The UCLA Bruins’ 2025 season has gone from bad to flat-out embarrassing in just two weeks, and the struggles extend far beyond the field. Apart from a 10-43 defeat in their season opener, the Bruins achieved a new low against the Utes Football on September 1. Following an additional defeat to the UNLV Rebels, ticket prices for their upcoming game against Jason Eck’s New Mexico Lobos at the Rose Bowl dropped to as low as $8.
To understand how bad it has gotten, we must take a look at the numbers. UCLA’s Rose Bowl’s maximum capacity is 89,702. But against the Utah Utes in Week 1, the announced attendance was just 35,502. The number still did not make sense to the reporters in the press box because of too many empty seats. After inquiring about the same to athletic officials, the tally of