UCLA beats Minnesota 34-20, reaches 9-0

No. 8 UCLA beat Minnesota 34-20 in Minneapolis to improve to 9-0 overall and 6-0 in Big Ten play. After the teams went into halftime tied 10-10 and Minnesota drew within 24-20 in the fourth quarter, Ty Dieffenbach connected with Aidan Mizell for two 75-yard touchdowns to put the game out of reach. Dieffenbach threw for 303 yards and three touchdowns, Mizell had 150 receiving yards and two scores, and Wayne Knight rushed for 109 yards and a touchdown. UCLA’s defense held Minnesota to 296 total yards, while the Golden Gophers fell to 5-4.