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Taylor's touchdown with 27 seconds remaining rallies Minnesota to 21-17 victory over UCLA
PASADENA, Calif. (AP) Max Brosmer and Minnesota have a flair for dramatic Hollywood endings when it comes to facing the Big Ten's Los Angeles teams.
After Brosmer's 1-yard keeper last week lifted the Golden Gophers to an upset victory over Southern California, the senior quarterback was entrusted to produce another late rally on Saturday against UCLA.
Once again, he delivered when it mattered most.
Brosmer completed four passes, including a 4-yard checkdown to Darius Taylor with 27 seconds remaining as Minnesota rallied for a 21-17 victory at the Rose Bowl.
“That last play, I don’t think you know how hard that is. I mean, he went through four reads," coach P.J. Fleck said. "O-line held up, pressure in his face, kind of ducked, moved around. Bang, found Darius, which is his last option, and Darius does the rest. That’s execution. It came down to in the first half, we didn’t execute.”
Minnesota and Penn State did something Saturday that few teams were able to do in the Pac-12 - defeat USC and UCLA on consecutive weeks. The Gophers and the Nittany Lions became the first since Utah in 2018 to pull it off.
There had been four occasions over the past five seasons when a school had the Bruins and Trojans on back-to-back weeks.
“I’ll be here next week. Ain’t that right, Boss? What’s that song, ‘California Dreamin?’ I must have listened to that some 150 times throughout the week," Fleck said.
The Gophers (4-3, 2-2 Big Ten) got the ball back with 2:20 remaining after their defense forced the Bruins to go three-and-out.
Despite not having any timeouts remaining, Brosmer drove the Gophers 61 yards in seven plays.
He started the series with three straight completions as Minnesota was at the UCLA 13 with 1:13 remaining. Brosmer also converted a pair of third downs, including the TD to Taylor.
“It became part of the progression, where they covered everything up, and he kind of was just the last outlet. Got to a really good spot. Protection was absolutely elite," said Brosmer, who was 26 of 37 for 193 yards and two touchdowns on the night.
Minnesota trailed 10-0 at halftime but took the lead with a pair of touchdowns in the third quarter, including a 1-yard run by Taylor midway through the period to give them a 14-10 advantage.
Brosmer got the Gophers on the board earlier in the quarter with a 12-yard pass to Elijah Spencer.
Daniel Jackson had 10 receptions for 89 yards and Koi Perich had two interceptions.
Ethan Garbers threw for 293 yards as the Bruins (1-5, 0-4) lost their fifth straight and are still looking for their first win in the Big Ten.
UCLA appeared to be on the verge of snapping its losing streak when Garbers completed a 42-yard touchdown to J.Michael Sturdivant with 6:54 remaining. It led most of the game, but was unable to hold it in the final minute.
After Minnesota's touchdown, the Bruins drove to the Minnesota 49-yard line, but Garbers Hail Mary pass on the final play of the game was picked off by Perich at the goal line.
“This one’s just going to sting. I’m going to be (ticked) off for a little bit,” UCLA coach DeShaun Foster said. “The attention to detail and discipline that we needed to play in the second half just wasn’t there at all. We’re a one half team right now.”
Garbers, who missed last week's game at Penn State due to an ankle injury, was 25 of 36 with a touchdown and three interceptions. The senior started off hot, as he completed 10 of his first 11 passes for 110 yards.
UCLA scored on its first possession for the third time this season when Keegan Jones took a direct snap on first-and-goal and barreled up the middle from 1 yard.
It was only the third time in six games that the Bruins had been in the lead and the first since the second quarter at LSU on Sept. 21.
UCLA went into halftime with a 10-0 advantage after Mateen Bhaghani added a 34-yard field goal on the last play of the first half.
Minnesota: The Golden Gophers dropped from first to fourth in the nation in pass defense, but their 13 interceptions are tied with UNLV and California for the most.
UCLA: The Bruins are the sixth Power Five team since 2000 who haven't scored 20 points in their first six games. The last to do that was Colorado in 2022 when it failed to reach 20 in its first seven games.
Minnesota: Off next week before hosting Maryland on Oct. 26.
UCLA: at Rutgers next Saturday.
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M. Brosmer
16 QB 193 PaYds, 2 PaTDs, -7 RuYds |
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J. Sturdivant
7 WR 107 ReYds, ReTD, 7 RECs |
Team Stats | ||
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1st Downs | 19 | 18 |
Rushing | 3 | 2 |
Passing | 12 | 15 |
Penalty | 4 | 1 |
3rd Down Conv | 7-14 | 6-13 |
4th Down Conv | 0-0 | 1-1 |
Total Net Yards | 234 | 328 |
Total Plays | 60 | 62 |
Avg Gain | 3.9 | 5.3 |
Net Yards Rushing | 41 | 35 |
Rush Attempts | 23 | 25 |
Avg Rush Yards | 1.8 | 1.4 |
Yards Passing | 193 | 293 |
Comp. - Att. | 26-37 | 25-37 |
Yards Per Pass | 4.3 | 6.9 |
Penalties - Yards | 4-21 | 10-105 |
Touchdowns | 3 | 2 |
Rushing TDs | 1 | 1 |
Passing TDs | 2 | 1 |
Other | 0 | 0 |
Turnovers | 0 | 3 |
Fumbles - Lost | 0-0 | 1-0 |
Int. Thrown | 0 | 3 |
Punts - Avg | 6-43.5 | 5-42.0 |
Return Yards | 6 | 30 |
Punts - Returns | 3-4 | 2-30 |
Kickoffs - Returns | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Int. - Returns | 3-2 | 0-0 |
Safeties | 0 | 0 |
Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
M. Brosmer
16 QB
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M. Brosmer | 26/37 | 193 | 2 | 0 |
Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
D. Taylor
1 RB
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D. Taylor | 15 | 30 | 1 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
M. Major
24 RB
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M. Major | 3 | 18 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||
L. Brockington
0 WR
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L. Brockington | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
M. Brosmer
16 QB
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M. Brosmer | 5 | -7 | 0 | 8 |
Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
D. Jackson
9 WR
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D. Jackson | 13 | 10 | 89 | 0 | 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Geers
86 TE
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J. Geers | 5 | 4 | 34 | 0 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
E. Spencer
11 WR
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E. Spencer | 5 | 3 | 25 | 1 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
D. Taylor
1 RB
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D. Taylor | 4 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
F. Bierman
85 TE
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F. Bierman | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
L. Brockington
0 WR
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L. Brockington | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
M. Major
24 RB
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M. Major | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
C. Driver
4 WR
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C. Driver | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Defense | T-A | SACK | INT |
A. Smith
0 DL
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A. Smith | 1-0 | 1.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
E. Robinson
2 DB
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E. Robinson | 1-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Henderson
20 DB
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J. Henderson | 1-0 | 1.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Joyner
17 DL
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J. Joyner | 1-0 | 1.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
C. Lindenberg
45 LB
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C. Lindenberg | 0-0 | 0.0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
K. Perich
3 DB
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K. Perich | 0-0 | 0.0 | 2 |
Kicking | FG | LG | XP | PTS |
D. Kesich
99 K
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D. Kesich | 0/1 | 0 | 3/3 | 3 |
Punting | NO | AVG | IN20 | LG |
M. Crawford
96 P
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M. Crawford | 6 | 43.5 | 3 | 48 |
Kickoff Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
K. Perich
3 DB
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K. Perich | 1 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
Punt Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
K. Perich 3 DB
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K. Perich | 3 | 1.3 | 3 | 0 |
Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
E. Garbers
4 QB
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E. Garbers | 25/37 | 293 | 1 | 3 |
Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
J. Berger
0 RB
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J. Berger | 8 | 20 | 0 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
T. Harden
25 RB
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T. Harden | 7 | 15 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
K. Jones
22 RB
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K. Jones | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
E. Garbers
4 QB
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E. Garbers | 7 | -1 | 0 | 10 |
Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
J. Sturdivant
7 WR
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J. Sturdivant | 11 | 7 | 107 | 1 | 42 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
T. Harden
25 RB
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T. Harden | 5 | 3 | 57 | 0 | 32 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
L. Loya
17 WR
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L. Loya | 6 | 4 | 45 | 0 | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
T. Mokiao-Atimalala
2 WR
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T. Mokiao-Atimalala | 3 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
M. Matavao
88 TE
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M. Matavao | 4 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
C. Shaw
14 WR
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C. Shaw | 1 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
K. Gilmer
3 WR
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K. Gilmer | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
B. Pierre
87 TE
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B. Pierre | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Pedersen
28 TE
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J. Pedersen | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Defense | T-A | SACK | INT |
C. Schwesinger
49 LB
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C. Schwesinger | 2-0 | 2.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
S. Taupaki
92 DL
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S. Taupaki | 1-0 | 1.0 | 0 |
Kicking | FG | LG | XP | PTS |
M. Bhaghani
94 K
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M. Bhaghani | 1/1 | 34 | 2/2 | 5 |
Punting | NO | AVG | IN20 | LG |
B. Richter
91 P
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B. Richter | 5 | 42.0 | 2 | 52 |
Kickoff Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
K. Jones
22 RB
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K. Jones | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Punt Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
L. Loya 17 WR
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L. Loya | 2 | 15.0 | 18 | 0 |
1st | POSS | PLAYS | YDS | RESULT | |
15:00 | MINN 25 | 0:57 | 3 | -1 | Punt |
8:49 | MINN 24 | 5:20 | 8 | 31 | Punt |
2nd | POSS | PLAYS | YDS | RESULT | |
13:42 | MINN 14 | 1:35 | 3 | -3 | Punt |
10:26 | MINN 28 | 5:15 | 10 | 47 | FG Miss |
3:37 | MINN 23 | 2:51 | 6 | 10 | Punt |
3rd | POSS | PLAYS | YDS | RESULT | |
13:14 | UCLA 46 | 2:41 | 5 | 46 | TD |
9:45 | UCLA 38 | 2:29 | 6 | 38 | TD |
1:25 | MINN 15 | 3:47 | 6 | 32 | Punt |
4th | POSS | PLAYS | YDS | RESULT | |
6:54 | MINN 25 | 4:10 | 7 | 28 | Punt |
2:20 | MINN 39 | 1:53 | 7 | 61 | TD |
1st | POSS | PLAYS | YDS | RESULT | |
14:03 | UCLA 41 | 5:14 | 10 | 59 | TD |
3:26 | UCLA 9 | 4:47 | 10 | 68 | INT |
2nd | POSS | PLAYS | YDS | RESULT | |
12:07 | UCLA 46 | 1:41 | 3 | 0 | Punt |
5:11 | UCLA 25 | 1:34 | 3 | -2 | Punt |
0:46 | UCLA 37 | 0:46 | 6 | 47 | FG |
3rd | POSS | PLAYS | YDS | RESULT | |
15:00 | UCLA 12 | 1:46 | 3 | -4 | Punt |
10:33 | UCLA 25 | 0:48 | 2 | 6 | INT |
7:16 | UCLA 25 | 5:51 | 9 | 27 | Punt |
4th | POSS | PLAYS | YDS | RESULT | |
12:38 | UCLA 11 | 5:44 | 9 | 89 | TD |
2:44 | UCLA 3 | 0:24 | 3 | 9 | Punt |
0:27 | UCLA 25 | 0:27 | 5 | 25 | INT |
- Punt (3 plays, -1 yards, 0:57 poss)
Result | Play |
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Kickoff | (15:00 - 1st) M.Bhaghani kicks 65 yards from UCLA 35 to the MIN End Zone. Touchback. |
-1 YD | 1 & 10 - MINN 25 (15:00 - 1st) D.Taylor rushed for -1 yards. Tackled by UCLA at MIN 24. |
No Gain | 2 & 11 - MINN 24 (14:24 - 1st) M.Brosmer steps back to pass. Pass incomplete intended for J.Geers. |
No Gain | 3 & 11 - MINN 24 (14:18 - 1st) M.Brosmer steps back to pass. Pass incomplete intended for D.Taylor. |
Punt | 4 & 11 - MINN 24 (14:14 - 1st) M.Crawford punts 47 yards to UCLA 29 Center-R.Algrim. L.Loya returned punt from the UCLA 29. Tackled by MIN at UCLA 41. |
- Touchdown (10 plays, 59 yards, 5:14 poss)
Result | Play |
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No Gain | 1 & 10 - UCLA 41 (14:03 - 1st) T.Harden rushed for 0 yards. Tackled by MIN at UCLA 41. |
+5 YD | 2 & 10 - UCLA 41 (13:28 - 1st) E.Garbers pass complete. Catch made by L.Loya for 5 yards. Tackled by MIN at UCLA 46. |
+22 YD | 3 & 5 - UCLA 46 (12:49 - 1st) E.Garbers pass complete. Catch made by J.Sturdivant for 22 yards. Tackled by MIN at MIN 32. |
+5 YD | 1 & 10 - MINN 32 (12:10 - 1st) E.Garbers pass complete. Catch made by J.Pedersen for 5 yards. Tackled by MIN at MIN 27. |
+8 YD | 2 & 5 - MINN 27 (11:34 - 1st) E.Garbers pass complete. Catch made by K.Gilmer for 8 yards. Tackled by MIN at MIN 19. |
+2 YD | 1 & 10 - MINN 19 (11:06 - 1st) T.Harden rushed for 2 yards. Tackled by MIN at MIN 17. |
+1 YD | 2 & 8 - MINN 17 (10:29 - 1st) E.Garbers scrambles for 1 yards. Pushed out of bounds by MIN at MIN 16. |
+14 YD | 3 & 7 - MINN 16 (9:46 - 1st) E.Garbers pass complete. Catch made by L.Loya for 14 yards. Pushed out of bounds by MIN at MIN 2. |
No Gain | 1 & Goal - MINN 2 (9:13 - 1st) E.Garbers steps back to pass. Pass incomplete intended for J.Sturdivant. |
No Gain | 2 & Goal - MINN 2 (9:10 - 1st) T.Harden rushed for yards. Tackled by MIN at MIN 3. PENALTY on MIN-C.Lindenberg Personal Foul / Defense 1 yards accepted. No Play. |
+1 YD | 1 & Goal - MINN 1 (8:58 - 1st) K.Jones rushed for 1 yards. TOUCHDOWN. |
PAT Good | (8:49 - 1st) M.Bhaghani extra point is good. |
- Punt (8 plays, 31 yards, 5:20 poss)
Result | Play |
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Kickoff | (8:49 - 1st) M.Bhaghani kicks 62 yards from UCLA 35 to the MIN 3. K.Perich returns the kickoff. Tackled by UCLA at MIN 24. |
+4 YD | 1 & 10 - MINN 24 (8:43 - 1st) M.Major rushed for 4 yards. Tackled by UCLA at MIN 28. |
+5 YD | 2 & 6 - MINN 28 (8:06 - 1st) M.Brosmer pass complete. Catch made by D.Jackson for 5 yards. Tackled by UCLA at MIN 33. |
+5 YD | 3 & 1 - MINN 33 (7:33 - 1st) D.Taylor rushed for 5 yards. Tackled by UCLA at MIN 38. |
+9 YD | 1 & 10 - MINN 38 (6:55 - 1st) M.Brosmer pass complete. Catch made by J.Geers for 9 yards. Tackled by UCLA at MIN 47. |