PASADENA — No. 8 Oregon came into the Rose Bowl for the first time since 2021 and scored on each of its first-half possessions to pull off a 34-14 win over UCLA on Saturday night.
The Bruins fell to 0-2 in their inaugural Big Ten Conference season, while the Ducks achieved their first win in the conference.
“Another game that didn’t go the way that we wanted it to go,” Foster told reporters after the game. “My defense played pretty well tonight going against a high-powered offense and we just didn’t execute the way we wanted to offensively to try to help our defense out.”
Oregon quarterback Dillon Gabriel completed 31 of 41 passes for 280 yards and three touchdowns while running back Jordan James rushed for 103 yards and a touchdown.
Ethan Garbers was 12-for-20 passing for UCLA (1-3 overall, 0-2 in Big Ten) for 118 yards with two interceptions. True freshman Kwazi Gilmer was the Bruins’ top receiver with four catches for 31 yards.
Garbers played with a taped ankle in the second half and was walking with visible discomfort. He left the game in the fourth quarter after getting sacked four times, relieved by Justyn Martin who completed 1 of 4 passes for 7 yards.
Foster did not disclose if Garbers was in concussion protocol after the game.
“If you know Ethan, you know he was fighting to stay out there,” Foster said. “When you have a player that’s begging to stay out there, who wants to keep playing — let him play.”
Defensive back Ramon Henderson left the game late in the third quarter with an apparent injury but returned and made a tackle in the fourth quarter.
The Ducks (4-0, 1-0) piled on 28 points in the first half on the way to their 13th straight win for games that kick off after 7 p.m.
The Bruins defense stepped up for their only touchdown of the game — and it came just seconds before halftime. Bryan Addison intercepted Gabriel at the 4-yard line and took off down the Oregon sideline for a touchdown.
It marked the first career pick-six for…
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