The Gophers football team pushes past UCLA with a two-minute drill touchdown

After UCLA's go-ahead touchdown, the Gophers drove to the UCLA 47 and faced fourth-and-six with 3:17 left. Coach PJ Fleck elected to punt, and Mark Crawford's punt was deflected at the 3 with 2:44 left. The Gophers forced the Bruins to punt, and Perich returned a 52-yard punt to the Minnesota 41 with 2:20 left.

Brosmer hit tight end Jameson Geers for 13 yards to the UCLA 48 after the 2-minute warning. Brosmer then found Daniel Jackson for 27 yards to the Bruins 21 with 1:52 left. After an 8-yard connection with Elijah Spencer, Brosmer threw incomplete. Brosmer found Le'Meke Brockington on a third-and-2 from the 13-yard line, giving him a 4-yard gain on the screen. A delay of game penalty against UCLA gave the ball away in the 5th minute. Brosmer was incomplete on third down and the Gophers faced third-and-goal with 32 seconds left. After a UCLA timeout, Brosmer found a wide-open Taylor, who delayed his route and discovered a hole in the Bruins' defense.

The game turned in the third quarter when the Gophers' defense took advantage of the Bruins' poor starting position. UCLA led 10-0 and started from its 12th after a holding pattern on the kickoff return. On 3rd-and-7 from the 15th minute, Gophers defender Jack Henderson sacked Garbers, resulting in a 7-yard loss. Five plays after the ensuing punt, the Gophers cut the lead to 10-7 on Brosmer's 12-yard touchdown pass to Elijah Spencer.

Perich added to his growing legend by intercepting Garbers at the UCLA 38-yard line. Six plays later, Taylor's 2-yard touchdown run gave the Gophers a 14-10 lead.