Iowa’s loss to UCLA ensured that Kirk Ferentz will have to wait until 2025 to break Woody Hayes’ record for overall wins as a Big Ten member.

The points came off the board, but the Hawkeyes advanced to the UCLA 24. On a 3rd-and-8 at the 22, Stratton threw a 10-yard pass to Jacob Gill. On a 3rd-and-14 at the Bruins’ 16, Stratton hit Gill for 15 yards. Kamari Moulton ran for a 1-yard TD, and the game was tied at 17 with 11:27 left in the game.

And most significantly, Iowa's defense offered little resistance to a UCLA offense that's suddenly humming along after several dormant weeks. All of it together equaled Iowa's demoralizing 20-17 loss,