The Iowa Hawkeyes suffered a crushing loss to the UCLA Bruins last Friday, and head coach Kirk Ferentz doesn't want to hear any excuses. When asked about whethe

PASADENA, Calif. - Two vastly different scenes developed about a couple-hundred feet away from each other on Friday night in Pasadena. Anyone in the seating bowl was treated to a postgame fireworks show while Katy Perry's hit song "Firework" blared through the Rose Bowl speakers.

Iowa Hawkeyes football once again delivered a befuddling defensive performance and couldn't rally with a fifth-string quarterback.

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,

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.

Kirk Ferentz and Iowa football weren't into the excuse-making business with the Hawkeyes' travel West to the Rose Bowl.

Following a disappointing 20-17 Friday night loss from the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif., against UCLA, the Iowa Hawkeyes (6-4, 4-3 Big Ten) find themselves completely out of consideration in the latest US LBM Coaches Poll.