• UCLA is 8-0 to start a season for the sixth time in program history, and first time since 2005. UCLA hasn’t been 9-0 since 1998.
• Bob Chesney is the first UCLA head coach ever to start his tenure 8-0 (he was previously the first UCLA coach to start his tenure 5-0)
• Coach Chesney has now won 18 consecutive regular season games dating back to 2025
• UCLA recorded its first shutout since Nov. 7, 2015 at Oregon State (W, 41-0)
• It was the Bruins’ first shutout at the Rose Bowl since Nov. 24, 2007 (W, 16-0)
• The Bruins improved to 2-0 all-time against Nevada
• UCLA remains the lone undefeated team in the Big Ten
• As of publication, only three undefeated teams remain in the FBS (UCLA, Miami, Utah)
• The shutout marked the fifth time this year UCLA has shut out a team for an entire half
 • H1 vs. San Diego State, H2 at Maryland, H1 vs. Wisconsin, H1 vs. Nevada, H2 vs. Nevada
• UCLA has shut out its opponent in consecutive quarters on nine occasions this season
 • Q1-2-3 vs. SDSU, Q3-4 at Maryland, Q2-3 at Oregon, Q1-2 vs. Wisconsin, Q2-3 vs. Michigan State, Q1-2-3-4 vs. Nevada
• UCLA has held its opponent scoreless through three quarters twice this season (also Sept. 12 vs. SDSU)
• UCLA has now held its opponent to seven points or fewer in 11 of 16 halves this year (69%)
• Over its last seven games, UCLA is holding its opponents to a 17-for-86 clip (20%) on third downs. Nevada was 5-for-16 in third-down situations.
 • UCLA has held its opponent under 33% on third downs in seven straight games, including four games under 20%
 • The Bruins allowed 11 third-down conversions vs. Cal in the season opener; since then they’ve allowed just 17 total over seven games
• UCLA totaled four interceptions, matching a season high. Prior to this season, the Bruins hadn’t had a four-pick game since 2013.
• UCLA had multiple interceptions for the fifth time this year in eight games
• UCLA had 3+ takeaways in a game for the sixth time this season
• UCLA allowed just 176 yards of total offense, which approached the team’s season-best of 156 yards (set last week vs. Michigan State)
 • The Bruins have allowed under 200 yards of total offense in back-to-back games, and in four games overall this season
 • The Bruins have allowed under 300 yards of total offense in four straight games and six games overall this season
• The Bruins allowed just 65 rushing yards
 • UCLA has held its opponent under 100 yards rushing in five games this season (all occurring over the last six games)
• UCLA allowed just 111 passing yards, the team’s fourth-lowest of the year
• The Bruins have held the opponent under 200 passing yards in all but two games (including each of the last five games)
• UCLA scored on all four of its red zone trips.