Game Summary
UCLA scored first on a 49 yard field goal by Nate Fikse to take an early 3-0 lead. New Mexico's Desmar Black intercepted a UCLA pass, and returned it 55 yards for a touchdown. The extra point try was blocked, giving New Mexico a 6-3 lead. An interesting note from that game was that when New Mexico sent Katie Hnida out to kick the extra point, Katie became the first woman to play in a Division I-A college football game. Since the kick was blocked, UCLA was not the first team to be scored upon by a woman in a Division I-A game. Katie would later kick two extra points against Texas State University in the fourth quarter of a 72-8 New Mexico win on August 30, 2003.
Nate Fikse's 39 yard field goal for the Bruins tied it in the second quarter, and the score remained 6-6 at halftime.
2 minutes into the third quarter, UCLA's Craig Bragg scored on a 74 yard punt return giving UCLA a 13-6 lead. In the fourth quarter, UCLA's Jarrad Page intercepted a New Mexico pass, and returned it 29 yards for a touchdown, putting UCLA up 20-6. A 1 yard Tyler Ebell scored from 1 yard out, increasing the Bruins' lead to 27-6. New Mexico scored once more on an 11 yard touchdown pass from Casey Kelly to Joe Manning. Kenny Byrd kicked the extra point, making the final score 27-13.
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