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No. 5 UCLA turns up the speed late to stay unbeaten with 34-20 win at Minnesota

Marcus Chen
Managing Editor · Saturday, November 7, 2026 at 11:41 PM · 1 min read
No. 5 UCLA turns up the speed late to stay unbeaten with 34-20 win at Minnesota — Chaska Schools news

The UCLA Bruins traveled to Minnesota as one of the last three undefeated teams in the FBS, followed by some strength-of-schedule skepticism that had them fifth in the AP poll and just eighth in the first edition of the College Football Playoff rankings.Coach Bob Chesney has them unbeaten and unbothered.Ty Dieffenbach threw two 75-yard touchdown passes to Aidan Mizell in the fourth quarter as the Bruins sped away from the Gophers 34-20 on Saturday."I told our guys, 'Don't worry about watching this four-week drama series that's going to be this new show that they're going to put out there,'" Chesney said. "That's not what we're here for."Not even a little extra motivation?"No way slighted. No way honored. Just totally neutral on whatever they might say," Chesney said. "We've got to win our football games, and we did that today."Wayne Knight rushed for 109 yards and his 15th score of the season to help keep the Bruins (9-0, 6-0) atop the Big Ten with a big boost for their playoff bid.D

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