Gallery: Bruins fall to Trojans 43-38 in annual rivalry game

(Andy Bao/Daily Bruin)

By Andy Bao

December 13, 2020 at 3:19 p.m.

The Bruins went down to the Trojans in a narrow fourth-quarter loss at the Rose Bowl. The Bruins are now 3-3 and the Trojans are still undefeated, 5-0.

The annual UCLA versus USC rivalry football game was played at the Rose Bowl without fans this year because of COVID-19 restrictions.

Redshirt junior defensive back Quentin Lake celebrates his interception alongside his teammates in the first half.

Redshirt senior running back Demetric Felton stiff-arms USC cornerback Olaijah Griffin.

Redshirt senior wide receiver Ethan Fernea and graduate transfer running back Brittain Brown jump together after Fernea’s touchdown.

Redshirt sophomore wide receiver Kyle Philips looks for an opening while rushing.

Felton scores a 21-yard touchdown off a pass from junior quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson.

Redshirt sophomore defensive back Rayshad Williams tackles Trojans wide receiver Drake London into the end zone for a 65-yard touchdown for USC.

Thompson-Robinson walks off the field after throwing an interception.

Redshirt freshman running back Keegan Jones rushes with the ball as Philips gets stopped in his tracks.

Felton eyes USC safety Isaiah Pola-Mao while rushing. Felton ended with 90 yards on 21 carries and two touchdowns.

Brown rushes for a 15-yard touchdown run. The running back ended with 34 yards on seven carries and one touchdown.

Junior defensive back Stephan Blaylock can’t stop a touchdown pass to Trojans wide receiver Tyler Vaughns.

Freshman kicker Luke Akers fumbles the ball on a fake punt.

Redshirt sophomore tight end Greg Dulcich scores a 69-yard touchdown off a pass from Thompson-Robinson.

Junior defensive lineman Otito Ogbonnia sacks Trojans quarterback Kedon Slovis.

Thompson-Robinson throws an interception to USC safety Talanoa Hufanga.

Thompson-Robinson gets sacked.

Redshirt freshman kicker Nicholas Barr-Mira hits a 43-yard field goal late in the fourth quarter to give the Bruins the lead.

Trojans wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown catches an 8-yard touchdown pass to take the lead over the Bruins late in the fourth quarter.

Dulcich fails to bring down a Hail Mary pass during the final play of the game.

Left to right: Philips, junior wide receiver Delon Hurt and Dulcich console each other after a narrow loss to the USC Trojans.

 

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