Venue & Broadcast
Location: Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California
Kickoff: 10:00 PM ET / 7:00 PM PT
Surface: Natural grass
Capacity: ~88,565
Broadcast: Big Ten Network (BTN)
Weather Outlook (early-week forecast)
Temperature at kickoff: ~78°F (26°C)
Conditions: Clear skies, light southwest wind (4–7 mph)
Precipitation chance: <5%
Impact: Ideal offensive conditions — no weather-related disruptions expected.
Injury & Availability Report
New Mexico: WR Evan Wysong ruled out; multiple other wideouts questionable, limiting depth for QB Jack Layne. RB Scottre Humphrey (174 yds, 2 TD) healthy and expected to carry heavy workload.
UCLA: WR Rico Flores Jr. out; WR Carter Shaw questionable. QB Nico Iamaleava (391 pass yds, 2 TD, 2 INT) and RB Jaivian Thomas (4.4 YPC) available.
Recent Form
New Mexico Lobos:
W 32–22 vs. Idaho State — Humphrey rushed for 141 yds, 2 TD; defense allowed 22 points but forced key stops late.
L 34–17 @ Michigan — covered +34.5 spread; defense gave up 300+ pass yds.
Strength: Disciplined play (fewest penalty yards in FBS at 9.0 per game), ball-control offense (31:16 TOP avg).
Concern: Passing attack limited (186.0 ypg, 99th in FBS) and WR injuries.
UCLA Bruins:
L 30–23 vs. UNLV — Iamaleava threw for 255 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT; defense allowed 200+ rush yds.
L 43–10 @ Utah — offense stalled, defense struggled against balanced attack.
Strength: Perfect red-zone scoring (100%), QB mobility (Iamaleava 106 rush yds, 1 TD).
Concern: Run defense (217.0 ypg allowed, 128th in FBS), high penalty rate (79.5 yds/game, 126th in FBS), -3 turnover margin.
Series History
All-time: UCLA leads 4–0.
Last Meeting: 2013 — UCLA won 59–13 at the Rose Bowl.
Trend: Bruins have scored 30+ points in every meeting.
Key Player Matchups
QB Play:
New Mexico — Jack Layne: 363 pass yds, 1 TD, 3 INT; 64.7% completion.
UCLA — Nico Iamaleava: 63.5% completion, dual-threat ability with 106 rush yds.
Ground Game:
Lobos — Scottre Humphrey: 6.2 YPC, workhorse back.
Bruins — Jaivian Thomas: 4.4 YPC, needs more volume to balance offense.
Receiving Threats:
New Mexico — Dorian Thomas: 127 yds, 2 TD.
UCLA — Kwazi Gilmer: 118 yds on 11 catches; primary chain-mover.
Trench Battle:
Lobos’ OL vs. Bruins’ front seven — UCLA must improve run fits to avoid another 200+ yd rushing day allowed.
Betting Trends
UCLA is 0-2 ATS in 2025; 1 of 2 games Over the total.
New Mexico is 1-1 ATS; covered as a +34.5 underdog vs. Michigan.
UCLA’s defense ranks 135th in 3rd-down conversion allowed (70.4%).
New Mexico ranks 1st in FBS in penalty yards per game (9.0).
Last 3 UCLA home games vs. Group of Five opponents have gone Over.
Game Odds
New Mexico Lobos 53
UCLA Bruins – 15.5
Odds Courtesy of Sports Odd Direct as of Thursday, September 11, 2025
