week 1 action.

UCLA led 24-17 at halftime. The fourth quarter swung it: UCLA outscored its opponent 21-0.

UCLA moves to 1-0, while California falls to 0-1.

Top performers

• Nico Iamaleava (UCLA, QB): 14/22, 184 YDS, 1 INT
• Anthony Woods (UCLA, RB): 8 CAR, 118 YDS, 2 TD
• Mikey Matthews (UCLA, WR): 4 REC, 88 YDS
• Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele (CAL, QB): 24/41, 271 YDS, 2 TD, 2 INT
• Adam Mohammed (CAL, RB): 28 CAR, 120 YDS, 1 TD
• Ian Strong (CAL, WR): 5 REC, 94 YDS

Scoring summary

1. Q1 10:28CALChase Hendricks 9 Yd pass from Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele0-7
2. Q1 7:00UCLANico Iamaleava 9 Yd Run7-7
3. Q2 12:46CALTowns McGough 28 Yd Field Goal7-10
4. Q2 10:19UCLAAnthony Woods 31 Yd Run14-10
5. Q2 3:23UCLAWayne Knight 8 Yd Run21-10
6. Q2 0:13CALMason Mini 8 Yd pass from Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele21-17
7. Q2 0:03UCLAMateen Bhaghani 38 Yd Field Goal24-17
8. Q3 3:50CALAdam Mohammed 1 Yd Run24-24
9. Q4 8:46UCLAWayne Knight 31 Yd Run31-24
10. Q4 2:58UCLAWayne Knight 4 Yd Run38-24
11. Q4 1:17UCLAAnthony Woods 53 Yd Run45-24

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