UCLA 59, North Carolina Central 7
By JOE REEDY
Associated Press
PASADENA, Calif. - Dante Moore passed for 182 yards and two touchdowns, Collin Schlee ran for a pair of scores and No. 24 UCLA scored on its first seven drives in a 59-7 rout of North Carolina Central.
Moore and Schlee were two of five UCLA quarterbacks that played with four directing scoring drives. UCLA had 614 yards of total offense, including 404 rushing as it improved to 3-0 for the second straight season.
North Carolina Central (2-1) got into Bruins territory only three times in 12 drives, but averted a shutout on Chris Mosley's 1-yard run with 6:08 remaining.
The Bruins scored on their first two offensive plays and had a 14-0 lead 74 seconds into the game. They scored on their first seven possessions and had a 52-0 halftime advantage.
After UCLA got the opening kickoff, Moore connected with Kam Brown for a 67-yard touchdown on the first play. Brown caught the pass at the North Carolina Central 42-yard line and was untouched the rest of the way for the first of three Bruins' touchdowns in the first half over 55 yards.
UCLA got the ball back three plays later when Laiatu Latu picked off Davius Richard's pass and returned it to the NCC 1. Carson Steele scored up the middle to quickly go up by two scores.
Moore, who completed 8 of 12, also had a 30-yard TD throw to J.Michael Sturdivant midway through the first quarter. The freshman has thrown seven touchdowns in his first three games, with three going for at least 62 yards.
UCLA's other big play touchdowns came on Schlee's 57-yard run up the left sideline to make it 28-0 in the first quarter and T.J. Harden's 62-yard score during the second quarter, where he broke a pair of tackles, to extend the lead to 45-0.
North Carolina Central's Richard played five series before suffering a left ankle injury during the second quarter. The senior was 5 of 13 for 28 yards.
Walker Harris was 12 of 18 for 114 yards. Latrell Collier had 48 yards on 14 carries.
THE TAKEAWAY
North Carolina Central: The Eagles dropped to 0-13 when facing a Football Bowl Subdivision team. It is the third time they have lost by at least 50 points when facing an FBS program.
UCLA: Seven of the Bruins' eight touchdown drives were under 2:40. The victory also put Chip Kelly over .500 during his tenure in Westwood. He is 30-29 in his sixth season.
UCLA athletics press release
September 16, 2023
| Scoring Summary |
| First Quarter |
NCCent | UCLA |
| UCLA |
TD |
14:42 |
Kam Brown 67 yard TD pass from Dante Moore (R.J. Lopez Extra Point) |
0 |
7 |
| UCLA |
TD |
13:46 |
Carson Steele 1 yard TD run (R.J. Lopez Extra Point) |
0 |
14 |
| UCLA |
TD |
7:38 |
J.Michael Sturdivant 30 yard TD pass from Dante Moore (Blake Glessner Extra Point) |
0 |
21 |
| UCLA |
TD |
5:27 |
Collin Schlee 57 yard TD run (R.J. Lopez Extra Point) |
0 |
28 |
| UCLA |
TD |
2:18 |
Collin Schlee 1 yard TD run (R.J. Lopez Extra Point) |
0 |
35 |
| Second Quarter |
NCCent | UCLA |
| UCLA |
FG |
9:33 |
R.J. Lopez 24 yard field goal |
0 |
38 |
| UCLA |
TD |
4:34 |
T.J. Harden 62 yard TD run (R.J. Lopez Extra Point) |
0 |
45 |
| Third Quarter |
NCCent | UCLA |
| UCLA |
TD |
8:44 |
Colson Yankoff 25 yard TD run (R.J. Lopez Extra Point) |
0 |
52 |
| UCLA |
TD |
3:36 |
Anthony Adkins 1 yard TD run (R.J. Lopez Extra Point) |
0 |
59 |
| Fourth Quarter |
NCCent | UCLA |
| NCCent |
TD |
6:08 |
Chris Mosley 1 yard TD run (Adrian Olivo Extra Point) |
7 |
59 |
| Team Stats |
| |
North Carolina Central |
UCLA |
| First downs |
14 |
22 |
| Rushing |
5 |
14 |
| Passing |
9 |
8 |
| Penalty |
0 |
0 |
| 3rd Down Efficiency |
5-16, 31% |
4-8, 50% |
| 4th down efficiency |
1-1, 100% |
0-1, 0% |
| Rushes-Yards |
37-90 |
39-404 |
| Passing Yards |
142 |
210 |
| Return Yards |
36 |
72 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int |
17-31-1 |
10-17-1 |
| Sacks-Yards Lost |
3-25 |
1-4 |
| Punts |
9 |
1 |
| Fumbles Lost |
1-1 |
0-0 |
| Penalties - Yards |
3-32 |
3-20 |
| North Carolina Central Passing |
| Player |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TDs |
Int |
| W. Harris |
12 |
18 |
114 |
0 |
0 |
| D. Richard |
5 |
13 |
28 |
0 |
1 |
| UCLA Passing |
| Player |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TDs |
Int |
| D. Moore |
8 |
12 |
182 |
2 |
0 |
| C. Schlee |
1 |
4 |
15 |
0 |
1 |
| E. Garbers |
1 |
1 |
13 |
0 |
0 |
| North Carolina Central Rushing |
| Player |
Carries |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| L. Collier |
14 |
48 |
3.4 |
0 |
| J. Taylor |
11 |
23 |
2.1 |
0 |
| A. Rodgers Jr. |
4 |
22 |
5.5 |
0 |
| D. Richard |
2 |
11 |
5.5 |
0 |
| C. Mosley |
3 |
11 |
3.7 |
1 |
| W. Harris |
3 |
-25 |
-8.3 |
0 |
| UCLA Rushing |
| Player |
Carries |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| A. Adkins |
10 |
96 |
9.6 |
1 |
| C. Steele |
5 |
83 |
16.6 |
1 |
| T. Harden |
5 |
66 |
13.2 |
1 |
| C. Yankoff |
6 |
61 |
10.2 |
1 |
| C. Schlee |
3 |
60 |
20.0 |
2 |
| J. Martin |
2 |
11 |
5.5 |
0 |
| T. Leigber |
1 |
9 |
9.0 |
0 |
| C. Griffin |
1 |
9 |
9.0 |
0 |
| D. Moore |
1 |
5 |
5.0 |
0 |
| B. Kowall |
1 |
2 |
2.0 |
0 |
| J. Pedersen |
2 |
2 |
1.0 |
0 |
| M. Olivo |
1 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
| I. Carlson |
1 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
| North Carolina Central Receiving |
| Player |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| Q. McCall |
4 |
39 |
9.8 |
0 |
| D. Smith |
4 |
28 |
7.0 |
0 |
| J. Davis |
4 |
24 |
6.0 |
0 |
| T. Warner |
2 |
24 |
12.0 |
0 |
| C. Spikes |
1 |
11 |
11.0 |
0 |
| M. Quick |
1 |
10 |
10.0 |
0 |
| M. Leavelle |
1 |
6 |
6.0 |
0 |
| UCLA Receiving |
| Player |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| K. Brown |
2 |
74 |
37.0 |
1 |
| J. Sturdivant |
2 |
60 |
30.0 |
1 |
| C. Steele |
2 |
25 |
12.5 |
0 |
| J. Norwood |
1 |
15 |
15.0 |
0 |
| K. Ford |
1 |
13 |
13.0 |
0 |
| M. Matavao |
1 |
12 |
12.0 |
0 |
| K. Jones |
1 |
11 |
11.0 |
0 |
| North Carolina Central Interceptions |
| Player |
Int |
Yards |
| J. Flaker |
1 |
0 |
| UCLA Interceptions |
| Player |
Int |
Yards |
| L. Latu |
1 |
25 |
| North Carolina Central Punting |
| Player |
Punts |
Yards |
Avg |
| J. Velarde |
9 |
328 |
36.4 |
| UCLA Punting |
| Player |
Punts |
Yards |
Avg |
| W. Powers |
1 |
32 |
32.0 |
| North Carolina Central Punt Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| UCLA Punt Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| L. Loya |
4 |
21 |
5.3 |
| North Carolina Central Kick Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| B. Codrington |
1 |
24 |
24.0 |
| UCLA Kick Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| K. Jones |
1 |
26 |
26.0 |
| North Carolina Central Missed FG |
| Player |
Length |
| UCLA Missed FG |
| Player |
Length |
