the end of the second quarter and got the ball back in Garbers’ hands.
The redshirt senior and Logan Loya teamed up to pull UCLA ahead 17-10 when they connected for passes of 11 and 29 yards — the latter of which resulted in a touchdown when Loya cradled the ball as he fell into the end zone with 3:23 left on the clock.
Loya was sure-handed amidst a depleted offense that was without tight end Moliki Matavao and receivers Rico Flores, Jr. and J.Michael Sturdivant. He finished with five catches for 94 yards.
Linebacker Kain Medrano also stripped the ball from Iowa’s Brendan Sullivan, reaching in to scoop the ball out of the crook of the quarterback’s arm before the first half came to a close. On the other side of the break, Schwesinger grabbed his second interception of the game after Oluwafemi Oladejo came off the edge to pressure Sullivan.
Sullivan left the game due to an apparent injury in the third quarter and the Hawkeyes brought in Jackson Stratton, who has very little playing experience. Stratton joined Iowa as a walk-on after previously playing for Colorado State.
Still, Iowa managed to put together a touchdown drive in the fourth quarter by going 61 yards in 14 plays. Kamari Moulton punched the ball in from a yard out to tie the game at 17-17 despite pressure from Oladejo and a pass breakup by Ramon Henderson earlier in the drive.
Bhaghani added a 27-yard field goal with 4:49 left in the game.
UCLA next travels to Washington for a 6 p.m. tipoff on Friday and returns to Rose Bowl Stadium on Nov. 23 to play USC.