PASADENA, CA — UCLA's fourth-quarter rally gave the Bruins their third straight win and led to Maryland falling on the road for the first time all season, 20-17 in the Rose Bowl on Saturday night. The Bruins (3-4, 3-1 Big Ten) used 13 points in the fourth quarter to overcome a trio of turnovers and a late Maryland scoring drive.
Facing a 17-10 deficit late in the fourth quarter, Malik Washington led his Terrapins 75 yards in just 84 seconds to tie the contest, finding Jalil Farooq in the end zone to tie the contest with seconds remaining in the Rose Bowl on Saturday night.
The Bruins, however, would deal the night's final blow, hitting a 23-yard field goal in the final seconds to seal their third straight win.
The Terps got the scoring started early in the second quarter with a Sean O'Haire 24-yard field goal that capped off a 17-play, 88-yard scoring drive that lasted over eight minutes and put Maryland ahead.
UCLA quickly responded with a 55-yard rushing touchdown, putting the Bruins ahead after punting on their first offensive possessions. A Huskey interception — Maryland's nation-leading 13th of the season — late in the second quarter prevented the Bruins from adding on before the half, but UCLA took a 7-3 advantage into the break.
When the Terps needed a spark, they turned again to their stout defense. Glasker picked off Nico Iamaleava and returned it eight yards for Maryland's fourth defensive touchdown of the season to take a 10-7 lead.
The following UCLA drive looked promising before Stewart got to Iamaleava and forced a fumble. The Bruins, however, scored a go-ahead touchdown with 3:33 left in the contest to regain a 14-10 lead.
Washington was intercepted plays later on a ball off his receiver's hands, allowing UCLA to take a seven-point lead with a 42-yard field goal.
Washington took over from there, marching his offense down the field, picking up crucial yards with his legs and connecting with Farooq in the end zone to tie the contest.
UCLA's game-winning field goal iced the game.
Terrapin punter Bryce McFerson played a large role in flipping the field on Saturday, dropping a career-high five punts inside the 20-yard line and tallying three punts of 50+ yards.
The Maryland defense limited Iamaleava to just 221 passing yards and two interceptions on Saturday as the Bruins' offense struggled to move the ball against the Terrapins. Maryland forced four 3-and-outs and three turnovers, but UCLA overcame its miscues and outlasted the Terps.
How it Happened:
1st Quarter:
- The Bruins went 3-and-out on the game's opening possession.
- Washington connected with Shaleak Knotts on a 16-yard completion for the Terps' first 1st down of the night.
- Another Knotts reception was good for 10 yards and a Maryland 1st down.
- A UCLA pass interference penalty in the endzone set Maryland up on the Bruins' 2-yard line.
- Maryland outgained UCLA 79-39 in a scoreless opening quarter.
2nd Quarter:
- O'Haire connected with a 24-yard field goal to put Maryland ahead 3-0 after a 17-play, 88-yard drive that took 8:09.
- UCLA took its first lead on a 55-yard rushing touchdown to go ahead 7-3.
- Maryland's defense forced a punt deep in UCLA territory, setting Maryland up on the Bruins' 42-yard line.
- Nahsir Taylor picked up his first full sack of the season on 3rd-and-7, forcing another UCLA punt.
- DeJuan Williams picked up a 23-yard gain on 4th-and-1 to extend a Maryland drive across midfield.
- Williams' first fumble of the season gave the Bruins the ball on the UCLA 32-yard line.
- Huskey's third interception of the season gave Maryland the ball back with 56 seconds remaining in the half.
- A Washington hail mary fell incomplete to send the game to halftime with UCLA holding a 7-3 lead.
3rd Quarter:
- Maryland and UCLA traded punts to start the third quarter.
- A screen pass to Williams went for 19 yards to start a Terps drive early in the frame.
- The Terps forced a fourth 3-and-out midway through the quarter.
- A huge 41-yard completion to Williams on 3rd-and-6 brought Maryland down to the UCLA 7-yard line.
- Washington's 4th-and-goal pass fell incomplete, giving UCLA the ball on its own 2-yard line.
- Glasker's pick-six put Maryland ahead 10-7 as the Terps scored their fourth defensive score of 2025.
- Sidney Stewart got to Iamaleava on 3rd-and-19 to force another UCLA punt.
- The Terps took a 10-7 lead into the final quarter.
4th Quarter:
- Stewart forced an Iamaleava fumble early in the fourth quarter to give the Terps the ball on the UCLA 48-yard line.
- The Bruins missed a 56-yard field goal attempt as Maryland remained ahead with 7:39 to play.
- UCLA connected for a 14-yard touchdown strike to take a 14-10 lead.
- A 42-yard field goal with 2:04 left put the Bruins ahead 17-10.
- Washington picked up 28 yards on a run to extend the Terps' drive with 1:24 left on the clock.
- Farooq hauled in an 8-yard touchdown reception as the Terps tied the game with 40 seconds left.
- UCLA hit a 23-yard field goal to end the night.
Washington's Historic Season:
- He threw for 210 yards and a touchdown on Saturday while not taking any sacks and rushing for a team-high 67 yards.
- Washington's 1,716 passing yards are the most by a Power Conference true freshman quarterback through his first seven games since 2020.
- Washington not only became the first Maryland true freshman quarterback to win his first two career road games, he also became the first Terp true freshman to win five or more games in a season.
- His 160 completions are the third-most by a Power Conference true freshman quarterback through his first seven games since 2018 (Alan Bowman had 206 for Texas Tech 2018, Will Rogers had 199 for Mississippi State in 2020).
- Washington joins Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele of Cal (2025) and Houston's David Piland (2010) as the only Power Conference True Freshman quarterbacks to throw for 200+ yards in each of their first seven career games in one season in this century.
Williams' Workload:
- Maryland's running back recorded the longest reception of his career (41 yards) on Saturday.
- He finished with a career-high seven receptions for a career-high 86 yards.
- He also racked up 47 ground yards in the loss.
Numbers to Know:
- 0.5: Stewart has 5.5 sacks on the season with at least a half-sack in six of seven games.
- 1: Ryan Capriotti made his first extra point of the season.
- 4: The Terps have collected four pick-sixs in a season for the first time since 2010.
- 5: McFerson landed a career-high 5 punts inside the 20-yard line on Saturday.
- 7: Maryland has allowed only seven points in the first quarter against Big Ten teams.
- 8:09: The Terps' first scoring drive lasted eight minutes and nine seconds, tying their longest drive in terms of time in 2025 ( 8:09 against Washington).
- 11: McFerson has 11 punts of 50+ yards this season (40th in career)
- 14: The first and third quarters marked Maryland's defense's 13th and 14th shutout quarters of the season.
- 14: Maryland's defense leads the nation with 14 interceptions on the season.
- 17: Maryland's 17-play scoring drive in the second quarter marked its most plays in a drive since an 18-play drive vs. Northwestern last season that also resulted in a field goal.
- 24: The Terps have limited Big Ten opponents to 24 first half points in four games in 2025.
- 51: Maryland held Iamaleava to 51 passing yards and an interception in the first half.
- 60: McFerson has booted two punts of 60 yards or longer in 2025.
- 88: Maryland's 88 yards gained on its first scoring drive are the second-most gained on a Terps drive this season (99 against Wisconsin).
Michael Locksley's Takaways:
- "Dissapointed, but not discouraged."
- "Those guys fought for four quarters. They battled."
- The team has a "growth mindset".
- "I thought our defense played lights-out."
- "We didn't make enough plays on offense."
- "Defense played well enough for us to win."
- "I thought we tackled better this week."
Washington's Lessons:
- "UCLA played sound defensively."
- "The defense was playing its butt off all day."
- "We've been fighting our butts off. We've been keeping it close. Sometimes, you just get unlucky."
- "There are things we're going to keep adding to our toolbox for later down the road."
Up Next:
- Maryland has a bye week before returning to action in College Park against No. 3 Indiana on Nov. 1. The game's time and channel are TBD.
