“It’s disappointing, but it’s no excuse,” Oregon coach Mike Bellotti said of his team’s injuries. “UCLA had some people that were missing, too. They did a nice job — give them credit.

“Our offense failed to show up today, unfortunately. We dropped about six passes today, and you can’t do that. We didn’t make enough plays, we had too many three-and-outs. I don’t know if I’ve ever seen our defense play better, and I’ve been here for 19 years.

“The shutout does not bother me. The loss bothers me very much.”

Oregon never posed a serious scoring threat.

“We lost Dixon, and a lot of guys got down and we never really got back up,” receiver Jaison Williams said. “We miss him a lot. In a big game like this, it’s too bad we couldn’t get up for it.”

Osaar Rasshan played the first half at quarterback for UCLA and was 0-for-7 with one interception in his second career start. Ben Olson, playing for the first time since injuring his left knee Oct. 6, played the second half and completed 4-of-10 for 64 yards with one interception.

Olson began the season as the first-stringer, and although Dorrell wouldn’t identify a starter for next week, Olson would seem to have the edge.

“I felt pretty good,” Olson said. “I’m not 100 percent. I didn’t feel any rust. I feel a little bit limited physically, I’m not the fastest guy in the world and my knee felt a little sore, but I felt good, felt comfortable, felt confident.”

Chris Markey, slowed much of the season by injuries, gained 91 yards on 30 carries for the Bruins.

Leaf injured his right ankle when sacked by Reggie Carter in the final minute of the first quarter — one of five sacks by the Bruins. Oregon also had five sacks.

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