UCLA
4-8 , 4-5
California
7-5 , 4-5
UCLA Topped by Cal, 28-18, in Season Finale
November 30, 2019 | Football
PASADENA, Calif. – The UCLA football team closed out its 2019 season with a 28-18 loss to California on Saturday night at the Rose Bowl.
UCLA's Dorian Thompson-Robinson completed 23 of 39 passes for 278 yards and one touchdown. Running back Joshua Kelley had 19 carries for 76 yards, becoming the eighth player in program history to have logged consecutive 1,000-yard rushing seasons.
Tight end Devin Asiasi led the Bruins' receiving corps, with eight catches for 99 yards.
"It was important for us to go out and compete, and they competed really hard in practice this week," UCLA head coach Chip Kelly said. "We were on the goal line at the end and couldn't punch it in. We wanted to give ourselves as a chance to get an onside kick and maybe make it a game. I thought they fought and battled, but we didn't do enough to win and you've got to give credit to Justin's team."
Cal quarterback Chase Garbers finished the game having completed 17 of 29 passes for 230 yards and one touchdown.
UCLA (4-8) trailed California at halftime, closing the gap to 14-10 after JJ Molson connected on a 31-yard field goal as time expired at the end of the second quarter.
The Bruins took the game's first lead, 7-0, after Kelley helped inject life into UCLA's offense. With the Bruins facing a third-and-15 situation, Kelley rushed for 20 yards and lept over a defender for the first down. That carry propelled him over the 1,000-yard mark for the season. Three plays later, Thompson-Robinson found wide receiver Jaylen Erwin for a 19-yard touchdown strike with 8:26 to play in the opening quarter.
California tied the contest, 7-7, with just over three minutes to play in the opening quarter.
Garbers helped give the Golden Bears (7-5) the lead for good in the second quarter, as his one-yard touchdown run put California ahead, 14-7.
Leading 14-10 in the third quarter, California extended its advantage to 21-10 with 5:38 to play in the period. The Golden Bears closed a 10-play, 83-yard drive with a one-yard rush from Christopher Brown Jr.
UCLA answered with a touchdown and a two-point conversion on the ensuing drive. The Bruins used a nine-play, 80-yard drive to pull the deficit to 21-16. Kelley found the end zone on a one-yard touchdown carry, and the Bruins added the two-point conversion on a strike from Thompson-Robinson to Delon Hurt.
California scored a touchdown with 14:53 to play in regulation, increasing the Golden Bears' advantage to 28-18.
Team Stats
CAL 0, UCLA 7
UCLA - Erwin, Jaylen 19 yd pass from Thmpsn-Robinson (Molson, JJ kick) 7 plays, 54 yards, TOP 3:35
CAL 7, UCLA 7
CAL - Polk, Makai 44 yd pass from Garbers, Chase (Thomas, Greg kick) 8 plays, 91 yards, TOP 2:33
CAL 14, UCLA 7
CAL - Garbers, Chase 1 yd run (Thomas, Greg kick), 10 plays, 72 yards, TOP 4:57
CAL 14, UCLA 10
UCLA - Molson, JJ 31 yd field goal 14 plays, 54 yards, TOP 3:33
CAL 21, UCLA 10
CAL - Brown Jr., Chri 1 yd run (Thomas, Greg kick), 10 plays, 83 yards, TOP 5:56
CAL 21, UCLA 18
UCLA - Kelley, Joshua 1 yd run (Hurt, Delon pass), 9 plays, 80 yards, TOP 3:04
CAL 28, UCLA 18
CAL - Brown Jr., Chri 10 yd run (Thomas, Greg kick), 6 plays, 75 yards, TOP 2:33
