UCLA rides Knight's 2-TD day to take down Oregon, remain undefeated

UCLA rides Knight's 2-TD day to take down Oregon, remain undefeated --> Skip to main content Skip to navigation MenuESPN scores NFLNCAAFMLBNBASoccerWNBANHLMore SportsBoxingNCAACricketF1FIBAGamingGolfHorseLLWSMMANASCARNLLNBA G LeagueNBA Summer LeagueNCAAMNCAAWNWSLOlympicsPLLRacingRN BBRN FBRugbyBananasSports BettingTennisTGLUFLMen's World CupWWEProfessional WrestlingEditionsWhere to WatchFantasyWatch NCAAFHomeScoresScheduleStandingsStatsTeamsRankingsRecruitingWhere To WatchFootball Power IndexTotal QBRSP+ RankingsPlayer RankingsFuturesOddsCFP BracketCollege GameDayClass RankingsAwardsSEC NetworkAllstate Playoff PredictorTickets UCLA rides Knight's 2-TD day to take down Oregon, remain undefeatedOregon Ducks1hUNC knocks off Pitt as Belichick gets first win vs. ranked foeNorth Carolina Tar Heels5hEmbattled Sellers, Beamer lead Gamecocks past Gators to end SEC skidFlorida Gators4hCal's Sagapolutele, Lopa out vs. Hokies after concussionsCalifornia Golden Bears5hCFP to continue rights talks with ESPN for possible 24-team playoff9hHeather DinichOregon's mascot trolls USC with Trojan horse pregame entrance to UCLA gameOregon Ducks50mESPN staffConnelly: 32 reasons college football will get real in Week 6Georgia Bulldogs2dBill ConnellyHow Bob Chesney has completely turned around UCLAUCLA Bruins2dPaolo UggettiReid's debut NFL draft QB Hot Board: Ranking the top 15 passers, plus their strengths and weaknessesOklahoma State Cowboys2dJordan ReidSix college football buyouts that will determine the coaching carouselUSC Trojans2dPete ThamelHow Iowa ended up with Van Hayden, college football's most unique cover bandIowa Hawkeyes3dDave WilsonUCLA rides Knight's 2 TDs to upset of Oregon, improves to 5-0Associated PressMultiple AuthorsOct 10, 2026, 07:44 PM ETEmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsEUGENE, Ore. -- Wayne Knight rushed for a touchdown and caught another score, and No. 21 UCLA overcame an injury to starting quarterback Nico Iamaleava to remain undefeated with a 17-15 victory over No. 13 Oregon on Saturday. Knight ran for 103 yards on 22 carries and caught three passes for 12 yards, including a fourth-quarter, 9-yard touchdown reception from backup Ty Dieffenbach for the Bruins (5-0, 1-0 Big Ten). The sloppy game featured 10 turnovers, including seven for the Ducks (3-2, 1-1), who saw their chances for a spot in the College Football Playoff fade with a second loss. Oregon came close with Evan Stewart's 44-yard scoring pass from Brock Thomas to make it 17-15 with 2:16 left. UCLA was flagged for a face mask penalty on Oregon's 2-point try, giving the Ducks another shot from a half yard away. UCLA's defense smothered rusher Jordon Davison to thwart the Ducks. The Ducks had one final drive with less than a minute left but lost a fumble and fell short as time ran out. Iamaleava did not return in the second half because of a lower leg injury he sustained late in the opening half. He completed 10 of 17 passes for 162 yards and threw two interceptions. Dieffenbach took over and threw for 43 yards and a touchdown. "He wasn't close to being able to come back today," UCLA coach Bob Chesney said. "I thought he got hit in the thigh. There might be a little more to it, which we'll have to figure out as we go through the process tonight and tomorrow." Dylan Raiola started for the Ducks at quarterback in place of Dante Moore, who remains in concussion protocol. Moore was hit in the first quarter of the Ducks' 41-27 victory at USC on Sept. 26 and left the game by ambulance. Raiola threw for 289 yards and two touchdowns against the Trojans and made his first start for the Ducks against the Bruins. Raiola, the first backup quarterback to start for Oregon since Braxton Burmeister in 2017, transferred to Oregon from Nebraska in the offseason. Raiola completed six of 18 passes for 43 yards with two interceptions for the Ducks before he was replaced in the fourth quarter by Thomas. UCLA has 10 interceptions this season, most in the nation. The Bruins got to the Oregon 2 on their first series of the game but settled for Mateen Bhaghani's 21-yard field goal. After Iamaleava was sacked and fumbled on the UCLA 1, Oregon recovered and Davison scored with a 1-yard run on the team's first play to put the Ducks up 7-3. Raiola was sacked and fumbled the ball away in the third quarter, and UCLA capitalized with Knight's 35-yard touchdown run to put the Bruins up 10-6. It was Knight's 10th scoring run of the season. UCLA had a chance to extend the lead but Matayo Uiagalelei blocked a 27-yard field goal attempt by Bhaghani. Iamaleava was brought down by Bear Alexander and Jerry Mixon on a keeper late in the half, but he returned. However, he did not start the second half. Raiola was intercepted late in the half, but then Iamaleava was picked off by the Ducks on the ensuing series. Dieffenbach hit Knight with a 9-yard touchdown pass early in the fourth quarter to make it 17-6 before Oregon's Gage Hurych made a 26-yard field goal to narrow it to 17-9 with 5:16 left. Oregon was without starting safety Aaron Flowers, who was listed as doubtful earlier this week with an undisclosed injury. UCLA hosts Wisconsin, which had a bye this weekend, next Saturday. Oregon hosts Nebraska, which lost 20-17 earlier in the day to Indiana, next Saturday.

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