Looking back at UCLA's 2025 season as they spark a three-game winning streak

Game seven saw the Bruins riding into the Maryland game with a two-game winning streak and some momentum. They were looking to get to 3-4 on the season and continue their great play. After starting this season 0-4 and lost playing football games on both offense and defense. They had a complete turnaround after switching their play callers on both sides of the football. It was fun to watch, and Bruins fans were excited about the way their team was playing.

It was a back-and-forth game for most of the night at the Rose Bowl. There were times where UCLA went stagnant on offense but were able to pick it up. They scraped together a close win 20-17 to push their winning streak to three games and a 3-4 record now. What was most impressive as how good their defense was playing as they put together a second straight week of being able to contain an offense.

Anthony Frias II was the player of the game in this one. He only had four carries on the night, but he turned it into 97 yards. One of them being a long touchdown to get the scoring started for the Bruins. The other one set the Bruins up to kick the game-winning field goal to win 20-17. So, he used his four carries to the complete max that he could. Nico Iamaleava threw two interceptions on the night, one of them being a bad read that led to a pick six. But he was playing turnover free football the games leading up to this.

Although the Bruins were able to walk away with the win in this one. This is the game where you could tell that defensive coordinators were starting to pick up on Jerry Neuheisel’s offensive schemes. As the offense was starting to become stagnant at times and not as much motion. Scooter Jackson came up with a big interception on defense in crunch time on a tip. He is a player that the Bruins are happy to have back in 2026 as well.