UCLA 14, Northwestern 17 (Final) · Game tracker

FinalSep 27, 2025 · Northwestern Medicine Field at Martin Stadium

Team	1	2	3	4	Final
UCLA	0	3	3	8	14
Northwestern	3	14	0	0	17

Game flow

Northwestern won by 3 · 6 scores

Lead changes

0 times tied

NU biggest lead

+17

Q2 3:33

UCLA biggest lead

—

never led

Time in front

NU 79% · UCLA 0%

tied 21% · 47:24 vs 0:00 of game clock

The lead after every score: above the line Northwestern is ahead, below it UCLA. Each dot is a score in the scoring team's colour; hover one.

Scoring summary

1st quarter

2:24

FG Jack Olsen 33 Yd Field Goal 17 plays, 74 yds, 9:09 · from NU 11

UCLA 0–3 NU

2nd quarter

13:29

TD Caleb Komolafe 9 Yd Run (Jack Olsen Kick)6 plays, 69 yds, 2:57 · from NU 31

UCLA 0–10 NU

3:33

TD Griffin Wilde 10 Yd pass from Preston Stone (Jack Olsen Kick)5 plays, 64 yds, 2:46 · from NU 36

UCLA 0–17 NU

0:00

FG Mateen Bhaghani 28 Yd Field Goal13 plays, 73 yds, 3:26 · from UCLA 17

UCLA 3–17 NU

3rd quarter

2:48

FG Mateen Bhaghani 25 Yd Field Goal 12 plays, 73 yds, 6:12 · from UCLA 20

UCLA 6–17 NU

4th quarter

6:19

TD Kwazi Gilmer 29 Yd pass from Nico Iamaleava (Nico Iamaleava Pass to Anthony Woods for Two-Point Conversion)5 plays, 80 yds, 1:29 · from UCLA 20

UCLA 14–17 NU

Drives

NU 3/7 scoredUCLA 3/7 scored

Q	Start	Team	From	Plays	Yds	Time	Result
Q1	14:59	UCLA	UCLA 25	6	21	3:27	Punt
Q1	11:32	NU	NU 11	17	74	9:09	Field Goal
Q1	2:12	UCLA	UCLA 14	3	3	0:51	Punt
Q1	1:26	NU	NU 31	6	69	2:57	Touchdown
Q2	13:24	UCLA	UCLA 17	14	47	7:05	Downs
Q2	6:16	NU	NU 36	5	64	2:46	Touchdown
Q2	3:24	UCLA	UCLA 17	13	73	3:26	Field Goal
Q3	14:59	NU	NU 25	10	38	6:00	Punt
Q3	8:58	UCLA	UCLA 20	12	73	6:12	Field Goal
Q3	2:40	NU	NU 31	17	67	9:52	Missed FG
Q4	7:47	UCLA	UCLA 20	5	80	1:29	Touchdown
Q4	6:18	NU	NU 25	6	24	3:03	Punt

Win probability

Northwestern 100% · no pregame line on file, so it starts at 50–50

The pregame line (TDC's for this week's games, the closing betting line for past ones), blended with the score, clock and field position (calibrated on every 2024–25 FBS play). Gold dots mark the biggest swings; hover one.

Box score

Passing	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Nico Iamaleava	19/27	180	6.7	1	0	62.7
Team	0/1	0	0.0	0	0	--

Rushing	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
Nico Iamaleava	14	65	4.6	32
Jaivian Thomas	6	31	5.2	13
Jalen Berger	4	13	3.3	5
Cole Martin	1	12	12.0	12
Anthony Woods	4	10	2.5	5

Receiving	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Kwazi Gilmer	3	51	17.0	1	29
Rico Flores Jr.	4	43	10.8	0	18
Titus Mokiao-Atimalala	3	28	9.3	0	19
Hudson Habermehl	2	20	10.0	0	11
Jaedon Wilson	2	20	10.0	0	11
Anthony Woods	3	12	4.0	0	7
Jaivian Thomas	1	4	4.0	0	4
Jack Pedersen	1	2	2.0	0	2

Defense	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD
JonJon Vaughns	12	5	0	0	0
Cole Martin	9	3	0	1	0
Gary Smith III	7	2	0.5	1.5	0
Rodrick Pleasant	5	4	0	0.5	0
Isaiah Chisom	5	2	0	0	0
A.J. Fuimaono	5	1	0.5	0.5	1
Jalen Woods	3	2	0.5	0.5	1
Kechaun Bennett	3	1	0	1	0

Kicking	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Mateen Bhaghani	2/2	100.0	28	0/0	6

Punting	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Will Karoll	3	141	47.0	0	1	52

Biggest plays

UCLA +68% Q4 6:22 Nico Iamaleava pass complete to Anthony Woods for no gain to the UCLA 35

NU +32% Q4 6:19 Mateen Bhaghani kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback

NU +29% Q4 6:19 Kwazi Gilmer 29 Yd pass from Nico Iamaleava (Nico Iamaleava Pass to Anthony Woods for Two-Point Conversion)

NU +19% Q4 0:00 End of 4th Quarter

UCLA +16% Q4 1:29 Nico Iamaleava run for 4 yds to the UCLA 24

Team stats

Stat	UCLA	NU
1st Downs	18	21
3rd down efficiency	7-14	6-13
4th down efficiency	1-2	2-2
Total Yards	311	314
Passing	180	115
Comp/Att	19/28	12/18
Yards per pass	6.4	6.4
Rushing	131	199
Rushing Attempts	29	42
Yards per rush	4.5	4.7
Penalties	6-60	2-20
Turnovers	0	0
Fumbles lost	0	0
Interceptions thrown	0	0
Possession	25:39	34:21

Play by play

Q4 0:00 End of 4th Quarter

Q4 1:29 3rd & 22 at UCLA 21 Nico Iamaleava pass complete to Hudson Habermehl for 11 yds to the UCLA 21

Q4 1:29 3rd & 17 at UCLA 26 UCLA Penalty, false start (Courtland Ford) to the UCLA 21

Q4 1:29 2nd & 10 at UCLA 33 Nico Iamaleava sacked by Braydon Brus and Anto Saka for a loss of 7 yards to the UCLA 26

Q4 1:29 1st & 10 at UCLA 33 Nico Iamaleava pass complete to Anthony Woods for no gain to the UCLA 33

Q4 1:29 2nd & 6 at UCLA 24 Nico Iamaleava pass complete to Hudson Habermehl for 9 yds Nico Iamaleava fumbled, recovered by UCLA for a 1ST down

Q4 1:29 1st & 10 at UCLA 20 Nico Iamaleava run for 4 yds to the UCLA 24

Q4 1:29 4th & 7 at 50 Luke Akers punt for 50 yds

Q4 1:43 3rd & 4 at UCLA 47 Preston Stone sacked by Gary Smith III and Jalen Woods for a loss of 3 yards to the 50 yard line

Q4 1:49 2nd & 6 at UCLA 49 Caleb Komolafe run for 2 yds to the UCLA 47

Q4 1:55 1st & 10 at NU 47 Caleb Komolafe run for 4 yds to the UCLA 49

Q4 1:55 4th & 8 at UCLA 9 Will Karoll punt for 45 yds , Drew Wagner returns for 1 yd to the NU 47

Q4 3:23 3rd & 8 at UCLA 9 Nico Iamaleava pass incomplete to Rico Flores Jr., broken up by Ore Adeyi

Q4 3:23 2nd & 12 at UCLA 5 Nico Iamaleava pass complete to Jaivian Thomas for 4 yds to the UCLA 9

Q4 3:23 1st & 10 at UCLA 7 Jaivian Thomas run for a loss of 2 yards to the UCLA 5

Q4 3:23 4th & 4 at NU 49 Luke Akers punt for 44 yds

Q4 3:27 3rd & 4 at NU 49 Preston Stone pass incomplete to Hayden Eligon II, broken up by A.J. Fuimaono

Q4 4:10 2nd & 5 at NU 48 Joseph Himon II run for 1 yd to the NU 49

Q4 4:51 1st & 10 at NU 43 Caleb Komolafe run for 5 yds to the NU 48

Q4 5:34 3rd & 2 at NU 33 Caleb Komolafe run for 10 yds to the NU 43 for a 1ST down

Q4 6:14 2nd & 10 at NU 25 Preston Stone run for 8 yds to the NU 33

Q4 6:18 1st & 10 at NU 25 Preston Stone pass incomplete to Joseph Himon II

Q4 6:19 Mateen Bhaghani kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback

Q4 6:19 1st & 10 at NU 29 Kwazi Gilmer 29 Yd pass from Nico Iamaleava (Nico Iamaleava Pass to Anthony Woods for Two-Point Conversion)

Q4 6:22 1st & 10 at NU 3 Nico Iamaleava pass complete to Anthony Woods for no gain to the UCLA 35