Top 8 facts about Jimmy Kimme

Does Last-Minute Field Goal Help UCLA Football?

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Across his first two seasons with the Bruins, Chip Kelly didn’t win a single nonconference game.

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When he finally got the monkey off his back in 2021, his team dropped the nonconference finale to Fresno State.

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The Jaguars nearly dealt the Bruins a similar hand Saturday afternoon 

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but Kelly’s squad is finally entering Pac-12 play with a perfect record. 

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UCLA football (3-0) dug itself out of an early 17-6 hole to beat South Alabama (2-1) at the Rose Bowl 

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narrowly avoiding another Sun Belt upset with the 32-31 victory. 

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The Bruins also had to overcome a 31-23 deficit in the fourth quarter 

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they needed a last-second field goal by Nicholas Barr-Mira to finally pull ahead with time expiring. 

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After losing its first six nonconference games under Kelly, UCLA is 5-1 in its last six out-of-conference contests.