The Nevada football team (3-5, 2-2) spent their Halloween at Rose Bowl stadium in Pasadena, California, where they were defeated by the then No. 7 (now ranked No. 5) University of California, Los Angeles Bruins (8-0, 5-0), 27-0.
The Bruins, unsurprisingly, went into the game favored and their top-10 defense did not disappoint. Senior quarterback Luke Duncan opened the game with three straight interceptions, including one pick-six from UCLA’s senior defensive back Derrick Barksdale.
Duncan was neck-and-neck in the quarterback race with sophomore Carter Jones over summer and into fall camp, though he dropped to the number-two spot just a week before the Pack’s opening matchup…