New Mexico runs wild, drops sloppy UCLA to 0-3

PASADENA, Calif. -- Damon Bankston ran for 154 yards and a touchdown and caught a 43-yard touchdown pass to help New Mexico rout UCLA 35-10 on Friday night for its first victory over a Big Ten opponent.

Jack Layne threw for 152 yards and two touchdowns, D.J. McKinney and Scottre Humphrey each ran for a score, and the Lobos (2-1) knocked off a power conference foe for the first time since defeating then-Pac-10 member Arizona on Sept. 13, 2008.

New Mexico came into the game as 15½-point underdogs, according to ESPN BET. However, first-year coach Jason Eck's offense bullied the home team for 298 yards rushing on 46 carries.

Nico Iamaleava was 22-of-34 passing for 217 yards and a touchdown, and the Bruins (0-3) didn't have a chance with a sloppy effort on both sides of the ball exacerbated by 13 penalties for 116 yards.

After attempting trick play passes on the first two snaps, the Lobos turned to the ground game and immediately found success, leading to Humphrey's 1-yard touchdown run late in the first quarter.

Layne lobbed a fourth-down toss to tight end Simon Mapa in the corner of the end zone for an 8-yard score to make it 14-0 before the Bruins finally got on track with Iamaleava's 12-yard touchdown pass to a wide-open Titus Mokiao-Atimalala.

After UCLA pulled within 14-10 on Mateen Bhaghani's 51-yard field goal in the third quarter after recovering a muffed punt, New Mexico took charge for good with a punishing 13-play, 75-yard drive capped by Bankston's 2-yard touchdown run.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.