This post was updated Sept. 12 at 8:50 p.m.
Before the game, Aztecs head coach Sean Lewis called out the Bruins and “all their polos, all their khakis.”
And for a second, both teams looked like they were wearing that attire – the offenses came out casually at a snail’s pace and did not hit the scoreboard until four minutes into the second half.

This post was updated Sept. 12 at 3:20 p.m.
Coach Bob Chesney’s Rose Bowl debut is nearing, as UCLA football (1-0) prepares to face SDSU (1-0) Saturday afternoon on home soil.

Football is won in the trenches.
And the Bruins excelled on both fronts in their Week 1 triumph.
UCLA football (1-0) will face a physically imposing San Diego State squad (1-0) – which racked up 53 points and 237 rushing yards in its 33-point victory over Portland State last week – at the Rose Bowl on Saturday afternoon, marking the first home contest of the coach Bob Chesney era.

After its Week 1 victory, UCLA football (1-0) will make its first stand at home in the Rose Bowl against San Diego State (1-0) Saturday afternoon.

This post was updated Sept. 11 at 3:48 p.m.
Ahead of UCLA’s matchup against San Diego State on Saturday, its new-look staff is bringing an unwavering focus on maintaining competitive intensity and building brotherhood in its deep roster.

This post was updated Sept. 7 at 12:08 a.m.
UCLA football (1-0) opened its 2026 campaign with a 45-24 victory over California (0-1) in front of a sold-out California Memorial Stadium crowd Saturday night.

UCLA is set to enter its third season in the Big Ten following a sophomore campaign in which the program captured three NCAA championships – the most of any Big Ten school.