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UCLA blows out UNLV 37-3

By Austin Yu

Sept. 13, 2015 12:19 a.m.

Members of the Las Vegas Fire and Rescue and Southern Nevada Honor Guard along with other service members honor the nation prior to kickoff.

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A member of the Southern Nevada Honor Guard salutes the flag after the singing of the national anthem.

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Senior receiver Jordan Payton opened the scoring with a 29-yard touchdown less than two and a half minutes into the game.

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The Bruins' defensive line applied consistent pressure against UNLV's offense. The UNLV offense went three-and-out on its first three drives.

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Redshirt junior fullback Nate Iese and the Bruins’ offense failed to score another touchdown in the first half, stalling out time and time again.

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Redshirt junior running back Paul Perkins posted 69 yards on 13 carries in the first half recommitted to running the ball this week.

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Junior linebacker Deon Hollins and the UCLA defense smothered quarterback Kurt Palandech and the Rebel offense, allowing just 95 yards in the first half.

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The Rebels tried a trick play on fourth down near the end of the first quarter but Hollins snuffed it out and tracked down UNLV’s Troy Hawthorne. Hawthorne tried to escape, pushing Hollins’ helmet off before throwing the ball away for a turnover on downs.

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With the offense struggling to score, the UCLA defense stepped up as sophomore linebacker Kenny Young brought a second-quarter interception into the endzone for a 17-0 lead.

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Perkins punched in a seven-yard touchdown run to cap off the second half’s opening drive, in which he accounted for 45 of the team’s 65 yards. His 82 second-half rushing yards included a 56-yard touchdown run later in the third quarter.

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UCLA’s big lead inspired some special teamers to show off their dance moves before a kickoff.

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Junior receiver Thomas Duarte was one of 11 Bruins to catch a pass from true freshman quarterback Josh Rosen, who followed up last week’s scalding performance with a solid, if unspectacular, day.

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Sophomore running back Nate Starks contributed 35 of the Bruins’ whopping 288 rushing yards.

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Four plays after being called for a personal foul, junior linebacker Myles Jack laid a thunderous hit on UNLV receiver Kendal Keys.

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Jack, still clearly thinking about the personal foul, put his hands up to celebrate his demolition of Keys.

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With a 31-0 lead in hand, coach Jim Mora found playing time for lesser-used players like freshman receiver Stephen Johnson, who made two catches for 28 yards.

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With three minutes left in the fourth quarter, the Rebels finally reached the scoreboard on junior kicker Nicolai Bornand’s 32-yard field goal.

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Redshirt senior running back Roosevelt Davis carried the ball five times for 20 yards on the Bruins’ final drive of the game.

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Davis received his handoffs from backup quarterback Jerry Neuheisel, who disappointed by throwing two interceptions in three fourth-quarter drives at the helm of the offense.

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Freshman offensive lineman Tevita Halalilo was carted off the field after suffering a serious knee injury in the final minute of the game.

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Halalilo’s injury caused a long delay. After speaking with Mora, the officials assessed a ten-second runoff and resumed play.

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Neuheisel remained in the game but did not complete a pass after his second interception. He finished 2-of-9, doing nothing to create any quarterback controversy in Westwood.

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